11.   But come their first-round tournament game later this week, fatigue coupled with failure will bring little relief.

12.   CBS had a bit of a problem Saturday juggling NCAA tournament games with close finishes.

13.   Criticism of his coaching in the first-round game of the NCAA tournament game did not bother him.

14.   Connecticut savored a tangible size advantage over Utah State in its first-round tournament game Friday, but that was not all.

15.   He and Barkley exchanged heated words at halftime of a Big East tournament semifinal game.

16.   He had waited all of his adult life for West Virginia to win two tournament games as it had when he led the Mountaineers.

17.   He has scored in double figures all five tournament games this time around.

18.   He played in an NCAA tournament game against Kentucky and, reluctantly, told his story to national media.

19.   He was a legend in his country before he ever played a tournament basketball game.

20.   Here in an NCAA tournament game is one thing.