First Round, Game by Game
East | South | Midwest | West
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(2) Utah 80 ,
(15) Arkansas St. 58 Recap
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Utah forwards Alex Jensen and Hanno Mottola : Combined for 40 pts, 18 reb
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Once Utah put the lockdown on the Indians' stellar PG Chico Fletcher (15 pts in 1st half, 6 pts in 2nd), the Utes pulled away to their 23rd straight win. File this: Rick Majerus is the master of halftime adjustments.
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Utah: Second round Sunday vs. (10) Miami (Ohio)
Arkansas St.: Season over
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(5) UNC Charlotte 81 ,
(12) Rhode Island 70
OT Recap
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UNCC G Kedric Smith : Hit 6 of 7 free throws in OT
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UNCC rallied at the end of regulation, then dominated the overtime 16-5 to derail the red-hot Rams. URI's star, sophomore Lamar Odom, will likely bolt for the NBA, where he'll be a top draft pick.
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UNCC: Second round vs. (13) Oklahoma
URI: Season over
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(10) Miami (Ohio) 59 ,
(7) Washington 58
OT Recap
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Miami (Ohio) F Wally Szczerbiak : 43 pts, 12 reb
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It's Wally's world, we just live in it. The Miami star showed a national audience why he's the best player you've never heard of, having his way on offense and making the block at the end of the game to preserve the upset for the Red Hawks.
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Miami: Second round Sunday vs. (2) Utah
Wash.: Season over
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(13) Oklahoma 61 ,
(4) Arizona 60 Recap
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Oklahoma F Eduardo Najera : 17 pts, 12 reb
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We thought Arizona was over this whole "first-round dud" thing, but obviously the last two years were aberrations. Give the Sooners credit: they shot without fear, played relentlessly inside and limited Arizona star guard Jason Terry to 15 points, seven below his average.
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Oklahoma: Second round vs. (5) UNCC
Arizona: Season over
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(6) Kansas 95 ,
(11) Evansville 74 Recap
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Kansas F T.J. Pugh : 15 pts, 10 reb
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This was supposed to be a closer game, but the Jayhawks obviously didn't want it that way, blistering the nets with 63% shooting from the field and discarding all the Purple Aces but one, senior G Marcus Wilson who scored 34 in a losing effort.
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Kansas: Second round vs. (3) Kentucky
Evansville: Season over
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(1) Michigan St. 76 ,
(16) Mount St. Mary's 53 Recap
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Michigan St. F A.J. Granger : 15 pts
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Slow and steady won the game for the Spartans, who notched their 19th straight win with chest-to-chest defense, opportunistic fast breaking and the usual yeomen's work on the boards. The Mount had to just be happy to be there.
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MSU: Second round vs. (9) Mississippi
Mount St. Mary's: Season over
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(3) Kentucky 82 ,
(14) New Mexico St. 60 Recap
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Kentucky PG Wayne Turner : 14 pts, 6 ast
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After a slow start, the defending champs finished with blistering 61% FG accuracy and seemed primed to put up a fight to keep their title. Until after the game, the team had not heard of the tragic death of recruit John Stewart during a high school playoff game, but UK coach Tubby Smith was visibly shaken talking about it right after the game.
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UK: Second round Sunday vs. (6) Kansas
N.M. St.: Season over
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(9) Ole Miss 72 ,
(8) Villanova 70 Recap
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Ole Miss F Marcus Hicks : 21 pts
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Congrats to the Rebels on their first NCAA Tournament win ever. Ole Miss successfully exorcised the ghosts of Bryce Drew, but may be the stuff of 'Nova coach Steve Lappas' nightmares. Waterbug PG Jason Harrison will be a handful for Michigan St.
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Ole Miss: Second round Sunday vs. (1) Michigan St.
'Nova: Season over
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