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LSU shuts down Tennessee in SEC semis
Mar 3 2007 11:58PM (CT)
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) - There's more than one championship-caliber team in the Southeastern Conference. And Sylvia Fowles is showing the league has more than one star.
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No. 13 Washington State beats No. 23 USC
Mar 3 2007 11:45PM (CT)
PULLMAN, Wash (AP) - The Washington State Cougars put a fittingly fantastic finish on their best regular season in more than 60 years. Aron Baynes scored a career-high 25 points and No. 13 Washington State edged No. 23 Southern California 88-86 in two overtimes to wrap up second place in the Pac-10 and the second seed in next week's conference tournament.
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No. 20 Marquette tops No. 12 Pitt 75-71
Mar 3 2007 11:42PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Wesley Matthews and David Cubillan scored 20 points each to help No. 20 Marquette beat No. 12 Pittsburgh 75-71 on Saturday night.
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Georgetown wins Big East title outright
Mar 3 2007 11:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - John Thompson III officially declared himself excited, an occurrence so rare that even Pops had to quiz him about it.
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Vandy rolls into Southeastern title game
Mar 3 2007 11:37PM (CT)
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) - Christina Wirth scored 21 points and Vanderbilt pulled ahead by 23 points in the first half Saturday night in an 81-56 victory over No. 10 Georgia that advanced the 13th-ranked Commodores to the Southeastern Conference championship.
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Phoenix remain unbeaten in Horizon play
Mar 3 2007 11:30PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Nicole Soulis had 12 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 21 Wisconsin-Green Bay to a 58-45 win over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday night. The Phoenix (25-3, 16-0) became the first Horizon League team to finish a season unbeaten in conference play since Notre Dame went 16-0 in 1989-90.
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Eastern Kentucky clinches 7th NCAA berth
Mar 3 2007 11:18PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Josh Taylor had never practiced the play. With the clock ticking down and the Colonels trailing by one, the freshman saw the open lane in front of him. He didn't hesitate.
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No. 17 Oregon rolls over Oregon State
Mar 3 2007 10:49PM (CT)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Aaron Brooks savored every last moment of his final game at McArthur Court. Brooks scored 18 points to help No. 17 Oregon beat Oregon State 70-49 Saturday.
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No. 1 Buckeyes extend win streak to 14
Mar 3 2007 9:29PM (CT)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Greg Oden took long strides walking up the tunnel out of Crisler Arena, and onto a warm bus. The freshman star hopes to help No. 1 Ohio State take bigger steps this month in the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.
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Kansas takes Big 12 regular season title
Mar 3 2007 9:28PM (CT)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Julian Wright figured Kevin Durant would slow down eventually if Kansas just kept doing what it was doing. Wright had 17 points and 13 rebounds and the third-ranked Jayhawks overcame a 16-point deficit and another electrifying performance from Durant to beat No. 15 Texas 90-86 Saturday, claiming its fifth Big 12 championship.
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Southeast Missouri wins Ohio Valley
Mar 3 2007 9:21PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Lachelle Lyles' layup with 6.5 seconds left lifted top-seeded Southeast Missouri to a 62-60 victory over Murray State on Saturday in the championship game of the Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament.
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Chattanooga wins Southern Conf. crown
Mar 3 2007 9:14PM (CT)
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Western Carolina coach Kellie Harper knows something about title teams _ and she couldn't understand those who doubted Chattanooga's championship chances this season.
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Winthrop earns 7th NCAA berth in 9 years
Mar 3 2007 9:11PM (CT)
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - Winthrop's almost-annual success in the Big South Conference championship has only increased expectations for the Eagles and coach Gregg Marshall.
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Noah and Oden among Wooden candidates
Mar 3 2007 9:04PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Florida's Joakim Noah, Ohio State's Greg Oden, Wisconsin's Alando Tucker and UCLA's Arron Afflalo are among the 22 players on the ballot for the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball's player of the year.
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No. 4 UNC surges into ACC title game
Mar 3 2007 8:26PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - All the talk about fourth-ranked North Carolina begins with the "Three Ls" _ Ivory Latta, Erlana Larkins and Camille Little. On Saturday, LaToya Pringle did her best to make it a quartet.
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Shaw's tip-in lifts No. 11 S. Illinois
Mar 3 2007 8:25PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - In a game characterized by stingy defense, Matt Shaw's game-winning basket was ridiculously easy. Left alone in the lane after Jamaal Tatum missed a layup in heavy traffic, Shaw tipped in the winner with 3.2 seconds to go and No. 11 Southern Ilinois beat Bradley 53-51 in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Saturday.
