Saturday, March 22, 2008

Tampa's the Talk of the Tournament . . .

For the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament all four lower seeds won at a first round location.

Western Kentucky started the madness when Ty Rogers hit a 3 as time ran out in overtime, giving the Hilltoppers a 101-99 win over Drake. Not to be undone, #13 San Diego's De'Jon Jackson hit a jumper with 1.2 seconds left in OT to beat # 4 UConn 70-69. Surely the evening session would restore order for the lower seeds . . . umm, nope.

Any thoughts of the lower seeds winning the night went by the wayside quickly as #13 Siena got off to a fast start and never looked back beating #4 Vanderbilt 82-63. When #5 Clemson and #12 Villanova took the court, no one knew what to expect. Clemson attempted to restore order and ran out to an 18 point lead, then it happened. 'Nova's Scottie Reynolds sparked an incredible comeback and when the clock hit 00:00, the fans sitting in the St. Pete Times Forum had witnessed history when Villanova finished off Clemson 75-69.

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