US EditionMarch Madness lacking upsets in the early stages, top seeds advance easily
- 12th-Seeded McNeese State upset 5th-seeded Clemson 69-67 in the NCAA Tournament, marking McNeese's first victory in the tournament.
- Brandon Murray led McNeese with 21 points, while Quadir Copeland added 16 points, helping the Cowboys build a strong lead earlier in the game.
- Clemson coach Brad Brownell stated that his team was unprepared for McNeese's defense and did not perform well overall.
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All You Have To Do Is Hold On
Del Jones drove into the lane and picked up his dribble. He was quickly surrounded by three McNeese State defenders, but moved the ball around his body, spun toward the basket, and threw up a layup. It bounced around before falling through. With that, the fifth-seeded Clemson Tigers trailed 12th-seeded McNeese State by four. It was halfway through the first half, and the Tigers would be trailing by a lot more by the time they hit another shot. W…
There were few surprises in the inaugural day of the 64th Round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Only in four of the 16 games was the lowest serial head imposed, and no serial head no 1, 2, 3 or 4 was eliminated.Read more]]>
McNeese stuns Clemson in NCAA Tournament first round
McNeese coach Will Wade and his boombox-toting manager are moving on in March Madness after the 12th-seeded Cowboys held off late-charging No. 5 seed Clemson 69-67 in Providence, Rhode Island, in the first bracket-buster of the NCAA Tournament. Brandon Murray scored 14 of his 21 points in a stifling first half when the Southland Conference school from Lake Charles, Louisiana, held Clemson to 13 points. After falling behind by as many as 24, the …
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McNeese holds on to stun fifth-seeded Clemson
Brandon Murray came off the bench to score a team-high 21 points, and 12th-seeded McNeese pulled off the first major upset of the NCAA Tournament, eliminating fifth-seeded Clemson 69-67 in a first-round Midwest Region matchup Thursday in Providence, R.I. Quadir…
March Madness lacking upsets in the early stages, top seeds advance easily
The early games on day one of the NCAA tournament produced just a single upset. 12-seed McNeese took down five-seed Clemson. The rest of the favorites in the early session Thursday, March 20, had a relatively easy time advancing to the second round. Top seeds Houston and Auburn crush their 16-seeded opponents. Full Story With the exception of one big underdog, the ‘Madness’ that symbolizes the NCAA tournament hasn’t really happened so far on day…
Cowboys make history - American Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Hold off on those moving vans for at least a few more days. Will Wade has more work to do at McNeese State. Along the way, he made a little history on Thursday. McNeese won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time, but it wasn’t as easy as it looked at times. After grabbing a big lead, the Cowboys held on for a 69-67 win over Clemson to claim the first big upset of this year’s tournament. The 12-seeded Cowboys will play Pur…
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