Jamarius Burton made a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds left and Pitt edged Mississippi State 60-59 in a back-and-forth First Four recreation Tuesday evening that featured 21 lead adjustments – maximum within the NCAA match in 5 years.
Mississippi State had an excellent likelihood to win on the finish, however Shakeel Moore overlooked a wide-open three-pointer from the nook with two seconds closing off an inbounds play. DJ Jeffries’ tip-in strive was once off beam simply sooner than the buzzer.
Nelly Cummings led Pitt with 15 issues. Greg Elliott scored 13 and Blake Hinson added 12 because the Panthers (23-11) gained an NCAA Tournament recreation for the primary time since 2014.
They slotted into the Midwest Region bracket because the eleventh seed and complex to stand No. 6 seed Iowa State on Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Dashawn Davis had 15 issues for the Bulldogs (21-13).
No 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75, No 16 SE Missouri State 71
Isaac Mushila had 15 issues and 12 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State to earn the primary NCAA match win in program historical past.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi went 3 of four on the free-throw line within the ultimate 15 seconds to ice the sport and advance to play top-seeded Alabama within the South Region on Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Sixteenth-seeded Islanders (24-10), winners of the Southland Conference, returned to the First Four for a 2nd immediately season and led for all however 23 seconds within the opening recreation of this NCAA match.
Southeast Missouri State (19-17) erased a 10-point deficit and tied it at 64 with 3:07 left.
Jalen Jackson led the Islanders with 22 issues. Trevian Tennyson scooped in a slick layup off the glass to present Texas A&M-Corpus Christi a 72–69 lead with 22 seconds closing.
Chris Harris scored 23 issues sooner than fouling out for the Redhawks, the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champions. Phillip Russell got here up quick on a excellent have a look at a possible tying three-pointer with 1.5 seconds to head.
Southeast Missouri State went 9 of 20 on the free-throw line.