GREENSBORO, N.C. — C.J. McCollum scored 30 points as Lehigh upset Duke, 75-70, tonight in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Lehigh became the sixth No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2 and the first since Norfolk State pulled off the trick earlier in the day.
Duke dropped its first tournament game for only the second time in the past 16 years, and this one occurred just 55 miles from its campus.
The Blue Devils had no answer for McCollum, a speedy guard who's a two-time Patriot League player of the year and the nation's fifth-leading scorer.
It didn't help that the Blue Devils hit just 6 of 26 shots from three-point range.
Lehigh (27-7) led most of the game, drawing support from North Carolina fans who borrowed brown signs from Mountain Hawks supporters that read "Go Lehigh" to root against their rivals.
Norfolk State 86, Missouri 84
OMAHA, Neb. — Kyle O'Quinn had 26 points and 14 rebounds, making several big plays in the closing minutes to help No. 15 seed Norfolk State stun second-seeded Missouri, 86-84, today in the West Regional.
Pendarvis Williams and Chris McEachin each added 20 points for the MEAC champion Spartans (26-9), who made their first trip to the NCAA tournament a memorable one.
They became the fifth No. 15 seed to topple a No. 2 and the first since fellow conference member Hampton knocked off Iowa State in 2001.
O'Quinn had a chance to put the game away when he went to the foul line with 3.8 seconds to go, but the 70% free-throw shooter missed both. Missouri called a time-out with 2.9 seconds to go and got the ball in the hands of Phil Pressey, but his long three-pointer from the wing bounced off the back iron as the final buzzer sounded.
Saint Louis 61, Memphis 54
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kwamain Mitchell scored 22 points, including three big three-pointers, and Saint Louis rode its gritty defense to a 61-54 victory over Memphis in a West Regional second-round game.
Mitchell closed the first half by banking in a three, then nailed two others to help the ninth-seeded Billikens (26-7) overturn an eight-point second-half deficit. They'll move on to play the winner of LIU Brooklyn and top-seeded Michigan State on Sunday.
Brian Conklin added 16 points, including five free throws in the final minute to salt the game away.
Will Barton had 16 points for the eighth-seeded Tigers (26-9), who had won 20 of their last 23 games.
North Carolina State 79, San Diego State 65
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Richard Howell doubled his average with 22 points, and 11th-seeded North Carolina State used its muscle inside and sticky defense to upset San Diego State, 79-65, in a second-round East Regional game.
The Wolfpack (23-12) advances to play Georgetown on Sunday at Nationwide Arena.
Lorenzo Brown added 17 points, C.J. Leslie 15 and Scott Wood 10 for the Wolfpack, which is now 12-5 in its first NCAA games. N.C. State has won at least a game in seven of its last eight trips.
Jamaal Franklin had 23 points, and Chase Tapley 19 for the Aztecs (26-8), coached by former Michigan coach Steve Fisher.
Florida State 66, St. Bonaventure 63
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bernard James scored 19 points and Florida State barely avoided a big upset, rallying to beat St. Bonaventure, 66-63.
The third-seeded Seminoles (25-9) shook off a slow start and won their sixth straight game, including their run to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship last week. They will play sixth-seeded Cincinnati, a 65-59 winner over Texas, on Sunday in the third round of the East Regional.
Andrew Nicholson scored 20 points, and Demetrius Conger had 14 for No. 14 seed St. Bonaventure (20-12), which was trying to win an NCAA tournament game for the first time since 1970.
Florida State used a 16-2 run to take its first lead with 5:15 left, on a three-pointer by Ian Miller. The Seminoles led, 60-52, on a dunk by Okaro White with 2:47 left.
Creighton 58, Alabama 57
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Doug McDermott scored 16 points as Creighton overcame an 11-point deficit in the second half to beat Alabama, 58-57, for its first NCAA tournament victory in 10 years.
Alabama had a chance to win during the frantic final seconds, but Josh Jones blocked Trevor Releford's three-point attempt from the top of the key as time expired.
McDermott, the MVP of the Missouri Valley Conference and the nation's third-leading scorer at 23.2 points per game, was held scoreless for more than 14 minutes but then scored nine points in the game's final 14 minutes.
He grabbed a huge rebound with 33 seconds left, after teammate Greg Echenique missed the front end of a one-and-one. McDermott was fouled immediately and converted one of two shots.
Alabama answered with an inside basket from Andrew Steele, cutting the lead to 58-57, and Jones missed two free throws on the other end. But Alabama couldn't come up with the winner.
Cincinnati 65, Texas 59
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Yancy Gates had 15 points and 10 rebounds as Cincinnati withstood a late rally by Texas to win, 65-59, in the second round of the NCAA tournament's East Regional.
The sixth-seeded Bearcats (25-10) jumped out to a 16-2 lead while Texas opened the game 1-for-14 and hit 16% for the entire first half.
After trailing, 31-17, at halftime, the Longhorns attacked, hitting five of their first seven from three-point range.
