The opening day of the NCAA men's basketball tournament featured standout performances by Canadians and delivered a pair of major upsets, as two 14th-seeded teams upset third-seeded Iowa State and Baylor.
Kentucky 79, Hampton 56
Karl-Anthony Towns bounced back from a mini-slump with 21 points and 11 rebounds, Andrew Harrison added 14 points and No. 1 Kentucky rolled past 16th-seeded Hampton.
Canadian Trey Lyles, a 6-10 power forward threw down some nice dunks and chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds.
Villanova 93, Lafayette 52
Without a hint of doubt, Villanova flexed its top-seeded muscle and showed why President Barack Obama picked the Wildcats to reach the final, thumping Lafayette.
Canadian Dylan Ennis, of Brampton, Ont., scored 16 points and helped the Wildcats win their 16th straight game. Up next on Saturday, the winner of N.C. State-LSU.
Georgia State 57, Baylor 56
R.J. Hunter's 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining capped a comeback from a 12-point deficit and lifted 14th-seeded Georgia State to an opening-game victory over third-seeded Baylor.
With Ron Hunter, his father and coach, working the sideline in a rolling chair less than a week after tearing his left Achilles tendon celebrating the Panthers winning the Sun Belt Conference championship, R.J. shrugged off a poor shooting performance to come through when his team needed him most.
When Taurean Prince's desperation heave from beyond halfcourt bounced off the backboard at the buzzer, Ron Hunter fell off his chair amid a wild celebration.
UAB 60, Iowa State 59
William Lee scored the last four points for 14th-seeded UAB, and the Blazers upset third-seeded Iowa State.
The Blazers (20-15) came in with the youngest team in tournament and with nobody having played in this tournament before. They wound up winning the program's first NCAA game since 2005 by notching the first big upset of this tournament.
The Cyclones (25-9) came in seeded third in the South Regional looking for a much longer run than a year ago when they reached the Sweet 16 without top scorer Georges Niang due to injury. But they just couldn't match the scrappy Blazers on the boards in a second half where the Cyclones couldn't hold onto a 55-51 lead with 3:13 left.
North Carolina State 66, LSU 65
BeeJay Anya's hook shot rolled around and in with a second to play, lifting North Carolina State to a stunning victory over LSU.
The eighth-seeded Wolfpack (21-13) trailed by as much as 16 but rallied to earn a date with top-seeded Villanova in the round of 32 on Saturday.
North Carolina 67, Harvard 65
Justin Jackson hit a tying jumper in the final minute, and then had a fast-break dunk to help fourth-seeded North Carolina edge Harvard.
The Tar Heels (25-11) wasted a 16-point second-half lead and briefly trailed before Jackson came to the rescue.
Siyani Chambers' four-point play put 13th-seeded Harvard ahead 65-63 with 1:15 remaining. It was the only lead of the game for the Ivy League champions.
UCLA 60, SMU 59
Bryce Alford made four 3-pointers in the final 3:40, his last on a rare goaltending call with 13 seconds remaining, to push 11th-seeded UCLA to a 60-59 upset of sixth-seeded SMU.
The Mustangs (27-7) had two shots to win in the final seconds, but Nic Moore missed a 3-pointer and then a 2-point attempt that sent the Bruins (21-13) into a wild celebration.
Arkansas 56, Wofford 53
Michael Qualls scored 20 points, Southeastern Conference player of the year Bobby Portis added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and fifth-seeded Arkansas held off No. 12 seed Wofford.
Ohio State 75, VCU 72
D'Angelo Russell scored 28 points and rallied Ohio State from an early 12-point deficit as the 10th-seeded Buckeyes beat seventh-seeded VCU in overtime.
Russell regrouped from a blow that sent blood streaming down the left side of his face near the end of regulation, showing just why many believe he will be a top pick in this summer's NBA draft. He made 10 of 20 shots, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and added six rebounds, two steals and two blocks to bring the Buckeyes (24-10) back in both halves and overtime.
Cincinnati 66, Purdue 65
Troy Caupain got Cincinnati to overtime with his buzzer-beating layup, then Coreontae DeBerry helped the eighth-seeded Bearcats beat Purdue.
The Bearcats trailed by seven with 48.5 seconds left in regulation and forced overtime with a 10-3 run.
In overtime, DeBerry scored four of his 13 points helping Cincinnati take a lead it wouldn't lose again.
Vince Edwards' would-be tying 3 hit off the rim at the buzzer for the Boilermakers (21-13).
Notre Dame 69, Northeastern 65
Zach Auguste scored 25 points, Jerian Grant added 17 and Notre Dame dodged a scare trying to erase its futile NCAA Tournament history with a win over Northeastern.
The third-seeded Irish returned to the tournament after a one-year absence determined to build off their ACC Tournament title and make a deep run in March.
Arizona 93, Texas Southern 72
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 23 points, 16 in the first half, along with 10 rebounds and the second-seeded Arizona Wildcats overwhelmed No. 15 seed Texas Southern from the start for a lopsided.
Pac-12 freshman of the year Stanley Johnson added 22 points for the balanced Wildcats (32-3), who led by as many as 27 points at Portland's Moda Center.
Butler 56, Texas 48
Kellen Dunham scored 20 points, including a pivotal 3-pointer with 1:18 to play, to lift sixth-seeded Butler to a 56-48 victory over 11th-seeded Texas in the NCAA Tournament.
Jonathan Holmes led the Longhorns with 15 points and Isaiah Taylor added 14 but Texas shot just 34 per cent from the field and turned it over 15 times while failing to make it beyond the first weekend of the NCAAs for the seventh straight year.
Utah 57, Stephen F. Austin 50
Jakob Poeltl had 18 points and eight rebounds, and fifth-seeded Utah opened its first NCAA Tournament appearance in five years by holding off Stephen F. Austin for a 57-50 victory.
The Utes' stout defence thwarted the usually high-scoring Lumberjacks, who were held well under their season average of 79.5 points. Ty Charles led No. 12 seed Stephen F. Austin (29-5) with 14 points.
Xavier 76, Mississippi 57
Matt Stainbrook scored 20 points, Dee Davis added 17 and sixth-seeded Xavier beat No. 11 seed Mississippi.
Stainbrook took advantage of his size in the post, making 8 of 10 shots in the paint and adding nine rebounds and five assists.
Davis was nearly as good from the outside, hitting 4 of 9 shots from 3-point range. Coach Chris Mack pulled them to a rousing ovation with 1:51 remaining and the game in hand.
Georgetown 84, Eastern Washington 74
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 25 points, Mikael Hopkins had 10 points and nine rebounds, and fourth-seeded Georgetown avoided another upset by beating No. 13 seed Eastern Washington.
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