March Madness 2010: Highlights From March 18 NCAA Action

March Madness 2010: Highlights From March 18 NCAA Action

March Madness got off to a thrilling start Thursday, and the exciting action continued throughout the night. Several high-seeded teams were eliminated and viewers were treated to multiple overtime contests. Scroll down for a complete rundown of the day's game.

  • The first game of the tournament was also the first upset of the tournament, as 11-seed Old Dominion took down 6-seed Notre Dame.

  • 15-seed Robert Morris University nearly upset 2-seed Villanova, but fell short in overtime.
  • It took two overtimes, but 7-seed BYU sent Florida home,
  • Baylor, a 3-seed, easily handled Sam Houston State.
  • Saint Mary's edged 7-seed Richmond to win its first NCAA Tournament game in more than 50 years.
  • 5-seed Butler took over in the second half and sent UTEP packing.
  • Ohio, a 14-seed, stunned heavily favored Georgetown in a blowout.
  • Kentucky utterly destroyed East Tennessee State, reaching the 100-point mark.
  • Washington staged a huge comeback to upset 6-seed Marquette with a last-second shot.
  • Tennessee held off a late charge from San Diego State.
  • Top-ranked Kansas dismissed Lehigh, 90-74.
  • Wake Forest came back in overtime to down Texas with a clutch shot as time ran down.
  • 3-seed New Mexico held off longshot Montana... barely.
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