Various NCAA Tournament Regional Scores Display Broad Upsets
The day’s results show Marquette defeating Cincinnati 66 to 51 and Illinois beating Arizona 81 to 77. Wake Forest topped Arkansas 86 to 80, Kansas State beat Providence 87 to 80, and UCLA won 87 to 79 over Louisville. Nevada Las Vegas crushed San Francisco 121 to 95 while Utah downed St. John’s 72 to 68 and Idaho State beat Long Beach State 83 to 72.
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Cincinnati
S. Illinois
Arizona
Wake Forest
Arkansas
Kansas State
Providence
UCLA
Louisville
Las Vegas
San Francisco
Utah
St. John’s
Idaho
Wake Forest Tops Arkansas In NCAA Sub Regional Thriller
Wake Forest overcome a 15 point first half deficit to beat Arkansas 86 to 80 in a sub regional showdown. Key plays included Jerry Schellenberg steals early in the second half and Sidney Moncrief fouling out for Arkansas. Wake's defense and late free throws sealed the win as Arkansas missed late chances.
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Demon Deacons
Wake
Arkansas
Ed Deacon
Carl Tacy
Razorbacks
Deacons
Jerry (Schellenberg
Skip Schellenberg
Sidney Moncreff
Moncrief
Eddie Sutton
Tacy
Ford's Free Throws Secure Narrow UNC Win Over Purdue
UNC guard Phil Ford scored crucial late free throws to lift the Tar Heels 69 66 over Purdue. Ford carried coach Dean Smith's squad as top-ranked UNC, 25 4, eyes the Eastern Regional at College Park Maryland. Purdue 19 9, trailed much of the second half, but Ford's late points sealed the victory.
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Paul Shinn
Seteeneieienat Nenaie
Ford
Carolina
Purdue
Tar Heels
College Park
UNC
Rocky Mount
Tommy LaGarde
Pur- Purdue
Parker
Walter Jetle
Mike O’koren
Tom Zaliagiris
O'Koren
Jordan
Griffin Grins Despite Pain in NCAA Sub Eectory Thriller
Wake Forest star Griffin played through a painful head and facial injury after an elbow clash for a rebound. He required stitches and ammonia to stay in the game, finishing with four fouls as the Deacons rallied past Arkansas in a tense NCAA sub eectory matchup. The Deacons advance to the Myriad Center in Oklahoma City to face Marquette in the second round.
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Griffin
Larry Harrison
Skip Brown
Wake
Deacons
Jerry
Schellenberg
Skip
Brown
Myriad Center
Oklahoma City
Kansas State
Marquette
Texas Southern dominates to win NAIA title
Alonzo Bradley and Lawrence Williams sparked a big first half as Texas Southern University defeated 7144 to claim the 40th NAIA basketball tournament title. Bradley poured in 16 of his 23 points before halftime and Williams added 14 by the break to pace the Tigers, who finished 31-5 after five wins in five days.
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Kansas City
Alonzo Bradley
Lawrence Williams
Texas Southern University
Tigers
Houston
Bradley
Williams
UNC In NCAA- Business As Usual
RALEIGH UNC in NCAA playoff action as Tar Heels beat Purdue by three points in the first round. Phil Ford leads with 27 points despite injury with teammates stepping up and Carolina showing toughness in a tight game.
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UNC
NCAA
Paul Shinn
Raleigh
Carolina
Tar Heels
Purdue
Phil Ford
Ford
Panthers Triumph 72-66 to Clinch Region II Title
High Point College defeated Francis Marion 72-66 in the AIAW Region II final to advance to the national tournament in Los Angeles on March 22. Dawn Allred led the Panthers with bench support from Germaine McAuley and Denise Washington as Pearl Moore scored 32 for Francis Marion.
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Florence
S.C
High Point
Dawn Allred
Panthers
Francis Marion
Pearl Moore
Pioneers
Los Angeles
Germaine McAuley
Denise Washington
Gracie Simmons
Moore
Ethel White
Robyn Cooper
Washington
Sylvia Chambers
Linda Lee
Wanda Wilson
Kathy Smith
Wilson
Jennifer Alley
Pearl
Germaine
Denise
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Rod Griffin
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O'Koren Buckley
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Krafteisin
Atone
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Cennee
Sarah Sue Ingram
Norman
Okla
Red Gat
Campbell
HPC
Allred
Cooper
Riley
McAly Wesh
McAuley
Francis Marion College
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