SPORTS

Two stunners: No. 14 seeds Georgia State, UAB upend No. 3 seeds

Associated Press
Georgia State's R.J. Hunter (22) comes off the court after making a game-winning shot against Baylor, as head coach Ron Hunter, back left, and Ryann Green (2) celebrate their 57-56 in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 19, 2015, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Rick Wilson)

Jacksonville, Fla. — R.J. Hunter's 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining capped a comeback from a 12-point deficit and lifted 14th-seeded Georgia State to a 57-56 opening-game victory over third-seeded Baylor in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday Read here.

In another second-round upset, William Lee scored the last four points for 14th-seeded UAB, and the Blazers upset ninth-ranked Iowa State 60-59 in their opening game in the NCAA Tournament. Read more here

The Blazers (20-15) came in with the youngest team in the NCAA Tournament and with nobody having played in this tournament before. They wound up winning the program's first NCAA game since 2005 by notching the first big upset of this tournament.