7B
NCAA Tournament
Monday March 16,1998
Seniors lead UCLA to Sweet 16 Stanford outsmarts Western Michigan
ATLANTA -- UCLA's seniors aren't finished vet.
Coming off the worst game of his career, senior Kris Johnson sank
free throws during the final 37 seconds yesterday helping the No. 6 seed Bruins (24-8) hold off Michigan for an 85-82 win in
the second round of the South Regional
The game lived up to its billing it had an exciting finish, as Michigan (25-9) cut a late eight-point
deficit to two on three occasions in the final 30 seconds, only to see Johnson hit his free throws down the stretch.
It erased memories of Friday's first round and helped Johnson and fellow seniors Toby Bailey and J.R. Henderson advance to the round of 16 for the third time in their careers.
Seeking a 12th national title — and the second for this group of seniors
UCLA will play Kentucky in the regional semifinals next week in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Johnson finished with 25 points, Bailey had 19 and Henderson had 13.
This time, No. 3 seed Michigan responded to each set of Johnson's free throws, once with a threepointer by Jerod Ward, once with a lavup by Louis Bullock and the final
UCLA 85, MICHIGAN 82
UCLA (24-8)
Henderson 5-14 1-2 13, Johnson 6-10
11-13 2-5, Davis 2-1 3-3 7, Bailey 7-
11-1 3-19, Watson 4-7 0-2 10, Hines
0-1 0-0, Reed 4-5 3-5 11. Totals 28-
51 20-28 85.
MICHIGAN (25-9)
Ward 5-16 3-13, 16, Traylor 6-8 7-12 19,
Reid 6-9 0-18, Bulkock 7-27 0-16,
Conlan 0-2 2-3, Baston 4-7 3-6, 11,
Asselin 0-0 1, Totals 28 19 15 24 82
time with two Robert Traylor free throws.
Halftime - UCLA 45, Michigan 34. 3-Point goals - UCLA 9-17, (Bailey 3-4, Henderson 2-4, Johnson 2-4, Watson 2-4, Davis 0-1), Michigan 11-30, (Reid 6-8, Ward 3-6, Bullock 2-14). Fouled out - Baston, Rebounds - UCLA 27 (Henderson 8), Michigan 44 (Ward, Traylor 10), Assists - UCLA 16 (Bailey 6), Michigan 15 (Bullock 7). Total fouls - UCLA 19, Michigan 21. A—19,423.
After Johnson's final free throws put UCLA ahead 85-81, Traylor fouled with 1.1 seconds left. He made
his first free throw, then intentionally missed the second. But the Wolverines were called for a lane violation and their seven-game winning streak was history.
Purdue advances with Detroit defeat
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Opening tip. Game over.
Once again, it was Purdue early — and decisively.
For the second consecutive game, Purdue took a large lead and never was caught. The Bollermakers, the second seed in the Midwest, defeated Detroit 60-65 yesterday and advanced past the second round of the NCAA Tournament for only the third time in coach Gene Keady's 18 seasons.
Chad Austin scored 20 points and Brad Miller 18 for Purdue (28-7), which will meet third-seeded Stanford (28-4) in Friday's regional semifinals in St. Louis. The Cardinal beat Western Michigan 83-65 yesterday.
The Boilermakers. who scored the
first 18 points and defeated Delaware 95-6 in the first round, took a 24-8 lead in the opening 13 minutes against Detroit
as the 10th-seed Titans made only three of their first 21 shots.
Detroit (25-6)
closed to 33-22 by
halftime, but Purdue began the second half with an 11-3 run and never was threatened.
The Boilermakers reached the NCAA tournament 13 times in Keady's first 17 seasons but only in 1988 and 1994 got past the second round.
They made sure there was no doubt this time, outscoring their two sub-regional opponents by 54 points.
PURDUE 80, DETROIT 65
DETROIT (25-6)
Bax Alexander 0-0 0-0, Hayes 1-7 0-0
B, Br Alexander 4-10 5-8, Haralison 5-9 0-1 0, Jackson 4-12 0-0, Phillips 3-7 2-2 9, Ferguson 7-14 0-0, Robinson 1-1 0-0.2, Totals 25 6-0 10·65.
