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With its first NCAA tournament victory in 60 years out of the way, Baylor has now earned an extended stay.
Leading by one against the colossus of the bracket, Ali Farokhmanesh stood at the 3-point line, no one around. The prudent play? Pull it out, burn some clock.
Elijah Millsap had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and UAB never trailed for the second consecutive NIT game in beating North Carolina State 72-52 on Saturday.
Washington University won its fifth Division III women's title since 1998 with a 65-59 victory over Hope College on Saturday.
Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl cleared his bench at the end of the game, a victory over No. 14 seed Ohio and a berth in the Midwest Regional semifinals secure.
Murray State got awfully close to a second straight bracket-busting upset before Butler reminded the Racers which small school almost always plays big in March.
They've floated the trial balloons and watched as they were punctured one by one. The games of the last few days alone should convince any rational sports fan that expanding the NCAA basketball tournament is the kind of madness no one needs in March.
A'dia Mathies wouldn't let Kentucky settle for a cameo in its return to the NCAA tournament.
Jacinta Monroe was sure she'd drawn a charge. Shanavia Dowdell was sure it was a blocking foul.
The Dayton Flyers aren't ready for their first NCAA tournament appearance to end just yet.
Jasmine Thomas went behind her back during a steal and layup, then lofted a perfect alley-oop pass to a teammate. Everything was coming easy for her and for Duke - just as it seemingly always does during NCAA tournament games at home.
Omar Samhan carried Saint Mary's with 32 points on 13-of-16 shooting, as the 10th-seeded Gaels upended the second- seeded Villanova Wildcats, 75-68, in the second round of the South Region.
Omar Samhan was an unstoppable Gael force. The only time the Saint Mary's star slowed down was to enjoy the moment.
Larry Drew II netted a layup in the final seconds of regulation to give the North Carolina Tar Heels a thrilling, 76-74 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs in second round action of the 2010 National Invitation Tournament.
Only minutes into the game, LSU was on its way to another NCAA women's tournament opening-round victory.
Michigan State forward Aisha Jefferson spent portions of the first half of Saturday's opening round game of the women's NCAA tournament against Bowling Green sitting at the end of the bench with a trash can in front of her, nauseous from a pregame meal that didn't sit right.
St. John's came into the NCAA women's tournament still angry over its loss in the Big East tournament.
When Tennessee lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament last year, coach Pat Summitt sent the team to the practice court immediately.
Another eventful day at the NCAA tournament is in the books, with Northern Iowa stunning overall No. 1 seed Kansas, 10th-seeded Saint Mary's knocking off second-seeded Villanova, and 11th-seeded Washington easily handling third-seeded New Mexico.
Posting their first NCAA Tournament victory since 1993, the BYU Cougars again try to get the job done tonight as they clash with the Kansas State Wildcats in the second round of the West Regional at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City.