No. 14–seed Oakland guard Jack Gohlke helps take down No. 3 Kentucky, and other news from men’s March Madness
The GIST: More than 86.2% of brackets were already busted just two games into the men’s first round yesterday. Must be March.
No. 14 Oakland’s Jack Gohlke shoots to stardom: The grad student guard drained a jaw-dropping 10 three-pointers — tied for second-most in a men’s March Madness game — to down blueblood No. 3 Kentucky 80–76 in the tournament’s biggest upset so far.
- Up next for the Golden Grizzlies and their newly minted Madness legend? No. 11 NC State, who also stormed to an 80–67 upset win over No. 6 Texas Tech last night.
No. 11 Duquesne upsets No. 6 BYU: The Dukes held off a furious BYU comeback to secure their program’s first March Madness win since 1969. All nine players on Duquesne’s roster contributed on the 71–67 scoresheet, signaling that they might have the depth to make a true Cinderella run — if they can pull off another huge dub over No. 3 Illinois tomorrow.
No. 11 Oregon’s momentum carries them over No. 6 South Carolina: A monster 40-point performance from senior guard Jermaine Couisnard lifted the Ducks to the decisive 87–73 win over South Carolina, proving that the hype is very, very real. They’ll try to keep the vibes high against a decidedly tougher No. 3 Creighton squad tomorrow.
No. 7 Dayton survives No. 10 Nevada: With less than eight minutes on the clock, the Flyers roared back from a 17-point deficit — holding Nevada to a measly four more points — to avoid the upset and nab the 63–60 win. They’ll need a much hotter start to have a chance against No. 2 Arizona tomorrow.
- Also barely squeaking by? No. 4 Kansas, who fought off a never-say-die No. 13 Samford squad to seal the 93–89 dub in a wire-to-wire thriller that ended with a controversial, game-changing foul call. Still sweating.
No. 10 Colorado State tastes their own medicine: The Rams humiliated Virginia by holding them to just 14 first-half points in their 67–42 First Four dub on Tuesday… only to struggle even worse with just 11 first-half points in their 56–44 first-round loss to No. 7 Texas last night. March comes at you fast.
