A night after "60 Minutes" profiled its basketball program's foibles, Fresno State needed every second of 40 minutes to beat Memphis.
Tremaine Fowlkes made a 3-pointer as time expired Monday night, giving the Bulldogs an 83-80 victory over the Tigers in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament."It couldn't have come at a better time," Fresno State coach Jerry Tarkanian said of a rare 3-pointer from Fowlkes.
Tarkanian's comment could have also described the timing of the victory. On Sunday night, CBS news magazine "60 Minutes," aired a report reviewing drug and assault suspensions that have plagued Fresno State's basketball program this season.
Eight of the team's 10 scholarship players have missed games because they were suspended, ineligible, in rehab or quit.
Tarkanian said he wouldn't watch the show and advised his players not to watch it because he felt CBS correspondent Mike Wallace betrayed a pledge that the show wouldn't disappoint Tarkanian.
Following Fowlkes' shot, Fresno State fans stormed the floor while Memphis coaches argued at the scorers' table that the ball did not leave Fowlkes' hand in time.
"I don't want to talk about the officiating unless someone wants to pay my $10,000 fine," said Memphis coach Tic Price.
Fresno State (20-11) will play at Hawaii on Thursday in the quar-terfinals.
Fowlkes scored 27 points and had 10 rebounds for Fresno State. Detric Golden led Memphis (17-12) with 24 points.
MINNESOTA 79, ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM 66: At Minneapolis, Quincy Lewis scored 21 points and Eric Harris had 11 of his 16 in the second half for the Golden Gophers (17-15).
Kevin Clark added 14 of his 17 points after halftime, including two key 3-pointers in the last five minutes. Minnesota plays host to Marquette on Wednesday, with the winner coming to New York for the semifinals.
Damon Cobb led the Blazers (21-12) with 15 points.
MARQUETTE 75, AUBURN 60, OT: At Milwaukee, the Eagles (20-10) erased a five-point deficit in the final 24 seconds of regulation, then outscored Auburn 15-0 in overtime.
Freshman Scott Pohlman led Auburn (16-14) with 19 points.
GEORGIA TECH 80, GEORGETOWN 79: At Atlanta, T.J. Vines made a 3-pointer to start a comeback from a 16-point deficit in regulation, then made a tie-breaking free throw with 11.8 seconds left in overtime.
PENN STATE 77, DAYTON 74: At Dayton, Calvin Booth scored 19 points and tied his school record with 10 blocks to lead the Nittany Lions (17-12), who rallied from 13 points down midway through the second half.
Ryan Perryman scored 21 points for the Flyers (21-12).
HAWAII 78, GONZAGA 70: Anthony Carter scored a career-high 33 points as Hawaii held off Gonzaga to advance to the third round.
Carter, who scored 28 points in the Rainbows' first-round victory over Arizona State, took charge down the stretch against the Bulldogs, scoring 11 of his team's final 16 points.