NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Opening Round Game - Results Since 2011

Results Since 2011

The results of the opening round games since the tournament's expansion to four games is as follows:

2011: All four games were played at the University of Dayton Arena. On March 15, UNC Asheville (UNCA) defeated Arkansas-Little Rock (UALR) 81–77 in overtime, advancing to the No. 16 seed in the Southeast Region to face No. 1 seeded Pittsburgh. Interestingly, at the time, UNCA had been involved in the only other opening round game to end in overtime in 2003. In the East Region, Clemson defeated UAB 70–52, advancing to the No. 12 seed to face No. 5 seeded West Virginia. On March 16, also in the East Region, UTSA defeated Alabama State 70–61, advancing to the No. 16 seed to play No. 1 seeded Ohio State. In the Southwest Region, VCU defeated USC 59–46, advancing to the No. 11 seed to face No. 6 seeded Georgetown. All of the opening round winners, with the exception of VCU, were eliminated in the next round. VCU ultimately advanced to the Final Four, becoming the first opening round winner to compete beyond its second game.

2012: All four games were played at the University of Dayton Arena. On March 13, Western Kentucky overcame a 16-point deficit in the final 5 minutes to defeat Mississippi Valley State 59–58, advancing to the No. 16 seed in the South Region to face the tournament's overall No. 1 seed, Kentucky. This was the largest comeback within the final 5 minutes in NCAA Tournament history. President Barack Obama and guest, British prime minister David Cameron, attended this game. In the following game, BYU came back from a 25-point first-half deficit to defeat Iona 78–72, advancing to the No. 14 seed in the West Region to play No. 3 seeded Marquette. BYU's comeback was the largest in NCAA Tournament history. The winners of the remaining two games, both played on March 14, qualified for the Midwest Region. Vermont defeated Lamar 71–59, advancing to the No. 16 seed to face No. 1 seeded North Carolina. South Florida defeated California 65–54, advancing to the No. 12 seed to play No. 5 seeded Temple. South Florida was the only winning team to advance past the second round; however, after defeating Temple 58–44, the Bulls lost to Ohio 62–56.

2013: All four games were played at the University of Dayton Arena. On March 19, North Carolina A&T edged Liberty 73-72, advancing to the No. 16 seeded position in the Midwest Region to face No. 1 seed Louisville. Saint Mary's defeated MTSU 67-54, advancing to the No. 11 seeded position in the Midwest Region to play No. 6 seed Memphis. On March 20, James Madison defeated LIU-Brooklyn 68-55, advancing as the No. 16 seed in the East Region to face the No. 1 seed Indiana. La Salle beat Boise State 80-71, advancing as the No. 13 seed in the West Region to play No. 4 seeded Kansas State. Of the four winning teams, only LaSalle advanced beyond the second round. They were eliminated in the fourth round (Sweet Sixteen) by Wichita State 72-58.