First Round, Game by Game
East | South | Midwest | West
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(2) Cincinnati 64,
(15) NC-Wilmington 47 Recap
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Cincinnati SG DerMarr Johnson : 13 pts, 7 rebs., 4 blocks
Took a cue from injured Kenyon Martin on defense.
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The Bearcats' smothering defense more than compensated without Martin, holding Wilmington under 30 percent shooting.
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Cincinnati: Sunday vs. (7) Tulsa
UNCW: Like country music? Then stay awhile
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(4) Tennessee 63,
(13) Louisiana-Lafayette 58 Recap
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Tennessee PF C.J. Black : 14 pts., 10-10 FTs
Hit shots when the game became a free-throw contest.
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Louisiana had the advantage much of the game, building three six-point leads only to see Tennessee battle back thanks to an advantage inside.
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Tennessee: Sunday vs. (5) Connecticut
Louisiana: A summer of figuring out its name once and for all.
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(7) Tulsa 89,
(10) UNLV 62Box Score
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Tulsa SF David Shelton : 21 pts., 7-16 FGs
Golden Hurricane's top scorer in easy rout.
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Perhaps Dicky V was right about the Rebels, who put up little resistance and hit only 2 of 16 3-pointers.
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Tulsa: Sunday vs. (2) Cincinnati
UNLV: Make peace with Mr. Vitale.
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(5) Connecticut 75,
(12) Utah State 67Recap
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UConn PG Khalid El-Amin : 14 pts., 2-5 3-pt. FGs
Led the Huskies admirably before late-game ankle sprain.
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The Huskies dominated the boards 37-24 and controlled the tempo to end the nation's longest winning streak.
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UConn: Sunday vs. (4) Tennessee
Utah State: Start a new streak ... in November.
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(8) North Carolina 84,
(9) Missouri 70 Recap
Box Score
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North Carolina C Brendan Haywood : 28 pts., 12 reb., 11-15 FGs
Huge night for the sometimes underachieving 7-footer.
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Missouri lives and dies by the 3-pointer and Friday it died (8-of-31), while UNC cleaned the glass (55 to 30) thanks largely to Haywood.
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UNC: Sunday vs. Stanford
Missouri: Buying Quin's hair products for next season.
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(3) Ohio State 87,
(14) Appalachian St. 61 Recap
Box Score
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Ohio State PG Scoonie Penn : 23 pts., 5-7 3-pt. FGs, 9-11 FGs
Shot much better from outside than much of the regular season.
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The Buckeyes hit nearly everything they put up, including 60 percent from 3-point range, with Michael Redd (21 points) and George Reese (19 points) contributing.
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Ohio State: Sunday vs. Miami
Appalachian State: Planning Buzz Peterson's farewell party.
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(6) Miami 75,
(11) Arkansas 71 Recap
Box Score
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Miami SG Johnny Hemsley : 20 pts., 5-10 3-pt. FGs
Helped the Hurricanes start quick and build a cushion they would eventually need.
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Miami's defense created offensive problems for the Hogs, who had trouble setting up their press because of missed shots.
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Miami: Sunday vs. Ohio State
Arkansas: Time for Nolan to have an interesting chat with athletic director Frank Broyles.
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(1) Stanford 84,
(16) S.C. State 65 Recap
Box Score
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Stanford SG Casey Jacobsen : 18 pts., 4-7 3-pt. FG
Freshman led hot-shooting Cardinal, who hit a school-record 13 3-pointers.
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Stanford's inside-outside balance produced the expected mismatch.
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Stanford: Sunday vs. North Carolina.
S.C. State: Finding tougher mascot after Stanford Tree won halftime skirmish.
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