Seikaly leads Syracuse past Michigan 89 71
Syracuse star Rony Seikaly scored 33 points on 13 of 17 shooting to topple No. 8 Michigan 89-71 as the Orangemen extended a 39-34 halftime edge into a decisive second-half run. Seikaly credited with confidence against man to man, Boeheim praised his scoring as Syracuse improves to 15-5 while Michigan falls to 17-3.
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Arizona Remains Atop Poll In AP College Basketball Rankings
Arizona retained the No. 1 spot in the AP poll with 61 of 62 first place votes and 1,239 points as Nevada-Las Vegas moved to second after two wins. Brigham Young rose to third, Duke slipped to fourth, Temple improved, and Purdue fell behind. Vanderbilt and Bradley joined the Top Twenty, while St. John’s reentered at No. 20.
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AP Top Twenty college basketball poll snapshot
The AP Top Twenty lists the leading college basketball teams with first place votes and points. Kansas State, Texas El Paso, Missouri, Wyoming, Southern Mississippi, New Mexico, Arkansas, Loyola California lead a crowded ranking with several programs receiving votes and notable shifts since late January.
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Celtics Edge 76ers In Ugly Noon Showdown
The Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 100 to 85 in a slow, error filled game. Larry Bird led Boston with 29 points and 17 rebounds while Charles Barkley sat out with an ankle injury for Philadelphia.
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Miller’s overtime fluke lifts Capitals past Flyers 1 0
Washington defeats Philadelphia 1 0 in overtime as Kelly Miller scores on a deflected backhand off Kjell Samuelsson skate 3 27 into overtime. Ron Hextall blamed the bad break, while Capitals coach Bryan Murray praised two big plays that could fuel the playoff push.
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N C State Edges DePaul In Tight Raleigh Tilt
NC State overcome DePaul in Raleigh as Chucky Brown storms back with 12 second half points and 10 of his final nine minutes to lift the Wolfpack to a 71 66 win. Charles Shackleford held to nine points as DePaul closes the gap late.
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