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March Madness first round winners and losers: Key wins for Nebraska and Kentucky

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As Nebraska, Kentucky and Saint Louis earned big victories, North Carolina and BYU flopped in their NCAA Tournament first-round games.

While No. 1 Duke , No. 1 Michigan and No.

2 Connecticut faced unexpected tests in the first round of the Men’s NCAA Tournament , the upsets on Thursday and Friday happened down the bracket, with teams from the ACC, Big Ten and Big 12 being upended by double-digit seeds. In one of the most dramatic moments of the opening round, No. 12 High Point knocked off No.

5 Wisconsin , 83-82 , on a last-second layup . In another upset, No. 11 VCU pulled off a furious comeback to beat No.

6 North Carolina , 82-78 , in overtime. Duke made history as the only No. 1 seed to ever trail a No.

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