Hoyas rout Syracuse as Ewing shines in final regular season
Georgetown dominates 12th ranked Syracuse 90-63 behind Patrick Ewing's 15 points 12 rebounds and three blocks in 26 minutes. Hoyas improve to 27-2 14-2 inch closer to top ranking and Big East tourney, while Syracuse slips to 20-7 9-7. Wingate scores 17 leading scorers in double figures and Ewing receives tribute from coach Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy S. Johnson
N.Y
Times News
Landover
Patrick Ewing
Georgetown University
Georgetown
Ewing
Hoyas
Syracuse
Orangemen
St. John’s
Connecticut
John Thompson
Thompson
Bill Martin
Ralph Dalton
Orange
Hoya
Martin
Reggie Williams
Villanova
Providence
R.I
Boston College
March Madness Swings Through College Hoops
The NCAA basketball tournament has turned into a sports mardi gras as colleges gear up for March Madness. Pep bands, acrobatic cheerleaders, and the tournament’s spread lure students and fans to sites where money and spectacle converge.
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N.Y
New York
Florida
Mary Lou Retton
Critique of post season college basketball format
Commentary questions the expanding NCAA field and conference tournaments, arguing they devalue the regular season. It suggests a universal playoff inviting all Division I schools, with playoffs starting after the 27-game regular season and conferences retaining tournaments for recruiting trips.
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Mitch Gaylord
NCAA
Lexington
St. John’s
Georgetown
Salt Lake City
Houston
Albuquerque
N.M
Hawaii
Retton Dominates American Cup in Indianapolis
Mary Lou Retton, 17, easily leads the field at Market Square Arena returning to international competition since Los Angeles. She wins all four events and captures the all around in a meet that also features Tim Daggett who defeats Yang Yueshan. Retton finishes with 39.350 points while Feng and Li Li trail.
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Indianapolis
Mary Lou Retton
Soviet Union
Romania
Retton
Tim Daggett
Los Angeles
Daggett
China
Yang Yueshan
Ecaterina
Szabo
Bela Karolyi
Daniela Silivas
Damelia Voinea
Silivas
Yu Feng
America
Market Square Arena
Satur
Karayli
Feng
Lili
Sooners Rally Past Tech for 32nd Home Win in Row
Oklahoma, sixth in the nation, rallied from a 12 point second half deficIT to beat Georgia Tech by final score. Wayman Tisdale led with 28 points as the Sooners extended their home winning streak to 32. Greg Stokes added 16 in Iowa's 70-50 Big Ten win over Indiana. Adrian Branch scored 23 to pace Maryland past Virginia 60-55. Indiana played without Bob Knight after a chair-throwing incident.
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Associated Press
Wayman Tisdale
Oklahoma
Georgia Tech
Sooners
Tisdale
Nebraska
Greg Stokes
Iowa
Indiana
Big Ten
Bobby Knight
Purdue
Jim Crews
Hoosiers
Knight
Maryland
Virginia
Adrian Branch
Branch
Regional basketball race shapes up in Southern Illinois
Veteran Benton coach Rich Herrin eyes a third straight AA regional crown as Benton leads the Harrisburg regional with Mount Carmel and Mount Vernon in semifinal mix. Carbondale, led by Steve Bardo and Ronnie Tate, looms in the Herrin regional while Murphysboro faces Carbondale in the opening round. Bishops of the area, East St. Louis and Belleville regionals feed into Collinsville, with Carbondale aiming for the super sectional at SIU Arena March 19.
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Mike Estes
Daryl van Schouwen
Southern Illinoisan
Rich Herrin
Benton
Herrin
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Mattoon
Highland
East St. Louis
Belleville
Wood River
Edwardsville
Collinsville
SIU
Rangers
David Peters
Cahokia
Peters
Brad Wills
Jeff Shurtz
Randy House
Jay Schafer
Mount Carmel
Mount Vernon
Donnell Palmer
Bill White
Rams
Philip Shelton
Andy Gillespie
Bulldogs
Keith Law
Terriers
Tigers
Anthony Goodrum
Steve Bardo
Ronnie Tate
Tate
Woolard
Murphysboro
Mike Osterman
Red Devils
Osterman
Regional basketball pairings and matchups listed for Tuesday to Friday
The schedule outlines Class AA regional games across multiple sites including Herrin Carbondale Marion Harrisburg Mattoon Highland East St. Louis Belleville Wood River Edwardsville and surrounding pairings. Teams such as Murphysboro Herrin Benton Mount Carmel Charleston Mattoon Paris Olney Cahokia Lincoln Belleville East Belleville West Granite City Roxana and more appear with win loss records and game times for Tuesday Wednesday and Friday championship events.
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Herrin
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Marion
E. St. Louis Sr
Cahokia
Belleville
Althoff
E. St. Louis
Lincoln
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Madison Square Garden
David Wingate
Jim Boeheim
Dwayne (Pearl) Washington
Syracuse University
Tech
Scott Imhoff
Tony Kerrens
Devils
Shane Gooden
Goodrum
Charleston
Paris
Olney
Salem
Effingham
Triad
Centralia
Belleville East
O’fallon
Mascoulah
Belleville West
Alton
Bethalto Civic Memorial
Jerseyville
Granite City
Roxana
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