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Vikings pillage Demon Deacons

MIAMI — The latest upset win by the Cleveland State Vikings in the NCAA tournament didn't surprise them at all.

Before their victory over Wake Forest, the Vikings were already thinking about the second round of the Midwest Regional.

They advanced Friday night by beating the one-time top-ranked Demon Deacons 84-69. On Sunday, No. 13-seeded Cleveland State plays No. 12 Arizona.

"We're not celebrating, because we still know we have games to win," Cleveland State guard Norris Cole said.

The victory was reminiscent of the Vikings' only other tournament appearance in 1986, when they upset Indiana and Bob Knight in the opening round.

The Vikings (26-10) claim they saw this one coming. Before the game, coach Gary Waters said, his players discussed how they would react to the victory.

"One of the things one of our seniors said to the team is that once this game is over with, we're going to take it in stride and be ready for the next one," Waters said. "I was pretty excited that he said that."

The miracle Vikings of 1986 went on to the East Regional final before losing in the final seconds to Navy and David Robinson.

"We understand what the '86 team did was important for our school," Cole said. "But now it's time for a new chapter."

No. 4-seeded Wake Forest (24-7) lost playing in its first tournament game since 2005.

Nic Wise scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half, Chase Budinger added 20 and 12th-seeded Arizona (20-13) sent a message to those saying it didn't belong in the field of 65: "We do," Wise said.Jordan Hill added 17 points and 13 rebounds for Arizona (20-13), which has been in the NCAAs 25 years in a row, but hadn't reached the second round since 2006.

Jonny Flynn scored 16 points, Rick Jackson and Arinze Onuaku each added 12 and the third-seeded Orange (27-9) exploited a big size differential inside to cruise past NCAA first-timer Stephen F. Austin.

Junior Derek Glasser scored a career-high 22 points, and Arizona State (25-9) overcame a second consecutive subpar performance by Pac-10 player of the year James Harden.

Ronald Moore two 3-pointers sent Siena to a 74-72 victory over the Buckeyes in double overtime Friday night, putting the ninth-seeded Saints (27-7) in a second-round matchup with Louisville, the tournament's top team.

Louisville's full-court press took over in the second half, setting up a victory over Morehead State that completed 25 years of perfection by No. 1 seeds.With the win, No. 1 seeds improved to 100-0 against No. 16s since the tournament expanded in 1985

Oklahoma State's Byron Eaton found a clear path to the basket for a three-point play with 7.2 seconds left, lifting his team over to Vols.Eighth-seeded Oklahoma State (23-11) will play Pitt Sunday.

The Jayhawks held off the 14th-seeded Bison and their spirited supporters Friday.Kansas (26-7) was ahead the entire second half, but the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Regional rarely led by double digits.

Taj Gibson was a perfect 10 for the Trojans (22-12), going 10-for-10 from the field for 24 points to lead the victory over cold-shooting Boston College.Gibson's perfect shooting was the second-best performance in NCAA tournament history with a minimum 10 attempts, behind Kenny Walker's 11-for-11 for Kentucky 1986. Gibson matched Marvin Barnes of Providence and Christian Laettner of Duke, who were 10-for-10 in 1973 and 1992, respectively.

The sixth-seeded Golden Eagles edged Utah State 58-57 in Friday's opener, blowing a 14-point lead and having to come back from a six-point deficit.

Leo Lyons finished with 23 points and DeMarre Carroll had 13 to help Missouri (29-6) pull away from Cornell.

The No. 12 Badgers rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to topple the No. 5 Seminoles in overtime.Florida State was in the tournament for the first time in 11 years and appeared several times to be on the way to the second round before the plodding Badgers pulled off the upset.

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