Pitt and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tip off March Madness with First Four wins
by Agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#69TJN)
- Pittsburgh edge Mississippi State in back-and-forth contest
- Texas A&M-CC ousts SE Missouri St for first ever tourney win
Jamarius Burton made a go-ahead jumper with 10 seconds left and Pitt edged Mississippi State 60-59 in a back-and-forth First Four game Tuesday night that featured 21 lead changes - most in the NCAA tournament in five years.
Mississippi State had a great chance to win at the end, but Shakeel Moore missed a wide-open three-pointer from the corner with two seconds remaining off an inbounds play. DJ Jeffries' tip-in attempt was off target just before the buzzer.
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