Games 371-372: Two more advance

372 - (11) Providence vs. (11) USC
371 - (16) NC Central vs. (16) UC-Davis

NCAA First Four
March 15 at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH
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Incredible comeback by USC in the nightcap as the Trojans rallied from 17 down to win 75-71 and advance to play No. 6 seed SMU on Friday.

It was the seventh-largest comeback in NCAA history and the Pac 12 school's nation-leading 12th when trailing by 10 or more points. Providence led 46-29 early in the second, but USC chipped away and eventually took the last lead of the night (61-60) with just under seven minutes left on a jumper by Chimezie Metu.

Over the final 12 minutes of the game, USC made 11-of-17 field goals, including six straight during the stretch in which they completed the comeback and grabbed the lead. Starting with Metu's jumper, he and Bennie Boatwright (game-high 24 points) scored 12 of the Trojans' final 16 points.

UC-Davis has only been in Division I since 2007 and 10 years later, the Aggies picked up their first NCAA win, 67-63.

MEAC champion NC Central came into the night with the 10th-best field goal percentage defense in the country, but it was the Big West champions that were the best defensive team in Dayton. Central was held to 35% shooting & just 19% from three (5-of-26).

UC-Davis, which had the best player on the floor in Chima Moneke (18 points on 6-of-10 shooting with 12 rebounds), plays top seed Kansas in Friday's first round.