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Spartans overwhelm Blue Hens in NCAAs
Mar 18 2007 11:08PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State shook off the rust, then wore down Delaware. Allyssa DeHaan had 13 points, nine rebounds and six blocks to lead the fifth-seeded Spartans to a 69-58 win over the No. 12 Blue Hens on Sunday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Temple finds 'Comfort'; beats Huskers
Mar 18 2007 11:07PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Lady Comfort scored the go-ahead basket in the final two minutes and Fatima Maddox hit four clinching free throws to help Temple hold off Nebraska 64-61 in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday night.
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Rutgers won't let up in rout of Pirates
Mar 18 2007 10:52PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Rutgers had more points during a run midway through the first half than East Carolina had in the game. The Scarlet Knights still were not satisfied, putting together another burst after halftime for good measure.
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Lady Vols post 'hardest-easiest' victory
Mar 18 2007 10:51PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Longtime women's basketball power Tennessee may never have had a 39-point victory that required so much work, effort and emotion. Tennessee limited Drake to two points in the opening 10 minutes of each half and Alexis Hornbuckle led a late surge in the first half that broke open a tight game, carrying the Lady Vols to a 76-37 victory Sunday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Walker, Pitt win first NCAA game ever
Mar 18 2007 10:41PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Marcedes Walker outmuscled James Madison at both ends of the court for 20 points and 15 rebounds and Pittsburgh shook off a stubborn Dukes squad for the first NCAA women's basketball victory in school history, winning 71-61 Sunday night.
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UConn makes quick work of UMBC in NCAAs
Mar 18 2007 10:25PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut quickly shook off the rust of a long layoff and once again cruised into the second round of the NCAA tournament. Renee Montgomery scored 19 points and Charde Houston added 15 to help top-seeded UConn rout UMBC 82-33 on Sunday night in the Fresno Regional.
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Green Bay advances with 26th straight
Mar 18 2007 10:18PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Wisconsin-Green Bay isn't focused on its long winning streak. The Phoenix are just worried about winning the next game. Nicole Soulis scored 15 points and the ninth-seeded Phoenix opened the second half with a 20-5 run to extend their winning streak to 26 games with a 59-52 victory over No. 8 New Mexico on Sunday night in the first round of the Fresno Regional.
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Tark the Shark? Not these Runnin' Rebels
Mar 18 2007 10:11PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Lon Kruger was beaming. Happy as a coach, proud as a dad. Thanks to a shooting surge by his son Kevin, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels rallied for the school's biggest win since the 1991 team made the Final Four.
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Pressure? Tigers streak into next round
Mar 18 2007 9:39PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Their top scorer was in the locker room getting X-rays. The lead they'd been nursing was down to two points. And the other team's star player was finally rolling. If the Memphis Tigers were going to crack, this was the time _ especially because they were facing a formidable opponent for the first time since before Christmas. John Calipari's bunch didn't budge. Not by a single point.
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Horford, Gators flex muscles to advance
Mar 18 2007 9:34PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Al Horford flexed his biceps and offered an imposing stare as he posed for television cameras. Florida's most physical player had reason to show off a little bit. Horford had 17 points and nine rebounds and helped the defending national champions withstand a game effort by plucky Purdue in a 74-67 victory Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
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Kansas finds no shortage of inspiration
Mar 18 2007 9:33PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Seeing "Kentucky" on the opponent's jerseys was motivation enough for Brandon Rush. Knowing Michael Jordan was watching made it a day to remember. Rush was a career-best 6-of-7 from long range Sunday, including 4-for-4 in the second half as top-seeded Kansas romped past Kentucky 88-76 in an NCAA tournament matchup of two of the game's most storied programs.
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Durant's swan song? USC ousts Texas
Mar 18 2007 9:32PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The best player on the floor will be the best player on the couch for the rest of the NCAA tournament. Texas star Kevin Durant's season came to an unceremonious close Sunday after an 87-68 thumping at the hands of surprising Southern California.
