No. 2 Duke edges Belmont in tight NCAA opener thriller
No. 2 Duke survived Belmont 71 70 in the West Regional. Gerald Henderson scored 21 points including the go ahead basket with 11.9 seconds left as Duke narrowly avoided a historic upset. DeMarcus Nelson key steal clinched the win. Belmont coach Rick Byrd marveled at the late roar from the crowd.
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Top conferences advance as Kentucky exits NCAA tournament
In Anaheim, Marquette from the Big East and Stanford from the Pac-10 won in the South Region while Texas A&M and UCLA advanced in the West. Kentucky fell 74-66 to Marquette as Jerel McNeal led the Golden Eagles. Joe Crawford scored 35 for Kentucky before fouling out.
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Badgers advance in Omaha amid late drama in first round
Wisconsin defeated Norfolk State or opponent in a tense NCAA first round as Brian Butch scored 14 points and Joe Krabbenhoff and Jason Bohannon added 13 each. The Badgers outrebounded 50-27 and blocked seven shots to keep a 24-4 run in season form.
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