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Kansas State women beat Bowling Green
Mar 19 2005 11:43PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Kendra Wecker, the Big 12 player of the year, scored 18 of her 25 points in the second half to lead fourth-seeded Kansas State past 13th-seeded Bowling Green 70-60 Saturday night in opening round of the NCAA tournament.
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Utah women shoot past Iowa State 73-61
Mar 19 2005 11:34PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Once Utah finally found its shooting touch, the Utes showed just why they are so dangerous from long range. Kim Smith had 22 points and eight rebounds and 10th-seeded Utah rallied from a 15-point first-half deficit to beat Iowa State 73-61 in the first round of the Kansas City Regional on Saturday night.
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Vanderbilt women beat Montana 67-44
Mar 19 2005 11:33PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Montana was determined to take away the inside presence of Vanderbilt's Ashley Earley. For a half, the Commodores' Abi Ramsey made Montana pay for that strategy. Earley waited until the second half to take over.
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Stanford women beat Santa Clara 94-57
Mar 19 2005 11:30PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Candice Wiggins celebrated a second-half steal and layup with a jumping fist pump and giant grin. Then she did it again. Take that, selection committee. Stanford's freshman star played brilliantly in her NCAA tournament debut, scoring 16 of her 29 points in a dominant second-half outburst that carried the top-ranked Cardinal to their 21st straight victory, 94-57 over neighbor Santa Clara in the first round of the Kansas City Regional on Saturday night.
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W. Va. stuns Wake Forest 111-105 in 2OT
Mar 19 2005 11:27PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Shooting at baskets he practiced on all summer, former Cleveland prep star Mike Gansey fashioned yet another West Virginia upset _ this one in two overtimes. The junior guard scored a career-high 29 points _ 19 of them in the two overtimes _ and the Mountaineers sent No. 2 seed Wake Forest to another stunning second-round loss, 111-105 on Saturday night.
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Texas Tech crushes Texas-Arlington 69-49
Mar 19 2005 11:12PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - LaToya Davis had a career-high 26 points and added 14 rebounds to lead fourth-seeded Texas Tech to a 69-49 victory over 13th-seeded Texas-Arlington in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday night.
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Minnesota crushes St. Francis, Pa. 64-33
Mar 19 2005 11:11PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota's run to last year's Final Four was launched at home, and the Gophers are off to another good start in the NCAA tournament with a win at Williams Arena.
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Davidson beats SW Missouri State 82-71
Mar 19 2005 10:35PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Brendan Winters scored 22 points to help Davidson beat Southwest Missouri State 82-71 on Saturday night in the first round of the NIT.
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Kentucky advances over Cincinnati 69-60
Mar 19 2005 10:22PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Kelenna Azubuike scored 19 points and second-seeded Kentucky held Cincinnati scoreless for the final 2:41 to pull away for a 69-60 second-round NCAA tournament victory.
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Poised Arizona crushes UAB 85-63
Mar 19 2005 10:07PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Salim Stoudamire's shooting and a little calm under pressure helped Arizona reach the NCAA regional semifinals for the fourth time in five years.
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No. 1 seed Illinois powers by Nevada 71-59
Mar 19 2005 10:07PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Illinois showed its inside game is pretty powerful, too. James Augustine scored a career-high 23 points and Jack Ingram added 12 more in the top-seeded Illini's 71-59 win over ninth-seeded Nevada in the second round of the NCAA tournament Saturday. Augustine also grabbed 10 rebounds, blocked four shots and had two steals.
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Wisconsin-Milwaukee upends Boston College
Mar 19 2005 10:04PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - One win wasn't enough for Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Panthers are pressing on in the NCAA tournament. Joah Tucker scored 23 points, Adrian Tigert had 16 and the 12th-seeded Horizon League champions, playing on a floor they know very well, pulled off their second upset in three days, an 83-75 win over Boston College in the second round Saturday.
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Wichita St. edges Western Kentucky 81-84
Mar 19 2005 9:57PM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Jamar Howard scored 22 points to lead Wichita State to an 84-81 victory over Western Kentucky in the first round of the NIT on Saturday night.
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Middle Tennessee ousts N.C. State 60-58
Mar 19 2005 8:48PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Patrice Holmes hit the game-winning jumper with 1.6 seconds left, giving No. 12 seed Middle Tennessee another upset in the first round of the NCAA tournament with a 60-58 win Saturday night over fifth-seeded N.C State.
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Saint Joseph's beats Buffalo 55-50 in NIT
Mar 19 2005 8:42PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pat Carroll scored 26 points to lead Saint Joseph's to a 55-50 victory over Buffalo in the first round of the NIT on Saturday night.
