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No. 5 seed Drake and No. 12 seed Western Kentucky put on a show today in Tampa, with a Western Kentucky buzzer beater in overtime putting an exclamation mark on the best game of the NCAA Tournament so far.

Senior Ty Rogers hit the three-pointer as time expired to give Western Kentucky the 101-99 overtime victory.

It was amazing that Western Kentucky even needed overtime. After a hard-fought first 15 minutes, Western Kentucky went on a run just before halftime and led 47-38 at intermission. The Hilltoppers then shot lights out for much of the second half and appeared to have things just about wrapped up, leading 74-59 with 7:42 to go.

And then Drake went on a big run, with Jonathan Cox, Klayton Korver and Adam Emmenecker all hitting big shots down the stretch. A Cox three-pointer tied the game at 88-88 just before overtime, and Drake even had a chance to win in regulation when Emmenecker missed a jumper.

The story of the high-scoring overtime was Rogers' three-pointer, but the story of the game was Western Kentucky's Tyrone Brazelton, who had a phenomenal game, scoring 31 points on 10-of-20 shooting, including 6-of-10 from behind the three-point line.

And so the 2008 NCAA Tournament now has its 12-5 upset, and after a rather ho-hum first afternoon of the Tournament, the second day is off to a wild start.

UPDATE: After the jump, video of the buzzer beater.
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