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March Madness fans are gathering on The University of Utah campus for the beginning of the sports frenzy.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Boston College got the first NCAA thriller out of the way in a victory that derailed scrappy Pacific and the Maraker Express.
The final overtime was anticlimactic, but the fourth-seeded Eagles (27-7) sure made this one interesting for the first 45 minutes.
BC trailed by six early in the first overtime and needed a pair of free throws from Craig Smith, a 66-percent shooter, with 4 seconds left to send the game into the next extra period.
With 9 seconds left in regulation, Pacific's star, Christian Maraker, hit an open 3-pointer to tie the game at 65. But the Eagles held Maraker scoreless in the two overtimes, and the 13th-seeded Tigers (24-8) failed in their quest to advance to the second round for the third straight year. Wis.-Milwaukee 82, Oklahoma 74
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