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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1988
Page
14
Keith Smart watched as Richmond stunned Indiana 72 to 69 in Hartford. Rodney Rice's jumper near the three point line with 34 seconds left clinched the win for the Spiders over the Hoosiers in the first round.
Richmond defeated Indiana to advance to the NCAA East second round, as the Spiders overcame a late Hoosier rally. Rice posted 21 points, and Steve Kratzer controlled the paint with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Dean Garrett was held to one point. Temple toppled Lehigh behind Tim Perry’s 27 points and a NCAA record eight blocks, advancing to face Georgetown.
Georgetown clinched a 66 to 9 point buzzer winner as a stingy defense carried them past LSU. Smith scored 10 points while Jaren Jackson had 20 including four threes. Georgetown improves to 20-9 and earns a second round date with top seed Temple despite 42 percent shooting. LSU finishes 16-1 with Wayne Sims leading at 18 points and Jose Vargas held to 13.
Arizona 90 Cornell 50 as Anthony Cook 24 and Sean Elliott 17 pace the Wildcats in a comfortable first-round win. Tolbert injures back but Arizona advances. Cornell ends 17-10. Seton Hall then defeats UTEP 86-77 to reach second round, Bryant leads with 30 points and 12 rebounds.
Hamilton scored 21 as No. 16 Illinois defeated Texas-San Antonio 81-72 to advance to a second round showdown with Villanova. Illinois led by nine or more in the second half after seizing control late in the first, while Texas-San Antonio finished 22-9.
Jeff Martin nets 23 points and Don Mann adds 16 as Murray State shocks 14th ranked NC State to reach the regional quarterfinals against Kansas. The Racers trail early, surge to a 41-36 halftime lead, then hold off a late Wolfpack rally with Mann sealing it at the line.
UNLV battled a stubborn Southwest Missouri State squad to win 54-50 and earn a Sunday second round against Iowa. Gerald Paddie led UNLV with 18.5 points, while Kelby Stuckey scored 18 for SW Missouri State, as Clint Rossum sealed the finish in the final seconds at Pauley Pavilion.
Deriek Hamilton led Southern Mississippi with 18 points and Randolph Keys sparked the second half as the Golden Eagles beat Clemson 74 69 in Hattiesburg to begin the NIT title defense. Clemson finished 14 15 while USM, 19 10, trailed 66 64 with 2 52 left before scoring 10 straight.
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