Rebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
It wouldn’t be March without a little madness. The NCAA basketball tournament got underway Thursday and like every year, the upsets followed. Perennial powerhouse Kentucky went down to Oakland in Pittsburgh, Pa., 80-76. The Wildcats went in with a 3 seed but couldn’t get past No. 14 Oakland University, which hails from Oakland County, Michigan. Oakland's Jack Gohlke was on fire from the arc. He sunk 10 3-pointers, falling just one short of a tournament record.
Michigan State 69, Mississippi State 51: A matchup between an 8 and 9 seed could go either way, but technically Mississippi State with its higher seeding had a slight advantage over Michigan State. But the Spartans didn't let that stop them from doing what they went to do in Charlotte, North Carolina: get to the second round. They live to see another game with a 69-51 win over Mississippi State.
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