Williams vs Williams set for Final Four semifinal showdown
No 1 Kansas and Maryland joined the final four after beating Oregon and Connecticut respectively. Indiana and Oklahoma claimed the other two spots with wins over Kent State and Missouri, setting a Kansas Maryland semifinal pairing and Oklahoma Indiana matchup.
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Williams
Indiana
Hoosiers
Duke
Kent State
Mike Davis
Tom Coverdale
Oklahoma
Blake Final Four Shot Pushes Terps Past UConn at Dome
Maryland edged Connecticut 90 82 in a NCAA Tournament thriller at Syracuse Carrier Dome. Steve Blake yelled I am taking the shot and hit a decisive go ahead three as Lonny Baxter and Juan Dixon sparked a furious late rally. The win sent Maryland toward Atlanta and a first Final Four run, ending UConns hopes with a fateful inbound miscue.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Maryland
Gary Williams
Connecticut
Williams
Steve Blake
Juan Dixon
Lonny Baxter
Carrier Dome
Blake
Terps
Dixon
Uconn
Jim Calhoun
Gary
Calhoun
Duke
North Carolina
Washington
Georgetown
Lefty Driesell
Terrapins
Atlanta
Blake lifts Maryland past UConn to reach Final Four
Maryland guard Steve Blake scored the deciding three with 25 seconds left as top-seeded Maryland beat Connecticut 90-82, earning a second straight Final Four berth. Lonny Baxter led with 29 points, Juan Dixon added 27, and Caron Butler scored 32 for UConn. Maryland advances to face Kansas in Atlanta.
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Drew Gooden
Nick Collison
Jayhawks
Ducks
Kansas
Gooden
Collison
Maryland
Connecticut
Terps
Lonny Baxter
Juan Dixon
Steve Blake
Syracuse
N.Y
Gary Williams
Blake
Williams
Uconn
Johnnie Selvie
Dixon
Caron Butler
Duke
Atlanta
Oregon
Kentucky
Terrapins
Baxter
Huskies
Butler
North Carolina State
Caron
Jim Calhoun
Maryland rolls past Connecticut to reach Final Four
Lonny Baxter dominated with 29 points and 15 free throws as top-seeded Maryland subdued No. 2 Connecticut 90 82 in the East Regional final at the Carrier Dome. Emeka Okafor battled foul trouble as Baxter and Maryland sealed the win with late sequence.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Maryland
Lonny Baxter
Baxter
Terps
Connecticut
Carrier Dome
Steve Blake
Emeka Okafor
Okafor
Emeka
Jim Calhoun
Caron Butler
Calhoun
Maryland Edges Connecticut In Upset Handoff
Maryland defeats Connecticut 90 to 82 as Baxter and Dixon pace the Terrapins with 25 and 27 points respectively. Connecticut’s Butler scores 9 of 13 from the field, while Maryland builds a 44-37 halftime lead and runs to the finish behind strong shooting.
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Roy Williams
Hollis Price
Ebi
Price
Sooners
Kelvin Sampson
Sampson
Adrian Wojnarowski
Bergen County, N.J
Jim O'Connell
Associated Press
Sonny Baxter
Selvie
T.brown
Robertson
Gordon
J.brown
Hazelton
Hayes
Tooles
Holden
Mouton
Nicholas
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