A Look At Thursday’s Action In the NCAA Tournament – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/14/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 14, 2002
By The Associated Press
STARS
– Mo Williams, Alabama, scored a career-high 33 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had six assists to lead Alabama to an 86-78 victory over Florida Atlantic in the South Regional.
– Brian Brown, Ohio State, scored a career-high 33 points and the Buckeyes held off Davidson 69-64 in the West Regional.
SHOT OF THE DAY
Greg Harrington made a runner in the lane with 14.6 seconds left to lift 12th-seeded Tulsa past No. 5 Marquette 71-69 in the East Regional.
LUCKY 12s
Missouri and Tulsa, both seeded No. 12, pulled off upset victories over No. 5-seeded teams in the first round. The Tigers beat Miami 93-80 in the West Regional, and the Golden Hurricane edged Marquette 71-69 in the East Regional.
CLOSE CALLS
Florida Atlantic, trying to become just the fifth 15th-seeded team to knock off a No. 2, matched heavily favored Alabama for nearly 33 minutes before the Crimson Tide pulled away for an 86-78 victory in the South Regional. … Davidson, seeded 13th and going for its first NCAA win since Lefty Driesell was its coach in 1969, led Ohio State 59-58 with 4{ minutes left before losing 69-64 in the West Regional.
STREAKS
Kent State, seeded No. 10, won its 19th straight game by surprising No. 7 Oklahoma State 69-61 in the South Regional. … Kentucky, which beat Valparaiso 83-68 in the East Regional, hasn’t lost a first-round NCAA tournament game since dropping a 91-77 decision to Ohio State in 1987.
SLUMPS
Pepperdine fell to 0-12 against ACC teams, including four first-round tournament losses, after falling 83-74 to Wake Forest in the Midwest Regional.
THE WAIT IS OVER
Oregon’s 81-62 victory over Montana in the Midwest Regional was the Ducks’ first NCAA tournament win since 1960, when they won two games before losing to California in a regional final.
BOARDS
Missouri had 45 rebounds, led by Travon Bryant’s 11, in a 93-80 upset of Miami in the West Regional.
SHARPSHOOTING
Wake Forest made 50.8 percent from the field (30-of-59) – including 8-of-16 from 3-point range – in an 83-74 victory over Pepperdine in the Midwest Regional.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I don’t think anyone actually believed we were going to do it, except us. We’re a special team.” – Kent State’s Trevor Huffman, after the 10th-seeded Golden Flashes upset Oklahoma State 69-61 in the South Regional.
