Day 1 heroes, zeros
Day 1 heroes
Gerald Henderson, Duke
An upset-hungry nation groaned when the stud swingman took a rebound coast to coast for a layup with 12 seconds left to lift Duke to a 1-point win over 15th-seeded Belmont.
JaJuan Johnson, Purdue
The freshman center came off the bench to deliver 10 points and 8 rebounds - numbers he never sniffed in the Big Ten - as the Boilers whipped Baylor 90-79.
Joe Crawford, Kentucky
It wasn't the senior guard's fault UK suffered its first opening-round loss since 1987. On a day when only four 'Cats scored, he stepped up with a career-high-tying 35 points in Marquette's 74-66 victory.
Josh Carter, Texas A&M
The slender brother of former Illini forward Warren Carter was huge for the ninth-seeded Aggies as they edged BYU 67-62. Carter's 26 points tied his career best.
Day 1 zeros
Underdogs
The better seeds won all eight games in the afternoon, then 11th-seeded Kansas State was the only non-favorite (per Vegas) to win in the evening.
Official J.D. Collins
The frequent Big Ten ref whistled a phantom second foul on All-American Michael Beasley five minutes into K-State's win over USC. Beasley hit the bench without having taken a shot but wound up playing enough to rack up his 27th double-double.
Kent State
The MAC's lone rep tied a Tournament record for futility with 10 first-half points. The Golden Flashes shot 21 percent and made 17 turnovers in the first 20 minutes in UNLV's 71-58 win.
Dionte Christmas, Temple
He came in averaging 20.2 points, but Michigan State held him to just 2 points on 1-for-12 shooting.