College Hoops Road To The Final Four, The Madness Continues, The Upsets Keep Rollin' Baby!

CLEVELAND -- Former local prep star Mike Gansey spent his summer shooting baskets on Cleveland State's cozy court, picturing himself making a big shot in an NCAA Tournament game.

Remarkably, he got the chance on the very same court, and made the shot. Then another, and another.

Shooting at those familiar baskets, the junior guard scored a career-high 29 points -- 19 of them in the two overtimes -- and the Mountaineers sent No. 2 seed Wake Forest to another stunning second-round loss, 111-105 on Saturday night.

West Virginia (23-10) will play Texas Tech next in the Albuquerque Regional, its deepest tournament run since it also made the round of 16 in 1998. The Mountaineers have beaten seven Top 25 teams this season, a school record.

The crowd at Cleveland State rooted Wisconsin-Milwaukee to an upset of Boston College in the first game, then reveled as Wake Forest (27-6) became the first ACC team knocked out of the tournament.

"This is just a dream come true," said Gansey, who went to a suburban high school and worked out this summer in Wolstein Center with his brother, Steve, a guard at Cleveland State. "It's an unbelievable feeling."

For Wake Forest as well. After one of its most promising seasons ended with another overtime loss -- the Demon Deacons were 0-3 in OT this season -- the players couldn't comprehend what had just happened.

"It was what? Three OTs? Two OTs? It was just a long game," said point guard Chris Paul, who fouled out with 3:24 left in the second overtime. "We got a little fatigued at the end, and Gansey kept making play after play after play."
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posted by ADMIN @ Sunday, March 20, 2005