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Southern U. advances to SWAC title game
Mar 10 2006 11:44PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Chris Alexander scored 16 points Friday night to lead Southern University to a 66-59 victory over Jackson State and a trip to the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game.
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McNamara strikes again for Syracuse
Mar 10 2006 11:40PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gerry McNamara stood near the Syracuse bench, exhausted and aching while his teammates mobbed him and the crowd chanted his name. It was yet another special moment for the star senior, who's having himself one outstanding Big East tournament.
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Utah St. edges La. Tech in semifinals
Mar 10 2006 11:38PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Jaycee Carroll scored 18 points, including five free throws in the final 23 seconds, to help Utah State beat Louisiana Tech 68-64 Friday night in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.
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San Diego St improves NCAA hopes with win
Mar 10 2006 11:36PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Brandon Heath made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left Friday night and San Diego State improved its NCAA hopes with a 63-60 victory over UNLV in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament.
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UCLA's defense dominates Arizona
Mar 10 2006 11:35PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - No. 13 UCLA is doing it with defense. Freshman Darren Collison scored a career-high 15 points, Arron Afflalo and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 12 each, and the Bruins took command early in the second half to beat Arizona 71-59 Friday night in the Pac-10 tournament semifinals.
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Ray taken to hospital with eye injury
Mar 10 2006 11:27PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Villanova guard Allan Ray was taken to a hospital after injuring his right eye early in the second half of the Wildcats' Big East tournament game against Pittsburgh on Friday night.
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Pacific stops Cal Poly-SLO in semifinals
Mar 10 2006 11:22PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Johnny Gray scored 18 points and Christian Maraker had 12 points and five assists to lead Pacific to a 68-57 victory over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals Friday night.
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Saint Joseph's defeats Temple 73-59
Mar 10 2006 11:19PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Chet Stachitas triggered Saint Joseph's 3-point flurry, shooting quickly and confidently over Temple's zone defense, and the Hawks advanced to the Atlantic 10 tournament title game with a 73-59 victory Friday night.
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Kansas slogs past Oklahoma State
Mar 10 2006 11:18PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - They missed seven free throws down the stretch, had a player go out with blood gushing over his right eye and got away with leaving two defenders on the ground as time expired.
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Hampton defeats Norfolk State in MEAC
Mar 10 2006 11:17PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Bruce Brown and Rashad West each scored 17 points to lead Hampton to a 73-56 victory Friday in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.
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Delaware State tops South Carolina State
Mar 10 2006 11:14PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jahsha Bluntt scored 20 points to lead Delaware State to a 63-51 victory over South Carolina State on Friday in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.
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Arkansas Pine-Bluff wins SWAC title
Mar 10 2006 11:10PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Martese Coleman scored 15 points Friday night to lead Arkansas Pine-Bluff to a 61-49 win over Grambling State and into the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game.
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Xavier earns spot in A10 final with win
Mar 10 2006 11:04PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Josh Duncan scored a career high 20 points and hit two pivotal jumpers in the closing minutes Friday night, leading Xavier to a 70-59 victory over Fordham and a spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament final.
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North Carolina advances to semis with win
Mar 10 2006 10:46PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - The final box score practically screamed "North Carolina victory." The 10th-ranked Tar Heels shot 51 percent, held Virginia to 28 percent and won the rebounding battle 43-36.
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Davis sparks LSU past Vanderbilt
Mar 10 2006 10:42PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Here's how good the Southeastern Conference's regular-season champ is: No. 17 LSU had two starters ailing and still turned in one of its best games yet.
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UAB squeaks by UTEP behind Squeaky Johnson
Mar 10 2006 10:38PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Even though UAB shot nearly 70 percent in the second half, the Blazers had to hold their breath until the final second against UTEP.
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Jeff Horner leads Iowa past Minnesota
Mar 10 2006 10:05PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota's Vincent Grier had the highlight-reel dunks and the most points. Iowa's Jeff Horner got the win. Horner scored 26 points to lead No. 20 Iowa to a 67-57 victory over Minnesota on Friday in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. Horner's six 3-pointers tied a tournament record. He also had six assists, six rebounds and five steals.
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Kent St. advances to MAC tournament final
Mar 10 2006 9:47PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Jay Youngblood and Mike Scott scored 15 points each and Kent State earned its fifth trip to the Mid-American Conference tournament final in six years with a 72-59 win over defending champion Ohio on Friday night.