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Virginia women trounce Old Dominion 79-57
Mar 19 2005 8:21PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Virginia recruited Takisha Granberry because she could slash to the basket and pass. The 3-point shooting was a bonus. Brandi Teamer scored 17 of her 23 points in the second half, Granberry hit two key 3-pointers to help break it open and Virginia celebrated its return to the NCAA tournament after a one-year absence with a 79-57 first-round victory over Old Dominion on Saturday night.
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Bucknell seeks to make more history
Mar 19 2005 7:50PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - When the Bucknell Bison arrived at their hotel in the wee hours Saturday, still giddy from pulling off the biggest upset in the first round of this year's NCAA tournament, athletic director John Hardt wondered, "Who are all these people?"
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Oregon women slip past TCU 58-55
Mar 19 2005 7:24PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - With the game on the line in the final minutes, Oregon didn't crack under the pressure. With Cathrine Kraayeveld scoring 23 points and Brandi Davis hitting two critical 3-point baskets, the 10th-seeded Ducks upset the seventh-seeded Lady Frogs 58-55 on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Georgia Tech coach faces mentor in NCAAs
Mar 19 2005 7:11PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Back in 1986, when Paul Hewitt was a young JV coach at Westbury High School in New York, he hauled his team up to Providence for Rick Pitino's weeklong summer camp.
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Oklahoma State wins NCAA wrestling title
Mar 19 2005 7:08PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Heavyweight Steve Mocco's overtime takedown wrapped up an undefeated season and a perfect finals for Oklahoma State, which won all five of its matches to run away with its third straight NCAA wrestling championship Saturday night.
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Vermont coach gets at least one more game
Mar 19 2005 6:28PM (CT)
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - He is the Shecky Green of the Green Mountains, a Catskills comedian temping as the Catamounts coach who already has taken Vermont farther in the NCAA tournament than it ever had gone before.
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Wis.-Stevens Point wins Div. III title
Mar 19 2005 6:18PM (CT)
SALEM, Va. (AP) - Nick Bennett led a 24-8 run early in the second half and Wisconsin-Stevens Point repeated as NCAA Division III men's national champion Saturday with a 73-49 victory against Rochester.
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Notre Dame stops UC Santa Barbara 61-51
Mar 19 2005 6:07PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Notre Dame has long preferred the physical, scrappy style of basketball necessary to survive in the Big East Conference, and UC Santa Barbara played right along.
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No. 1 seed Washington pops Pacific 97-79
Mar 19 2005 5:54PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Washington is making it a lot harder to question its No. 1 seed in the Albuquerque Regional. The Huskies advanced to the round of 16 for the first time since 1998 with a convincing 97-79 victory over Pacific on Saturday.
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Utah cancels Oklahoma's dance card, 67-58
Mar 19 2005 5:22PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Turns out there's more to Utah than Andrew Bogut. The sixth-seeded Utes capitalized on the 7-foot Aussie's skilled passing and 20 points by Justin Hawkins to beat No. 3 seed Oklahoma 67-58 Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
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Louisiana Tech carries on tradition
Mar 19 2005 5:08PM (CT)
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Third-year Louisiana Tech coach Kurt Budke lives every day with the pressure of keeping alive a winning tradition.
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Roberts leads Mississippi St. in tourney
Mar 19 2005 5:04PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Lawrence Roberts was supposed to be a star at Baylor. When a teammate was murdered, he fled to Mississippi State and was expected to take the Bulldogs to new heights before becoming a first-round pick in the NBA draft.
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Texas Tech rallies to nip Gonzaga 71-69
Mar 19 2005 4:41PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Bob Knight's Texas Tech Red Raiders rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to beat Gonzaga 71-69 on Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the Albuquerque Regional.
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Georgia women boil Rice 75-49
Mar 19 2005 4:32PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Georgia coach Andy Landers had his hands on his hips and a grimace on his face even though the outcome had long been determined. Cori Chambers scored 19 points, one of four Georgia players in double figures, and the Lady Bulldogs beat Rice 75-49 Saturday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Sherill Baker had 14 points and Janese Hardrick added 13 and Tasha Humphrey 12.
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Memphis routs Virginia Tech 83-62 in NIT
Mar 19 2005 4:23PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Rodney Carney scored 17 points, leading five Memphis players in double figures Saturday and helping the Tigers beat Virginia Tech 83-62 in the second round of the NIT.
