NCAA Tournament 2010: Villanova Beats Robert Morris University

March Madness Begins, Villanova Edges out Robert Morris University in Ovetime.

March Madness has begun, and the tournament couldn't have gotten off to a better start. Villanova was able to hold on in an OT thriller 73-70 win over Robert Morris.

It was looking like the tournament would have its first major upset when No. 15 seed Robert Morris was leading Villanova until late in the game, but Villanova was able to force overtime where they were able to seal the win.

Many March Madness fans were sweating this one out, as a loss by Villanova would have wrecked plenty of NCAA brackets.

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Villanova was led by Scottie Reynolds with 20.

ESPN.com's Bill Simmons is live blogging his initial thoughts and impressions of the opening day March Madness. Simmons will be live blogging throughout the day on all of the NCAA Tournament's opening games.

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Other scheduled games today:

• Florida vs BYU
• Old Dominion vs Notre Dame
• Murray St v Vanderbilt
• North Texas vs Kansas State
• Sam Houston St vs Baylor
• St. Mary's vs Richmond
• UTEP vs Butler
• Northern Iowa vs UNLV
• E Tenn St vs Kentucky
• Washington vs Marquette
• Ohio vs Georgetown
• Lehigh vs Kansas
• Wake Forest vs Texas
• Montana vs New Mexico
• San Diego St vs Tennessee

Check out the live Twitter feed coverage of the game below.