Michael Haney of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels looks to pass as he is defended by Chuck Hayes (L) and Rajon Rondo of the Kentucy Wildcats. (Elsa / Getty Images)
Chuck Hayes of the Kentucy Wildcats pulls down a rebound against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in their first round game at the RCA Dome. The Kentucky WIldcats won 72-64. (Elsa / Getty Images)
Oklahoma forward Kevin Bookout, left, and Niagara center Juan Mendez battle for rebound position. Oklahoma advanced with a 84-67 win. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
Niagara senior guard Alvin Cruz sits dejected on the bench after fouling out of the game in the second half of their 84-67 loss to Oklahoma in the first round. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
Pacific Coach Bob Thomason reacts as David Doubley, left, falls out of bounds during their first round 79-71 win over Pittsburgh. (Joe Cavaretta / AP)
Texas El-Paso center Will Kimble (52) fights for the ball with Utah forward Andrew Bogut. (Laura Rauch / AP)
Huskies guard Nate Robinson passes the ball from the court against the Montana Grizzlies in Boise, Idaho. (Jonathan Ferrey / Getty Images)
Winthrop Eagles’ Chris Gaynor battles Gonzaga University Bulldogs’ Sean Mallon for a rebound. (Alex Gallardo / LAT)
Utah State’s Jaycee Carroll, left, rejects a field goal attempt by Arizona’s Salim Stoudamire. (Douglas C. Pizac / AP)
Chattanooga’s Steve Cherry looks to keep the ball away from Wake Forest’s Chris Paul. (Lisa Blumenfeld / Getty Images)
Nevada’s Jermaine Washington (30) , Texas’ Kenny Taylor (10) and Mike Williams, right, battle for a loose ball. (AJ Mast / AP)
Mo Charlo of the Nevada Wolf Pack attempts a shot against Texas Longhorn defenders. (Elsa / Getty Images)
Cincinnati’s Eric Hicks, right, blocks the shot of Iowa’s Doug Thomas in a first round game. (AJ Mast / AP)
FIRST-ROUND KNOCKOUT: Jordan Farmar, who made only one of nine shots and scored three points, hangs his head near the end of UCLAs loss to Texas Tech. Josh Shipp is in the background. (Alexander Gallardo / LAT)
UCLA Bruins’ Dijon Thompson fights for a loose ball against Texas Tech Red Raiders’ Devonne Giles. (Alex Gallardo / LAT)
Michael Peeples (#30), Jordan Ingram (#55), Seve Cousins (#20) and Andre Harris( #00) of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights walk off the court dejected after their 67-55 loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini. (Elsa / Getty Images)
Charlotte’s Chris Nance, left, consoles teammate Mitchell Baldwin, right, following their 75-63 loss to North Carolina State at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. (Elise Amendola / AP)
North Carolina’s Ilian Evtimov, center, puts up a shot over Charlotte’s Chris Nance, as N.C. State’s Cameron Bennerman, left, looks on. (Winslow Townson / AP)
Oklahoma State’s Terrence Crawford is blocked by Jonathan Walker of the Southeastern Louisiana Lions. Oklahoma State defeated Southeastern Louisiana 63-50. (Ronald Martinez / Getty Images)
Ohio’s Jeremy Fears takes on Florida’s Corey Brewer in Nashville, Tenn., during the first round in the NCAA tournament. (Wilfredo Lee / AP)
Gator guard Mattt Walsh passes around the defense of Mychal Green of the Ohio Bobcats at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. (Brian Bahr / Getty Images)
The Iowa State Cyclones’ bench celebrate in the final seconds of their win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Streeter Lecka / Getty Images)
Connecticut’s Josh Boone, left, fights for the ball with Central Florida’s Gary Johnson in Worcester, Mass. Connecticut won the game, 77-71. (Frank Franklin II / AP)
Connecticut’s Charlie Villanueva is guarded by Central Florida’s Will Bakanowsky, left, and Anthony Williams during their first-round NCAA tournament game. (Winslow Townson / AP)
Villanova Wildcats defender Curtis Sumpter stops Danny Granger of the New Mexico Lobos in the first round of at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. (Brian Bahr / Getty Images)
The New Mexico Lobos’ Troy DeVries glides in for a lay-up against the Villanova Wildcats in Nashville, Tennessee. Villanova defeated New Mexico 55-47. (Brian Bahr / Getty Images)
Southern Illinois Stetson Hairston keeps the ball away from Saint Mary’s E.J. Rowland. (Sue Ogrocki / AP)
St. Mary’s Frederic Adjiwanou, center, is sandwiched by Southern Illinois’ Joshua Warren (21) and Matt Shaw. (Danny Johnston / AP)
Brandon Cassise of the Oakland Grizzlies tries to force up a shot between Rawle Marshall (1) and Marvin Williams (24) of the North Carolina Tar Heels. (Streeter Lecka / Getty Images)
Vermont’s Germain Mopa Njila, front, and Syracuse’s Terrence Roberts react after Njila was called out of bounds on Vermont’s final shot in regulation. (Winslow Townson / AP)
Donald Brown of the Bucknell Bison goes up for a dunk in the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Ronald Martinez / Getty Images)
Charles Lee celebrates at the end of Bucknell’s 64-63 win over Kansas. (Sue Ogrocki / AP)
