UNC Survives Air Force in NCAA Debut Thriller
North Carolina, seeded sixth in the Atlanta Regional, edged Air Force 63-52 as Sean May scored 14. Air Force trailed by single digits late after a slow first half, while Duke, Seton Hall, Arizona, and Texas also advanced in first-round NCAA play, with Randolph and Ewing leading Duke and Ivey, Boddicker aiding Texas.
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N.C
Shavlik Randolph
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Maryland
Daniel Ewing
Seton Hall
Malcolm Campbell
Alabama State
Raymond Felton
Guards Air Force
Tim Keller
Manhattan Upsets Florida In East Rutherford First Round
Manhattan led by Luis Flores with 26 points defeated Florida 75-60 in the NCAA Tournament first round. The 12th seeded Jaspers, 25-5, advance to face Wake Forest after a win showcasing Flores’s scoring and strong defense.
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McNamara shines as Syracuse down BYU in NCAA opener
Gerry McNamara poured in 43 points, hitting 9 of 13 threes, to lift Syracuse past Brigham Young 80-75 in the Phoenix Regional first round. Hakim Warrick added 20 as the defending champions advance to face Maryland. BYU guard Rafael Araujo had 24 points and 12 rebounds.
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Hakim Warrick
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Maryland
Rafael Araujo
Cougars
Southern Methodist
Steve Cleveland
Pettway lifts Alabama past SIU with last-moment runner
In Seattle Antoine Pettway hit a six foot runner with five seconds left to give Alabama a 65 64 win over Southern Illinois. Darren Brooks, MVC player of the year, missed a buzzer long jumper for SIU as Earnest Shelton scored 18 for Alabama and Brooks led SIU with 25.
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Huskies reach second round as Calhoun ties coaching mark
Connecticut improves to 28 6 and 12 0 in first round games under Jim Calhoun who ties Adolph Rupp for 12th on the career list after a 30th tournament win. Rashad Anderson scores 22 and Emeka Okafor adds 15 and 14 rebounds as DePaul advances past Vermont in another overtime thriller.
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Dayton
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