Top seed Wake Forest was knocked out of the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament when it fell to ACC rival Clemson, 2-1, in overtime in the third round Saturday night.
Clemson sophomore Brett Branan scored the winning goal with his second goal of the night at the 99:28 mark to match his season total for goals and move the Tigers into the quarterfinals for the fourth time in the last six years.
Six of the eight third-round games went to overtime.
In the wildest game, Boston College rallied from two goals down in the second half to tie SMU, 4-4, and send their game played at Northeastern to overtime. The Eagles won, 2-1, on penalty kicks, their first shootout in 20 years. The game's first six goals came in the space of 23 minutes in the first half.
Chad Marshall's header glanced off a Furman defender to give Stanford a 2-1 win over the Paladins in the 104th minute. Furman led until the 77th minute when Mike Wilson's equalizer ended the Paladins' shutout streak at an NCAA Division I-record 1,128 minutes.
Three other games Sunday afternoon were decided by golden goals. Maryland, No. 1 in the final Soccer America Top 25, beat Saint Louis, 1-0, on Domenic Mediate's goal in the 95th minute.
Chad Severs had his second golden goal in four days to give Penn State a 1-0 win over William & Mary.
Mendi Ballouchy scored with 2:04 left in the first overtime period to give Creighton a 1-0 win over fourth-seeded St. JohnÆs. The Bluejays were the only team besides Clemson to win on the road.
Connecticut ended Indiana's bid to reach the final four for the sixth straight time when the Huskies beat the Hoosiers, 1-0, on Cesar Cuellar's goal from 25 yards in the 17th minute.
UCLA beat Cal, 3-2, in a battle of Pac-10 powers Saturday night. Cliff McKinley recorded a goal and an assist for the Bruins, who led, 3-0, after 51 minutes and have scored seven goals in two playoff games.
The games on the East Coast were plagued by freezing temperatures and high winds.
''It's cold,'' joked Penn State head coach Barry Gorman when asked for his reaction after the Nittany Lions beat William & Mary. ''But there's nothing like a victory to warm you up.''
