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Enjoy from my personal collection of NCAA Tournament games. I honestly don't remember much from this slate of opening day games during the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament. I believe Iowa was coming off winning the Big Ten Tournament Championship, defeating an Indiana team that upset Illinois during the semifinals. I forgot that Iowa won four games in four days to secure an NCAA Tournament bid. The Hawkeyes would knock out a Creighton team that would lose to Illinois during the second round in the 2002 NCAA Tournament. Also featured within this slate was Maryland's opening round game against George Mason, five years before Jim Larranga's program reached the Final Four. Of course, Maryland would reach the 2001 Final Four, where it would blow a 20-point first half lead and lose to Duke, setting the stage for the Terrapins' 2002 title. I did not realize that Maryland only beat George Mason by three points. Talk about a first-round scare. Note: Please excuse the poor video quality. I was home from college for spring break. In Chicago, my parents' TV reception was awful for the CBS station when it rained. This Thursday was raining all day, and my recorded games are of terrible quality. I have included first round coverage via the awesome Keith Olenik if interested in watching these games.
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