Valparaiso Upsets No 4 Mississippi In NCAA Action
Valparaiso Midland shock No 4 Mississippi 70 69 at Midwest Regional powered by Bryce Drew clutch 3 with 25 seconds left. Purdue, Stanford, UCLA and Michigan also posted first round wins as Big Ten Pac-10 and Conference USA went 5 0 4 0 and 3 0 respectively in opening round.
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Hayes Leads Detroit Past St John’s in NCAA opener 66 64
Derrick Hayes scored 27 as 10th seed Detroit beat St John’s 66 64 in the Midwest Region first round. Tyrone Grant added 14 for St John’s, while a late Lopez 3 gave the Red Storm hope before Detroit held on and advanced to face Purdue.
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UCLA Edges Miami In NCAA first round thriller
UCLA survived a late Miami surge to beat the Hurricanes 65-62 in the South Regional opener at the Georgia Dome. Toby Bailey scored 21 as UCLA erased a 62-59 deficit with 1:24 left, and J R Henderson added 26 to secure the win. UCLA advances to meet Michigan in the next round.
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Old Dominion and Connecticut roll to easy NCAA wins
Old Dominion dominated St Francis 92 29 as Ticha Penicheiro posted a triple double with 22 points 14 steals and 15 assists. Connecticut led by Ny Ny Nyree Sales watched from the sideline as Svetlana Abrasimova scored 18 to pace the Huskies 32 9 first half lead.
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UNLV Falls to Princeton in Sharp Tigers Display
UNLV guard Mark Dicke lauded Princeton as patient and well organized after a loss as Princeton built a long winning streak. The Tigers dominated by moving the ball, hitting seven straight threes, and outrebounding foes. Princeton coach Bill Carmody praised his players properties while Vegas star Tyrone Nesby admitted mounting pressure as the sellout crowd roared.
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