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No. 7 Aggies clinch No. 2 seed in Big 12
Mar 3 2007 8:25PM (CT)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Antanas Kavaliauskas' mother traveled more than 5,000 miles from Lithuania to see him play college basketball for the first time. So it was only natural that he'd be nervous about Saturday's game. Turns out there was no need for concern.
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No. 9 Sun Devils hit Pac-10 semifinals
Mar 3 2007 7:45PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Charli Turner Thorne threw both arms up in delight, celebrating Arizona State's successful day on the boards. "We outrebounded them _ whoo hoo!" the coach said of the Sun Devils' 39-28 margin. "That's big news for us. We felt if we could control the boards we could control the game."
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Irish clinch 1st round bye in Big East
Mar 3 2007 7:42PM (CT)
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Notre Dame secured a first-round bye for the Big East tournament before it faced Rutgers on Saturday. That didn't diminish the significance of the game for Irish coach Mike Brey.
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Seniors lead Terps to 7th straight win
Mar 3 2007 7:41PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - On Senior Day, Maryland's trio of Mike Jones, D.J. Strawberry and Ekene Ibekwe wanted to put an emphasis on finishing strong and heading into the postseason on a high note.
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Washington holds on to stun No. 2 UCLA
Mar 3 2007 7:08PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Jon Brockman couldn't stop complimenting UCLA, from its bevy of talented players, to the Bruins' suffocating defense. On Saturday, the compliments were best left for Brockman and Washington.
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No. 25 Cal moves into Pac-10 semifinals
Mar 3 2007 6:41PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Devanei Hampton had 21 points and nine rebounds and No. 25 California moved into the Pac-10 tournament semifinals with a 63-51 victory against Oregon on Saturday.
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Middle Tennessee reaches Sun Belt semis
Mar 3 2007 4:56PM (CT)
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Chrissy Givens scored 24 points to lead No. 17 Middle Tennessee to a 79-52 win over South Alabama in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Saturday.
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Arkansas upsets No. 19 Vanderbilt 82-67
Mar 3 2007 4:39PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Arkansas Razorbacks think they've hit on a winning combination of stingy defense and strong rebounding. Now they must see how far it can take them. Gary Ervin scored 21 points, and Arkansas upset 19th-ranked Vanderbilt 82-67 on Saturday to keep the Razorbacks' slim NCAA tournament hopes alive.
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No. 8 GW women top Dayton, gain A10 semi
Mar 3 2007 4:18PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Guard Brittany Holterman had a discolored scrape under her left eye when she walked out of Dayton's locker room and headed for the bus. Concerned coach Jim Jabir asked what had happened. "Got punched in the eye," Holterman said in a matter-of-fact tone.
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No. 8 GW women top Dayton, gain A10 semi
Mar 3 2007 4:18PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Guard Brittany Holterman had a discolored scrape under her left eye when she walked out of Dayton's locker room and headed for the bus. Concerned coach Jim Jabir asked what had happened. "Got punched in the eye," Holterman said in a matter-of-fact tone.
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Taylor lifts Wisconsin in final seconds
Mar 3 2007 4:16PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Shaking off a series of misses, Kammron Taylor hit the biggest shot of his career in his final home game at Wisconsin. The senior guard's 3-pointer with 4 seconds remaining lifted the No. 4-ranked Badgers to a 52-50 victory over Michigan State on Saturday.
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No. 25 Cal moves into Pac-10 semifinals
Mar 3 2007 4:09PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Devanei Hampton had 21 points and nine rebounds and No. 25 California moved into the Pac-10 tournament semifinals with a 63-51 victory against Oregon on Saturday.
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No. 20 Louisville women down St. John's
Mar 3 2007 3:35PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Louisville's reserves were ready when Big East player of the year Angel McCoughtry struggled. McCoughtry had 15 points and the 20th-ranked Cardinals' subs dominated their counterparts in a 68-54 victory over St. John's on Saturday in the Big East tournament.
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No. 20 Louisville women down St. John's
Mar 3 2007 2:36PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Angel McCoughtry scored 15 points and Jazz Covington added 11 to lead No. 20 Louisville to a 68-54 win over St. John's in Saturday's opening game of the Big East tournament.
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No. 11 Southern Ill. wins 12th in a row
Mar 3 2007 3:20AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Even with a 12-game winning streak, a regular-season Missouri Valley Conference championship and the best ranking in school history, Southern Illinois is still hungry.
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No. 11 Southern Ill. wins 12th in a row
Mar 3 2007 3:20AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Even with a 12-game winning streak, a regular-season Missouri Valley Conference championship and the best ranking in school history, Southern Illinois is still hungry.
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