Sweet 16, Game by Game
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EAST (1) Duke 78 ,
(12) SW Missouri State 61 Recap
Box Score
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Duke SG Trajan Langdon: 24 pts, 8 reb
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The Blue Devils didn't win by 40, but they still put their many weapons on display. But Duke better recognize that whipping relatively small-time opponents is hardly the best way to toughen up for the Final Four. SWMS coach Steve Alford is rumored to be the next coach at Iowa.
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Duke: East regional finals Sunday vs. (6) Temple
SWMS: Season over
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MIDWEST (1) Michigan St. 54 ,
(13) Oklahoma 46 Recap
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Michigan St SF Morris Peterson: 11 pts, 7 reb
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Despite crashing the defensive boards with all five players, Oklahoma couldn't sustain its Cinderella pace after the Sooners' shooting touch abandoned them (33% FG, 4-15 3-pt.). The Spartans wore OU down with the running game.
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MSU: Midwest regional finals Sunday vs. (3) Kentucky/(10) Miami winner
Okla: Season over
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EAST (6) Temple 77 ,
(10) Purdue 55 Recap
Box Score
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Temple SF Mark Karcher: 21 pts, 4 reb,
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The Boilermakers (45% FG, 59% 3-pt) solved Temple's matchup zone defense, but couldn't stop the Owls' hot offense (53% FG). Purdue can take heart that getting to the Sweet 16 was about two rounds more than it was projected, but Temple gets no time to celebrate -- Duke's up next.
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Temple: East regional finals Sunday vs. (1) Duke
Purdue: Season over
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MIDWEST (3) Kentucky
vs.
(10) Miami (Ohio)
Friday
at St. Louis 10:15 p.m. ET
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Kentucky: F Scott Padgett (20 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 7-12 3-pt.); G Wayne Turner (16.5 ppg, 6.5 apg, 4.5 rpg)
Miami (OH): F Wally Szczerbiak (33.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg); F John Estick (11 ppg, 4.5 rpg)
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The last remaining '98 Final Four team, Kentucky continues its title defense against the fiesty RedHawks and super-scorer Wally Szczerbiak. The 'Cats will suffer a post-Kansas let-down, but only for the first half.
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Kentucky: d. (14) New Mexico St.; d. (6) Kansas
Miami: d. (7) Washington; d. (2) Utah
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SOUTH (3) St. John's 76 ,
(2) Maryland 62 Recap
Box Score
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St. John's PG Erick Barkley: 24 pts, 9 ast, 3-5 3-pt., 2 stl, 11-14 FT
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Call the Red Storm "in the zone." The 2-3 defense that worked so well against Indiana in the second round stifled the Terps, leading to a game-breaking 20-0 St. John's run at the end of the first half.
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SJU: South regional finals Saturday vs. (4) Ohio St.
UMD: Season over
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WEST (10) Gonzaga 73 ,
(6) Florida 72 Recap
Box Score
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Gonzaga SF Richie Frahm: 17 pts (5-8 3-pt), 5 reb, 4 ast
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Here comes the Calvary: Gonzaga's pressure defense forced a Florida turnover with a few seconds left to play, then Casey Calvary leapt over the Gators for the game-winning tip-in. The Bulldogs are a game from the Final Four and their bandwagon is getting crowded.
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Gonzaga: West regional finals Saturday vs. (1) UConn
Fla.: Season over
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SOUTH (4) Ohio St. 72 ,
(1) Auburn 64 Recap
Box Score
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Ohio State PG Scoonie Penn and SG Michael Redd: Combined for 48 pts (5-10 3-pt), 13 reb
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Perhaps Auburn, unaccustomed to the glare of a No. 1 seed or season-long national attention, wilted under the pressure. But let's give the Buckeyes some credit -- their backcourt is the best in the nation right now, and Penn is in one of those zones of '98 Art Lee-Andre Miller vintage.
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Ohio St.: South regional finals Saturday vs. (3) St. John's
Auburn: Season over
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WEST (1) UConn 78 ,
(5) Iowa 68 Recap
Box Score
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UConn PG Khalid El-Amin: 21 pts
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Take a note, Gonzaga: UConn doesn't like to be pressed or pushed around. Superior speed won the game for the Huskies, but they certainly didn't look dominating doing it. A fond farewell to out-going Iowa coach Tom Davis, who leaves on an over-achieving high note and with dignity and respect not shown by the Iowa athletic department.
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UConn: West regional finals Saturday vs. (10) Gonzaga
Iowa: Season over
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