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Nevada beats Utah St. in OT for WAC title
Mar 11 2006 11:52PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nick Fazekas had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Marcelus Kemp hit a key 3-pointer with 46 seconds left in overtime to help No. 21 Nevada beat Utah State 70-63 on Saturday night in the Western Athletic Conference championship.
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Syracuse wins Big East with magical ride
Mar 11 2006 11:36PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Syracuse won the Big East championship. It was Gerry McNamara's tournament. The Orange repeated as conference champions by beating No. 15 Pittsburgh 65-61 on Saturday night. It was the first time in their record four victories they didn't need late-game heroics from the senior guard.
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Krauser, Pitt fall short of championship
Mar 11 2006 11:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Carl Krauser did everything he could to help No. 15 Pitt win its second Big East tournament title. He couldn't overcome tournament MVP Gerry McNamara.
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Southern takes out Ark.-Pine Bluff
Mar 11 2006 10:56PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Peter Cipriano had 21 points and nine rebounds and Southern University beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 57-44 to win its first Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament championship in 13 years.
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Freshman dominates as Oklahoma wins title
Mar 11 2006 10:35PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - With freshman standout Courtney Paris dominating the game, Oklahoma didn't have to be perfect to complete its undefeated run through the Big 12.
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Stephen F. Austin wins Southland title
Mar 11 2006 9:50PM (CT)
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) - Britany Vinson led three players in double figures with 17 points as Stephen F. Austin won the Southland Conference tournament championship 56-48 over Texas-San Antonio on Saturday.
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UCLA wins first Pac-10 tourney since '87
Mar 11 2006 9:48PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three games of relentless defensive pressure culminated in UCLA's first Pac-10 tournament title since 1987. Jordan Farmar led four players in double figures with 19 points and the 13th-ranked Bruins beat California 71-52 Saturday.
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Kent State gains NCAA tournament berth
Mar 11 2006 9:45PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Four years after crashing the NCAA tournament, Kent State is on its way back looking to do more damage. Senior Kevin Warzynski scored 21 points and made two huge baskets when Kent State was barely hanging on, and the Golden Flashes won the Mid-American Conference tournament 71-66 over Toledo on Saturday night to earn the MAC's automatic NCAA bid.
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No. 19 Utah women win Mountain West title
Mar 11 2006 9:32PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The Utah Utes were looking for balance as much as a trophy at the Mountain West Conference championship, and they discovered that key ingredient just in time for the NCAA tournament _ while adding some fuel to their bitter rivalry with Brigham Young.
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Northern Arizona earns 1st-ever NCAA berth
Mar 11 2006 9:26PM (CT)
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - Alyssa Wahl scored 19 points and Kim Winkfield had 17 to help Northern Arizona beat Weber State 74-59 on Saturday in the Big Sky tournament title game for its first NCAA women's tournament berth.
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Southern wins SWAC title over Alabama St.
Mar 11 2006 8:53PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Rolanda Monroe scored 17 points, and Southern University won the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament Saturday with a 61-58 victory over Alabama State.
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Xavier rallies way into NCAA tournament
Mar 11 2006 8:41PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Down to its last 5.1 seconds, a Xavier team given up for lost only a month ago found its way to the NCAA tournament.
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Sharp-shooting BC gets past UNC in semis
Mar 11 2006 8:40PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Everything was perfectly set for another Duke-North Carolina final in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Leave it to the league's newest member to spoil the occasion.
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Kansas overwhelms Nebraska in semifinals
Mar 11 2006 8:30PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - The Kansas Jayhawks are heading into selection Sunday with 14 wins in their last 15 games. Perhaps the only thing better than finding out what seed that's earned them in the NCAA tournament is getting to avenge the only loss in that streak.
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Ohio St. tops Indiana to advance to finals
Mar 11 2006 7:43PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - J.J. Sullinger reveled in his temporary rock-star image Saturday _ even if the cotton over his left eye looked out of place. After scoring 19 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, Sullinger high-stepped his way off the court playing air guitar for the Ohio State fans. The seventh-ranked Buckeyes can only hope the celebration didn't come one day early.
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Coppin St. gets automatic big to NCAAs
Mar 11 2006 7:32PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Rashida Suber scored 14 points to lead Coppin State to its second-straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with a 46-36 victory over Delaware State on Saturday.
