Albuquerque, N.M. ? Gonzaga complained that it deserved to be seeded higher than sixth. Wyoming didn’t give the Zags a chance to prove their point.

Josh Davis scored 11 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, including one that he slammed in with 1:07 left to punctuate Wyoming’s 73-66 shocking victory over Dan Dickau and the Zags on Thursday.

Wyoming, seeded 11th, wasn’t given much of a chance of beating Gonzaga, a team that has made deep runs into the tournament with low seedings a habit in recent years. Only Duke, Michigan State and Gonzaga advanced to the round of 16 the last three years.

Dickau, Gonzaga’s All-American point guard, struggled through one of his worst shooting nights of the season. He finished with 26 points, but went just 7-for-24 from the field, including 4-for-14 from 3-point range.

“That’s more shots than I usually take, but I wanted to be aggressive,” Dickau said.

Almost as aggressive as the Cowboys, who afterward downplayed the idea they had pulled off a surprise.

“I don’t think we’re a Cinderella,” Wyoming coach Steve McClain said. “I think we’re a team with a purpose.”

Senior guard Marcus Bailey agreed.

“I don’t think it was a fluke,” he said. “We played a tough schedule this year. We played all the way to the end and we were able to pull it out.”

Gonzaga, ranked No. 6 in the nation, had complained that the selection committee should have seeded them higher. The Cowboys, meanwhile, were merely happy to be in the tournament.

The Cowboys, assuming the role of underdog that Gonzaga wore so well in past tournaments, beat up the Zags physically, repelled every Gonzaga run and simply refused to go away. Instead, it’s sixth-seeded Gonzaga that makes a quick exit.

Missouri 93, Miami 80

Albuquerque, N.M. Â Looking once more like a team that opened 9-0 and climbed to No. 2 in the rankings, Missouri woke up early, scored the first 12 points and upended No. 5-seeded Miami. The Tigers (22-11), seeded 12th, seemed to relish the 11:40 a.m. CST start. Missouri got a 3-pointer from Ricky Paulding and five straight points from Clarence Gilbert in the game-opening run. Gilbert finished with 20 points.

Ohio State 69,

Davidson 64

Albuquerque, N.M.  Brian Brown scored a career-high 33 points, and Ohio State barely avoided another quick exit in the NCAA tournament, holding off Davidson. The 13th-seeded Wildcats, trying for their first NCAA win since Lefty Driesell coached them in 1969, rallied for 59-58 lead with 41¼2 minutes left. But with the crowd standing and cheering for a stunner, Brown took over. The senior scored seven straight points for OSU, putting the Buckeyes ahead 65-61 with 21¼2 minutes left.

Arizona 86,

UC Santa Barbara 81

Albuquerque, N.M. Â Jason Gardner returned to Arizona hoping for one more trip deep into the NCAA tournament. After staving off UC Santa Barbara’s long-range shooting, he’ll get that chance. Gardner scored 28 points and Arizona averted yet another first-round upset, overcoming a 3-point barrage by Mark Hull and the Gauchos. The Wildcats had lost their NCAA tournament opener four times in the past 10 years. The Gauchos threatened to add to the list behind Hull. Hull scored 32 points, shooting 8-for-11 on 3-pointers and making all eight of his foul shots.