NCAA Tournament: Day 2

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Mar 20, 2010

NCAA Tournament: Day 2

West Virginia 77, Morgan St. 50

There may not have been as many upsets as there were in Day 1, but the second day of the tourney was filled with just as many shining moments in the making.<br><br> Trouble started early for the Mountaineers, but sophomore Devin Ebanks helped close the gap by racking up 16 points and 13 rebounds for West Virginia.

West Virginia 77, Morgan St. 50

Defensively, West Virginia worked to contain Morgan State's go-to player, Da'Sean Butler. He only wrangled nine points in the game.

West Virginia 77, Morgan St. 50

Despite their 10-0 lead early on, the Bears couldn't hold off second-seeded West Virginia.

Cornell 78, Temple 65

In the day's biggest upset, the Big Red crushed fifth-seeded Temple 78-65. Cornell shot 56 percent from the floor en route to its first NCAA tournament win in five appearances.

Cornell 78, Temple 65

Senior Louis Dale led the Big Red's dominance, scoring 21 points, while fellow upperclassman and Ivy League player of the year Ryan Wittman scored 20.

Texas A&M 69, Utah State 53

Donald Sloan was one of four in double figures as fifth-seeded Texas A&M prevailed. The Aggies (24-9), who won their fifth straight first-round tourney game (Pitt is the only other team who can say that), will face fourth-seeded Purdue on Sunday.

Gonzaga 67, Florida State 60

Florida State's Ryan Reid goes high to get his shot off over Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk. Matt Bouldin scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half to help eighth-seeded Gonzaga, which converted 8-of-10 free throws down the stretch, move on to the second round.

Maryland 89, Houston 77

On a night when ACC player of the year Greivis Vasquez was having trouble scoring, Maryland turned to freshman forward Jordan Williams (No. 20). The freshman set career highs with 21 points and 17 rebounds as he powered the fourth-seeded Terrapins (24-8), who will face fifth-seeded Michigan State on Sunday.

Syracuse 79, Vermont 56

Senior Wes Johnson (No. 4) hit 3-of-5 three-pointers and finished with 18 points, one of five in double figures, as Syracuse scored 35 of the game's first 45 points to improve to 29-4. The Orange will face eighth-seeded Gonzaga on Sunday.

Ohio St. 68, UC Santa Barbara 51

Jon Diebler was one of Friday's shooting stars, connecting on 7-of-12 3-pointers for a game-high 23 points as the second-seeded Buckeyes coasted. Ohio State (28-7), which won the Big Ten Conference tourney, will face tenth-seeded Georgia Tech Sunday.

California 77, Louisville 62

Jerome Randle (shown) and Theo Robertson collected 21 points as eighth-seeded Cal answered its critics by knocking off Louisville. The Golden Bears' reward? A Sunday meeting with top-seeded Duke.

Georgia Tech 64, Okla. St. 59

Iman Shumpert soared to get two of his nine points as tenth-seeded Georgia Tech ousted seventh-seeded Oklahoma State. The free throw-challenged Yellow Jackets scored their last 13 points -- and were 24-of-25 in the game -- from the line.

Michigan St. 70, N. Mexico St. 67

Kalin Lucas admires his handiwork en route to scoring a career-high 25 points for the fifth-seeded Spartans. Raymar Morgan emerged from a quiet night with four straight points, including two free throws with 18.6 seconds remaining with the aid of a lane-violation call.

Duke 73, Ark.-Pine Bluff 44

Think it's easy to just get the ball inbounds? Look at what Pine Bluff's Savalance Townsend has to contend with as Duke's Kyle Singler pressures the ball. Singler finished with a game-high 22 points as Duke (30-5) rolled.

Xavier 65, Minnesota 54

Xavier edged out Minnesota to advance to the second round for the fourth straight year.

Xavier 65, Minnesota 54

Jordan Crawford scored 28 points for the sixth-seeded Musketeers.

Xavier 65, Minnesota 54

Defensively, Xavier's Jamel McLean helped lead the way with 14 rebounds.

Purdue 72, Siena 64

Fourth-seeded Purdue avoided the upset many predicted it would suffer, getting 11 points out of Keaton Grant (5) to start the second half.

Purdue 72, Siena 64

JaJuan Johnson scored a game-high 23 points for the Boilermakers.

Missouri 86, Clemson 78

Keith Ramsey didn't block this shot but scored 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds as the Tigers advanced.

Pittsburgh 89, Oakland 66

Sophomore Nasir Robinson (left) was one of six Panthers in double figures, but also contributed five assists. Pittsburgh, seeded third, avoided the string of Big East upsets and will face sixth-seeded Xavier Sunday.

Wisconsin 53, Wofford 49

Jason Bohannon (left) wasn't going to let fourth-seeded Wisconsin fall into Wofford's trap. Jon Leuer finished with 20 points and Trevon Hughes added 19 as UW advanced to face Cornell.

Wisconsin 53, Wofford 49

Trevon Hughes (No. 3) converted this steal near midcourt and turned it into a layup on the other end with 1:52 remaining to give the Badgers some breathing room. Wisconsin won the turnover battle 11-4.

NCAA Tournament: Day 2