While Harvard had the college basketball world buzzing after it upset the third-seeded New Mexico Lobos Thursday night, the No. 15-seed Florida Gulf Coast Eagles set it ablaze by knocking off perennial Big East power Georgetown 78-68.

Georgetown entered last night as 13.5-point favorites over the nearly unknown Eagles, who made themselves household names with their shocking win. Guard/forward Sherwood Brown lit up the scoreboard for Florida Gulf Coast, scoring a game-high 24 points on 6-of-16 shooting from the field that included 3-of-6 from behind the 3-point line. He also attacked the basket effectively and sank nine of his 12 free throw attempts.

After the game Brown told the media "This is our first time being in the NCAA tournament. To actually go out there and win that first game, it means something really special to us."

Brett Comer posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists for the Eagles while Bernard Thompson poured in 23 points.

Florida Gulf Coast immediately became the tournament's Cinderella; they are just the seventh No. 15 to topple a No. 2 seed in NCAA tournament history. Last season, however, both the Lehigh Mountain Hawks and Norfolk State Spartans were able to defeat the Duke Blue Devils and Missouri Tigers, respectively. Before the last three stunning upsets in two years, the last No. 15 seed to advance to the round of 32 was the Hampton Pirates, who took down the Iowa State Cyclones in 2001.

Georgetown's star forward Otto Porter Jr. struggled badly all night, scoring just 13 points on 5-of-17 shooting. He did grab 11 rebounds in the losing effort. Hoyas guard Markel Starks tried to carry his team through Porter's ineffectiveness, scoring 23 points and dishing out six assists, but it wasn't enough to hold off the massive upset.

Georgetown has been knocked out of the tournament by double-digit seeded teams in their last four appearances. Head coach John Thompson III said after the loss he can't figure out why his teams have been so upset-prone.

"I've tried to analyze it, think about it, look at it, think about what we should do differently and I don't know."

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