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SPOKANE, Wash. -- Those kids from Harvard are getting a passing grade when it comes to the first game of the NCAA tournament. Ask New Mexico last year. Ask Cincinnati now. Siyani Chambers scored 11 points, including five straight in the final two minutes, and 12th-seeded Harvard won its second NCAA tournament game in history, upsetting Cincinnati 61-57 Thursday. Wesley Saunders led the Crimson (27-4) with 12 points as Harvard proved last years upset of New Mexico as a 14 seed was no fluke. The Crimson became the first Ivy League school with NCAA tournament wins in consecutive years since Princeton in 1983-84. They will play either Michigan State or Delaware in the third round. Harvard never trailed after the opening moments. They played with confidence and scrap against the No. 5 seed Bearcats, who shared the American Athletic Conference regular season title. Sean Kilpatrick led seed Cincinnati (27-7) with 18 points, but the Bearcats failed to win a tournament game for the second straight year. There was a reason Harvard was a popular upset pick. Even President Barack Obama had the Crimson taking out the Bearcats. The reason: defence and balance. All five starters averaged in double figures for the season and that balance was needed against Cincinnatis aggressive defence. Laurent Rivard of Saint-Bruno, Que., the Crimsons three-point specialist, finished with 11 points -- including nine from long range -- and four rebounds. Steve Moundou-Missi and Brandyn Curry both scored nine. Harvard also improved to 15-0 this season when holding its opponent to 60 points or less. They entered the tournament with the 13th best scoring defence in the country. That defence helped overcome a shaky performance at the free throw line where Harvard was 17 of 28. Cincinnati had its chances. Justin Jackson finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds, but the Bearcats shot only 37 per cent and missed a number of shots around the rim. Harvard withstood the early second-half push from the Bearcats. Jacksons dunk while being fouled and subsequent free throw pulled Cincinnati within 42-39 and Titus Rubles driving layup later trimmed the margin to 45-43. The Crimson then forced turnovers on three straight Bearcats possessions. Saunders flipped in a driving finger roll to push the lead to five. As Harvard went to the bench for a timeout, Chambers grinned and coach Tommy Amaker pumped his fists in approval. Harvard was not going to be denied another moment. They got second and third chances at their own misses. They littered the floor scrounging for loose balls. Cincinnati went more than five minutes without scoring. But the Bearcats fought back and cut the lead to one before Chambers stepped up. He hit a pullup 17-footer with 1:57 left for a 56-53 lead. 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In overtime, I think we had some pretty good chances — and they get one off of my stick and it goes in.Washington is winless since beating Calgary on Oct. 25.I thought we played a really strong game, Capitals coach Barry Trotz said. The only thing Im disappointed with is the outcome.Ovechkin moved atop the franchise scoring list when his shot from the left point was deflected by Nicklas Backstrom through the legs of goalie Jonas Hiller at 10:18 of the first period.That broke a tie with Peter Bondra, who stood and cheered from the owners box as Ovechkin raised his arms in triumph.Bondra needed 961 games to reach 825 points; Ovechkin was playing in his 691st game.I am happy for Alex. It is well-deserved, Bondra said after the second period. It was a matter of time, actually.Bondra intended to go into the locker room to congratulate Ovechkin, but that gesture of sportsmanship will have to wait.We need to win tonight, he said, because if we lose the game I definitely wont go and will probably postpone it until the next game or until they win.The Flames, on the other hand, relished a victory in which they held the Capitals scoreless over the final 30 minutes.We stuck with it and got a huge two points, coach Bob Hartley said.Calgary tied it at 14:50 of the third period when a clearing atttempt of a shot by Markus Granlund went off the skate of Washingtons Troy Brouwer and into the net.ddddddddddddEarlier, Washingtons Marcus Johansson charged into the Calgary zone and fired the puck off the back boards. The ricochet bounced off Millers skate and into the net to make it 2-all.We got a lucky goal, they got a lucky goal, Trotz said.The Capitals outshot Calgary 13-10 in a first period highlighted by Ovechkins record-breaking assist.Minutes after inadvertently diving into his bench while trying to apply a check, the Flames Lance Bouma stuffed in the rebound of a shot by Kris Russell at 9:09.Backstrom tied it with his third goal of the season. But the focus was on Ovechkin, who skated in front of his bench to exchange high-fives down the line, an exercise usually reserved for the goal scorer.Moments after Ovechkin reached the milestone, the scoreboard showed a montage of his memorable moments in a Capitals uniform. As the sellout crowd chanted Ovie! Ovie! he waved to acknowledge the ovation.The 29-year-old Ovechkin, a native of Moscow, has 428 goals and 399 assists. He has eight goals and nine assists in 10 career games against Calgary.The Flames regained the lead at 11:20 of the second period on Mark Giordanos team-leading sixth goal. Giordano gained possession in the left circle, deked Tom Wilson and moved inside before beating Holtby with a backhander.Johanssons fluke goal followed. Ovechkin added his second assist came at 14:23 of the second period, when Joel Ward scored during a two-man advantage to make it 3-2.NOTES: Capitals D Karl Alzner played in his 306th consecutive game, tying Dale Hunter for the fifth-longest streak in franchise history. ... Capitals C Brooks Laich missed a seventh straight game with an injured shoulder. ... Hiller has won six of his last seven starts, the exception a loss in a shootout. ... Calgary has outscored the opposition 17-7 in the third period. ' ' '