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West Virginia tames Texas Tech 65-60
Mar 24 2005 11:44PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The last time West Virginia went this far in the NCAA tournament, Jerry West was a Mountaineer. Kevin Pittsnogle and his unheralded teammates spoiled Bobby Knight's return to the round of 16, beating Texas Tech 65-60 Thursday night to move within one win of a surprising trip to the Final Four.
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Arizona holds off Oklahoma State 79-78
Mar 24 2005 11:31PM (CT)
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Give the ball to Salim Stoudamire and get out of his way. That's what Arizona did Thursday night. Stoudamire hit an off-balance jumper from the left side with 2.8 seconds left, sending Arizona to a pulsating 79-78 victory over Oklahoma State in the Chicago Regional semifinals and within one win of the Final Four.
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Sportsview: Hard feelings follow Pearl
Mar 24 2005 10:51PM (CT)
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Bruce Pearl knows it's just as easy to scorn the accuser as the accused, a lesson he learned the hard way Thursday night.
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Head scores 12 for Illini despite injury
Mar 24 2005 10:40PM (CT)
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Few outside the Illinois team knew it, but Luther Head was on coach Bruce Weber's "questionable" list a day before Thursday's regional semifinal against Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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Louisville ousts No. 1 Seed Washington
Mar 24 2005 9:56PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Undoubtedly, Louisville would rather play another game than be a No. 1 seed in the tournament. Francisco Garcia went on a shooting tear Thursday night to keep the Cardinals moving on, leading Rick Pitino and underrated, fourth-seeded Louisville to a 93-79 victory over top-seeded Washington in the Albuquerque Regional semifinals.
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Illinois ends Wisconsin-Milwaukee's dance
Mar 24 2005 8:57PM (CT)
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Deron Williams and Dee Brown gave upstart Wisconsin-Milwaukee all that it could handle and then some Thursday night, combining for 42 points, 10 assists and some nasty defense to lead Illinois to a 77-63 victory and a spot in the Chicago Regional finals.
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South Carolina nudges Georgetown in NIT
Mar 24 2005 8:45PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Carlos Powell scored 21 points and Tre Kelley added 12 in the second half to lead South Carolina to a 69-66 victory over Georgetown in the quarterfinals of the NIT on Thursday night.
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Alabama's Winston to enter NBA draft
Mar 24 2005 7:42PM (CT)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama junior forward Kennedy Winston will make himself eligible for the NBA draft and skip his senior season with the Crimson Tide.
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Women's hockey teams prep for NCAA tourney
Mar 24 2005 7:19PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) - The women's Frozen Four hockey tournament has become quite popular in its first five years, but still has a long way to go on the growth chart.
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Source: UMass hires Ford as hoops coach
Mar 24 2005 6:45PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Eastern Kentucky's Travis Ford has been chosen as the next basketball coach of Massachusetts, a university source told The Associated Press.
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Andrew Bogut key to Utah-Kentucky game
Mar 24 2005 6:24PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Ray Giacoletti had been Utah's coach for a few months when he finally got to see his star player in action for the first time. And it wasn't exactly under the best of circumstances.
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'Nova looks for another upset of Carolina
Mar 24 2005 5:25PM (CT)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - As an assistant coach at his alma mater, Ed Pinckney spends a lot of time with the Villanova players, teaching them about basketball, life and everything in between.
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Duke season may be one of Coach K's best
Mar 24 2005 5:20PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Mike Krzyzewski has won three national titles, a record 66 NCAA tournament games and is considered one of college basketball's greatest coaches.
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Liberty women becoming NCAA darlings
Mar 24 2005 5:00PM (CT)
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - The Liberty women's basketball team is used to playing against perennial powerhouses _ and losing. But something different happened this year to the evangelical Christian university founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. The Lady Flames, first round losers the past eight years, pulled off two upsets in the NCAA tournament and are the surprising darlings of the regional semifinals.
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Miami fires women's basketball coach
Mar 24 2005 4:54PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Miami fired basketball coach Ferne Labati on Thursday, three weeks after the Hurricanes completed a 16-loss campaign and missed the postseason for the first time in four years.
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N.C. State finds similar team in Wisconsin
Mar 24 2005 4:37PM (CT)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - All that torture North Carolina State inflicted on opponents this season is about to come back to haunt it. The Wolfpack's backdoor-heavy, Princeton-style offense annoyed their own fans but helped them win 21 games and reach the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament. Now that they're there, they find themselves matched up with Wisconsin, another pass-happy team that likes to slow the game down.
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Duke edges Boston College, 70-65
Mar 24 2005 4:08PM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Alison Bales served mostly as Duke's stopper this season, the last line of defense under the basket. Even at 6-foot-7, she rarely seemed comfortable on the other end of the floor.
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Liberty stuns DePaul in 88-79 victory
Mar 24 2005 4:07PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - One upset simply wasn't enough for Liberty. Katie Feenstra had 29 points and 13 rebounds, and the Flames followed up their first NCAA tournament victory by shocking DePaul 88-79 on Tuesday night.
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Vols' Pat Summitt breaks NCAA win record
Mar 24 2005 4:07PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Moments after becoming the winningest coach in NCAA history, Pat Summitt focused on her ultimate goal: getting Tennessee its seventh national title.
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Jackson enjoying bonus season with Utah
Mar 24 2005 4:07PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Marc Jackson might be enjoying Utah's best run in the NCAA tournament since 1998 more than any other member of the Utes.
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Higgins hired as Citadel football coach
Mar 24 2005 2:50PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Detroit Lions assistant Kevin Higgins was hired Thursday as the football coach at The Citadel, which went 3-7 last season.
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Saint Joseph's again builds steady resume
Mar 24 2005 2:03PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Saint Joseph's returned to normal this year. No swarm of TV cameras at practices. No national magazine covers. And you don't have to be Billy Packer to know these Hawks didn't deserve a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
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Cincinnati assistant charged with DUI
Mar 24 2005 12:17PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Cincinnati basketball assistant Keith LeGree was suspended after he was charged with driving under the influence, less than a year after coach Bob Huggins was suspended for a drunken driving conviction.
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Saint Joseph's stops Texas A&M 58-51
Mar 24 2005 7:53AM (CT)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Pat Carroll scored 22 points and Dwayne Lee added 13, including a big 3-pointer with 76 seconds left, to lead Saint Joseph's to a 58-51 win over Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the NIT on Wednesday night.
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Memphis defeats Vanderbilt 81-68
Mar 24 2005 1:05AM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Rodney Carney scored 26 points, and Darius Washington added 23 and seven assists to lift Memphis over Vanderbilt 81-68 Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the NIT.
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