Mar

23

Tennessee Rallies Back To Edge Butler In OT, 76-71

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Tennessee?s Brian Williams (#33) shoots over Butler?s Pete Campbell (#34) in the first half of their second-round NCAA East Regional basketball game in Birmingham, played Sunday. Tennessee defeated Butler in overtime, 76-71.

Well, so much for the Indiana schools in the NCAA tournament - 4 up, 4 down.? But #7 Butler put up the best effort of the 4 schools in the tournament; #2 Tennessee almost became a victim.? However, JaJuan Smith made four straight free throws with 13.6 seconds left in overtime, enabling Tennessee to escape with a hard-fought, 76-71 win over Butler Sunday in the second round of the NCAA East regional at BJCC?Arena in Birmingham, AL.? Tennessee was led by Wayne Chism with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and 2 blocks while Tyler Smith scored 15 with 8 rebounds.? Butler was led by A.J. Graves with 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals?while Mike Green scored 15 with 7 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal.? Tennessee advances to host the winner of the Oklahoma-Louisville game.

Mar

23

Curry Spices Up Come Back As Davidson Shocks Hoyas 74-70

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Davidson guard Stephen Curry has opened up a lot of eyes during the first weekend of the 2008 NCAA post season. Friday night Curry scored 40 points en route to an upset over Gonzaga. Sunday he scored 30 points including 5 treys, as he helped Davidson overcome a 17 point deficit to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas 74-70. The Wildcats won despite the fact that Georgetown shot a scorching 63.4%(26-41) from the floor for the game.? Davidson was held to 38.6% (22-57) from the floor for the game. But the Wildcats got 61 of the teams 74 points, from just three players, Curry with 30 points, guard Jason Richards with 20 points, and forward Andrew Lovedale with 11. Hoyas center Roy Hibbert never got into sync, as he scored just 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist. Georgetown was led by guard Jessie Sapp with 14 points. Davidson will take on Wisconsin next week in the “Sweet Sixteen.”

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Mar

23

Longhorns Hang On For Win Over Miami Squeeze Past Hurricanes 75-72

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The Texas Longhorns built a pretty good sized lead over the Miami Hurricanes in the first half of their second round matchup of the NCAA South Regional Tournament Sunday. Texas walked into the locker room at the half with an impressive 43-32 advantage over the Hurricanes. But momentum swung the other way in the second half and the Longhorns found themselves? just able to hold off Miami 75-72.? Texas guard A.J. Abrams shot 7-13 from the floor, 6-10 from outside the arc for a game high 26 points to lead the Longhorns.? Miami guard Jack McClinton led Miami with 18 points.. Texas will face Stanford next week in the “Sweet Sixteen.”

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Mar

23

Reynolds Wraps Up Siena Wildcats Win In a Rout 84-72

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Villanova guard Scottie Reynolds was a one man wrecking crew on Sunday as he scored 25 point, grabbed 8 boards and dished off 5 assists. The Wildcats shot 53.6% (30-56) as the handily defeated the Siena Saints Sunday 84-72. Nova basically controlled this game the whole way through as they had a 42-32 lead at the half. Reynolds mate in the backcourt Corey Stokes scored an additional 20 points for the Wildcats, who are heading to the “Sweet Sixteen” for the third time in four years. Kenny Hasbrouck who helped lead Siena to victory Friday night was the high scorer for his team with 17 points.

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Mar

23

Report: Walsh Likely To Stay In Indiana

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It appears that Indiana Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh will remain in Indianapolis for the foreseeable future, according to ESPN.com and verified by a published report; a “source” familiar with the Walsh situation has?told the New York Daily News, “Barring something crazy happening, Donnie is staying.? The players all got a sense on Friday that Donnie would be around.”?

A key holdup in any deal would be the status of current Pacers president Larry Bird; what is certain at this point is that Walsh met with the Pacers’ owners, Herbert and Mel Simon for 8 hours on Friday, according to the Daily News, and that Bird would have to relinquish his daily responsibilities of running the team to Walsh.? At the very least, if what has been reported is true, then Walsh’s situation is becoming more transparent, while Bird’s situation is very up in the air.? I wouldn’t be surprised if Bird is shown the door.

Mar

23

Suns On Fire Offensively Torch Rockets 122-113

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Amare Stoudemire and Shaquille O’ Neal both registered double-doubles, the Phoenix Suns shot 76% for the first half and a scorching 56.5% (39-69) from the floor for the game, as the Suns torched the Houston Rockets 122-113 Saturday night. Houston after winning 22 games in a row have now dropped three of their last four contests.

Phoenix just had a laser like intensity in the first half as the just dominated the contest. The Suns took a 38-21 lead at the end of the first quarter. Houston scored 36 points in the second quarter, and did not gain any ground, as Phoenix matched them shot for shot, and the two teams hit the half with the Suns on top 74-57.?? The Rockets attempted to get back into the game cutting the Phoenix lead to 10 points, by the end of the third quarter 95-85.? But Houston? could never cut the margin to less than 8 points in the last quarter, and were never really a viable threat.

Stoudemire scored a game high 38 points, 13 boards, 4 blocks in the Phoenix win.? The “Big Cactus” had his best game as a member of the Suns, as Shaq scored 23 points. grabbed 13 rebounds, 1 assist, Lenadro Barbosa in a rare start, as Raja? Bell was out with a sprained ankle, scored 21 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal.? Steve Nash scored 15 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, Boris Diaw scored 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, Gordan Giricek scored 10 points, 1 assist, 1 steal.

Tracy McGrady led Houston with 30 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block. Luis Scola scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, Rafer Alston scored 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal. Shane Battier scored 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, Bobby Jackson scored 13 points, 2 steals, 2 assists, 2 rebounds. Phoenix is now 47-22, while Houston is now 47-23.

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Mar

23

Slam Dunk Central NCAA Presents: ESPN College Gameday: Saturday’s Winners And Losers

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