1.   The Bruins had lost tournament games as favorites three times in the previous four years.

2.   With the white pieces Yusupov copied an opening that had brought Karpov success in an international tournament game last year.

3.   Another NCAA tournament game, another controversial call by an official.

4.   As a senior at Keokuk High, she was suspended from a state tournament game after being charged with underage possession of alcohol.

5.   As the clock ran down Saturday during the Southland Conference tournament championship game, McNeese State basketball coach Tic Price fell back into his chair and wept.

6.   At a previous tournament game, other Bruins were afraid to wear special T-shirts that had become associated with losing a game.

7.   A bad college tournament game is a rarity in itself.

8.   After their sorry performance in the Big East tournament championship game Saturday night, no games are gimmies for the Wildcats.

9.   After Carolina won one NCAA tournament game, he shook the hand of every person in the gym from the cops to the paramedics.

10.   All that, and the offseason only began Monday night, when Kentucky was upset by Arizona in the NCAA tournament championship game.