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March Madness didn't start with an upset, though the opener came down to the final seconds as No. 5 Notre Dame survived a late push to defeat No. 12 Princeton 60-58 in Thursday's West Region battle from KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
Notre Dame (ranked 23rd in RPI at ESPN.com) took a slow approach to counter Princeton's prowess from deep, though late mistakes and missing seven free throws almost made the Fighting Irish the first upset victim of the bracket. Juniors Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell led the way with 18 and 16 points, respectively.