Published March 18, 2011

Wait, it’s not hockey?

Tonight the Boston University men’s basketball team is set to face off…um… tip off against powerhouse Kansas in the “second round”* of March Madness action.

If BU were to win, it would be the greatest tournament moment of all-time — the first 16-seed to vanquish a No. 1 seed in history.

All the team has to do is take a page out of fellow-Terrier Mike Eruzione’s book.

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With five national championships, 13 Final Fours and 40 tournament appearances, Kansas has a rich basketball history. Watch out for the Morris twins — 6-10 Markieff and 6-9 Marcus.

This year marks BU’s seventh tournament appearance and its first since 2002. Still, the team went 21-13 on the season, won their league and is the only Boston-area team to march in the Madness. The only senior on the team, John Holland, won America East player of the year honors.

The game is at 6:50 p.m. tonight in Tulsa, Okla.

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*- This year, in its infinite wisdom, the NCAA Tournament decided to add an additional round. Selecting 68 teams, four teams competed in two play-in games to start the tournament. That means the Round of 64, traditionally the first round, is now actually the second round.