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Memphis advances to final, beating Houston
Mar 10 2006 9:25PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Joey Dorsey learned his lesson in time to help No. 5 Memphis advance in the Conference USA tournament. Dorsey, who was pulled early of the first half for lackadaisical play, dominated inside after the break and the Tigers beat Houston 68-54 in the tournament semifinals Friday afternoon.
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FBI warns of possible NCAA tourney threat
Mar 10 2006 9:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI said Friday there is no specific, credible threat of a terror attack aimed at college basketball arenas or other sports stadiums, but acknowledged alerting law enforcement to a recent Internet posting discussing such attacks.
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Capel's contract extended through 2012
Mar 10 2006 9:01PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Commonwealth and coach Jeff Capel have reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension, athletic director Richard L. Sander said Friday.
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Bucknell earns NCAA berth with victory
Mar 10 2006 8:46PM (CT)
LEWISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Bucknell's biggest upset this season would have been missing the NCAA tournament. Put the nation's elite on alert. The Bison are ready to shake up the brackets again and block some top team's path to the Final Four.
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Louisiana Tech advances to WAC final
Mar 10 2006 8:11PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Tasha Williams scored 20 points and Shan Moore added 19 to lead No. 17 Louisiana Tech to a 69-60 victory Friday over Nevada in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.
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BYU advances to Mountain West final
Mar 10 2006 7:10PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Junior center Dani Kubik scored a career-best 24 points and No. 20 Brigham Young survived a second-half slump to beat TCU 63-53 Friday and advance to the championship of the Mountain West Conference tournament.
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Former Marshall coach Rick Huckabay dies
Mar 10 2006 6:51PM (CT)
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Rick Huckabay, who coached Marshall to three NCAA tournament appearances, died Friday of lung cancer. He was 60.
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Wake Forest upset N.C. State again
Mar 10 2006 6:30PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Just a few weeks ago, Wake Forest looked like a team hoping for a merciful end to a miserable season. Now the Demon Deacons are savoring every moment in an unexpected ride into the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals.
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Knight fights way through terrible season
Mar 10 2006 6:25PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - With seven seconds left in one Bob Knight's worst seasons, his best player made the kind of mistake "The General" doesn't tolerate. Ever.
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NCAA puts Ohio State on 3 years' probation
Mar 10 2006 6:17PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State was placed on three years' probation Friday and ordered to erase all references to its 1999 trip to the Final Four and three other tournament appearances under former coach Jim O'Brien.
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Kentucky rallies past Alabama in SEC
Mar 10 2006 6:12PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Bobby Perry scored on a layup with 1:15 left to break a 61-61 tie, and Kentucky rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final 6:19 to pull out a 68-61 victory Friday over Alabama in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
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S. Carolina upsets No. 14 Tennessee 79-71
Mar 10 2006 5:54PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - South Carolina coach Dave Odom hoped his team could be dominant this season. The Gamecocks picked tournament time to live up to his expectations.
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Texas A&M romps Colorado in quarterfinals
Mar 10 2006 5:33PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Texas A&M finally got to play a Friday game in the Big 12 tournament. The Aggies will get to stick around and find out what it's like playing on the weekend.
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No. 8 Longhorns beat Texas Tech 77-70
Mar 10 2006 5:30PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Playing in an NBA arena, Texas center LaMarcus Aldridge sure looked like he was in the right place. From dunks to long jumpers, altered shots to broken-up passes, plus rebound after rebound, the 6-foot-10 sophomore was at his menacing best on both ends of the court Friday, carrying the No. 8 Longhorns past Texas Tech 77-70 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament and sealing Red Raiders coach Bob Knight's worst season in 35 years.
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Bowling Green advances to MAC final
Mar 10 2006 5:29PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Liz Honegger scored 17 points and No. 24 Bowling Green shut down Toledo 68-46 Friday, earning the Falcons their third straight trip to the Mid-American Conference tournament final.
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No. 3 Duke gets ACC win over Miami 80-76
Mar 10 2006 5:11PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Call it a slump, or maybe just the result of the normal ups and downs in a shooter's season. Either way, J.J. Redick finally appears to be beyond his struggles.
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Indiana stops Wisconsin in quarterfinals
Mar 10 2006 4:50PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Marco Killingsworth and Marshall Strickland dominated the second half Friday, combining for 28 points, as Indiana held off Wisconsin 61-56 in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.
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No. 7 Ohio St. rallies to beat Penn St.
Mar 10 2006 4:36PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Penn State's zone defense gave Ohio State a lot more to worry about than its three-year NCAA probation. Ron Lewis scored 17 points and the No. 7 Buckeyes, who missed 11 of their first 13 shots, needed a flurry of 3-point baskets in the second half to rally past the Nittany Lions 63-56 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament.
