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Kentucky Ends Cornell's Cinderella Run

March Madness

Butler offs no. 1 Syracuse; double OT in Kansas St. game.

A dramatic night at the NCAA tournament: Cornell's Cinderella story as the first Ivy League team to make the Sweet 16 since 1979 ended as top seed Kentucky overwhelmed them, 62-45. Butler, which was seeded fifth, knocked first-seeded Syracuse out of the tournament, 63-59, in an upset game that went down to the final minutes. That wasn't the most knuckle-biting game of the night though—Kansas State went into double overtime versus Xavier, with Kansas State pulling out a 101-96 victory.

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