When Lucious Jordan of the No. 16 Albany Great Danes made a layup with 8 1/2 seconds left in their first-round game against No. 1-seeded Connecticut, the fans in Philadelphia rose in unison and let loose a roar that caused the melted ooze at Pat's Cheesesteaks a few blocks up the road to move. Albany led, 50-38, and had the Huskies on the run. It seemed possible that a No. 1-seeded team was on the verge of losing in the first round of the tournament for the first time. But 20 seconds later Connecticut's Denham Brown made a three-pointer and the dysfunctional Huskies went on to win, 72-59.
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