Fifth-Seeded Saint Mary's Routs No. 12 Indiana 82-53

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Fifth-Seeded Saint Mary's Routs No. 12 Indiana 82-53
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Logan Johnson scored 20 points and fifth-seeded Saint Mary’s took advantage of No. 12 seed Indiana’s grueling recent schedule, rolling to an 82-53 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.

Indiana, which has won five NCAA championships, was making its 40th tournament appearance.

At least at the start, Indiana wasn't showing any fatigue. The Hoosiers had a narrow lead for much of the half until Alex Ducas' 3-pointer that put Saint Mary's in front 25-21. The Gaels extended the lead to 33-26 on another Ducas 3. Saint Mary's ground Indiana down and led 40-28 at the half. Ducas, a junior from Australia, finished with 13 points.When the ball got stuck between the backboard and the shot clock early in the second half, the players tried with no success to get it free. A ref even stood on a folding chair to try and poke it free, to no avail.cheerleader lofted by a male counterpart was able to rescue the ball.Indiana: The only previous meeting against Saint Mary's was way back in 1957.

Saint Mary's: Bennett, in his 21st season with the Gaels, was named the WCC Coach of the Year. He's won the honor four times. But the latest comes after turning around a team that struggled last season to finish 14-10. ... Saint Mary's wore warmup jerseys that read “No Quit.”The winner will play the winner of Thursday's late game in Portland between UCLA and Akron on Saturday.

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