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Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - Ali Farokhmanesh scored 16 points, including a critical three-pointer in the waning moments, and Northern Iowa stunned No. 1 overall seed Kansas, 69-67, in the second round of the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament.
Jordan Eglseder had 14 points and five rebounds for the ninth-seeded Panthers (30-4), who will make their first appearance in the Sweet 16.
Marcus Morris scored 16 points to pace the Jayhawks (33-3).
This is Kansas' earliest exit at the NCAA Tournament since 2006 when the Jayhawks lost to Bradley in the first round. The defeat was a shocker, considering the Jayhawks were not only the top overall seed, but they were trying to win the national title for the second time in three years. In 2008, they beat Memphis for the championship, and last year Kansas fell to Michigan State in the Sweet 16.
Before this Cinderella run, the Panthers lost in the first round their previous four times in the tournament. Prior to 2010, the only win Northern Iowa had at the NCAA's was in 1990 against Missouri. Northern Iowa beat UNLV in the first round on Thursday, when Farokhmanesh played hero with a deep three-pointer with 4.9 seconds remaining.
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I'm glad I don't do brackets now....
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.
by JoeCB1991 on Mar 20, 2010 8:50 PM EDT reply actions
Bracket Buster
That was extremely shocking, I had them winning the whole thing.
by trhsfan on Mar 20, 2010 9:04 PM EDT reply actions
I don't think too many people
picked Northern Iowa to advance to the sweet 16, so I don’t see how this is a big deal as far as bracket busting goes. If you picked UCSB to win it all… then yeah, your bracket was busted.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Mar 21, 2010 2:15 AM EDT reply actions
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