Day two of the NCAA tournament was a star-studded afternoon with some great performances and super finishes.

Stephen Curry, the son of former NBA sharpshooter Dell Curry, put on a show for Davidson. The Wildcats trailed by double figures in the first half, but Davidson came back. All Stephen Curry did was scored 30 of his team's 46 points after intermission as Bob McKillop's team got to the winner's circle. That was the Southern Conference's first win in the big dance since 1997, when the College of Charleston upset Maryland.

Meanwhile, Miami was down by five at halftime against St. Mary's and All-ACC first teamer Jack McClinton had just six points at the break before lighting it up big time. McClinton, the transfer from Siena, scored 32 of Miami's 51 second-half points as the Hurricanes survived and advanced.

The game of the afternoon featured upset-minded Western Kentucky, a No. 12 seed, against Drake. The Bulldogs, picked ninth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, earned its first NCAA berth since 1971. Drake won the league's regular-season title and conference tournament, but it looked like the Hilltoppers had the game locked up late with a big 66-50 lead. Drake came back and this wild game went into overtime. Western Kentucky senior Ty Rogers, averaging under seven points per game, hit the shot of the tournament, a game-winning trifecta.

While Rogers was a hero, Tyrone Brazelton had a super showing, scoring 33 big points for Darrin Horn's club.

Things are heating up, my friends.

Dick Vitale coached the Pistons and the University of Detroit before broadcasting ESPN's first college basketball game in December 1979. Send him a question for possible use on ESPNEWS.