NCAA tournament: Friday's first-round games

Washington Regional

Tennessee 63, Winthrop 61

Chris Lofton's remarkable shot allowed Tennessee to avoid a major upset and sent the Volunteers into the NCAA tournament's second round for the first time in six years. The sophomore guard took an inbound pass with 2.9 seconds left and rattled home a fallaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line to help the second-seeded Volunteers beat Winthrop. Craig Bradshaw missed a shot right before the buzzer that would have tied it for the Eagles (23-8), who remained winless in six trips to the tournament.

Wichita St. 86, Seton Hall 66

Sean Ogirri had 23 points and hit six 3-pointers to lead Wichita State, giving the Missouri Valley Conference an impressive debut. Paul Miller scored 15 points for the seventh-seeded Shockers (25-8) who were playing their first NCAA tournament game since 1988. They advance to play Tennessee on Saturday.

Minneapolis Regional

Boston College 88, Pacific 76, 2OT

Boston College derailed scrappy Pacific and the Maraker Express. The final overtime was anticlimactic, but the fourth-seeded Eagles (27-7) sure made this one interesting for the first 45 minutes. They advanced to play Montana. BC trailed by six early in the first overtime and needed a pair of free throws from Craig Smith, a 66-percent shooter, with 4 seconds left to send the game into the next extra period.

Montana 87, Nevada 79

Montana overcame a sizable height disadvantage and became the latest No. 12 seed to pull an upset.

Since 1985, at least one 12th-seeded team has upset a No. 5 seed in the tournament every year except for 1988 and 2000. Andrew Strait, Montana's second-tallest player at 6-foot-8, had 22 points and Virgil Matthews scored 20 for the Grizzlies.

Wis.-Milwaukee 82, Oklahoma 74

Pulling off their third major upset in two years, 11th-seeded Wisconsin-Milwaukee (22-8) got 24 points apiece from Joah Tucker and Boo Davis to knock off sixth-seeded Oklahoma. Wisconsin-Milwaukee plays Florida on Saturday.

Florida 76, South Alabama 50

Lee Humphrey scored 20 points, including 12 on four 3-pointers in the second half, and the third-seeded Gators (28-6) advanced in front of a partisan crowd at Veterans Memorial Arena.

Oakland Regional

Alabama 90, Marquette 85

Jean Felix was nearly perfect in scoring a season-high 31 points for the Crimson Tide (18-12), in a game that was delayed 70 minutes after bomb-sniffing dogs detected something suspicious at San Diego State's arena. Alabama moves on to play UCLA.

UCLA 78, Belmont 44

Freshman Luc Richard Mbah a Moute scored a career-high 17 points and UCLA routed the small Nashville school. Ryan Hollins added 10 points for No. 2 seed UCLA (28-6).

Indiana 87, San Diego St 83

It was a sloppy, thrilling, gut-wrenching game for Indiana's soon-to-be-former coach, but if it's his last win with the sixth-seeded Hoosiers (19-11), it surely will be a memorable one. They won despite letting 11th-seeded San Diego State shoot 56 percent.

Gonzaga 79, Xavier 75

Adam Morrison scored seven of his 35 points in the final two minutes as Gonzaga rallied for the win. Morrison led the third-seeded Bulldogs (28-3) on a late 10-2 run, finally overcoming No. 14-seed Xavier. The Musketeers held off every previous Gonzaga surge, but ultimately they were overrun by the nation's leading scorer.

Atlanta Regional

George Washington 88, UNC Wilmington 85, OT

Maureece Rice scored 20 points and had a key defensive play in overtime to help the Colonials rally from an 18-point deficit.

Omar Williams had 16 points and nine rebounds for the eighth-seeded Colonials (27-2). Carl Elliott added 15 points and hit two free throws with 11.6 seconds left to send the game into overtime.

LSU 80, Iona 64

Glen Davis scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half and the fourth-seeded Southeastern Conference regular-season champions overcame a sluggish start to advance. Darrel Mitchell scored 19 for the fourth-seeded Tigers (24-8).

Texas A&M 66, Syracuse 58

Acie Law scored 23 points, including a dozen in the final 2:25, and helped 12th-seeded Texas A&M upset fifth-seeded Syracuse 66-58 Thursday night in the Atlanta Regional.

Duke 70, Southern 54

Shelden Williams and J.J. Redick were as good as advertised. Duke's dynamic duo combined for all but 12 of their team's points to help the top-seeded Blue Devils overcome a sluggish start. Williams finished with 29 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks, while Redick matched those 29 points and made five 3-pointers.

-- From wire reports