Tennessee Teams Stir NCAA Upsets in Opening Round
The Tennessee Volunteers and Tennessee-Chattanooga won their opening games as Middle Tennessee State upset Kentucky in the Mideast sub regional. Dale Ellis scored 23 points for Tennessee in a 61-57 win over Southwestern Louisiana, while UTC surged past North Carolina State 58-51. Chattanooga led by 20 and stifled NC State for most of the second half. Other sub regional results included Northeastern over St Joseph's and St John's over Penn in the East, Kansas State over Northern Illinois in the Midwest, and Iowa over Northeast Louisiana in the West.
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Kansas State advances past Northern Illinois in NCAA Midwest clash
Kansas State 77 Northern Illinois 68 to reach a second round meeting with Arkansas. Les Craft scored 21, Allen Rayhorn 17, Leonard Hayes 18 for the Wildcats. San Francisco later beat BC 70-66, with Quintin Dailey scoring 28.
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Cal Irvine advances in NIT despite Magee injury
Cal Irvine defeats San Diego State 70 69 in the NIT first round but loses star All American Kevin Magee to a two inch cut that will sideline him for the rest of the tournament. Magee scored 19 in the first half and hopes to join the team in Oklahoma. Don Plummer led SDSU with 19 and the final buzzer shot by Joe. Maryland, Syracuse and Virginia Tech also won in Friday action.
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Syracuse G Rautins posts 12 points 13 boards and 10 assists
Syracuse star Rautins nearly delivers a Larry Bird like stat line with 12 points, a game-high 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Virginia Tech upsets Fordham 69 58 as Dale Solomon shines late and Mississippi edges Clemson 53 49 behind clutch free throws. Tulane tops LSU 83 72 in first postseason bid ending LSU’s long dominance.
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Tennis stars clash as Latham meets Navratilova in Dallas
Kathy Latham defeats Mary Lou Piatek 1-6 6-4 6-1 to reach the Avon Championships semifinals in Dallas against top seed Martina Navratilova who beat Wendy Turnbull 7-6 6-7 7-5.
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Biola seeks NAIA crown in title game showdown
Top seed Biola of California aims for its 40th win as it faces South Carolina Spartanburg in the NAIA final in Kansas City. Wade Kirchmeyer led Biola with 35 points as the Eagles seek a title after a rough stretch, while Spartanburg rides strong inside play from Mike and Wendell Gibson.
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Westark tops Dodge City in NJCAA tourney opener
Westark of Fort Smith Arkansas defeated City of Dodge City 71 to 59 to move within reach of defending its NJCAA national title. Reggie Martin led Westark with 16 points while Eddie Smith of Dodge City poured in 22. Westark improves to 33-3 after trading the early jitters for a comfortable lead.
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Nebraska Western uses second-half burst to oust Lake Region 76 61
Donnie Ellis scored 22 to lead Nebraska Western past Lake Region Junior College 76-61 in the National Junior College Tournament first round. The Cougars improved from 28 percent in the first half to pull away, with Steve Block adding 19 and Barry Barlow contributing 14 in the second half as Linden Hochstetler led the Royals with 20. Nebraska Western advances to face Vincennes in Hutchinson next week. Lake Region ends 28-7.
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