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Analysis: N.C.A.A. Favorites End a Few Charmed Runs

Cinderella was beginning to look like a Lumberjack.

Stephen F. Austin, a scrappy team out of the Southland Conference, led by the do-it-all senior Thomas Walkup, whose thick beard bore striking resemblance to the program’s ax-wielding mascot, looked to be on its way to the round of 16.

The No. 14-seeded Lumberjacks — trying to become only the fourth team at that seeding or lower to reach the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament’s second weekend — had the lead against Notre Dame as the seconds ticked down on Sunday afternoon at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The Irish appeared worn out by Stephen F.