First Round, Game by Game
East | South | Midwest | West
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(4) Illinois 68,
(13) Pennsylvania 58 Recap
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Illinois PG Frank Williams 21 pts., 6-9 FGs, 3-5 3-pt. FGs
With Cory Bradford going cold, Williams took over the shooter's role.
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The Illini took control early, and the Quakers couldn't catch up, shooting 8-of-28 from behind the arc.
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Illinois: Sunday vs. (5) Florida
Penn: Back to the books, boys
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(10) Seton Hall 72,
(7) Oregon 71 Recap
Box Score
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Seton Hall PG Shaheen Holloway 27 pts., 11-17 FGs, 3-3 3-pt. FGs
Career game capped by Tyus Edney-like drive for the game winner.
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A nail-bitter throughout, Oregon lost despite hitting the go-ahead free throws with nine seconds left because it forgot to defend Holloway.
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Seton Hall: Sunday vs. (2) Temple
Oregon: Follow the Oregon Trail back from Buffalo
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(2) Temple 73,
(15) Lafayette 47 Recap
Box Score
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Temple PG Pepe Sanchez 0 pts., 15 ast., 2 TOs
Mind-boggling stat line typifies Sanchez' selfless play.
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The Owls' suffocating defense and Sanchez' ball-handling made up for the fact Quincy Wadley was the only one who could shoot.
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Temple: Sunday vs. (10) Seton Hall
Lafayette: Arm-wrestle Louisiana-Lafayette for name rights.
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(5) Florida 69,
(12) Butler 68 (OT) Recap
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Florida F Mike Miller 16 pts., 13 reb.
Hit only six of 17 shots, but made the one that counted most.
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Poor shooting, especially on the free-throw line, hurt both teams, so it figured Miller's game-winning lay-in would come following two Butler missed foul shots.
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Florida: Sunday vs. (4) Illinois
Butler: Practice free-throw shooting
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(3) Oklahoma State 86,
(12) Hofstra 66 Recap
Box Score
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SF Desmond Mason 30 pts., 11-17 FGs, 5 reb.
Despite the lopsided margin, Mason was only big-time scorer.
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Hofstra's dynamic duo of Speedy Claxton and Norman Richardson got off to a rough start and never recovered, hitting 13 of 39 shots.
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Oklahoma State: Sunday vs. Pepperdine.
Hofstra: A not-so-Speedy return trip.
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(8) Kansas 81,
(9) DePaul 77 Recap
Box Score
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SG Kenny Gregory 22 pts., 11-12 FGs
Jayhawks' best weapon made crucial steal to set up tie in OT.
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Continuing a season tradition, DePaul blew a six-point lead in overtime, giving up the final 10 points and committing stupid fouls.
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Kansas: Sunday vs. Duke
DePaul: The "Q" NBA countdown begins.
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(1) Duke 82,
(16) Lamar 55 Recap
Box Score
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PG Jason Williams 18 pts., 7-11 FGs
More importantly, seven assists and no turnovers.
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Duke turned a late first-half run into an 11-point halftime lead and built on its momentum in the second half.
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Duke: Sunday vs. Kansas
Lamar: Get ready for the brutally hot Texas summer.
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(11) Pepperdine 77,
(6) Indiana 57 Recap
Box Score
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SG Brandon Armstrong 22 pts., 9-19 FGs
Scored 18 in the first half to trigger the Waves.
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Pepperdine's 12-0 run midway through the first half helped the Waves grab command of the game.
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Pepperdine: Sunday vs. Oklahoma State
Indiana: Try to discover a solution for early-round losses.
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