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Oden, Buckeyes put talent on display
Mar 15 2007 11:46PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Greg Oden grabbed the ball off the backboard, slammed it through the net and screamed. It was the kind of athletic, powerful play that's come to symbolize the Ohio State freshman's breakout season. Too bad it didn't count. A Central Connecticut foul before the shot wiped out the dunk, one of the few times Oden and the top-seeded Buckeyes were stopped during their 78-57 win over the Blue Devils Thursday in the opening round of the South Regional at Rupp Arena.
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Little General: Lavender lifts Xavier
Mar 15 2007 11:42PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - With the game on the line, no one had to encourage the smallest player on the floor to take over for Xavier. Drew Lavender wants the ball in those situations.
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Little General: Lavender lifts Xavier
Mar 15 2007 11:42PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - With the game on the line, no one had to encourage the smallest player on the floor to take over for Xavier. Drew Lavender wants the ball in those situations.
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Hoosiers' belief helps them beat Zags
Mar 15 2007 11:39PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Kelvin Sampson's players bought into his no-nonsense system after hearing the first-year Indiana coach tell them again and again it eventually would pay off. How about a second-round NCAA tournament date with Pac-10 champion UCLA as proof? Roderick Wilmont scored 22 points and hit six of his team's nine 3-pointers, and the Hoosiers avenged a loss to Gonzaga last March with a 70-57 victory Thursday night in a West Regional matchup pitted as one of the top first-round gam
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Pitt gets it 'Wright' and advances
Mar 15 2007 11:39PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - No first-round exit this time for Pittsburgh. The Panthers, ousted in the first round seven times in 18 previous appearances in the NCAA tournament, used their long-range marksmanship instead of their considerable brawn, hitting 10 of 21 3-pointers, and beat Wright State 79-58 on Thursday night.
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This year's George Mason? VCU ousts Duke
Mar 15 2007 11:34PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - First George Mason, now Duke. Virginia Commonwealth sophomore guard Eric Maynor sure has a flair for dramatics in big games. Maynor hit a 15-foot jumper with 1.8 seconds left in the Rams' 79-77 upset victory over the Blue Devils on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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This year's George Mason? VCU ousts Duke
Mar 15 2007 11:34PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - First George Mason, now Duke. Virginia Commonwealth sophomore guard Eric Maynor sure has a flair for dramatics in big games. Maynor hit a 15-foot jumper with 1.8 seconds left in the Rams' 79-77 upset victory over the Blue Devils on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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This year's George Mason? VCU ousts Duke
Mar 15 2007 11:34PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - First George Mason, now Duke. Virginia Commonwealth sophomore guard Eric Maynor sure has a flair for dramatics in big games. Maynor hit a 15-foot jumper with 1.8 seconds left in the Rams' 79-77 upset victory over the Blue Devils on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Tar Heels give Williams NCAA record
Mar 15 2007 11:26PM (CT)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina spent the early minutes of its NCAA tournament opener looking like a top seed determined to beat down an overmatched opponent. The Tar Heels then needed almost the rest of the game to do it. Tyler Hansbrough had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Tar Heels beat Eastern Kentucky 86-65 in the first round, giving coach Roy Williams an NCAA-record 18 straight years with at least one tournament victory.
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Izzo beats protege as Spartans advance
Mar 15 2007 11:17PM (CT)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Tom Izzo called it one of the toughest games he'd ever coached. Michigan State's dominating defense made things that much harder for his protege. Raymar Morgan scored eight of his 14 points during a dominating first half, and ninth-seeded Michigan State clamped down on eighth-seeded Marquette in a 61-49 win in the first round of the East Regional on Thursday night.
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Izzo beats protege as Spartans advance
Mar 15 2007 11:17PM (CT)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Tom Izzo called it one of the toughest games he'd ever coached. Michigan State's dominating defense made things that much harder for his protege. Raymar Morgan scored eight of his 14 points during a dominating first half, and ninth-seeded Michigan State clamped down on eighth-seeded Marquette in a 61-49 win in the first round of the East Regional on Thursday night.
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Afflalo, UCLA bounce back; top Weber St.
Mar 15 2007 11:02PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - UCLA coach Ben Howland thinks he already saw the worst of Arron Afflalo last week. Afflalo's performance in the first round of the NCAA tournament was among his best _ yet Howland knows the Bruins will need something even better from their top scorer in the next few days and weeks if they hope to duplicate last season's run to the title game.
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Afflalo, UCLA bounce back; top Weber St.
Mar 15 2007 11:02PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - UCLA coach Ben Howland thinks he already saw the worst of Arron Afflalo last week. Afflalo's performance in the first round of the NCAA tournament was among his best _ yet Howland knows the Bruins will need something even better from their top scorer in the next few days and weeks if they hope to duplicate last season's run to the title game.
