Upsets continue as Florida St. tops 2-seed Irish
Florida State Ian Miller's looks to pass against Ben Hansbrough of Notre Dame in the second half during the third round of the NCAA Tournament at the United Center in Chicago. (Mar. 20, 2011) Credit: Getty Images
CHICAGO — Bernard James scored 14 points, Michael Snaer added 13 and Florida State showed there’s more to its game than defense with a 71-57 upset of second-seeded Notre Dame on Sunday night that put the Seminoles in the regional semifinals for
the first time since 1993.
It was an impressive effort by the 10th-seeded Seminoles, who had four players in double figures and were 9 of 19 from 3-point range.
Florida State (23-10) now faces upstart Virginia Commonwealth in the Southwest regional semifinals Friday in San Antonio. The 11th-seeded Rams, maligned as not worthy of being in the 68-team field, stunned third-seeded Purdue earlier Sunday for their
third win in five nights.
For Notre Dame, meanwhile, it was another disappointing showing in the NCAA tournament. Ben Hansbrough scored 18 on 5-of-13 shooting before fouling out with 3:19 left.
