The Washington Post, March 24th, 2003
Auburn 68, Wake Forest 62 Ninety seconds into today's second-round game, 10th-seeded Auburn did not look like it belonged on the court with second-seeded Wake Forest. Auburn, trailing 7-0, was drawing grins from college basketball experts who said the Tigers didn't deserve a berth in the tournament. But 381/2 minutes later, Auburn was on its way to the East Region semifinal after a 68-62 win against the Demon Deacons. "We settled down and stopped their transition play, and were up to their challenge inside," Auburn guard Derrick Bird said. "Marquis [Daniels] came in and put us on his back agai...
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