Pittsburgh - Wichita State Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament Facts about Pittsburgh and Wichita State:

Post-Game
Wichita State wins first tournament game since advancing to the Sweet Sixteen in 2006.

It is the third time a Missouri Valley team has defeated a Big East team.  The other two games are involved Wichita State or Pittsburgh (mentioned below).  The Missouri Valley is now 3-8 vs. the Big East.

Teams from Kansas are now 8-2 vs. teams from Pennsylvania.

Pittsburgh is now 17-6 as an AP ranked team when facing an unranked opponent.

Pre-Game
Jamie Dixon has the most tournament wins in Pittsburgh history with 11.  The second most is Ben Howland with 4.

Pittsburgh is 0-1 vs. the Missouri Valley.  They lost to Bradley 72-66 in the 2006 Round of 32.

Pittsburgh has won in the Round of 64 in their last 6 tournament appearances.  The last time they lost in this round was 2005.

Wichita State is 1-1 vs. the Big East.  They lost to St. John's 57-55 in the 1987 Round of 64 and defeated Seton Hall 86-66 in the 2006 Round of 64.

Butler - Bucknell Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament Facts about Butler and Bucknell:

Post-Game
With Butler's win, the Atlantic Ten has won multiple games in the tournament for 6 consecutive years.  The conference high is 9 from 1991 to 1999.

The Atlantic Ten is now 4-0 vs. the Patriot League.

• Butler 68 Bucknell 56 in 2013 Round of 64
• Xavier 70 Lehigh 58 in 2012 Round of 32
• Temple 73 Lafayette 47 in 2000 Round of 64
• Massachusetts 85 Fordham 58 in 1992 Round of 64

Butler is now 2-0 vs. teams from Pennsylvania.  Their other victory was 71-70 over Pittsburgh in 2011 Round of 32.

Pre-Game
Butler has the best winning percentage this decade of any of this year's tournament teams at 10-2 (.833).  The only two teams that have a better winning percentage this decade are Kentucky at 13-2 (.867) and Connecticut at 6-1 (.857).

Butler is 1-1 when playing in Kentucky.  They defeated Bowling Green 56-55 in the 1962 Round of 32 in Lexington and lost to New Mexico in the 1998 Round of 64 also in Lexington.

Butler is 2-0 on March 21.  They defeated South Alabama 81-61 in the 2008 Round of 64 and defeated Mississippi State 47-46 in the 2003 Round of 64.

Bucknell is 2-5 all-time in the tournament.  Their wins came in 2005 over Kansas and 2006 over Arkansas.

Michigan State - Valparaiso Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Michigan State and Valparaiso:

Post-Game 
Michigan State is now 17-3 when allowing fewer than 60 points. 


Michigan State advances to the Round of 32 for the 6th time in 7 years.  They were defeated by UCLA in the 2011 Round of 64.


Michigan State's 65 points is tied for the fewest that Valparaiso has allowed in 10 tournament games.  They also allowed 65 points to Michigan State in 2000.


Pre-Game
This is the second meeting between Michigan State and Valparaiso in the tournament.  Michigan State defeated Valparaiso 65-38 in the 2000 Round of 64 in route to the National Championship.

Michigan State is 0-1 vs. teams in the Horizon League.  They lost to Butler 52-50 in the 2010 National Semifinals.  (Valparaiso was in the Summit League when they played in 2000.)

Michigan State is 0-1 when seeded #3.  They lost to Weber State 79-72 in the 1995 Round of 64.

Michigan State is 3-1 when playing in the state of Michigan.  Their only loss was 89-72 to North Carolina in the 2009 National Championship game.

This is Valparaiso's first appearance in the tournament as a member of the Horizon League.  All of their prior appearances were as a member of the Horizon League.

Valparaiso's only wins in the tournament came in 1998 when they went to the Sweet Sixteen.  They defeated Mississippi 70-69 and then defeated Florida State 83-77.

First Four Wednesday Night Postgame Tidbits

James Madison won their first tournament game since 1983 when they defeated West Virginia in the Round of 64.

James Madison's 68 points is the most that they have scored in 8 tournament games.  Their previous high was 62 vs. Florida in the 1994 Round of 64.

The win by James Madison is the 15th for the Colonial since 2002.  The Colonial is 15-15 during that time frame.

