Two games were played at Dayton, Ohio on Tuesday as the 77th edition of the NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Tournament commenced.
In the opener, Quinton Chievous scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Hampton Pirates (17-17) led wire-to-wire in their 74-64 victory over the Manhattan Jaspers (19-14). Next up for the Pirates, a Thursday Midwest Regional encounter on Thursday as the #16 seed against the overall top-seeded----and undefeated----Kentucky Wildcats.
In the finale, Stefan Moody scored 26 points while M.J. Rhett, before fouling out, added 20 as the Ole Miss Rebels (21-12) overcame a 17-point halftime deficit and upended BYU (25-10) 94-90. Tyler Haws scored 33 points in what was his final game in a Cougars uniform (he closes out his BYU career with 2,720 points) while Chase Fischer added 23. The Rebels will travel to Jacksonville, Florida for a Thursday East Regional matchup as the #11 seed against sixth-seeded Xavier.
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