Live updates: 2013 NCAA tournament Sunday third round games
Highlighted by Temple vs. Indiana and La Salle vs. Mississippi.
Live updates: 2013 NCAA tournament Sunday third round games
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
UPDATE: Tyrone Garland hit the game-winning shot with 2.5 seconds left to lead La Salle past Mississippi, 76-74, in Kansas City. The Explorers are headed to the Sweet 16 in Los Angeles. They'll play Wichita State in the West Region semifinal on Thursday.
The "Southwest Philly Floater," as Garland called it in a television interview after the game, will go down as one of the great shots in Philadelphia college basketball history.
What a remarkable run it has been for La Salle. John Giannini and his players deserve every minute of the celebrations they'll have when they get back to Philly.
Temple fell to Indiana, 58-52. Khalif Wyatt scored 31 points in the loss. Scootie Randall, Jake O'Brien and Will Cummings were a combined 0-19 from the field.
It's a tough way to go, but the Owls had the Hoosiers on the ropes even with Randall, O'Brien and Cummings scoreless. They have a lot to be proud of - and I'd remind you that Fran Dunphy has won NCAA tournament games in two of the last three seasons.
E1. Indiana vs. E9. Temple
Time: 3:06 p.m. EDT
Venue: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
TV/Radio: CBS (Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Tracy Wolfson)/WPHT 1210-AM
W12. Mississippi vs. W13b. La Salle
Time: 8:07 p.m.
Venue: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.
TV/Radio: truTV (Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Craig Sager)/WNTP 990-AM
The complete schedule of tip times and TV broadcast information, including for the games at the Wells Fargo Center, can be found here.
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Could this be the year of the WOwls!— TheMonk- Nice job Dunph
— Leron - Leave it to Temple to hold the lead against the top team in the nation and blow it in the final minute. Oh and I wont mention any names but when a 5th year senior goes 0-11 from the field in the biggest game of his life then he has no business being on the court!!— negktn121
- Tough loss. That's the downside of being an 8/9 seed and have to face a #1 in the second round (or as the NCAA calls it the 3rd round).— Phillies2008WSChamps
- negktn121, SHUT UP. temple played the number 1 seed and almost won. you are like many philly ppl. who are so negative it's not even funny. why not just say good game Temple (unranked) you almost beat a team that has been ranked in the top five all season. this is why players hate to play in this city because the fans are so negative. if i were a player of any sport, college or professional, i would never play in this city:-( we are the worst! good going temple, i'm proud of you!— ceage2
- North Philly tough !!. Nothing to be ashamed of here. Maybe they can recruit out of Philly footprint after this good, tough game against one of the best teams in country— fat tony
- Temple blows!— APhillyDump
- Dunphy IS the Big Five! Great representative!!!!— PhillyTerm
- CONGRATULATIONS LA SALLE! A tough, gutty victory to reach the Sweet 16. Tremendous job by the players and Coach Giannini. The eyes were misting when Tyrone Garland called his shot the Southwest Philly Floater on national TV. A hometown kid with the heart of a lion.— Bob1
- Boy how much a nice person do you have to be to hate on college kids who just had their dreams crushed. well done negktn121. Go explorers— fbrookes
- GO EXPLORERS! Coach G knows how to get the best out of his kids.
Reach Jonathan at jtannenwald@phillynews.com or 215-854-2330.
