Austin Peay and Holy Cross Make Inspiring Runs to the NCAA Tournament

In the OVC, the Austin Peay Governors finished eight in the regular season, and almost missed the OVC conference tournament.  It didn't look like they'd have a chance to go to the NCAA Tournament.  They beat the five seeded Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 92-72.  Then they beat the four seed Tennessee State Tigers by a score of 74-72.
But, next one-seeded Belmont Bruins stood in their way.  The OVC powerhouse, there would be no way right?  They beat them 97-96 in overtime to send the Bruins to the NIT.
The West Division champion UT Martin Skyhawks, looking for their first ever Ohio Valley Conference crown.  With the crowd yelling "Let's go Peay!" And they won 83-73 to become the only eight seed in OVC history to win the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.  This happened while Loos' Young granddaughter Rhyan got finished getting cancer surgery in New York, making it more special than it already was.  They are at 18-17 and face number one overall seed Kansas Jayhawks Thursday at 4:00 EST.
The Holy Cross Crusaders entered the Patriot League Tournament at 10-19 and as the nine seed.  They would have to win four road games in a row.  They beat the eight seeded Loyola (MD) Greyhounds 72-67.  Then they went on the road to the top-seeded Bucknell Bison 77-72 in double OT.  They then crushed a cold-shooting Army Black Knights team that was a four seed 60-38.
Then, they went to two seed Lehigh Mountain Hawks.  Led by Malachi Alexander, the Crusaders 59-56, with the Mountain Hawks missing four three pointers in the last possession.  They are lead by ex-Northwestern coach Bill Carmody, ironic because the Wildcats have never played in an NCAA Tournament.  They play in Dayton Wednesday against the SWAC winning Southern Jaguars at 6:40 EST on Wednesday in Dayton for the honor of playing the one-seeded Oregon Ducks on Friday in Spokane.