2022 NCAA Men's Tournament: First Four Top Moments, Day 2
The 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is rolling into its second day.
A pair of No. 16 seeds, Bryant and Wright State, faced off in Dayton, Ohio for the chance to advance and face the No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats in the South Region.
Ultimately, Wright State would win 93-82 in a game that played out like a track meet.
To cap the night, No. 11 seeds Notre Dame and Rutgers closed things out to solidify the field of 64, and they set a high bar for the rest of the tournament.
Notre Dame squeezed out an 89-87 win in double overtime to advance.
Here are the top moments from Wednesday's action.
Three the hard way
A foul? No problem for Caleb McConnell, who converted through the contact.
Get that out of here!
There was a meeting at the summit on the court, and Aundre Hyatt was playing the role of gatekeeper.
That defense, combined with this McConnell buzzer-beater, helped Rutgers take a 41-36 lead into the half.
Momentum shift
Dane Goodwin's heroics from distance were just what the doctor ordered for Notre Dame to keep them within striking distance.
That would help the Fighting Irish catapult in front of Rutgers to take the lead late in the second half.
Fighting back
Rutgers didn't go quietly though, with Geo Baker drilling a 3-pointer to tie the game. Both teams would remain tied at the end of regulation, forcing the game to overtime.
Back-and-forth affair
The extra period of basketball didn't disappoint, with Rutgers and Notre Dame exchanging shot after shot, ultimately leading to a second overtime period.
Luck of the Irish
It appeared as if this game was headed to a third overtime period with the tilt knotted at 87, but Paul Atkinson Jr. capped off a 26-point night with the game-winning layup to push Notre Dame into the next round.
Prepare for takeoff
Grant Basile saw a clear path to the basket and made sure to score in style for Wright State.
Flamethrower
All Peter Kiss needed was a slither of daylight to make the Wright State defense pay from distance. After all, he's averaging 25.1 PPG for a reason.
Closing the half!
Wright State and Bryant closed out a fast-paced first half with two more highlight worthy buckets to set the stage for an actioned-packed second half.
Welcome back
The first half ended in a flurry and the second half opened with more fireworks from Bryant to tie the game.
No holding Holden
Tanner Holden proved to be too much for the Bryant defense early and often, scoring in a variety of ways, which included this dunk.
Creating separation
Trey Calvin found some distance between himself and the defender for this 3-pointer, which helped Wright State create distance from Bryant on the scoreboard.
Wright State would eventually prove to be too much offensively, prevailing to advance and play Arizona in the Round of 64.
