Mount St. Mary's College vs. Coppin State University, Dayton, OH (Tuesday, March 18, 2008)
16a. Mount St. Mary's
LOCATION // Emmitsburg
HOW THEY GOT HERE // Won Northeast Conference tournament.
RECORD, RPI // 18-14, 159th.
NCAA HISTORY // This is third appearance and first since 1999.
KEY PLAYERS // G Chris Vann (6-0, senior, 14.4 pts., 3.1 reb.); G Jeremy Goode (5-9, sophomore, 14.3 pts., 5.5 assists).
THE BUZZ // In the Northeast title game, Mount St. Mary's held Sacred Heart to 29 percent shooting, 10.5 percent from the three-point line.
16b. Coppin State
LOCATION // Baltimore.
HOW THEY GOT HERE // Won Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.
RECORD, RPI // 16-20, 228th.
NCAA HISTORY // This is the fourth appearance, and first since 1997.
KEY PLAYERS // G Tywain McKee (6-2, senior, 16.6 pts., 4.3 reb.); F Antwan Harrison (6-3, senior, 9 pts., 2.3 reb.); F Julian Conyers (6-6, senior, 6.7 pts., 2.4 reb.).
THE BUZZ // Seeded seventh in the MEAC tournament, the Eagles won four games by a total of six points, capped by a stunning, 62-60 win over cross-town rival and regular-season champ Morgan State in the final.
UCLA vs. MVSU
16. Mississippi Valley State
LOCATION // Itta Bena, Miss.
HOW THEY GOT HERE // Won Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament.
RECORD, RPI // 17-15, 223rd.
NCAA HISTORY // This is fourth appearance and first since 1996.
KEY PLAYERS // F Carl Lucas (6-5/Sr., 12.7 ppg., 5.5 rpg.); C Larry Cox (6-10/Sr., 12.4 ppg., 8 rpg.); G Stanford Speech (6-3/Sr., 10.8 ppg., 2.6 apg.).
THE BUZZ // No SWAC team has won an NCAA tournament first-round game since Southern shocked Georgia Tech in 1993. Jackson State drew Florida last season and lost 112-69.
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