Morehead St. stuns Louisville
SOUTHWEST REGION
Demonte Harper of 13th-seeded Morehead State dribbled patiently, watching the clock tick down - 10, 9, 8, 7 - then stepped up behind the 3-point line, swished the shot and crumpled Louisville's NCAA hopes, to say nothing of a few million tournament brackets.
Harper's 3-pointer from the top of the circle with 4.2 seconds left Thursday led to the first big upset of the NCAA tournament, a 62-61 win over No. 4 Louisville (25-10) at Denver that sent the underdog Eagles (25-9) tumbling to the floor in jubilation.
Morehead State plays Richmond on Saturday.
Richmond 69, Vanderbilt 66: At Denver, Kevin Anderson scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half, including a game-sealing floater with 18.7 seconds remaining, to lift 12th-seeded Richmond (28-7) past No. 5 seed Vanderbilt (23-11).
EAST REGION
Kentucky 59, Princeton 57: At Tampa, Fla., freshman Brandon Knight, held scoreless for more than 39 minutes, made a driving layup with 2 seconds remaining to lift No. 4 seed Kentucky (26-8) past 13th-seeded Princeton (25-7) in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Kentucky faces West Virginia on Saturday.
West Virginia 84, Clemson 76: At Tampa, Fla., Darryl Bryant scored 19 points and Kevin Jones added 17 to help West Virginia (21-11) overcome a slow start and wear down the 12th-seeded Tigers (22-12) in the second round of the East Regional.
SOUTHEAST REGION
Butler 60, Old Dominion 58: At Washington, Matt Howard scored on a tip-in at the buzzer, giving the eighth-seeded Bulldogs (24-9) a victory over No. 9 Old Dominion (27-7).
Butler plays Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Pittsburgh 74, UNC-Asheville 51: At Washington, Ashton Gibbs scored 20 of his 26 points after halftime, and Pittsburgh (28-5) kept the top seeds perfect against the 16s in the NCAA tournament, pulling away in the second half to beat UNC-Asheville (20-14).
Florida 79, UC Santa Barbara 51: At Tampa, Fla., Chandler Parsons flirted with his first triple-double, finishing with 10 points, seven rebounds and a career-high 10 assists, and No. 2 Florida (27-7) coasted past 15th-seeded UC Santa Barbara (18-14).
Florida plays UCLA on Saturday.
UCLA 78, Michigan State 76: At Tampa, Fla., Tyler Honeycutt and Malcolm Lee scored 16 points apiece and seventh-seeded UCLA (23-10) held off a late comeback by No. 10 seed Michigan State (19-15).
BYU 74, Wofford 66: At Denver, Jimmer Fredette scored 32 points to lift third-seeded Brigham Young (31-4) past No. 14 Wofford (21-13).
BYU plays Gonzaga on Saturday.
Wisconsin 72, Belmont 58: At Tucson, Ariz., Jon Leuer scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half and Wisconsin (24-8) methodically dispatched Belmont (30-5), the Badgers' fifth consecutive NCAA tournament-opening victory.
Wisconsin plays Kansas State on Saturday.
Kansas State 73, Utah State 68: At Tucson, Ariz., Jacob Pullen scored 22 points and hit some big free throws down the stretch, helping Kansas State (23-10) hold off Utah State (30-4) in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the Aggies' seventh straight opening loss.
WEST REGION
Temple 66, Penn State 64: At Tucson, Ariz., Juan Fernandez sank an off-balance 18-footer with less than a second to play to hand Temple (26-7) a wild victory over Penn State (19-15) and end coach Fran Dunphy's NCAA tournament record 11-game losing streak.
Temple plays San Diego State on Saturday.
San Diego State 68, Northern Colorado 50: At Tucson, Ariz., Kawhi Leonard had 21 points and 10 rebounds and second-seeded San Diego State (33-2) beat Northern Colorado (21-11).
Connecticut 81, Bucknell 52: At Washington, Kemba Walker had a career-high 12 assists, scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 3 seed Connecticut (27-9) over Bucknell (25-9).
Connecticut plays Cincinnati on Saturday.
Cincinnati 78, Missouri 63: At Washington, Yancy Gates had 18 points and 11 rebounds, leading sixth-seeded Cincinnati (26-8) past Missouri (23-11).