Today in sports history: March 23
2013 — Wichita State knocks out top-seeded Gonzaga out of the NCAA tournament with a 76-70 victory. The Shockers hit a season-high 14 3-pointers, including five straight shots from behind the arc down the stretch.
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1956: Bill Russell leads San Francisco past Iowa in NCAA title game
1956 — Bill Russell led San Francisco to an 83-71 victory over Iowa in the NCAA basketball championship.
K.C. Jones, left, of the San Francisco University Dons, star of last year's NCAA championship team, wishes luck to his teammate, Bill Russell, as the team works out for the semi-final game with Southern Methodist University in Evanston, Ill., March 21, 1956.
1957: UNC beats Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas in triple OT to win NCAA championship
1957 — North Carolina defeats Wilt Chamberlain and Kansas in triple-overtime to win the NCAA men's championship. The Tar Heels win 54-53 to finish the season with a perfect 32-0 record.
North Carolina University players hoist their coach Frank McGuire to their shoulders as they celebrate their 54-53 victory in the NCAA championship final over Kansas, in Kansas City, Mo., on March 23, 1957.
1968: Lew Alcindor leads UCLA over UNC for NCAA basketball title
1968 — Lew Alcindor scores 34 points to lead UCLA to a 78-55 win over North Carolina in the NCAA basketball championship.
1974: NC State ends UCLA's streak of 7 national championships
1974 — N.C. State ends UCLA's streak of seven national championships with an 80-77 victory in double overtime of the NCAA tournament semifinals. David Thompson leads the Wolfpack with 28 points and 10 rebounds, while teammate Tom Burleson scores 20 and pulls down 14 rebounds.
North Carolina State's Mark Noeller (40) jumps into the air as they defeat UCLA 80-77 in double overtime March 23, 1974 in the semi-finals of the NCAA Basketball Championship in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo)
1979: Larry Holmes KOs Osvaldo Ocasio to retain his WBC heavyweight title
1979 — Larry Holmes knocks out Osvaldo Ocasio in the seventh round in Las Vegas to retain his WBC heavyweight title.
1994: Wayne Gretzky scores 802nd goal, passing Gordie Howe as greatest goal-scorer in NHL history
1994 — Wayne Gretzky scores his 802nd goal, passing Gordie Howe as the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history. The Los Angeles Kings center scores in the second period for his 62nd NHL record.
2002: Iowa State's Cael Sanderson becomes first undefeated 4-time NCAA wrestling champion
2002 — Iowa State's Cael Sanderson becomes the first undefeated four-time NCAA wrestling champion at the NCAA Championships. Sanderson beats Lehigh's Jon Trenge, 12-4, to win at 197 pounds and finish his career with a perfect 159-0 record.
2003: Tiger Woods closes with 4-under 68 to win Bay Hill Invitational four straight times
2003 — Tiger Woods closes with a 4-under 68 to win the Bay Hill Invitational four straight times. Woods becomes the first player since Gene Sarazen in the Miami Open (1926-30) to win the same event four straight times.
2005: Reggie Miller becomes 13th NBA player to score 25,000 career points
2005 — Indiana's Reggie Miller becomes the 13th NBA player to score 25,000 career points during the Pacers' 100-93 win over San Antonio.
2007: Kobe Bryant becomes second NBA player to score 50 points in four straight games
2007 — Kobe Bryant becomes the second player in NBA history to score at least 50 points in four straight games when he scores 50 in the Lakers' 111-105 win at New Orleans. Only Wilt Chamberlain has more, scoring at least 50 points in seven consecutive games during the 1961-62 season.
2013: Wichita State knocks out top-seeded Gonzaga
2013 — Wichita State knocks out top-seeded Gonzaga out of the NCAA tournament with a 76-70 victory. The Shockers hit a season-high 14 3-pointers, including five straight shots from behind the arc down the stretch.
2013: VCU loses by 25 points in third round of tourney after 46-point win in second
2013 — Michigan breezes through Virginia Commonwealth's vaunted pressure with a clinical performance and advances to the round of 16 with a 78-53 rout. VCU was relentless in a 46-point rout of Akron in the second round. The 71-point swing by VCU — from a 46-point win to a 25-point loss — is the largest in NCAA tournament history.
Virginia Commonwealth guard Briante Weber (2) sits on the bench against Michigan in the second half of their third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Auburn Hills, Mich., Saturday March 23, 2013. Michigan won 78-53. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)