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Cougars win first NCAA game in 24 years
Mar 15 2007 10:16PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Desperate to do something after a long stint on the bench, Washington State's Kyle Weaver told himself to read Yemi Ogunoye's eyes. Ogunoye made it easy _ his inbounds pass went straight into Weaver's hands. The Cougars' star stole the ball beneath the Oral Roberts basket and dunked to barely beat the halftime buzzer, and Washington State rode that momentum swing right into the second round of the NCAA tournament.
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One and done for Knight as BC wins
Mar 15 2007 7:45PM (CT)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Sean Marshall and Boston College were in a tight game. Fortunately for them, they didn't get tight against Bob Knight's team. The senior responded by scoring 15 of his 21 points in the second half to help the Eagles rally for an 84-75 win Thursday that knocked Knight and his Red Raiders out of the NCAA tournament.
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LSU acknowledges Chatman inquiry
Mar 15 2007 7:12PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - LSU confirmed Thursday that assistant women's basketball coach Carla Berry reported the alleged improper conduct that led to Pokey Chatman's resignation.
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Foster, defense propel Vandy in NCAAs
Mar 15 2007 7:03PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Shan Foster blocked Maureece Rice's jump shot with a leaping flourish, yet still had time to outrun George Washington's top player downcourt and hit a 3-pointer for Vanderbilt. Derrick Byars hit another 3-pointer in the Commodores' first-half barrage a moment later, and Foster couldn't hide his glee as he ran upcourt with a 20-point lead and an all-but-certain ticket to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
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Evansville hires new basketball coach
Mar 15 2007 6:05PM (CT)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Marty Simmons became men's basketball coach at Evansville on Thursday after leading Southern Illinois-Edwardsville for five years.
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'Captain Clutch' and A&M get by Penn
Mar 15 2007 6:04PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Acie Law usually is "Captain Clutch" for Texas A&M. On Thursday, teammate Joseph Jones was the one who had the biggest impact with the game on the line. Law, arguably the nation's best point guard, needed plenty of help from Jones and others to push the third-seeded Aggies past upset-minded Penn 68-52 in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Butler wins mid-major matchup in NCAAs
Mar 15 2007 6:02PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Pete Campbell was out of his zone. He found it in the nick of time. After missing all three of his shots in the first half Thursday, Campbell found his range midway through the second, hitting three 3-pointers to spark a 17-0 run and help Butler beat Old Dominion 57-46 in a first-round NCAA matchup between mid-majors.
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Pitino the king of Lexington again
Mar 15 2007 5:59PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Rick Pitino stood in front of the bench as the clock wound down, urging his players on, enjoying the moment. For one day at least, he was king at Rupp Arena once again. Playing the kind of relentless style that's become a Pitino trademark, Louisville crushed Stanford 78-58 Thursday in the opening round of the South Regional.
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Patient Hoyas start strong in NCAAs
Mar 15 2007 5:46PM (CT)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Coach John Thompson III preaches patience at Georgetown. Jessie Sapp is a believer. The sophomore guard scored a career-high 20 points to break a shooting slump and lead the second-seeded Hoyas to an 80-55 rout over 15th-seeded Belmont in the first round of the East Regional on Thursday.
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Gonzaga hopes NCAAs provide panacea
Mar 15 2007 5:09PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gonzaga still stings from a loss to UCLA in last year's NCAA regional semifinals, even if coach Mark Few would never say it now.
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Strawberry outlasts Curry as Terps win
Mar 15 2007 4:59PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - When Davidson's Stephen Curry fouled out, no one was as relieved as D.J. Strawberry. He finally got a break and knew what it all meant: Maryland was on its way to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Helped by Strawberry's efficient 12-point, five-assist and eight-rebound performance, the Terrapins overcame the Wildcats in an 82-70 win Thursday in their first NCAA tournament appearance in three years.
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Coach injured in bus wreck goes home
Mar 15 2007 3:12PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A college baseball coach injured in a bus crash that killed five of his players and injured 28 was released from the hospital Thursday, and said the hardest part was not being able to be with his close-knit team to help them grieve.
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Coach injured in bus wreck goes home
Mar 15 2007 3:12PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A college baseball coach injured in a bus crash that killed five of his players and injured 28 was released from the hospital Thursday, and said the hardest part was not being able to be with his close-knit team to help them grieve.
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Devendorf, Syracuse win NIT opener
Mar 15 2007 12:04AM (CT)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Eric Devendorf scored a career-high 34 points and Demetris Nichols added 15 to help Syracuse rally for a 79-73 victory over South Alabama in the NIT on Wednesday night.
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