Thursday, March 17, 2011

morehead state

.Morehead State pulls upset of

Demonte Harper made a 3-pointer from the top of the circle with 4.2 seconds left Thursday to lead 13th-seeded Morehead State to the first upset of the NCAA tournament, a 62-61 victory over No. 4 Louisville in the Southwest regional. March Madness is already off to an incredible start, and the tournament even has it's first real upset. The Morehead State Eagles took down the 4-seeded Louisville Cardinals with an incredible 3-pointer just seconds before the buzzer. Apparently, though, the Morehead State Eagles weren't interested in serving as the Frank Grimes to the Cardinals' Homer Simpson. Watch as Demonte Harper makes the Eagles the 23rd-ever 13-seed to upset a 4-seed.13 Morehead State's shocking upset of No. 4 Louisville. Demonte Harper hit a go-ahead three with just 4.2 seconds left, giving the Eagles a 62-61 lead that would hold when Kenneth Faried blocked Louisville's game-winning attempt. Earlier in the day,Morehead State 62, Louisville 61 — Demonte Harper's only three-pointer of the game came from about 27 feet with 4.2 seconds left, and it gave the Eagles a 63-62 lead. After a timeout, Louisville's Mike Marra was rejected by Kenneth Faried at the DENVER (AP) — Demonte Harper's 3-pointer from the top of the circle led 13th-seeded Morehead State to the first upset of the NCAA tournament, a 62-61 victory over No. 4 Louisville in the upset-happy Southwest regional. DENVER -- Morehead State's Kenneth Faried was lying on the Pepsi Center floor, hands over his eyes, writhing around. If you didn't watch what had just transpired, you might have thought he was in agony. But the native of Newark, NJ, was feeling no pain