Georgetown Faces Temple After Lehigh Win In NCAA Tourney
Georgetown powered past Lehigh 68-43 to set up a Saturday East Regional matchup with Temple in Hartford Conn. Temple 60-57 over Virginia Tech, Loyola Chicago edged Iowa, SMU beat Old Dominion, while Auburn and Arkansas upsets highlighted the day.
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NCAA Tournament First Round and Regionals Summary
East Region begins with Georgetown routing Lehigh and Loyola slipping past Virginia Tech while Temple falls to SMU. Georgia and Georgia Tech advance in the Southeast seeds as Illinois and Ohio State top rivals in separate brackets. Regional rounds in Hartford, South Bend, and Birmingham with Notre Dame, Kansas, Duke, and Michigan State advancing. Final weekend sets and semifinal matches tease a crowded field toward a late March championship finish.
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Controversial Finish Ends Missouri NIT Bid
Missouri coach Gary Filbert lamented a late officiating call that cost the Tigers a 68-67 NIT first round loss to St. Joseph's. Rodney Blake tipped in at the buzzer after the gun, while Greg Cavener and Malcolm Thomas led Missouri’s rally from a 17-point first half deficit. Blake scored 20 for St. Joseph's. Cavener 17 and Thomas 15 for Missouri.
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Fort Hays State Tops Rocky Mountain In NAIA Debut
Fort Hays State, the top NAIA seed, opened the 48th tournament with an 80-67 win over Rocky Mountain. Bill Breeding blocked 10 shots for Rocky Mountain while Fort Hays stayed steady despite a rough start as the bracket moved into the second round with several upsets and key players earning records and accolades.
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NAIA Women Semis Set After Upsets in Cedar Rapids
Midland Lutheran stuns Portland 67-64 on Leslie Daberkou’s late three. Midland faces Saginaw Valley, while Southwest Oklahoma plays Wayland Baptist in the semifinals. Harlan scores 27 for Midland and Ruff 16 for Northeastern Illinois.
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Missouri falls to Northeast Louisiana in OT upset
In Monroe, Joni Davis hit a late 20 foot try in OT but Missouri lost 85-84 to Northeast Louisiana. Kept alive by Eun Jung Lee and Lisa Ingram with 29 and 27 points respectively, NLU advances to the Midwest Regional semifinals as Missouri ends 22-9.
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