DENVER - The game was decided, the clock ticking down and the Brigham Young fans were the ones doing the celebrating.
"Sweet 16! Sweet 16!" they shouted. Then, an even more fitting refrain: "You got Jimmered!"
Yep, Gonzaga sure did.
And next, Jimmer Fredette takes his high-scoring show to the Big Easy.
The nation's leading scorer lived up to the hype once again Saturday, going for 34 points to lift third-seeded BYU to an 89-67 victory over 11th-seeded Gonzaga and send the Cougars to New Orleans for the Southeast Region semifinals.
"He can shoot it from anywhere, as soon as he steps on the floor," said Gonzaga's Steven Gray, the latest of many guards to be frustrated trying to stop Fredette.
BYU (32-4) will make its deepest trip in the NCAA tournament since 1981. The Cougars will meet Florida, a 73-65 winner over UCLA, on Thursday.
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"Believe it or not I thought we defended him OK," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said.
Fredette shot 7 for 12 from three-point range, 11 for 23 overall.
• Kentucky 71, West Virginia 63: In Tampa, Brandon Knight scored a career-best 30 points, led an 11-0 run coming out of halftime and made six free throws in the final minute to close out the Wildcates' victory over the fifth-seeded Mountaineers.
Kentucky (27-8) advanced to the East Regional semifinals in Newark, N.J., against either No. 1 seed Ohio State or eighth-seeded George Mason.
• Richmond 65, Morehead State 48: In Denver, Justin Harper scored 19 points and Kevin Anderson added 14, helping 12th-seeded Richmond advance to the round of 16 for the first time since 1988.
Richmond (29-7) shut down 13th-seeded Morehead State big man and NBA prospect Kenneth Faried - as much as anyone can shut him down.
Faried, the career Division I rebound leader in the modern era, was held to 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Eagles (25-10).
• Connecticut 69, Cincinnati 58: In Washington, Kemba Walker scored 33 points and the supposedly powerful Big East finally advanced a team to the NCAA tournament's round of 16. The Huskies (27-9), the No. 3 seed in the West regional, advance to play No. 2 seed San Diego State in Anaheim, Calif., on Thursday.
Cincinnati become the seventh of the Big East's record 11 NCAA tournament teams to be eliminated.
