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Northwestern State 64 Iowa 63

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Jermaine Wallace&#39;s fadeaway three-point heave with a split second left on the clock lifted 14th seed Northwestern State to a come-from-behind 64-to-63 upset of number-three seed Iowa in the first round of the N-C-A-A men&#39;s basketball tournament.<br> <br> The Demons from Natchitoches (NAK&#39;-uh-dish), Louisiana, trailed by 17 points with eight and a-half minutes remaining before staging a furious rally to beat the Big Ten tournament champions.<br> <br> After Wallace made the shot that will be shown for years, he tore off his jersey -- a la U-S women&#39;s soccer player Brandi Chastain a few years ago after scoring the winning goal of a shootout for the World Cup title -- as his teammates hollered and hugged all over the court.<br> <br> Northwestern State is 26-and-7 headed into their second rounder of the Atlanta Regional.<br> <br> The Hawkeyes finish their season 25-and-9.<br> <br> (Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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