Tide's Hurt Dominates As Alabama Upsets VCU In West Regional
Alabama's 6-9, 240-pound Bobby Lee Hurt posted 19 points and 13 rebounds to power a 63-59 upset over Virginia Commonwealth. Hurt shot 8 of 10, while the Tide defense held VCU to 42 percent shooting. VCU's Rolando Lamb led with 25, but Alabama pulled away late and advanced to face NC State in Denver.
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Memphis State Wins In OT In Midwest Regional Thriller
Memphis State defeated Alabama-Birmingham 67-66 in overtime as Andre Turner hit a 17 foot jumper with six seconds left. Keith Lee scored 23 for the Tigers who advance to face Boston College in Dallas.
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Maryland Surges Past Navy to Reach Southeast Semifinals
Maryland escapes Navy 64-59 in the NCAA Southeast Regional second round as Jeff Adkins and Keith Gatlin seal victory with late free throws. Len Bias scores 20 for the Terrapins while Adrian Branch plays with foul trouble. David Robinson nets 22 for Navy. Maryland advances to face Villanova in Birmingham.
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Illinois Routs Georgia in NCAA East Regional Second Round
Illinois uses a stout zone defense to throttle 19th ranked Georgia and surges with a 16-0 run in the first half before pulling away for a 74-58 victory. Altenberger scores 16, Douglas adds 11 assists and 6 steals as Illinois seals win over Georgia.
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Illinois Bulls Past Georgia to End Bulldogs season
Efrem Winters scored 19 for Illinois as they pulled away from Georgia after a four-quarter run. Georgia’s Joe Ward led 17 points and Cedric Henderson added 13 as the Bulldogs finished 22-9. Tech upset Syracuse on St Patrick's Day with four scorers in double figures led by Mark Price 18.
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