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Ray experiencing eye soreness after poke
Mar 11 2006 7:24PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Villanova guard Allan Ray complained of soreness and a headache and remained listed as day-to-day Saturday, a day after he was hit in his right eye in the Big East tournament.
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UC-Riverside earns 1st trip to NCAAs
Mar 11 2006 7:13PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Amber Cox made a 3-pointer with 1:10 to play to lead UC Riverside to a 59-58 upset of top-seeded UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Conference tournament final Saturday.
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Texas atones for loss to Texas A&M
Mar 11 2006 7:04PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - P.J. Tucker insists he wasn't motivated by the chance to atone for his big mistake in the last Texas loss. Trying to get the No. 8 Longhorns into the Big 12 tournament championship was enough to drive him.
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Florida beats LSU to advance to title game
Mar 11 2006 6:57PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Taurean Green spent most of the night battling a stomach virus after Florida made to the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals.
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Duke makes finals despite hobbled Redick
Mar 11 2006 6:47PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Point guard Greg Paulus scored almost at will, and Josh McRoberts had enough blocks, dunks and nifty passes to make this his own personal highlight reel.
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Sacred Heart wins NEC for 1st time ever
Mar 11 2006 6:14PM (CT)
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Amanda Pape had 25 points and 14 rebounds to lead Sacred Heart to its first Northeast Conference title with a 69-65 win over Quinnipiac on Saturday.
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La. Tech earns 25th straight NCAA berth
Mar 11 2006 5:29PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Tasha Williams scored 19 points and Aarica Ray-Boyd added 15 to lead No. 17 Louisiana Tech past New Mexico State 63-39 in the Western Athletic Conference championship Saturday, sending the Lady Techsters to their 25th straight NCAA tournament.
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Horner, Iowa advance to Big Ten finals
Mar 11 2006 5:23PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - For the second straight game, Iowa let an opposing star score big. And for the second straight day, Iowa won.
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Bowling Green cruises to tournament title
Mar 11 2006 5:23PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Even though Bowling Green limited Kent State to 13 first-half points, it wasn't good enough for coach Curt Miller. It's that kind of discipline that has led the Falcons to 19 consecutive wins and their second straight Mid-American Conference tournament title.
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Memphis tops UAB to win Conference USA
Mar 11 2006 5:01PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis believes it earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Now it's up to the selection committee to decide.
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Fla. Atlantic gains 1st-ever NCAA berth
Mar 11 2006 4:58PM (CT)
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - Shontavia Williams scored 26 points to lead Florida Atlantic to a 74-63 victory Saturday over Gardner-Webb in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament championship game.
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South Carolina reaches SEC finals
Mar 11 2006 4:33PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - South Carolina reached the finals of the Southeastern Conference tournament for just the second time, beating Kentucky 65-61 Saturday behind 18 points from Tarence Kinsey.
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Albany earns first-ever NCAA berth
Mar 11 2006 3:55PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - These Great Danes finally can say they have some bite. Jamar Wilson had 29 points and Albany beat three-time defending champion Vermont 80-67 on Saturday to win the America East Conference tournament title and earn the school's first NCAA tournament berth.
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FBI warns of possible NCAA tourney threat
Mar 11 2006 2:50PM (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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Old Dominion earns bid to NCAA tournament
Mar 11 2006 2:44PM (CT)
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Another close call, but a familiar result. For the 15th year in a row, Old Dominion has won the Colonial Athletic Association title and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
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Cheerleaders dispirited by limit on stunts
Mar 11 2006 1:19PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Ten minutes before the big game, the beribboned Baylor University cheerleading squad tumbled, twisted and flipped in a cramped backstage practice area of the cavernous American Airlines Center.
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Syracuse heads to Big East title game
Mar 11 2006 9:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gerry McNamara has done just about everything to get his team to the Big East tournament championship game. All that stands in the way of a second straight title is No. 15 Pittsburgh.
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Powe leads Calif. to 1st Pac-10 title game
Mar 11 2006 6:49AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - For a while, Leon Powe's one-man offensive show didn't seem as if it was going to be enough for California. Then came double overtime and Powe got help from his teammates. Powe scored a career-high 41 points and Cal held off Oregon 91-87 Friday night to reach the Pac-10 tournament title game for the first time.
