LOUISVILLE, Ky. — William Lee scored the last four points for 14th-seeded UAB, and the Blazers upset third-seeded Iowa State 60-59 Thursday in their opening game in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The Blazers (20-15) came in with the youngest team in the tournament and with nobody having played in this tournament before. They wound up winning the program’s first NCAA game since 2005 by notching the first big upset of this tournament.
The Cyclones (25-9) came in seeded third in the South Regional looking for a much longer run than a year ago when they reached the Sweet 16 without top scorer Georges Niang, who was out with an injury. But they just couldn’t match the scrappy Blazers on the boards in a second half.
The Blazers, who outscored Iowa State 9-4 down the stretch, play either SMU or UCLA on Saturday.
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