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Duke avenges only loss to top Holy Cross
Mar 18 2007 9:23PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Abby Waner is best known for knocking down 3-pointers. The Duke star made an impression this time by knocking a 3 into the stands.
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Look out, NCAAs: Salukis are still alive
Mar 18 2007 6:55PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Compared to practice, sometimes Southern Illinois' games are almost like a day off for the Salukis. Driven by the tenacious defense instilled during those workouts _ and three big 3-pointers by Jamaal Tatum _ Southern Illinois pulled away from Virginia Tech 63-48 Sunday in the second round of the West Regional.
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Badger women repeat as hockey champions
Mar 18 2007 6:10PM (CT)
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Mark Johnson was involved in another championship at the Herb Brooks Arena on Sunday, but this one didn't involve any miracles. Johnson, who scored two goals in the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team's "Miracle on Ice" upset win over the Soviet Union, coached the University of Wisconsin women's team to its second consecutive national title with a 4-1 victory over Minnesota Duluth in the championship of the NCAA Women's Final Four.
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Badger women repeat as hockey champions
Mar 18 2007 6:10PM (CT)
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Mark Johnson was involved in another championship at the Herb Brooks Arena on Sunday, but this one didn't involve any miracles. Johnson, who scored two goals in the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team's "Miracle on Ice" upset win over the Soviet Union, coached the University of Wisconsin women's team to its second consecutive national title with a 4-1 victory over Minnesota Duluth in the championship of the NCAA Women's Final Four.
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Ducks' little guy beats all of Eagles'
Mar 18 2007 5:57PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - So much for the little guys. The ones from Winthrop, at least. There's one from Oregon still standing mighty tall in the NCAA tournament. Diminutive but destructive Tajuan Porter, the shortest man on the floor at 5-foot-6, broke open a close game by making his first four shots of the second half Sunday, all from long range. That spurt, Aaron Brooks' 22 points and a smothering defense led Oregon over the frazzled Eagles 75-61 and eliminated the last remaining double-digit se
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Bowling Green finally wins in NCAAs
Mar 18 2007 5:50PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - After three years of piling up championships and gaudy records in the Mid-American Conference, Bowling Green wanted more. The Falcons got it Sunday in the form of an NCAA tournament win, 70-66 over Oklahoma State in the first round of the Greensboro Regional.
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Rusty? Nervous? Vandy wins anyway
Mar 18 2007 5:49PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Maybe it was two weeks without a game that left Vanderbilt a little rusty. Maybe it was a case of NCAA tournament nerves. Whatever the case, the second-seeded Commodores were able to shake off an early malaise Sunday to beat 15th-seeded Delaware State 62-47 in the first round of the Greensboro Regional.
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Toliver Time: Terps rout Harvard 89-65
Mar 18 2007 5:04PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Maryland coach Brenda Frese thought Kristi Toliver was trying too hard. So the coach decided to have her star guard come off the bench for the first time this season _ and it worked.
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Seeing Green: Irish rally past Cal 62-59
Mar 18 2007 5:04PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Notre Dame had green uniforms, green fingernails and one of the greenest lineups in the NCAA women's tournament. By the end of a tightly played game that tested the inexperienced Fighting Irish's nerves and composure, they looked liked veterans.
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Reality sets in for Prairie View A&M
Mar 18 2007 5:03PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Prairie View's players tried to convince themselves that North Carolina was just another opponent, just another team. Only seconds after the mismatch began, it was obvious the Tar Heels were much, much more than that.
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Lady Bears continue early NCAA success
Mar 18 2007 4:43PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Baylor Lady Bears don't know what it's like to lose early in the NCAA tournament. Jessica Morrow kept them from finding out. Morrow scored 13 points and led the decisive run, and Baylor nearly blew a big lead before pulling away from Chattanooga 68-55 on Sunday in the first round of the Fresno Regional.