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Kemp leads Nevada to 70-59 win over N.M.
Mar 11 2006 6:46AM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - With the big men mixing it up inside, Nevada's Marcelus Kemp did most of his damage from the outside. Kemp made four 3-pointers and scored 25 points to lead the 21st-ranked Wolf Pack to their 13th straight win, 70-59 over New Mexico State in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament Friday night.
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UCLA's defense dominates Arizona
Mar 11 2006 6:45AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ben Howland has always stressed a hard-nosed approach and the importance of playing tough defense. As he nears the end of his third year as UCLA's coach, it's apparent the Bruins realize what he requires from them.
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No. 14 Vols bounced; LSU, Florida advance
Mar 11 2006 6:24AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Glen Davis has some bad news for the rest of the Southeastern Conference. The LSU forward has been working on his outside shot.
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Texas A&M roars into Big 12 semis
Mar 11 2006 6:23AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Texas was challenged late. Kansas had to scramble at the end. Oklahoma got knocked off by Nebraska. So which was the only team that made the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament look easy? That would be Texas A&M, a school that had never before played on the second day of the tournament and now carries a full head of steam into the third.
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Relieved Buckeyes advance to play Hoosiers
Mar 11 2006 6:22AM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The cloud of uncertainty is off Ohio State. Win or lose in the Big Ten tournament, the seventh-ranked Buckeyes know they're headed to the NCAA tourney and a chance for the national championship.
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3 of the Big 4 schools still alive in ACC
Mar 11 2006 6:20AM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - The first No. 12 seed in the 52-year history of the Atlantic Coast Conference still is playing after two days. That, even more than the latest stellar performance from J.J. Redick or another victory for No. 10 North Carolina, was the most noteworthy statement Friday.
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No. 7 Wyoming wins MWC semifinal
Mar 11 2006 5:18AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - If these are Steve McClain's final days as coach at Wyoming, the Cowboys are sure making them memorable. Justin Williams' triple-double and Brad Jones' 20 points led seventh-seeded Wyoming (14-17) into the championship of the Mountain West Conference with a 60-47 semifinal victory over sixth-seeded Utah on Friday night.
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Pittsburgh upsets Villanova in Big East
Mar 11 2006 4:57AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Big East started its tournament with the top two teams in the country expected to meet for a third time with the championship at stake. It will end instead with sixth-seeded Pittsburgh and ninth-seeded Syracuse playing for the title.
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Utah St. edges past La. Tech in semifinals
Mar 11 2006 3:02AM (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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Pacific stops Cal Poly-SLO in semifinals
Mar 11 2006 2:20AM (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 in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals Friday night.
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Nebraska upsets Oklahoma to reach semis
Mar 11 2006 1:12AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Nebraska came into the Big 12 tournament with a three-game losing streak. Now the Cornhuskers are in the semifinals after winning two in a row.
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BC gets past Maryland in quarterfinals
Mar 11 2006 12:58AM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Jared Dudley and his Boston College teammates apparently have grown tired of watching opponents jump to early leads. Craig Smith had 21 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists to lead the 11th-ranked Eagles to an 80-66 victory over Maryland in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Friday night, giving BC its ninth win in 10 games.
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Florida advances to SEC title game
Mar 11 2006 12:46AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Florida's big men normally get the most attention from opponents. Guards Lee Humphrey and Taurean Green took advantage in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
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Michigan St. seniors lead way in victory
Mar 11 2006 12:33AM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Michigan State was still smarting from a lackluster regular season when it came to Indianapolis. Seniors Paul Davis and Maurice Ager couldn't forget how Illinois ruined their home finale last Saturday. Or how they fell out of the Big Ten title race earlier than expected.
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Toledo beats Akron, advances to MAC finals
Mar 11 2006 12:16AM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Justin Ingram scored 23 points and Toledo stormed back from 13 points down in the second half to advance to the Mid-American Conference championship for the first time since 1996 with a 77-69 semifinal win over Akron on Friday night.
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Davis sparks LSU past Vanderbilt
Mar 11 2006 12:15AM (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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