NEW ORLEANS -- Chris Beard enjoyed Sunday's NCAA Tournament Selection program more than some he has seen.
During Beard's decade as an assistant to Bob and Pat Knight at Texas Tech, the Red Raiders were sometimes waiting for an at-large bid, which can be a tension-filled situation.
Beard preferred how he and his UALR players watched Sunday's show.
The Trojans gathered in a lounge area at Lakefront Arena to await the unveiling of the 68-team field, about three hours after clinching a bid with a 70-50 victory over Louisiana-Monroe in Sunday's Sun Belt Tournament final.
They waited, and waited a bit more before UALR (29-4) was unveiled as a No.