Middle Tennessee, Xavier pull off mild surprises

UNDATED (AP) _ Middle Tennessee State and Xavier pulled off the biggest upsets
during the first round of the NCAA Tournament yesterday. The 12th-seeded Blue
Raiders rode Reggie Upshaw's 19 points to an 81-72 win against Minnesota. Trevon
Blueitt scored 21 points and Sean O'Mara had 18 in the Musketeers's 76-65
decision over Maryland.

NCAA Thursdays First Round Results

     SOUTH
   Final Butler               76 Winthrop             64
   Final Middle Tennessee     81 Minnesota            72

     MIDWEST
   Final Purdue               80 Vermont              70
   Final Iowa St.             84 Nevada               73

     EAST
   Final Virginia             76 UNC-Wilmington       71
   Final Florida              80 ETSU                 65
   Final Villanova            76 Mount St. Mary's     56
   Final Wisconsin            84 Virginia Tech        74

     WEST
   Final Gonzaga              66 S. Dakota St.        46
   Final Northwestern         68 Vanderbilt           66
   Final Saint Mary's (Cal)   85 VCU                  77
   Final Arizona             100 North Dakota         82
   Final Xavier               76 Maryland             65
   Final Florida St.          86 Florida Gulf Coast   80
   Final Notre Dame           60 Princeton            58
   Final West Virginia        86 Bucknell             80

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