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Price is right for Ole Miss in NCAAs
Mar 18 2007 4:40PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Armintie Price and her Mississippi teammates pressed TCU right out of the NCAA tournament. Price scored 21 points and these running Rebels scored 39 points off 23 turnovers, beating TCU 88-74 Sunday in the first round of the Dayton Regional.
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Paint it orange: Vols advance at NCAAs
Mar 18 2007 3:16PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Go ahead, Tennessee fans. Break out the orange paint and slather up. It sure seems to work for the head coach. JaJuan Smith led a second-half comeback, Chris Lofton made one free throw after another in the final seconds and the Volunteers held off Virginia 77-74 Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
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Wolfpack make sure coach Yow advances
Mar 18 2007 3:13PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Marquetta Dickens couldn't wait for the chance to end North Carolina State's losing streak in the NCAA tournament. She felt the excitement build when the Wolfpack's home fans cheered loudly for ailing coach Kay Yow. And she got even more focused when she heard something else: a smattering of boos coming from the Robert Morris fans as the Hall of Fame coach was introduced. Once the game began, Dickens took everything out on the Colonials.
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Top-seeded Blue Devils are done stewing
Mar 18 2007 1:00PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Duke stars Lindsey Harding and Alison Bales longed to make amends for the only loss of their senior season. After two weeks of stewing, they finally get their chance. "We've been really anxious to get back and play ... to redeem ourselves," Harding said Saturday.
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Maryland women begin defense in Hartford
Mar 18 2007 12:57PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Ice and snow delayed by a day Maryland's arrival in Connecticut for the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. But a bracket that includes Tennessee, Oklahoma and Ohio State is expected to be a bigger obstacle as the Terps (27-5) try to repeat as national champions.
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Mysteries of Pittsburgh: UT, UNC there
Mar 18 2007 12:55PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh is an unlikely place for two of women's college basketball's most successful programs, Tennessee and North Carolina, to size up each other before a possible Final Four matchup next month.
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Welcome to the second round, Red Foxes
Mar 18 2007 11:24AM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Marist would not be bullied into an early exit this March. The gutsy Red Foxes drew offensive fouls and scrapped with a bigger, more physical Ohio State team, shocking the heavily favored Buckeyes 67-63 in the Dayton Regional on Saturday night to reach the second round for the first time in school history.
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Welcome to the second round, Red Foxes
Mar 18 2007 11:24AM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Marist would not be bullied into an early exit this March. The gutsy Red Foxes drew offensive fouls and scrapped with a bigger, more physical Ohio State team, shocking the heavily favored Buckeyes 67-63 in the Dayton Regional on Saturday night to reach the second round for the first time in school history.
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Welcome to the second round, Red Foxes
Mar 18 2007 11:24AM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Marist would not be bullied into an early exit this March. The gutsy Red Foxes drew offensive fouls and scrapped with a bigger, more physical Ohio State team, shocking the heavily favored Buckeyes 67-63 in the Dayton Regional on Saturday night to reach the second round for the first time in school history.
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Welcome to the second round, Red Foxes
Mar 18 2007 11:24AM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Marist would not be bullied into an early exit this March. The gutsy Red Foxes drew offensive fouls and scrapped with a bigger, more physical Ohio State team, shocking the heavily favored Buckeyes 67-63 in the Dayton Regional on Saturday night to reach the second round for the first time in school history.
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Oden, Buckeyes live to play another day
Mar 18 2007 10:43AM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Ohio State thought Greg Oden was its best shot at a national championship. Turns out it was Ron Lewis, and in the nick of time. Lewis hit a long-range 3-pointer with two seconds left to force overtime, and the top-seeded Buckeyes rallied from a late 11-point deficit to beat Xavier 78-71 Saturday in a second-round South Regional game.
