NCAA first round: (4) WVU v. (13) Bucknell
March 16, 2017 by Mike Casazza
You are looking live at the KeyBank Center in downtown Buffalo, site of today’s NCAA tournament first-round game between West Virginia and Bucknell. The winner advances to play Notre Dame, the No. 5 seed in the region. The Fighting Irish survived the No. 12 seed, Princeton, 60-58, despite holding an 11-point lead in the second half.
Princeton had an open 3-pointer to tie the score with 16 seconds left to play and missed, but the rebound was tipped in for two points. Notre Dame took a timeout with 12.8 seconds remaining, and Matt Farrell was fouled. He missed the front end of a one-and-one, but Princeton’s Devin Canady missed a 3 with three seconds to go, and that left him 2-for-10 for the day.
Notre Dame’s Steve Vasturia then went 1-for-2 at the line, and the miss on the second attempt with 0.4 seconds to go left Princeton out of luck.
Hey! The wait is over. Let the madness begin