Illini, Cardinals meet in Midwest regional showdown
Louisville coach Denny Crum notes an upset role as his 18 years with the Cardinals include two national titles. Illinois, a No. 1 seed, aims to extend its two-game NCAA string, while Ball State’s season ends after a 29-3 run. Ellison and Smith star for Louisville as Illini seek better execution to reach the Final Four.
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Crum
Illinois
Illini
Lou Henson
Kenny Battle
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Arkansas
Pervis Ellison
Razorbacks
LaBradford Smith
Ellison
Henson
Muncie
Rick Majerus
Colorado State
Boyd Grant
Missouri
Syracuse
Coleman
Florida
Rams
Orangeman
Thompson
Orangemen
Jim Boeheim
New York
Indiana Rout Advances To West Regional Semifinal
No. 6 Indiana beat Texas-El Paso 92-69 as reserves fueled a 14-2 second-half surge after foul trouble sidelined Hillman and Edwards. Eric Anderson matched a career high with 24 points, and an all-starters scoring effort complemented by Hillman 12 and Jones 11. Seton Hall defeated Evansville 87-73 to reach the same regional, with Daryll Walker scoring 16 for Seton Hall and Andrew Gaze adding a late 3 in the decisive run.
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UPI
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Jay Edwards
Indiana
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Hoosiers
Texas-El Paso
Seton Hall
Evansville
Denver
Jamal Meeks
Kreigh Smith
Eric Anderson
Dall
Ramon Ramos
Anc
Ding Havaritage
Todd Judlow
Lyndon Jones
Bloomington
Ind
Miners
Daryll Walker
Andrew Gaze
Monroe pushes NC State past Iowa in NCAA East regional
Rodney Monroe, NC State's 6-foot-3 guard, scored a career best 40 points to lift No. 17 Iowa over time. He added 15 points in overtime and hit key shots to force two extra periods, as NC State defeated Iowa 102-96 in the second round. The loss knocked out five Big Ten teams in the regional.
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UPI
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North Carolina State
Iowa
Wolfpack
Big Ten
North Carolina
UCLA
Atlanta
Tar Heels
J.R. Reid
Kevin Madden
Michigan
Lexington
Reid
Dean Smith
Southern University
South Alabama
Glen Rice
Wolverines
Rice
Steve Fisher
Bill Frieder
Arizona State
Terry Mills
Gabriel Estaba
Missouri and Syracuse advance in Midwest NCAA region
Missouri Tigers and Syracuse Orangemen moved into the Midwest regional semifinals as top performers, with Missouri routing Texas 108-89 behind 32 points from Doug Smith and Syracuse beating Colorado State 65-50 as Derrick Coleman returned to form.
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UPI
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Illinois
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Texas Longhorns
Syracuse
Derrick Coleman
Stephen Thompson
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Clutch Shots Lift NC State Past Iowa In Double OT
Monroe nails late jumpers in regulation and both overtimes while Ed Horton leads Iowa with 32 points as NC State escapes 94-89. Iowa peaks at 23-10 and Iowa’s Marble adds 24, Armstrong 20, in a heated NCAA clash. Georgetown then dominates Notre Dame 81-74 behind Charles Smith 34 points second half rally.
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Hoyas
Smith
Princeton
Alonzo Mourning
The
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Dixon's Forrest wins long jump at Illini Prep Relays
Dixon High School junior Forrest Tracy Forrest captured the long jump title at the Illini Prep Relays in Sterling with a final effort of 42 feet 11 1/2 inches. Dixon finished fifth with 50 points as Princeton led with 102 and Sterling 82. Paul Spangler placed second in the 3,200 meters in 10:03. Drew Killing tied for third in the high jump at 6-2 and helped Dixon to a third-place distance medley relay in 11:37. The Dukes also had two victorious relays in the freshman sophomore division and several other top-five finishes.
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Swim
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Mundelein
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Prairie City
Bishop Carmel
Mount Carroll
Burlington
Waltrip wins Motorcraft 500 at Atlanta race
Darrell Waltrip led late after a caution caused by Geoff Bodine spin and beat Dale Earnhardt by six tenths of a second at Atlanta International Raceway. Waltrip earned $63,500, with Dick Trickle third, Kyle Petty fourth, Sterling Marlin fifth, and Bill Elliott finishing 10th after a broken wrist recovery.
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UPI
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Dale Earnhardt
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Trickle
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Sterling Marlin
Rick Wilson
Neil Bonnett
Hut Stricklin
Dale Jarrett
Morgan Shepherd
Bill Elliott
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