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Unmasked big man leads Carolina past MSU
Mar 18 2007 6:46AM (CT)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - The mask protecting his broken nose kept sliding around, frustrating Tyler Hansbrough as he tussled in the paint with Michigan State's physical defenders. So North Carolina's big man tossed it off, then helped the Tar Heels dispose of the determined Spartans.
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Unmasked big man leads Carolina past MSU
Mar 18 2007 6:46AM (CT)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - The mask protecting his broken nose kept sliding around, frustrating Tyler Hansbrough as he tussled in the paint with Michigan State's physical defenders. So North Carolina's big man tossed it off, then helped the Tar Heels dispose of the determined Spartans.
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Unmasked big man leads Carolina past MSU
Mar 18 2007 6:46AM (CT)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - The mask protecting his broken nose kept sliding around, frustrating Tyler Hansbrough as he tussled in the paint with Michigan State's physical defenders. So North Carolina's big man tossed it off, then helped the Tar Heels dispose of the determined Spartans.
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Unmasked big man leads Carolina past MSU
Mar 18 2007 6:46AM (CT)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - The mask protecting his broken nose kept sliding around, frustrating Tyler Hansbrough as he tussled in the paint with Michigan State's physical defenders. So North Carolina's big man tossed it off, then helped the Tar Heels dispose of the determined Spartans.
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Pitt blows 19-point lead, tops VCU in OT
Mar 18 2007 5:01AM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Levance Fields wasn't about to let two missed free throws ruin Pittsburgh's season. Fields atoned for his misses at the end of regulation, hitting a 3-pointer in overtime, and Pitt recovered after blowing a 19-point lead to beat upstart Virginia Commonwealth 84-79 Saturday in the second round of the West Regional.
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Pitt blows 19-point lead, tops VCU in OT
Mar 18 2007 5:01AM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Levance Fields wasn't about to let two missed free throws ruin Pittsburgh's season. Fields atoned for his misses at the end of regulation, hitting a 3-pointer in overtime, and Pitt recovered after blowing a 19-point lead to beat upstart Virginia Commonwealth 84-79 Saturday in the second round of the West Regional.
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Pitt blows 19-point lead, tops VCU in OT
Mar 18 2007 5:01AM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Levance Fields wasn't about to let two missed free throws ruin Pittsburgh's season. Fields atoned for his misses at the end of regulation, hitting a 3-pointer in overtime, and Pitt recovered after blowing a 19-point lead to beat upstart Virginia Commonwealth 84-79 Saturday in the second round of the West Regional.
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Pitt blows 19-point lead, tops VCU in OT
Mar 18 2007 5:01AM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Levance Fields wasn't about to let two missed free throws ruin Pittsburgh's season. Fields atoned for his misses at the end of regulation, hitting a 3-pointer in overtime, and Pitt recovered after blowing a 19-point lead to beat upstart Virginia Commonwealth 84-79 Saturday in the second round of the West Regional.
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Vandy downs WSU in double-OT thriller
Mar 18 2007 4:28AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Derrick Byars released five years of frustration on Washington State in the second half. He hit five 3-pointers, blocked a critical shot and repeatedly kept Vanderbilt alive in a double-overtime thriller. The SEC's player of the year wasn't ready to end his career at Arco Arena _ even when time, foul trouble and the Cougars' vaunted defense were lined up against him.
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Vandy downs WSU in double-OT thriller
Mar 18 2007 4:28AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Derrick Byars released five years of frustration on Washington State in the second half. He hit five 3-pointers, blocked a critical shot and repeatedly kept Vanderbilt alive in a double-overtime thriller. The SEC's player of the year wasn't ready to end his career at Arco Arena _ even when time, foul trouble and the Cougars' vaunted defense were lined up against him.
