There's something about the No. 4 seeds not being able to advance in the NCAA tournament. 

That was the case for Arizona who fell to Buffalo on the opening day of the tournament, and it proved to be the case again for No. 4 seed Wichita State who fell in a stunner against No. 13 Marshall. 

In Marshall's first appearance since 1987, Marshall sealed the deal with 36.2 remaining as they were up 78-75 with possession of the ball. They scored right off a time out taking the lead up five and Wichita State wasn't able to recover as the Thundering Herd locked up an 81-75 victory.

Marshall had a strong 3-point game that simply couldn't be stopped by Wichita State's defense. The Thundering Herd shot 39 percent from the 3-point line compared to just 28 percent from Wichita State.

The Thundering Herd had never won an NCAA Tournament game, but as March Madness tends to go, anyone can win.

Around the tournament, there were not any other big upsets early in the day as No. 7 seed Texas A&M defeated No. 10 seed Providence 73-69 while No. 2 Purdue took down CSU Fullerton in a 74-48 blowout. No. 2 Cincinnati stayed alive beating No. 15 seed Georgia State 68-53.

Stud of the Day

To Marshall fans, it might not come as much surprise that Jon Elmore was the stud. He had a huge 20-point second half in the C-USA title game, which sealed the deal for Marshall to make it into the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1987 and he came up big to upset No. 4 seed Wichita State. The junior guard had 27 points shooting 11 of 15 from the field with four rebounds and four assists.

Dud of the Day

Witchita State sophomore guard Landry Shamet finished with 11 points, but he was 0 of 7 from behind the 3-point line. In a game where Marshall overwhelmed with 3-pointers, Shamet not being able to sink them in proved to hurt the Shockers.

Highlight

No. 7 seed Texas A&M closed out a 73-69 win over No. 10 seed Providence with one of the best dunks the tournament has seen yet. Sophomore forward Robert Williams pulled out all the stops with a windmill dunk in the last 40 seconds, securing the win and making the SEC 5-0 to begin the tournament.

After the game Williams told reporters, "I actually wanted to go through my legs with that one, but I didn't want coach to take me out."

What's Next

Virginia (31-2) vs. UMBC (24-10) 9:20 p.m. ET — For the third time in five seasons, Virginia earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but started the season unranked. Many have the Cavaliers winning the whole tournament, but it would shake up everyone's bracket if UMBC can pull off an upset. As unlikely as it seems since a No. 16-seed has never beaten a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, UMBC is coming off an America East title where they knocked off No. 1 seed Vermont 65-62.