The second round of the NCAA Tournament had its share of good games as well. In an upset in Washington D.C., the West Virginia Mountaineers defeated the Duke Blue Devils 73-67 to eliminate the second seeded Blue Devils. West Virginia's strong play came on in the second half, when they outscored Duke by 11 to control the game. The matchup between Marquette and Stanford was a good one as well. Trent Johnson, head coach for the Stanford Cardinals, was ejected in the first half. Stanford ended up winning 82-81 in overtime on Brook Lopez's game winning basket with 1.3 seconds left. Brook finished with 30 points, while his twin brother Robin, scored 18. The matchup between #1 seeded UCLA and Texas A&M was also a good defensive battle. UCLA won 51-49, on Darren Collison's game winning layup with 9 seconds left. Georgetown and Davidson was also a great matchup. Georgetown was up 11 at halftime, when Stephen Curry of Davidson was not knocking down his shots. He started knocking them down in the second half, scoring 25 points in the second half. Davidson beat Georgetown in an upset 74-70 to advance. Butler and Tennessee was also a good game and the first time two 30 win teams have met in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee had its share of problems but pulled it out in the end, winning 76-71 in overtime. All four #1 seeds made it to the Sweet 16, but two #2 seeds(Georgetown and Duke), lost in the second round. What Sweet 16 matchups are you most looking forward to? Who has been impressive in the first two rounds so far? Who is the most vulnerable team so far?
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