With 3:44 to play, Texas' Jonathan Holmes hit a lay-up, tying it at 52, but the Longhorns would get no closer. Gates hit a shot over Clint Chapman's head with 1:11, giving Cincinnati a 58-52 lead, and the Bearcats hit five free throws in the final 36 seconds. J'Covan Brown led No. 11 seed Texas (20-14) with 19 points, and Chapman had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Florida 71, Virginia 45
OMAHA, Neb. — Bradley Beal had 14 points and 11 rebounds, reserve Casey Prather scored a career-high 14, and Florida pulled away in the second half for a 71-45 victory over Virginia in the NCAA West Regional.
The Gators finished the first half on a 17-4 run to shake off a slow start and get out to a 30-22 lead. They shot 70% in the second half, pushing their lead to more than 20 points.
No. 7 seed Florida (24-10) made it to the regional finals last season. The No. 10 Cavaliers (22-10) were in the tournament for the first time since 2007.
Mike Scott had 15 points for Virginia.
Florida, averaging a nation-leading 9.9 three-pointers a game, was 4-of-23 from long range but made 24 of 30 inside the arc.
Georgetown 74, Belmont 59
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jason Clark scored 21 points, Otto Porter added 16, and Georgetown's ruthless defense bottled up Belmont's shooters during a 74-59 win, sending the Hoyas into the next round after early exits the past two years.
Henry Sims had 15 points for the third-seeded Hoyas (24-8), who shot 62% from the floor and will play No. 11 seed North Carolina State in the third round of the Midwest Regional.
Georgetown's previous two seasons ended with embarrassing first-round losses to Virginia Commonwealth and Ohio. The Hoyas weren't going to let that happen a third time to a pesky underdog.
The Bruins (27-8) had their 14-game winning streak stopped and fell to 0-5 in NCAA appearances.
Blake Jenkins scored 17 in leading Belmont, which went just 10 of 27 on three-pointers.
North Carolina 77, Vermont 58
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tyler Zeller had 17 points and 15 rebounds in helping North Carolina beat Vermont, 77-58, despite playing without injured starter John Henson.
Freshman forward James Michael McAdoo added a season-high 17 points for the top-seeded Tar Heels (30-5), who pushed ahead by double figures late in the first half and then broke the game open after halftime.
Sandro Carissimo had 11 points for the 16th-seeded Catamounts (24-12), who beat Lamar in one of Wednesday's First Four games. That earned them a trip to Greensboro to face the Tar Heels in front of a home-state crowd wearing plenty of light blue.
The Tar Heels didn't turn in a rousing performance, but they had a danger-free afternoon and advanced to face Creighton on Sunday in the third round of the Midwest Regional. They also bought Henson another two days to recover from that sprained left wrist.
Xavier 67, Notre Dame 63
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tu Holloway banked in the go-ahead shot over Jack Cooley with 21.3 seconds left, helping Xavier rally to beat Notre Dame 67-63 on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Holloway finished with 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting, including a flurry that helped the 10th-seeded Musketeers (22-12) rally from a 10-point second-half deficit against the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish (22-12). His final points came when he rounded a screen from Kenny Frease and sent a high-arcing shot over Cooley's outstretched arm for the 64-63 lead.
After a free throw from Dezmine Wells pushed the lead to two, Notre Dame's Eric Atkins drew a blocking foul to get to the line with 2.8 seconds left. He swished the first free throw, but an official ruled that Jerian Grant left his position behind the 3-point arc too early as he ran in for a rebound, giving the ball back to Xavier.
South Florida 58, Temple 44
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Victor Rudd Jr. and Anthony Collins each scored 17 points, and the South Florida Bulls shook off a frigid first 20 minutes, upsetting fifth-seeded Temple 58-44 Friday night in the Midwest Regional.
The No. 12 seeded Bulls (22-13) took it to the Atlantic 10 regular season champ with their bruising, Big East-style play and held Temple 20 points below its previous season low in scoring.
That allowed the Bulls, who beat California 65-54 in Dayton on Wednesday night, to overcome a first half in which they went nearly 16 minutes without a field goal and missed 22 straight. In their third NCAA tournament, the Bulls will play No. 13 seed Ohio, a 65-60 winner over Michigan, on Sunday.
Khalif Wyatt led Temple (24-8) with 19 points, and Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson had 10.
Purdue 72, St. Mary's 69
OMAHA, Neb. — Lewis Jackson made the go-ahead free throws with 22.8 seconds left after Saint Mary's had rallied from 11 points down late to take its first lead, and the Boilermakers defeated the Gaels 72-69 in the Midwest Regional on Friday night.
Jorden Page made a 3-pointer with 44.2 seconds left to finish a 14-2 run that brought the Gaels back from a 66-55 deficit with 4:24 to play.
Purdue's Terone Johnson and Saint Mary's Clint Steindl were called for traveling before Jackson made his free throws. Page badly missed what would have been a go-ahead 3 with 10 seconds left, and Robbie Hummel made two free throws for a three-point lead.
Rob Jones, who had 23 points, missed a 3 at the buzzer for the seventh-seeded Gaels (27-6).
Johnson had 21 points, Jackson 18 and Hummel and Anthony Johnson scored 10 apiece for the 10th-seeded Boilermakers (22-12).
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