Associated Press
DAYTON, Ohio ó Siena strikes again.
Ronald Moore hit a 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left in the second overtime ó from the identical spot he made one at the end of the first OT ó as the Saints beat eighth-seeded Ohio State 74-72 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Moore’s two clutch shots advanced ninth-seeded Siena (27-7) into Sunday’s second round where the Saints will meet Louisville, the tournament’s top team. The Cardinals moved on with a 74-54 win over No. 16 seed Morehead State.
Evan Turner missed a leaner from 15 feet that would forced a third OT for the Buckeyes (22-11), who blew an 11-point lead in the second half of regulation.
Southern Cal 72, Boston College 55
MINNEAPOLIS ó Taj Gibson had 24 points on 10-for-10 shooting from the field, sending the 10th-seeded Trojans to a 72-55 victory over Boston College.
Gibson’s perfect shooting was the second-best performance in NCAA tournament history with a minimum 10 attempts, behind Kentucky’s Kenny Walker and his 11-for-11 in 1986. Gibson matched Marvin Barnes of Providence and Christian Laettner of Duke.
Dayton 68, West Virginia 60
MINNEAPOLIS ó Charles Little added 18 points for Dayton (27-7), which had been 1-13 against Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins, dating to his days storming up and down the Cincinnati sideline.
Kansas 84, North Dakota State 74
MINNEAPOLIS ó Sherron Collins scored a season-high 32 points for Kansas (26-7), and went toe-to-toe with NDSU star Ben Woodside, who scored 37 points.
Louisville 74, Morehead St. 54
DAYTON, Ohio ó Go ahead, Louisville. Dance away. It’s win completed 25 years of perfection by No. 1 seeds.
Arizona 84, Utah 71
MIAMI ó So much for the notion Arizona might not have belonged in the NCAA tournament.
Nic Wise scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half, Chase Budinger added 20 and the 12th-seeded Wildcats ó one of the last teams into the field of 65 ó knocked off fifth-seeded Utah 84-71.
Michigan State 77, Robert Morris 62
MINNEAPOLIS ó Raymar Morgan scored 16 points and Goran Suton had 11 points and 17 rebounds as Michigan State bullied 15th-seeded Robert Morris.