Day 2: Inside the numbers

Day 2 heroes

Stephen Curry, Davidson With 40 points and 8-for-10 3-point shooting in Davidson's come-from-behind 82-76 win over Gonzaga, the sophomore showed he might be the best shooter in his family. Not bad considering his dad, Dell, made 1,245 NBA 3-pointers.

Barrington alumni Davidson senior Jason Richards posted 15 points and 9 assists to help his team rally. Also, former Broncos teammate Jonathan "Bucky" Cox played the game of his life in vain for Drake. He had career-highs for points (29) and rebounds (16) and made 2 free throws with 5.7 seconds left in OT to put the Bulldogs up by 1, but …

Ty Rogers, Western Kentucky With Cox and Adam Emmenecker straining in vain to stop him, the senior guard drilled a 25-footer from the wing at the buzzer to give the 'Toppers a 101-99 OT win.

De'Jon Jackson, San Diego Jackson missed 8 of his first 9 shots but had the nerve to pull up and flush a 17-foot fadeaway with 1.2 seconds left as the 13th-seeded Toreros pulled off the day's biggest upset -- a 70-69 OT win over Connecticut.

Day 2 zeros

Eric Gordon As it turns out, we wasted an awful lot of ink on a young man who didn't even win one NCAA game. Gordon tied his career low with 8 points on 3-of-15 shooting in Indiana's 86-72 loss to Arkansas.

Connecticut Yes, coach Jim Calhoun and the Huskies suffered when A.J. Price, their best player, wrecked his knee with just 10 minutes gone. But why couldn't his mates pick up the slack in the fourth-seeded Huskies' loss to San Diego?

Teams from Tennessee Fourth-seeded Vanderbilt never led in its 83-62 loss to Siena. Austin Peay gave up the first 9 points and never gave second-seeded Texas a game. Even Tennessee had to fight tooth and nail to hold off 15th-seeded American.

Tajuan Porter, Oregon The tiny hero of the Ducks' Elite Eight run last March went 5-for-17 from the floor in Mississippi State's 76-69 win in an 8/9 game.

-- Lindsey Willhite