PURDUE (28·7)
Robinson 3-8 4-4 10, Br. Cardinal 2-10
5-11 B, 5-11 M, 6-12 6-12 16, Austin 7-
12 3-4 20, Eldridge 3-6 2-2 9, Barnes 0
2 0 0 0, McQuay 2-5 2-3, Mayfield 1
2 0 0 3, Cornell 1-2 0-0 3, Carrietta
0 0 0 0, Totals 25-5 29 22 40.
Halftime—Purdue 33, Detroit 22. 3-
Point goals—Detroit B-22 (Ferguson 5-
10, Haralson 2-5, Phillips 1-4, Jackson
0-1, Hayes 0-2), Purdue B-19 (Austin
3-7, Brcardian 2-5, Mayfield 1-1,
Cornell 1-2, Eldridge 1-3, McQuay 0-
1). Fouled out—None, Rebounds—
Detroit 28 (Haralson 6), Purdue 44
(Robinson, B Miller 11), Assists—Detroit
11 (Phillips 4), Purdue 20 (Eldridge 5).
Total fouls—Detroit 20, Purdue 10.
Technicals—No. A—21, 613.
Despite the loss, it was a successful season for Detroit, which tied its school record for victories and earned only its second tournament win ever.
Purdue played its last five games at the United Center, which also was site of the first Big Ten tournament, losing only to Michigan in the conference title game.
No.2 seed Wildcats tear through Saint Louis
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Kentucky, which failed to get a No.1 seed for the first time since 1994, certainly looked like it deserved to be considered the equal of North Carolina, Duke, Arizona and Kansas.
Kentucky reeled off the next 19 points.
The second-seeded Wildcats (31-4) recorded another double-figure victory yesterday, routing No. 10 seed Saint Louis 88-61 in the second round of the South Regional.
Kentucky scored the first 10 points of the game, then destroyed the Billikens (22-11) in a five-minute stretch later in the half.
After Saint Louis cut the deficit to 19-11 on Ryan Luechefelt's baseline jumper.
Three different players — Allen Edwards, Jeff Sheppard and Wayne Turner — connected from outside the arc.
One particular sequence summed up the olight facing Saint Louis.
Jamal Magliore forced a jump ball by blocking a shot under the basket, but the possession arrow favored the Billikens. Kentucky got the ball on a five-second call when Saint Louis couldn't inbound.
By the end of the spurt — the game just 13 minutes old — Kentucky had a 38-11 lead. The Wildcats had a 46-18 lead at halftime.
Kentucky shot 59 percent in the first half.
KENTUCKY 88, ST.LOUIS 61
SAINT LOUIS (22-11)
SAINT  LLOIS (22-19)
luchefecht 2-7 4-4 9, Baniak 0-7 3-4
, Walker 2-7 0-5, Hughes 4-17 3-4
11, Cobbin 1-6 3-0, Redden 1-3 0-0
, Heinrich 5-10 6-10 16, Frazier 3-8
0-0 6, Robertson 1-2-2 2, Simmons
1-1 0-2 7, Totes 20-5 18-24 61.
KENTUCKY (31-4)
Padgett 7-3 7-4 10, Mohammed 5-11
1-1 14, Edwards 5-7 4-17, Turner 4
5 2-4 11, Sheppard 7-1 1-2 18,
Evans 2-3 0-0 4, Smith 1-1 0-0 3,
Maglione 1-1 2-2 4, Bradley 2-2-1
1, Mills 0-1 2-2 2, Anthony 1-2 0-3,
Hogan 0-1 0-0 0, Masielle 0-1 0-0.
Totals 31.56 16.23 88.
totals 31-56 16-23 88.
