Thursday, March 17, 2022

Round of 64 Tidbits - Thursday Evening

New Mexico State wins a tournament game for the first time since 1993 when they defeated Nebraska 93-79 in the Round of 64.  The win snaps a 12-game tournament losing streak for New Mexico State.

New Mexico State's win is the first for the WAC since Nevada defeated Creighton 77-71 in the 2007 Round of 64.  The win snaps a 15-game tournament losing streak for the WAC

Connecticut loses in the Round of 64 in consecutive years for the first time in school history.

Saint Mary's wins a tournament game for the first time since 2017 when they defeated VCU 85-77 in the 2017 Round of 64

Indiana's 53 points is the fewest that Saint Mary's has allowed in 16 tournament games.  Their previous low allowed was 54 vs. Middle Tennessee State in the 2013 First Four and Memphis in the 2013 Round of 64.

Saint Mary's 29-point win (82-53) over Indiana is their largest margin of victory in 6 tournament wins.  Their previous high was 13 vs. Middle Tennessee State in the 2013 First Four.

Indiana's 29-point loss is their largest margin of defeat in 35 tournament losses.  Their previous high was 25 vs. St. John's in the 1999 Round of 32.

St. Peter's wins their first ever tournament game (in their 4th game).

Kentucky loses in the Round of 64 for the first time since 2008 when they lost to Marquette 74-66.

Kentucky becomes the 10th #2 Seed to lose to a #15 Seed in the tournament.
  • Syracuse (1991)
  • Arizona (1993)
  • South Carolina (1997)
  • Iowa State (2001)
  • Missouri (2012)
  • Duke (2012)
  • Georgetown (2013)
  • Michigan State (2016)
  • Ohio State (2021)
  • Kentucky (2022)
The last time that Kentucky had lost to a double-digit seed was to #11 Louisiana State 59-57 in the 1986 Elite Eight.

Kentucky is 4-7 in overtime games in the tournament.

Creighton is in the Round of 32 for the 2nd consecutive tournament.

Creighton is 2-1 in overtime games in the tournament.

San Diego State is 0-5 in the Midwest Regional.  They are tied with Alabama for the 2nd worst record in the Midwest behind Iona at 0-6.

Mountain West ends up 0-4 in the tournament and has lost 9 consecutive tournament games.

San Diego State is 2-1 in overtime games in the tournament.

Arkansas is in the Round of 32 for the 2nd consecutive tournament.

Vermont is 0-5 on Thursdays in the tournament.

Vermont's 71 points are tied for the most they have scored in 10 tournament games.  The also scored 71 vs. Lamar in the 2012 First Four.

UCLA is in the Round of 32 for the 2nd consecutive tournament.

UCLA is 4-0 vs. the Mid American Conference in the tournament.

UCLA has won 12 consecutive tournament games in the state of Oregon.

Akron is 0-5 all-time in the tournament.

UCLA's 57 points is the fewest that Akron has allowed in 5 tournament games.  Their previous low allowed was 69 vs. Notre Dame in the 2011 Round of 64.

Murray State wins a tournament game for the first time since 2019 when they defeated Marquette 83-64 in the Round of 64.

Matt McMahon becomes the first Murray State coach to win multiple tournament games.  He also won a tournament game in 2019.

Murray State is 1-1 in overtime games in the tournament.

Murray State's 92 points is their most in 22 tournament games.  Their previous high was 91 vs. Loyola Chicago in the 1964 Round of 32.

San Francisco is 0-4 in the Round of 64.

San Francisco played in their first overtime game in tournament history (36 tournament games)

Kansas is in the Round of 32 for the 15th consecutive tournament

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