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Vandy downs WSU in double-OT thriller
Mar 18 2007 4:28AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Derrick Byars released five years of frustration on Washington State in the second half. He hit five 3-pointers, blocked a critical shot and repeatedly kept Vanderbilt alive in a double-overtime thriller. The SEC's player of the year wasn't ready to end his career at Arco Arena _ even when time, foul trouble and the Cougars' vaunted defense were lined up against him.
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Marist outfoxes heavily favored Ohio St.
Mar 18 2007 4:28AM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Marist would not be bullied into an early exit this March. The gutsy Red Foxes drew offensive fouls and scrapped with a bigger, more physical Ohio State team, shocking the heavily favored Buckeyes 67-63 on Saturday night to reach the second round for the first time in school history.
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Seminoles take down seventh-seeded ODU
Mar 18 2007 12:35AM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Florida State took care of one tradition-rich program and will have an even bigger task ahead in the next round. Britany Miller scored 20 points and the Seminoles shot 58 percent to beat Old Dominion 85-75 in a physical first-round game of the Fresno Regional on Saturday.
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Seminoles take down seventh-seeded ODU
Mar 18 2007 12:35AM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Florida State took care of one tradition-rich program and will have an even bigger task ahead in the next round. Britany Miller scored 20 points and the Seminoles shot 58 percent to beat Old Dominion 85-75 in a physical first-round game of the Fresno Regional on Saturday.
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Seminoles take down seventh-seeded ODU
Mar 18 2007 12:35AM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Florida State took care of one tradition-rich program and will have an even bigger task ahead in the next round. Britany Miller scored 20 points and the Seminoles shot 58 percent to beat Old Dominion 85-75 in a physical first-round game of the Fresno Regional on Saturday.
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Buckeyes pushed to the limit by Xavier
Mar 18 2007 12:31AM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Hold the questions about Greg Oden's future. Ohio State isn't finished in the NCAA tournament. Ron Lewis revived the Buckeyes' national championship hopes with a long 3-pointer with two seconds left to force overtime, then Mike Conley Jr. dominated the extra period for a 78-71 victory over Xavier in a second-round South Regional game Saturday.
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Buckeyes pushed to the limit by Xavier
Mar 18 2007 12:31AM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Hold the questions about Greg Oden's future. Ohio State isn't finished in the NCAA tournament. Ron Lewis revived the Buckeyes' national championship hopes with a long 3-pointer with two seconds left to force overtime, then Mike Conley Jr. dominated the extra period for a 78-71 victory over Xavier in a second-round South Regional game Saturday.
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Buckeyes pushed to the limit by Xavier
Mar 18 2007 12:31AM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Hold the questions about Greg Oden's future. Ohio State isn't finished in the NCAA tournament. Ron Lewis revived the Buckeyes' national championship hopes with a long 3-pointer with two seconds left to force overtime, then Mike Conley Jr. dominated the extra period for a 78-71 victory over Xavier in a second-round South Regional game Saturday.
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Buckeyes pushed to the limit by Xavier
Mar 18 2007 12:31AM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Hold the questions about Greg Oden's future. Ohio State isn't finished in the NCAA tournament. Ron Lewis revived the Buckeyes' national championship hopes with a long 3-pointer with two seconds left to force overtime, then Mike Conley Jr. dominated the extra period for a 78-71 victory over Xavier in a second-round South Regional game Saturday.
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Middle Tennessee pounds Gonzaga by 39
Mar 18 2007 12:05AM (CT)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Middle Tennessee flashed, trapped and ran like crazy. Gonzaga never had a chance in its NCAA tournament debut. Chrissy Givens moved up yet another spot on the school's scoring list with 24 points, and the fifth-seeded Blue Raiders easily kept the nation's-longest winning streak alive at 27 games with an 85-46 victory in the first round Saturday night.
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ASU women hold on to beat UC Riverside
Mar 18 2007 12:00AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Upstart UC Riverside appeared to be nothing more than a minor hurdle for third-seeded Arizona State. Instead, the Sun Devils needed a furious second-half rally to avoid one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history.
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