In taking a look at No. 16 seeds who almost knocked off their No. 1 opponents in the NCAA Tournament in yesterday's blog and in the The Sun today, a game we did not note involved then Towson State against Oklahoma in 1990.

Towson, coached by Terry Truax, wound up losing by nine points, 77-68, but had Oklahoma fighting for its tournament life and more than 10,000 fans in Austin, Texas, screaming for the Tigers over the Sooners.

Billy Tubbs was coaching Oklahoma then and his comment in news accounts after the game was: "We were lucky to hang on. Late in the game I was confused as to who was the No. 1 seed and who was the No. 64."

Oklahoma jumped out to a 12-2 advantage. By intermission, it was was a 12-point Sooner lead. But Towson clawed back and with 6:40 to go, a field goal by the Tigers' Kurk Lee, who scored 30 points in that game, closed it to 60-58.  A turnover cost Towson a potential tying possession and Oklahoma began to pull away with three-pointers. Still, Towson had it down to a four-point margin, 66-62, when a traveling call cost the Tigers the ball.

Bob Dickerson, a reader and Towson alumnus, reminded us of the game and wrote, "I have that game on video tape, and the look on Oklahoma players' faces as the clock ticked down towards to end of the game, was one of panic and shock."