Summit League champ North Dakota State was one of two #12 seeds to win on a wild day of NCAA tournament basketball Thursday. The Bison were one of four overtime winners for the day.
Lawrence Alexander hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left to force overtime and freshman Carlin Dupree scored four points in the final 75 seconds as No. 12 seed North Dakota State knocked off Oklahoma 80-75 Thursday night.
The Bison (26-6) picked up their first NCAA tournament win by rallying in the final minute and then outlasting the No. 5 seed Sooners in overtime. Alexander finished with a career-high 28 points, but it’ll be his falling-down, fist-pumping celebration after the tying 3-pointer that will be replayed in Fargo for years.
Dupree came on in the closing seconds of overtime after Taylor Braun fouled out. He hit two free throws and scored on a difficult baseline leaner with 41 seconds left.
The other #12 seed to win was Harvard which topped Cincinnati. Eleven seed Dayton started the day by beating Ohio State.
Friday’s action includes eleven seed Nebraska facing Baylor, three seed Creighton meeting Louisiana Lafayette and three seed Iowa State taking on North Carolina Central.