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Utah ousts UNLV in Mountain West semis
Mar 10 2006 4:20PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Shona Thorburn had 14 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lead No. 19 Utah to a 61-45 victory over UNLV in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament Friday.
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Syracuse shocks top-ranked Connecticut
Mar 10 2006 12:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - After knocking off the top-ranked team in the country, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim could not remember a bigger victory for his Orange. Gerry McNamara led Syracuse to an 86-84 overtime victory over No. 1 Connecticut on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, tying the game on a 3-pointer with 5.5 seconds left in regulation.
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Former Penn State lineman faces trial
Mar 10 2006 11:09AM (CT)
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - A former star lineman for Penn State faces trial on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman at his campus apartment more than a year ago.
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Wildcats struggle for win in SEC opener
Mar 10 2006 8:17AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Kentucky Wildcats feel confident they've finally earned an NCAA tournament berth. They'll have to play much better if they want to make that spot automatic as the Southeastern Conference tournament champions for the 26th time.
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No. 21 Nevada advances to WAC semifinals
Mar 10 2006 7:35AM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada coach Mark Fox didn't mind that the No. 21 Wolf Pack had an off night en route to a 68-55 win over last-place Idaho in the opening round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.
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Idaho fires coach Perry hours after loss
Mar 10 2006 7:32AM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Idaho basketball coach Leonard Perry was fired Thursday night just hours after the Vandals lost to No. 21 Nevada 68-55 in the opening round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament to close the season with a record of 4-25.
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Oregon defeats No. 12 Washington 84-73
Mar 10 2006 7:20AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chamberlain Oguchi scored all 22 of his points in the last 14 1/2 minutes, and Oregon rallied for an 84-73 upset over No. 12 Washington in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament.
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Michigan State to play Ill. for 3rd time
Mar 10 2006 7:10AM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Maybe the third time Michigan State can get it right against Illinois. The Spartans, who struggled against the Big Ten's worst team in a first-round victory over Purdue, advanced to Friday night's conference quarterfinals against defending tourney champion Illinois, the No. 3 seed.
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A10 upsets leave bid up for grabs
Mar 10 2006 6:49AM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - A first-round bye meant a fast exit in the Atlantic 10 tournament. Sixth-ranked George Washington. Charlotte. Saint Louis. La Salle. All went down in their opening games Thursday, leaving the tournament wide open heading into the semifinals.
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Leon Powe leads California past USC
Mar 10 2006 2:22AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Leon Powe had 22 points and a career-high 20 rebounds to help California defeat Southern California 82-67 in the Pac-10 tournament quarterfinals Thursday night.
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Baylor holds off Texas A&M in semifinals
Mar 10 2006 1:25AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Baylor is back in the Big 12 tournament championship game. And just like last year, the Lady Bears got there with a one-point win. Sophia Young scored 29 points and Angela Tisdale hit four free throws in the final minute to help No. 10 Baylor hold off No. 22 Texas A&M 53-52 Thursday night in the tournament semifinals.
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Freshman leads Pittsburgh past W. Virginia
Mar 10 2006 12:38AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Pittsburgh's veterans had their usual solid games. It was the freshmen who stepped up in the 15th-ranked Panthers' 68-57 victory over No. 19 West Virginia on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament.
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Oklahoma advances to Big 12 finals
Mar 10 2006 12:32AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Oklahoma didn't need any late heroics this time. One night after rallying in the final minute to beat ninth-seeded Iowa State, No. 8 Oklahoma opened with a 13-0 run and cruised to its 16th straight victory by beating Missouri 75-54 in the Big 12 tournament semifinals.
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Nebraska beats Missouri in Big 12 opener
Mar 10 2006 12:25AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Jamel White made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:15 left and followed that with a key rebound, lifting Nebraska to a 71-64 victory over Missouri in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament Thursday night.
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Arkansas prevails in 1st round of SEC
Mar 10 2006 12:05AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jonathon Modica scored 20 points, and Arkansas continued its hot streak in the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 80-67 victory over Georgia on Thursday night.
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Maryland gets past Ga. Tech in 1st round
Mar 10 2006 12:05AM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Nik Caner-Medley had 20 points and Mike Jones added 19 to help Maryland improve its postseason chances with an easy 82-64 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday in the opening round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
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Houston destroys Central Florida
Mar 10 2006 12:00AM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Oliver Lafayette scored 19 points, including 5-of-12 shots from 3-point range, Thursday night to lead Houston to a 71-52 victory over Central Florida in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament.
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