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Texas A&M downs DePaul 75-72 in NIT
Mar 19 2005 4:21PM (CT)
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Bobby Leach scored 23 points and Texas A&M nearly squandered a 20-point lead before holding on to beat DePaul 75-72 Saturday in the second round of the NIT.
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Arizona State dispatches Eastern Kentucky
Mar 19 2005 4:05PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Arizona State has gained attention for its relentless smothering defense, and the Sun Devils were nearly as impressive on offense in their NCAA tournament opener.
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Baylor women bop Illinois State 91-70
Mar 19 2005 3:34PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Baylor needed just five minutes to look every bit the part of a trendy Final Four pick. The second-seeded Lady Bears scored the first 17 points and coasted past 15th-seeded Illinois State 91-70 Saturday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Michigan State women rip Alcorn State
Mar 19 2005 3:21PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Michigan State will have to play better than this to get to the Final Four, especially at the start of the game.
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Southern Cal women clip Louisville 65-49
Mar 19 2005 3:18PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Southern California is trying to re-establish itself as a perennial women's basketball power, and this was a decent start.
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Ohio State's mantra: 'Enjoy the ride'
Mar 19 2005 2:36PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - If eighth-ranked Ohio State is feeling pressure to make an extended run in the NCAA tournament, the Buckeyes sure aren't showing it.
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For Hartford coach, it's baby and ball
Mar 19 2005 2:15PM (CT)
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Jennifer Rizzotti is moving slower these days. She spends more time on the bench, her body having grown more unwieldy. Working herself into an agitated state on the sideline is probably not in her best medical interest. Rizzotti, the former Connecticut star now coaching Hartford, is eight months pregnant with her first child, a boy.
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Norman leads Texas past Oral Roberts
Mar 19 2005 1:56PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Nina Norman wasn't going to let that heavy bandage on her left hand keep her from playing in the NCAA tournament, or from shooting the ball. Playing with a broken pinkie, Norman scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting with five assists Saturday to lead third-seeded Texas to a 64-47 victory over Oral Roberts in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Coach Spurrier hits S.C. practice field
Mar 19 2005 1:38PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Wearing a new white Gamecocks visor, Steve Spurrier returned to the college game Saturday, hitting the practice field for the first time as South Carolina coach.
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Pacific enjoys quiet role in NCAA tourney
Mar 19 2005 3:14AM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Pacific's Christian Maraker still had a half-inch scratch next to his right eyebrow, but the headache he got from crashing to the floor was gone.
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Diabetic Morrison leads Zags at Texas Tech
Mar 19 2005 3:12AM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Coach Mark Few called a timeout in the first half of Gonzaga's first-round NCAA tournament game against Winthrop. The Zags were struggling and he was mad. Adam Morrison listened to Few yelling out changes as he checked his blood sugar level. It was high, so the sophomore lifted his jersey and stuck a needle filled with insulin into his stomach. The horn blew, signaling the teams back into action.
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Don't tell Nevada coach Illini vulnerable
Mar 19 2005 3:10AM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A sometimes sloppy first-round NCAA tournament victory, on the heels of three not-so-impressive wins in last week's Big Ten tournament, has made Illinois look vulnerable for the first time this season. Don't try telling that to Nevada coach Mark Fox.
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Small-college teams cherish big moment
Mar 19 2005 3:07AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The winningest coach in college basketball history watched intently as the crowd roared and a hard-fought game in the national tournament went down to the buzzer.
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Georgia Tech rolls past George Washington
Mar 19 2005 12:53AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Well, look at this. Georgia Tech finally gets an easy win in the NCAA tournament. Jarrett Jack, Will Bynum and B.J. Elder combined to score on six straight possessions in the second half, leading the Yellow Jackets to an 80-68 victory over George Washington in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night. Jack had 20 to lead the Yellow Jackets, who never won by more than eight points last year in their march to the championship game.
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Michigan State holds off Old Dominion
Mar 19 2005 12:53AM (CT)
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Tom Izzo leaned back in his chair, his arms spread out, his lips pursed. The usually volatile Michigan State coach didn't like what he was seeing.
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Bucknell stuns third-seeded Kansas 64-63
Mar 19 2005 12:12AM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - In their 110th season, the Bucknell Bison finally won their first NCAA tournament game. And, wow, what a victory it was. Chris McNaughton banked in a hook shot over Wayne Simien with 10.5 seconds left, then Simien missed an open 15-foot jumper at the buzzer, giving the 14th-seeded Bison a stunning 64-63 victory over third-seeded Kansas on Friday night to shake up the Syracuse Regional.
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