Round of 16 preview for NCAA Tournament matchups
NCAA regional semifinals feature No 2 Oklahoma State and No 3 Pittsburgh with star duos Van McFarlin and John Lucas for the Cowboys and Carl Krauser and Chevon Troutman for Pitt. Wake Forest and Connecticut are also highlighted with standout guards Jameer Nelson Chris Paul and Ben Gordon Okafor. Syracuse Alabama, Texas Xavier Duke Illinois and Kansas UAB round out the teased slate, with key matchups and stars noted for each pairing.
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Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Eastern Washington
Memphis
Central Florida
Wisconsin
van McFarlin
Cowboys
John Lucas
Carl Krauser
Panthers
Chevon Troutman
McFarlin
Pitt
Lucas
Tony Allen
Joey Graham
Krauser
Julius Page
Jaron Brown
Eddie Sutton
Jamie Dixon
Liberty
Texas Tech
Wake Forest
Virginia Commonwealth
Manhattan
Jameer Nelson
Hawks
Delonte West
Wake
Chris Paul
Nelson
Paul
Eric Williams
Phil Martelli
CBS
Billy Packer
Georgia Tech and Nevada Stars Highlight NCAA Roundup
Georgia Tech defeated No 14 Northern Iowa 65 60 and No 6 Boston College 57 54 behind balanced scoring led by B J Elder. Nevada toppled No 7 Michigan State 72 66 and No 2 Gonzaga 91 72 as Snyder and Okeson pace the Wolf Pack.
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Georgia Tech
Northern Iowa
Boston College
Nevada
Michigan State
Gonzaga
B.J. Elder
Kirk Snyder
Todd Okeson
Wolf Pack
Elder
Jarrett Jack
Marvin Lewis
Yellow Jackets
Snyder
Beard Makes AP Women’s All-America Third Time
Alana Beard of Duke secures her third first team AP women’s basketball honor, joining Diana Taurasi, Kelly Mazzante, Nicole Powell, and Nicole Chlde on the 2005-06 All-America list. Beard led Duke with 20.2 points per game, while Taurasi and Mazzante highlighted Connecticut and Penn State with top scoring and assists marks.
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Alana Beard
Duke
Associated Press
Connecticut
Diana Taurasi
Penn State
Kelly Mazzante
Stanford
Nicole
Powell
Kansas State
Nicole Chlde
Tennessee
Chamique Holdsclaw
Beard
Taurasi
Mazzante
Chlde
Uconn
Auriemma
Big Ten
Cardinal
Marquette
Durham
N.C
Brittany Hunter
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Hunter
Virginia Tech
Blacksaure
Tanisha Wright
Minnesota Stuns Kansas State In NCAA Roundup
Minnesota dominated Kansas State 80-61 to advance to the Mideast Regional semifinals in Norfolk. Janet McCarville led with 15 points, 18 rebounds, and seven assists as Lindsay Whalen added 15 and Shannon Schonrock 14, while K State’s Nicole Chldes scored 23 in a disappointment for the second seed.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Kansas State
Janet McCarville
Gophers
Lindsay Whalen
Shannon Schonrock
Boston College
Norfolk
Pam Borton
Nicole Chlde
Wildcats
Notre Dame
Kendra Wecker
Laurie Koehn
Wecker
Megan Mahoney
Sullivan leads ISU to NIT quarterfinals in Florida
Tim Pickett fueled the first half with floor presence, but Jake Sullivan nailed three straight threes and closed out the win as Iowa State edged Florida State 62 59 to reach the NIT quarterfinals. Jefferson and Sullivan sealed it with late free throws after Andrew Wilson’s late three. Other NIT results include Marquette over Boise State and Oregon over George Mason. Hawaii beat Nebraska as Jason Carter scored 21.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Tim Pickett
Jake Sullivan
Sullivan
Iowa State
Cyclones
Florida State
Adam Waleskowski
Marcus Jefferson
Jefferson
Andrew Wilson
Marquette
Boise State
Oregon
George Mason
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Jim O'Connell
East Rutherford
Phoenix Regional
Vanderbilt
Vermont
DePaul
Western Michigan
North Carolina State
Ben Gordon
Huskies
Emeka Okafor
Taliek Brown
Matt Freije
Commodores
Mario Moore
Okafor
Dawid Przybyszewski
Brown
Gordon
Rashad Anderson
Vanderblit
Syracuse
Alabama
Brigham Young
Maryland
Southern Iefreis
Gerry McNamara
BYU
Hakim Warrick
Orangemen
Ernest Shelton
Crimson Tide
Kennedy Winston
McNamara
Warrick
Winston
Chuck Davis
Atlanta
Texas
Xavier
Princeton
North Carolina
Louisville
Mississippi State
Brandon Mouton
Royal Ivey
Longhorns
Lionel Chalmers
Musketeers
Saint Joseph's
Ivey
Chalmers
Anthony Myles
Justin Doellman
Illinois
Alabama State
Seton Hall
Murray State
Cincinnati
Shavlik Randolph
J.J. Redick
Dee Brown
Wingis
Deran Williams
Chris Duhon
Daniel Ewing
Sean Dockery
Dulton
Sheldon Williams
Blue Devils
Fighting Illini
St. Louis Regional
Kansas
Chicago
Pacific
Birmingham
Washington
Kentucky
Wayne Simien
UAB
Demario Eddins
Mo Finley
Bill Self
Blazers
Simlen
Aaron Miles
Keith Langford
Lal
KSU
Taurus
Deb Patterson
Austin
Jamie Carey
Carey
Heather Schreiber
Seattle
Louisiana State
LSU
Baton Rouse
Seimone Augustus
Doneeka Hodges
Purdue
Villanova
Ames
Lowa
Shereka Wright
Mideast Regional
Middle Tennessee State
South Bend, Inc
Jacqueline Batteast
Auburn
Bripccroft
Conn
Brie Madden
Jamie Broback
Hawaii
Nebraska
Honolary
Jason Carter
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