Tue Feb 14 2012
Associated Press
No. 13 Murray State 66,
No. 4 Vanderbilt 65
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Danero Thomas hit a 15-footer as the buzzer sounded and 13th-seeded Murray State stunned No. 4 seed Vanderbilt 66-65 on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament opener in the West Regional.
Perhaps President Barack Obama was onto something picking these revved-up Racers to get past the first round. It was the school’s first victory in the NCAA Tournament in 24 years.
No. 5 Butler 77,
No. 12 UTEP 59
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Shelvin Mack hit a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 18 of his 25 points after halftime Thursday, leading fifth-seeded Butler to a 77-59 victory over UTEP in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s West Regional.
Gordon Hayward scored 13 points and Matt Howard added 11 as the Bulldogs (29-4) won their 21st straight game to extend the sport’s longest active winning streak — but only after a dynamic rally from a six-point halftime deficit.
No. 9 Northern Iowa 69,
No. 8 UNLV 66
OKLAHOMA CITY — Ali Farokhmanesh hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 4.9 seconds left to lift ninth-seeded Northern Iowa over UNLV 69-66 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Farokhmanesh found himself open after Kwadzo Ahelegbe had chewed up the majority of the clock following Oscar Bellfield’s tying 3-pointer for UNLV with 35 seconds remaining. Johnny Moran reversed the ball to Farokhmanesh, who drained the jumper with the shot clock running down.
No. 1 Kentucky 100,
No. 16 ETSU 71
NEW ORLEANS — Eric Bledsoe’s eight 3-pointers set a Kentucky record for an NCAA Tournament game, and the top-seeded Wildcats dominated throughout in a 100-71 victory over East Tennessee State on Thursday night in the first round of the East Regional.
Scoring 29 points in all, Bledsoe started 8-of-8 on 3s before finally missing his first from long range late in the second half and finishing 8-of-9. Still, he surpassed Tony Delk’s previous school record of seven 3s in the 1996 championship game against Syracuse.
No. 11 Old Dominion 51,
No. 6 Notre Dame 50
NEW ORLEANS — Carleton Scott’s 3-pointer rattled out in the closing seconds, and 11th-seeded Old Dominion delivered the first upset of the NCAA Tournament when it stunned sixth-seeded Notre Dame 51-50 on Thursday in the South Regional.
The Fighting Irish rushed the ball up the court as the clock wound down, but Scott’s attempt to tie the game didn’t fall and Luke Harangody’s putback at the buzzer wasn’t enough.
No. 7 BYU 99,
No. 10 Florida 92 (2OT)
OKLAHOMA CITY— Jimmer Fredette scored 37 points, including two 3-pointers in double overtime, to seal BYU’s thrilling 99-92 win over 10th-seeded Florida on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Fredette, the nation’s 12th-leading scorer, made a 3 from the top of the key to put the seventh-seeded Cougars (30-5) ahead 90-83 with 2:42 left, then added another with just over a minute remaining to put the game away.
No. 2 Villanova 73,
No. 15 Robert Morris 70 (OT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Scottie Reynolds responded to his benching with a solid performance at the foul line, and second-seeded Villanova survived a scare from Robert Morris in a 73-70 overtime win Thursday in the NCAA Tournament.
Coach Jay Wright benched his senior star to make a “teaching point.” Reynolds missed 13 of 15 shots from the floor, but he made seven of eight free throws in the final 3:06 of regulation to send the game into overtime.
No. 3 Baylor 68,
No. 14 Sam Houston St. 59
NEW ORLEANS — Ekpe Udoh had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Baylor won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in 60 years by beating Sam Houston State 68-59 on Thursday.
Udoh also had five assists, two blocks and two steals for the third-seeded Bears (26-7), who broke open a close game down the stretch. Their first-round victory in the South Regional was their first in the tournament since beating BYU in 1950.
No. 2 Kansas State 82,
No. 15 North Texas 62
OKLAHOMA CITY — Denis Clemente had 17 points and six assists, helping No. 2 seed Kansas State open the NCAA Tournament with an 82-62 rout of North Texas on Thursday.
Kansas State (27-7) gathered itself after a shaky start, riding its defense into the second round for the second time in three years.
No. 10 Saint Mary’s 80,
No. 7 Richmond 71
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Omar Samhan had 29 points and 12 rebounds despite spending most of the game in foul trouble, and Saint Mary’s pulled away from Richmond to win 80-71 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s South Regional.
No. 9 Northern Iowa 69,
No. 8 UNLV 66
OKLAHOMA CITY — Ali Farokhmanesh hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 4.9 seconds left to lift ninth-seeded Northern Iowa over UNLV 69-66 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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