By Julia Morrill, SI.com

One Shining Moment

Mike Gansey (left) won the duel with Chris Paul, scoring 19 points in two overtimes and causing the Wake Forest star to foul out. AP

The overtime performance by West Virginia's Mike Gansey should go down as one of the best in NCAA tournament history. The 6-foot-4 forward scored 19 of his 29 points in the game's final 10 minutes. Let's focus on the first two minutes of the second OT. Gansey started with a critical layup that gave West Virginia a two-point lead at the start; on the next possession he nailed a huge 3-pointer to bring the score to 98-94.

But perhaps the most important moment was Gansey's next drive to the basket on a fast break -- it was the play responsible for Wake's superstar guard, Chris Paul, fouling out of the game. According to Gansey, he had no idea Paul was playing with four fouls: "I took the ball in and saw Eric Williams. I wanted to go at him. I figured Williams would try to take to block or take the charge. Obviously, I was lucky that Paul came behind me and fouled me."

Paul walked off the court dejected and his absence caused a noticeable drop in Wake's confidence level. In just three minutes, Gansey had the Mountaineers up by four and Paul out of the game. "God was looking down on me, and so were my family, my friends, and all of West Virginia," he said. "I just tried to do the best I could. It seemed like it happened for a reason."

Player Who Impressed Me

The scouting report on West Virginia is all about offense and great shooters. In addition to Gansey, the Mountaineers start Tyrone Sally (he shot 7-of-8 from the field and 5-of-5 from the free throw line against Wake), and Kevin Pittsnogle (40.8 percent from behind the arc).

To compensate for a lack of presence in the paint, the job fell on the shoulders of D'or Fishcer, a 6-11 senior center, and he stepped up to the job. Even though Wake's 6-9' big man, Eric Williams, scored 23 points, Fischer grabbed an impressive team-high 10 rebounds and had three blocks. Because of his physical play, Williams ended up in foul trouble down the stretch. Fisher filled in the gap where West Virginia is most vulnerable.

Courtside Confidential

The crowd at Cleveland State was so much in West Virginia's favor that it felt like a home game for the Mountaineers. "I just hope we have a city when we get back to school," said junior point guard J.D. Collins. "It might be burned down by now. When the game got close, our fans were screaming at the top of their lungs."

West Virginia can also thank Mike Gansey for helping attract fans. Gansey was a local Cleveland hoops star as a teenager -- his high school was about 10 minutes away from downtown, and over the summers, he used to work out at Cleveland State.

Gansey estimated that about 300 of his friends, family, and high school coaches (he pointed to his coaches after the final buzzer) came to cheer on the team.

Championship Formula

West Virginia's offense is fun to watch -- the Mountaineers move the ball beautifully and run backdoor cuts like clockwork.

The team has five talented shooting guards, and when they get open, they make shots. We all witnessed the evidence as West Virginia climbed back from a 15 point deficit to upset of the country's top teams.

But more important, the Mountaineers don't quit and they have heart. When it comes to March Madness, that's the best formula for a Cinderella team.