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UConn, You're Gone

13th seed San Diego hits late jumper in OT for biggest yet in NCAA Tourney

By Mitch Pritchard, Newser User

Posted Mar 21, 2008 7:47 PM CDT

(Newser) – Tampa is rapidly becoming Upset Central in the NCAA Tournament: first Western Kentucky beat fifth-seeded Drake today, then 13th-seeded San Diego followed that shocker with buzzer-beating 70-69 overtime win over Connecticut, reports the Associated Press. De'Jon Jackson's pull-up jumper with 1.2 seconds left in... Read full story »

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