11 seed Xavier over No. Dwayne Bacon scored 17 points to lead Florida State. Retired football coach Steve Spurrier made the trip to Orlando to cheer on his alma mater. Woodson is one 3-pointer short of tying his career high from behind the arc. 5 seed Minnesota, but Las Vegas casinos actually favored Middle Tennessee State. Christie graduated from the school. While Illinois was more competitive against Florida State than it was against West Virginia, the Illini were outclassed in the final 10 minutes of the consolation game. 11 seed Xavier, no stranger to pulling off upsets in the NCAA Tournament, leads sixth-seeded Maryland 65-58 with less than 4 minutes to play in Orlando, Florida. For more AP college basketball coverage: http://collegebasketball.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_Top25. 175307936, citing Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by William (contributor 49172717) . Trevon Bluiett scored 21 points and Sean O’Mara had 18 to help No. NoledOut.com is a fan web site and is in no way affiliated with the Florida State Seminoles, the NCAA, or any NCAA Properties or Organizations. The Cavs can thank Perrantes and Shayok for making it happen. Top Spots. Villanova has looked shaky in the opening minutes of its opener. He was in attendance throughout the Cubs’ postseason run, and was in Cleveland for the Game 7 World Series win. Tied 44-all with less than 10 minutes to play, the Seminoles outscored the Illini 7-0 in a 56 second span. 6 seed Maryland is one many people saw coming — about 43 percent of people who filled out brackets on Yahoo and ESPN picked the lower seed to win. Wright played at Bucknell and graduated from the school in 1983. CJ Walker finished with 13 and Xavier Rathan-Mayes had 10. After a brief stint in the NBA, he went into coaching, making stops at Southwest Missouri State, Iowa and New Mexico before becoming UCLA’s coach in 2013. Mike vividly remembers watching Warrick Dunn run down the sideline in Gainesville in 1993, the "Choke at Doak" in 1994 and Monte Cummings' driving layup to beat #1 Duke in 2002. Nevada sports book William Hill says 54 percent of bets were placed on Xavier, and 58 percent of the money wagered backed the 2-point underdog. Spurrier called ETSU coach Steve Forbes to congratulate him on making the NCAA Tournament. They're getting a lot of minutes," -- Hamilton on the benefit of having a deep roster once conference play begins. He followed that up with 23 points and four steals in Saturday’s come-from-behind 64-59 victory over Florida Atlantic in Sunrise, Florida. Alford played at Indiana from 1983-87 and left as the school’s all-time leading scorer, steals and 3-point shooting. Mike can be followed on Twitter @MikeWFerguson. An upset on the brackets is brewing with No. In a classy gesture, Villanova coach Jay Wright went into Bucknell’s locker room following the school’s loss to West Virginia to congratulate the Bison on their season. Dwayne Bacon and Henry Ellenson each scored 10 points for the U.S. … Reggie Hearn (sprained ankle) did not play, but the Americans are hopeful he can play Monday at Panama. Your Facebook name, photo & other personal information you make public on Facebook will appear with your comment, and may be used on ESPN's media platforms. All five games they came back to win. New Jersey Gov. Xavier is playing in its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament and is 23-20 in NCAA play since 1990. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) CJ Walker finished with 13 and Xavier Rathan-Mayes had 10. LOS ANGELES -- Dwayne Bacon has a quiet confidence about him—an understated swagger that doesn’t require bravado. … 1 seed to beat a 16 since the bracket was expanded to 64 teams in 1985. The biggest reason for FSU’s success early this season is the play of the freshmen, but this week, it was the McDonald’s All-American that shined brightest. One Minnesota fan yelled from the crowd, ‘What are you doing?” after Lynch picked up his third foul. NoledOut.com is not an official web site for the Florida State Seminoles. Slasher Dwayne Bacon is the Florida State Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 14-20 after averaging 21.5 points, 4 rebounds and a pair of steals in two games this past week. He made it back on the floor with 4:04 left in the half. And they avoided the first 1 vs. 16 upset in the history of the NCAA Tournament. UCLA enters the NCAA Tournament 29-4 and expected to make a deep run into March. Illinois: The Illini came into the tournament having won four of five. "The two bright spots as we move forward are Black and Lucas.". The Seminoles (5-1), which bounced back from their first loss of the season Thursday in Brooklyn, had six players play at least 20 minutes and 10 players played 10 or more minutes. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Dwayne Alan Bacon (1963–1971), Find a Grave Memorial no. 16 seed Mount St. Mary’s and only lead 30-29 after 20 minutes. "I liked our fight," John Groce said. Broncos Section.