East Region clash pits Maryland and Connecticut in Final Four bid
Maryland and Connecticut renew their NCAA East Regional showdown in Syracuse with high stakes after a season split. Maryland, 29 4, seeks a return to the Final Four with senior leadership and balanced scoring led by Juan Dixon while Connecticut relies on Emeka Okafor and a 12 game win streak to challenge top ranked Maryland in a national title bid.
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Atlanta
Gary Williams
Caron Butler
Butler
Kentucky
Stanford
Terps
Duke
Byron Mouton
Juan Dixon
Mouton
Dwayne Archbold
Siena
Kirk Penney
Wisconsin
Tayshaun Prince
Prince
Archbold
Penney
Emeka Okafor
Uconn
Miles Aims to End Oregon's Final Four Hopes
Aaron Miles, Kansas freshman point guard and Oregon native, eyes a Midwest Regional final victory to halt Oregon's bid for a first Final Four since 1939. He chose Kansas over Oregon to start at point guard, leaving childhood friend Michael Lee behind on the Ducks.
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Ernie Kent
Michael Lee
Luke Jackson
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Oklahoma Sooners Hold Off Missouri to Reach West Final
Oklahoma 81 Missouri 75 as Ebi Ere scored 17 for the No 2 seed West regional Sooners. Sampson praised the program built over eight seasons and the team’s tough defense and late free throws to maintain a ninth straight win over the Tigers en route to a potential first national title.
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Indiana shocks Kent State ends Cinderella run in NCAA debut
Indiana heat from beyond the arc sinks Kent State 15 of 19 from three, tying for the Big Ten title and stifling a MAC darling. Antonio Gates led Kent State with 22 points while Kyle Hornsby added 16 for the Hoosiers, who roar to a regional final on Kentucky’s floor.
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Kentucky
South Carolina Tops Drake 79 65 in East Regional
Shamzinski Gortman and Jocelyn Penn each scored 19 as third seed South Carolina defeated Drake 79 65 to reach the regional final against Duke. The Gamecocks improved to 25 6, outrunning Drake after a 16 point halftime cushion, while Duke beat Texas 62 46 and Connecticut topped Penn State 82 64 in Milwaukee and Raleigh.
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Sheana Mosch
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Milwaukee
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Huskies
Connecticut meets Old Dominion for Final Four berth
Old Dominion 88 Kansas State 62 as Lucienne Berthieu dominates with 30 points. The Lady Monarchs, on a 21 game win streak, face Connecticut next for a regional final bid.
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Old Dominion
Kansas
Wagner lifts Memphis to NIT semifinal berth over Tennessee Tech
Dajuan Wagner scored 19 points and Scooter McFadgen added 16 in the second half as Memphis beat Tennessee Tech 79-73 to advance to the NIT semifinals against Temple at Madison Square Garden. Memphis trailed 70-69 late before a 9-0 run and 27 seconds left sealed the win.
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Metro State Wins D II Championship Rematch With Kentucky Wesleyan
Patrick Mutombo scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half to lift Metropolitan State past Kentucky Wesleyan 80-72 for its second Division II men's basketball title in three years. Lee Bethea contributed 19 points for Metro State (29-6, 2 titles in 3 years) while Chris Landry scored 17 for Kentucky Wesleyan (31-3. Kentucky Wesleyan had won the 1999 title in the rival series.
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