It Ain't Over Until It's Over

The First Four tipped off the NCAA tournament in style tonight. The President of the United States Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron were attendance to watch the game and festivities in Dayton, Ohio. The one thing we learned tonight is the old saying, it ain't over until it's over, sure is true.

The first game featured a pair of 16 seeds who were vying to get a chance to play against the #1 overall seed Kentucky. Western Kentucky was the only team to make the NCAA tournament despite having a losing record. They did what they had done all year which is fall behind early. Mississippi Valley St. took control behind some hot shooting by Kevin Burwell. The Delta Devils built the lead to 16 late in the second half. But as I said earlier, Western Kentucky did what they did all Sun Belt Conference tournament. The Hilltoppers rallied to go ahead on T.J. Price's three-point play with 33 seconds left. It will be all Bluegrass State second matchup between the University of Kentucky and Western Kentucky.

A 16-point come-from-behind is impressive of all, but BYU thought they could do better. Iona, the nation's top scoring team, did not disappoint in the first 16 minutes of the game, pouring in 55 points. The Gael's lead grew to as much as 25, but they did not score the last 4:30 of the first half. It turned out that was a premonition of what was to come in the second half. BYU started getting hot from the field. The Cougars also turned on some stifling defense to hold Iona to just 17 second half points. The win gave BYU the largest comeback win in NCAA Tournament history. As the #14 seed, the Cougars have now earned a matchup against Marquette on Saturday.