Four higher seeds move on

0 Comments | USA TODAY, March, 2007 | by Erik Brady

Rock, chalk, tournament.

No. 1 seed Ohio State trailed by 20 but roared back to beat Tennessee 85-84 Thursday as high seeds continued to roll in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

No. 1 seed Kansas also had a close call, edging Southern Illinois 61-58. That keeps open the possibility that four top seeds will go to the Final Four for the first time.

Ohio State's Mike Conley Jr. hit one free throw with 6.5 seconds to play to break a tie at 84. Greg Oden swatted away Ramar Smith's potential game-winning shot on a coast-to-coast drive at the buzzer.

Oden was hampered by foul trouble much of the game but stood tall at the end. The teams traded big shots down the stretch.

No. 2 seed UCLA beat third-seeded Pittsburgh 64-55 in a...