Siena beats Ohio State in double overtime, 74-72
Posted: 03.20.2009 at 11:37 PM
Siena's Edwin Ubiles, left, drives against Ohio State's P.J. Hill (4) in the second half of a first-round NCAA men's college basketball tournament game Friday.  / AP photo
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Siena strikes again.

Ronald Moore hit a 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left in the second overtime — from the identical spot he made one at the end of the first OT — as the Saints beat eighth-seeded Ohio State 74-72 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Moore's two clutch shots advanced ninth-seeded Siena (27-7) into Sunday's second round where the Saints will meet Louisville, the tournament's top team. The Cardinals moved on with a 74-54 win over No. 16 seed Morehead State.

Evan Turner missed a leaner from 15 feet that would forced a third OT for the Buckeyes (22-11), who blew an 11-point lead in the second half of regulation.

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