368 - (16) New Orleans vs. (16) Mount St. Mary's
NCAA First Four
March 14 at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH
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Mount St. Mary's started the evening with the program's first-ever NCAA win, squeaking by New Orleans 67-66. The Mountaineers, who have been Division I since 1988 and are a 20-win team for just the second time in that span, had been 0-4 previously in the tournament.
The 16-seed draws defending national champion Villanova in Thursday's opening round, and though I fully expect the Wildcats to win, the guard match up could be interesting. Mount St. Mary's has the shortest player in Division I in 5-5 Junior Robinson, and two other really good guards in sophomore Elijah Long and freshman Miles Wilson. Robinson led the way Tuesday with 23 points, and though Long struggled with just six points, Wilson was a huge factor, contributing 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Both Robinson and Wilson never came off the floor.
A big key for Robinson going up against Villanova's Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson will be limiting turnovers. Robinson had six of his team's 16 against New Orleans.
In the nightcap, Kansas State shot a ridiculous 66% (25-of-31 on twos) from the field in a 95-88 victory. Wesley Iwundu was fantastic, scoring 24 points and handing out seven assists, and Kamau Stokes made five threes on his way to 22 points. Wake's Bryant Crawford led the way with a 20-point, 10-assist night.
Kansas State matches up with No. 6 seed Cincinnati in Friday's round of 64.
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