Long Island-Brooklyn and Boise State joins Eastern Kentucky, Louisiana-Monroe and Nebraska as the only teams that have lost at least 6 tournament games without a win. 

• Eastern Kentucky 0-7
• Louisiana-Monroe 0-7
• Boise State 0-6
• Long Island-Brooklyn 0-6
• Nebraska 0-6

Long Island-Brooklyn's 55 points is the fewest they have scored in 6 tournament games.  Their previous low was 67 vs. Michigan State in the 2012 Round of 64.

The 68 points that James Madison scored is also the fewest that Long-Island Brooklyn has allowed.  Their previous low was 85 vs. VCU in the 1981 First Round.

The loss by Long Island-Brooklyn marks the 5th consecutive year that the Northeast Conference failed to win a tournament game.
 
The win by La Salle marks the 8th consecutive year that an Atlantic Ten team has won a tournament game.  Since the field expanded in 1985, the only years that the Atlantic Ten failed to win a game was 1990 and 2005.

La Salle wins their first tournament game since 1990 when they defeated Southern Mississippi 79-63 in Round of 64.  They were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference then.

La Salle's win marks the 15th consecutive year that a team from Pennsylvania has won a tournament game.  Number of wins by each team during that timeframe:

• Pittsburgh 15
• Villanova 12
• Temple 8
• St. Joseph's 4
• Bucknell 2
• Penn State 2
• La Salle 1
• Lehigh 1 

With Boise State's loss, a team it is now 31 years (1982) since a team from Idaho has won a tournament game when Idaho defeated Iowa 69-67 in the Round of 32.  Since then teams from Idaho are 0-9.

La Salle - Boise St Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about La Salle and Boise State:

This is the third time that teams from the Atlantic Ten and Mountain West have faced each other.  They split the other two games.

• Xavier defeated Brigham Young in 2007 Round of 64
• San Diego State defeated Temple in 2011Round of 32

La Salle
La Salle is 11-10 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

This is La Salle's first tournament appearance as a member of the Atlantic Ten.  They had previous appearances as an Independent and as a member of the ECAC Metro and Metro Atlantic.

La Salle appeared in the Opening Round in 1983

La Salle is 0-2 as a #13 seed.

This is La Salle's first ever at-large bid.

Boise State
Boise State is 0-5 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

This is Boise State's first appearance as a member of the Mountain West.  They had previous appearances as a member of the Big Sky and Western Athletic.

Boise State was a #14 seed in each of their 4 previous appearances.

This is Boise State's first ever at-large bid.

Long Island - James Madison Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Long Island-Brooklyn and James Madison:

Long Island-Brooklyn
Long Island is 0-5 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

Long Island is 0-4 as a member of the Northeast Conference.

They have played in the opening round one time before losing in 1984.

This is the second time they have been a #16 seed.  They were a #16 seed last year also and lost to Michigan State in the Round of 64.

They are 0-2 when playing in Ohio and 0-1 in Dayton.

James Madison
James Madison is 3-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

All of James Madison's previous 7 games were against teams that are currently members of one of the six power conferences.

James Madison is 1-2 as a member of the Colonial.

This is the first time they have been a #16 seed.  Their previous low seed was #14.

First Four Tuesday Night Postgame Tidbits

North Carolina A&T wins their first tournament game in school history.  With their victory, Eastern Kentucky and Louisiana-Monroe now have the most tournament games without a victory with 7.

North Carolina A&T's victory is the 5th all-time for the MEAC.  It is also the first time that the MEAC has won a tournament game in consecutive years.  Norfolk State defeated Missouri in the Round of 64 last year.

Since 2001, at least one school has recorded their first tournament win each year except 2009.  North Carolina A&T is the 25th school in that time frame to capture their first tournament win.

Liberty's 72 points is their most in 3 tournament games.

Middle Tennessee State's 54 points is the fewest that St. Mary's has allowed in 10 tournament games.  The previous low was 66 vs. California in the 1959 Elite Eight.

With Middle Tennessee State losing,  Western Kentucky remains the only Sun Belt team to win a tournament game since 1993.  They have won 7 tournament games over that time frame while no other conference team has won a game.

The Sun Belt is now 1-6 as a #11 Seed.  The West Coast is 6-5 as #11 Seed.

The West Coast has now won at least one tournament game in each of the last 6 tournaments.  The longest streak in conference history is 10 from 1967 to 1976.