Cowboys send Pitt home in late push to regional final
Oklahoma State defeated Pittsburgh 63-51 in the East Rutherford regional semifinal. Tony Allen led the Cowboys with 23 points as OSU broke a tight game with a 17-5 run in the final 7 minutes to reach the regional final against Saint Joseph's or Wake Forest. Panthers star Carl Krauser had 15 points, Jaron Brown 11, but Pitt could not overcome OSU's defense and efficient shooting to reach the Final Four.
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East Rutherford
N.J
Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Eddie Sutton
Tony Allen
Panthers
Saint Joseph’s
Wake Forest
Jamie Dixon
Cowboys
Krauser
Joey Graham
Allen
Chevon Troutman
Pitt
Troutman
Graham
Brown
Janavor Weatherspoon
Sutton
Pairings and results from the NCAA tournament rounds
Tournament brackets reveal first round through final games across multiple sites including HSBC Arena Buffalo and The Bradley Center Milwaukee. Notable results include Saint Joseph's 82 Liberty 63 and Texas Tech 76 Charlotte 73, with Saint Joseph's and Wake Forest advancing to later rounds.
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Texas Tech
Charlotte
Saint Joseph's
Liberty
ABC Center
Raleigh
N.C
Nevada
Gonzaga
Nationwide Arena
Columbus
Ohio
Alabama-Birmingham
Kentucky
Kemper Arena
Kansas City
Kansas
Pacific
Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Edward Jones Dome
Ft Lake
Hsbc Arena
Buffalo
N.Y
Connecticut
Vermont
DePaul
Dayton
Pepsi Center
Denver
Maryland
Texas-El Paso
Syracuse
Brigham Young
Key Arena
Seattle
UConn Advances Over Vanderbilt to Elite Eight
UConn dominates Vanderbilt 73-53 in the Phoenix Regional semifinal as Ben Gordon racks up 20 points, nine rebounds, and five assists. Rashad Anderson adds 15 and Emeka Okafor 12 points with 11 boards, while Vanderbilt struggles with rebounding and cold shooting.
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Phoenix
Ben Gordon
Connecticut
Uconn
Vanderbilt
Huskies
Gordon
Commodores
Syracuse
Alabama
Jim Calhoun
Rashad Anderson
Emeka Okafor
Vandy
Corey Smith
Anderson
Matt Freije
Vanderbilt Underdog Hopes Falter Against Dominant UConn
Vanderbilt, the sixth seed and first 16 in 11 years, fell behind early as UConn controlled pace and shot 35 percent. Smith and Mario Moore led Vanderbilt with 12 points each while four Huskies reached double figures. Taliek Brown scored 12 for UConn as turnovers and early letdown doomed the Commodores.
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North Carolina State
Calhoun
Smith
Mario Moore
Vandy
Vanderbilt
Kevin Stallings
Uconn
Gordon
Stallings
Connecticut
Taliek Brown
Huskies
Brown
Duke and Illinois clash in Atlanta regional semifinal
Duke star J J Redick embodies the villain role as top seed Duke (29 5) faces Illinois (26 6) in the Atlanta Regional semifinal. Illinois, powered by Deron Williams Dee Brown and Luther Head, seeks dominance after emphatic tourney wins as Duke embraces the pressure and backlas.
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Atlanta
J.J. Redick
Duke Blue Devils
Redick
Blue Devils
Duke
ACC
Illinois
Texas
Chris Duhon
Daniel Ewing
Fighting Illini
Deron Williams
Dee Brown
Luther Head
Murray State
Cincinnati
Illini
Wisconsin
Williams
Brown
Head
UAB's 40 Minutes of Hell fuels NCAA run against Kansas
In St Louis AP reports on Mike Andersons brutal conditioning, Mo Finley and the UAB Blazers embrace the grind that has powered a 22 9 season. UAB earned a first NCAA round of 16 since 1982 and faces Kansas in a high energy matchup. The season capped by a Conference USA title and a jump from NIT to the NCAA tourney.
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ST. Louis
Mike Anderson
Mo Finley
Alabama-Birmingham
Anderson
Finley
UAB
Kansas
Georgia Tech
Nevada
Blazers
Kentucky
Wildcats
Nolan Richardson
Tulsa
Ronell Taylor
Donell
Jayhawks
Bill Self
Keith Langford
Sidney Ball
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Richmond
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Continental Airlines Arena
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North Carolina
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Alabama State
Seton Hall
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East Tennessee State
TD Waterhouse Centre
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Fla
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Xavier
Louisville
ABC
Iinois
TD Waterhouse Center
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Michigan State
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Astte
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America West Arena
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TBA
B.J. Elder
Scooter Sherrill
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Bruce Weber
Duhton
Andre Barrett
Krzyzewski
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