The team that took down Stanford got its comeuppance in the NCAA tournament.

Demario Eddins scored a career-high 26 points and made the decisive plays in the closing seconds Friday night, leading Alabama-Birmingham to a 102-100 victory over Washington.

The game in Columbus, Ohio, ended well past midnight, leaving a crowd that included former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson drained by the nonstop drama.

"One of my first expressions would be: 'Wow, what a game!'" UAB coach Mike Anderson said. "I had a feeling it would be entertaining, but to give up 100 points and win. ... This team has continued to amaze me."

Eddins took a charge that negated a basket, hit two free throws with 16.2 seconds left and blocked a shot, sending the Blazers (21-9) to their first tournament victory since 1986.

Alabama-Birmingham will play top-seeded Kentucky Sunday in the second round of the St. Louis Regional.

Nate Robinson led Washington (19-12) with 27 points.

Washington stopped Stanford's unbeaten streak at 26 games on March 6, part of a late-season surge that got the Huskies into the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1999.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gerald Fitch scored 26 points for Kentucky in a much tougher game than the final score indicated.The Wildcats (27-4) didn't lock up their 13th straight first-round win until midway through the second half. Terrence Woods led Florida A&M (15-17) with 24 points.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Miah Davis scored 19 points and Guillaume Yango added 18 for 12th-seeded Pacific.Pacific (25-7), riding a 16-game winning streak, will play fourth-seeded Kansas in the second round. Ryan Gomes had 25 points and 13 rebounds for Providence (20-9).

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - J.R. Giddens scored 17 points, including two thunderous dunks during a game-clinching run, to lead Kansas (22-8).

MILWAUKEE - Luke Schenscher scored 13 points, and B.J. Elder added 12 points for third-seeded Georgia Tech (24-9), which advanced to play sixth-seeded Boston College.

MILWAUKEE - Craig Smith had 19 points and eight rebounds for Boston College (24-9).Utah (24-9) got just eight points from senior sharpshooter Nick Jacobson. He was 2-of-13 from 3-point range and 3-of-18 overall.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Tony Bobbitt hit a 3-pointer with 16.1 seconds left, rallying fourth-seeded Cincinnati.East Tennessee State's Tim Smith scored 26 points, but missed a layup on his last try. The Buccaneers (27-6) then missed two follow-up shots before Cincinnati's Jason Maxiell got the rebound.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Dee Brown scored 21 points for Illinois (25-6), playing on the same floor where the Illini won their first outright Big Ten title in 52 years.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lawrence Roberts scored 19 points for second-seeded Mississippi State.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lionel Chalmers scored 25 points, and Romain Sato added 24 for Xavier (24-10), which wiped out a 14-point deficit with a 36-10 run.Taquan Dean led Louisville (20-10) with 19 points.

MILWAUKEE - Mike Wilkinson scored 18 points, and Boo Wade added 16 to help Wisconsin (25-6) overcome a 13-point deficit.Jamaal Scott and Mike Skrocki each scored 12 points for Richmond (20-13).

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Ivan McFarlin McFarlin had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Tony Allen added 17 for Oklahoma State.The second-seeded Cowboys (28-3) advanced to play seventh-seeded Memphis. Brendon Merritt led Eastern Washington (17-3) with 14 points.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Rodney Carney hit six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, both career highs, and added 10 rebounds to lead Memphis (22-7).Carlos Powell led South Carolina (23-11) with 11 points.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Marcus Melvin scored 20 points to help third-seeded North Carolina State (21-9) advance to a second-round game against sixth-seeded Vanderbilt.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mario Moore scored a career-high 26 points, and Matt Freije added 13 points and eight rebounds for Vanderbilt (22-9).Mike Williams led Western Michigan (26-5) with 24 points.