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CLEVELAND — Saint Mary's guard Jordan Ross keyed a second-half rally while star Augustas Marciulionis dealt with foul trouble, and the seventh-seeded Gaels fended off 10th-seeded Vanderbilt 59-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Commodores led by 12 points when Marciulionis exited with his fourth foul early in the second half. Ross scored 10 points with Marciulionis on the bench to help the Gaels pull even, and Marciulionis hit a couple of clutch shots down the stretch to set up a meeting with No. 2 seed Alabama on Sunday. Jason Edwards led Vanderbilt with 18 points.
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