Mar

20

Stanford’s Defense Crushes Cornell 77-53

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Stanford?s Mitch Johnson moves away with the ball as Cornell?s Alex Tyler slides on the floor during the second half of a first-round game at the NCAA men?s basketball tournament South Regional on Thursday.?

The good news was that the Cornell Big Red got to the NCAA tournament but the bad news is that they drew Stanford as their opponent; a combination of Stanford’s stifling defense and 55% shooting from the floor was more than Cornell could handle, as #3 Stanford easily disposed of #14 Cornell Thursday in the NCAA South regional at Honda Center at Anaheim, CA.? Stanford’s high scorer was reserve Kenny Brown with 18 points, 4 rebounds and an assist, while Robin Lopez scored 14 with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and 5 blocked shots.? Cornell’s high scorer was Louis Dale with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a blocked shot, while Adam Gore scored 11 with 3 rebounds.? Stanford will now face #6 Marquette in the second round of the NCAA South regional at Honda Center on Saturday.

Mar

20

Huskies Blow it Open In Second Half Smother Winthrop 71-40

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Fans at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Thursday got to see an entertaining well fought first half of basketball between #4 seed the Washington State Cougars, and the # 13 seed Winthrop Eagles. After battling each other toe to to toe they went to their respective locker rooms at the half deadlocked at 29-29. Apparently the Cougars made some adjustments during their locker room session, and the Eagles did not respond well to it. Washington State just turned the game into a rout in the second half as they outscored Winthrop 42-11 and ended up with a lopsided 71-40 win in their first round game of the NCAA East Regionals. Cougars center Aaron Baynes went a perfect 9-9 from the field for the game ending up with a game high 19 points, and 8 boards. Winthrop was led by forward Taj McCullough who scored 17 points, 8 boards, 2 assists. Washington State will take on the winners of the game between Notre Dame and George Mason in the second round.

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Mar

20

McNeal’s 20 Leads Marquette Past Kentucky 74-66

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Marquette?s Jerel McNeal, right, scores on a layup as he is fouled by Kentucky?s Perry Stevenson during the first half of their first round basketball game at the NCAA South Regional on Thursday.

#6 Marquette lately has been shown the door in the first round of the NCAA first-round sectionals; they were determined not to let history repeat itself yet again.? The Golden Eagles managed to survive a 35-point explosion from #11 Kentucky’s Joe Crawford as they held off the Wildcats 74-66 Thursday in the NCAA South Regional at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA.? Marquette’s high scorer was Jerel McNeal with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, while Lazar Hayward scored 16 with 7 rebounds and a steal; Dominic James added 15 with a rebound, 3 assists and a steal.? Kentucky was led by the aforementioned Crawford with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, while Ramel Bradley scored 19 with 3 rebounds and 4 assists.? Marquette will now face #3 Stanford Saturday at Honda Center.

Mar

20

Second-Half Rally Boosts Xavier Past Georgia 73-61

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Xavier forward Josh Duncan pulls on the rebound from Georgia?s Dave Bliss and Corey Butler during second half action in their first-round West Sectional game, played Thursday. Xavier defeated Georgia 73-61.

#3 seed Xavier nearly cost themselves a chance to advance in the first round of the West Regional; owning a double-digit deficit against Georgia, Xavier applied the defensive pressure on the Bulldogs, not to mention that the Georgia squad seemed tired in the second half.? Xavier overcame their deficit to blow past Georgia 73-61 Thursday at Verizon Center.? Xavier’s leading scorer was Josh Duncan with 20 points, 8 rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot, while Derrick Brown scored 19 with 11 rebounds, 2 steals and a blocked shot.? Georgia was led by Terrance Woodbury with 16 points, 7 rebounds and an assist, while Sundiata Gaines scored 13 with 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and a blocked shot.? Xavier will now face # 6 seed Purdue Saturday at Verizon Center.

Mar

20

Purdue Builds Early Lead, Downs Baylor 90-79

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Purdue guard E?Twaun Moore drives past Baylor guard LaceDarius Dunn during second half action of their first-round NCAA West Sectional game, played Thursday. Purdue beat Baylor 90-79.?

Playing methodically as it typically does during the first round of the NCAA sectionals, Purdue built an early 19-point lead and as a result, cruised to a 90-79 victory over Baylor Thursday at Verizon Center.? Purdue’s leading scorer was Keaton Grant with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, while E-Twaun Moore scored 16 with 8 rebounds and 4 assists.? Baylor was led by Curtis Jerrells with 27 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, while LaceDarius Dunn added 15 with 3 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals.? Purdue will next face #3 seed Xavier on Saturday in the second round of the West Regional.

Mar

20

Fields Pushes Pittsburgh Past Oral Roberts 82-63

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Pittsburgh Panthers guard Levance Fields scored a game high 23 points, and added 7 assists, and 4 rebounds, as Pitt defeated Oral Roberts Thursday in NCAA First Round action 82-63. The Panthers opened up a 23 point lead over the Golden Eagles at the end of the first half by a margin of 47-24. Oral Roberts did not have a prayer in the second half. The Golden Eagles were led by guard Robert Jarvis who came off the bench to score 16 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, in the loss. Pittsburgh will take on Michigan State in round two.

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Mar

20

Rebels Make Big First Half Lead Hold Up Beat Kent State 71-58

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The UNLV Rebels Thursday defeated Kent State Thursday in NCAA first round action 71-58. The Rebels pushed to a 31-10 lead at the half Qwest Center and even though the Flashes outscored them by 8 points, in the second half they were never really threatened. UNLV shot 50.9% (29-57) from the floor for the game. Joe Darger was the game’s high score as he led UNLV with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist. Kent State was led by Mike Scott who recorded a double-double in the loss 14 points, 10 boards, 1 assist. The Rebels take on #1 seed Kansas in round two.

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