Halftime — Kentucky 46, Saint Louis
18. 3-point goals — Saint Louis 3-14
(Luechfeld 1-2, Cobbin 1-2, Walker
1-5, Frazier 2-0, Hughes 0-3),
Kentucky 10-22 (Edwards 3-4, Sheppard
3-6, Turner 1-2, Smith 1-2, Anthony 1-
2, Padgett 1-3, Evans 0-1, Masiello
0-1, Mills 0-1). Fouled out—None.
Rebounds — Saint Louis 41 (Heinrich
10), Kentucky 34 (Mhammed 8).
Assists — Saint Louis 11 (Hughes 3),
Kentucky 22 (Turner 9). Total fouls —
Saint Louis 17, Kentucky 18. A—
19, 423.
The Associated Press
CHICAGO—Stanford's size and a game-swinging technical foul that became a seven-point possession helped the Cardinal
win a trip back to the N C A A Tournament's round of 16.
edge Sunday, which helped them overcome Western Michigan's quickness and beat the Broncos 83-65 in the Midwest Regional.
Tim Young, the Cardinal's 7-foot-1 center, scored 19 points and had 13 rebounds, and forward Mike Madsen added 19 points and 10 rebounds as Stanford (28-4) matched the school record for most victories in a season.
Jason Kimbrough led western Michigan (21-8), the No. 11 seed, with 17 points, and Saddi Washington had 16.
Stanford, the No.3 seed in the Midwest Region, will play Purdue on Friday in St. Louis.
The Broncos suffered a major loss when guard Rashod Johnson — the star of their first-round upset of Clemson — fouled out with 12:03 left after he was called for a technical foul.
Johnson, who scored a careerhigh 32 points with eight threepointers against Clemson, finished with just 13 points on4-of-15 shooting.
Johnson, apparently upset with a no-call seconds earlier, continued to argue after Stanford's Young was fouled by Western's Isaac Bullock as the Stanford center made a layup.
The technical was a double whammy for the Broncos—they lost one of their two best players, and Stanford turned it into a seven-point possession.
Young hit a free throw that completed the three-point play, Lee made two free throws on the technical foul, and when the Cardinal maintained possession, Kris Weems banked in a shot that put Stanford up 61-47.
Western Michigan, making its second-ever NCAA tournament
STANFORD 83 W. MICHIGAN 65
WESTERN MICHIGAN [21-8]
WESTERN MICHIGAN (21-8)
Washington 5-19 4-15 6, Toothman 4-6 0-2 8, Jackson 1-2 0-2 8,
Kimbrough 7-10 0-1 0 7, Johnson 4-15 3-4 13, Black 0-0 0-0,
Jones 2-5 0-0 6, Jansen 0-0 0-0,
Bullock 1-4 0-0 3, A.Collins 0-0 0-
0, VanTimmener 0-0 0-0.
Totals 24-61 7-11 65.
STANFORD (28-4)
Fauer 1-3 0-0 2, Modsen 8-9 3-4 19, Young 1-8 11 3-4 19,
Weems 4-10 1-0 8, Lee 6-12 10-1 24, McDonald 0-2 0-0 0,
Moseley 1-2 3-4 6, J.Collins 0-0 0 0, Mendex 2-4 0-0 5,
Tshionyi 0-0 0-0 0, Van Elswyk 0-0 0 0, Seaton 0-0 0 0. Totals
30-5 13 29 83.
Halftime—Stanford 42, Western Michigan 39, 3-point goals—Western Michigan 10-25 (Kimbrough 3-4, Jonees 2-5, Washington 2-7, Johnson 2-7, Bollock 1-2), Stanford 4-15 (Lee 2-5, Moseley 1-2, Mendez 1-2, McDonald 0-2, Weems 0-4). Fouled out—Johnson. Rebounds—Western Michigan 25 (Washington 5), Stanford 41 (Young 13). Assists—Western Michigan 16 (Washington, Toothman, Johnson 4), Stanford 24 (Lee 7). Total fouls—Western Michigan 23, Stanford 18. Technicals—Johnson.
appearance and first since 1976, got no closer than eight points the rest of the wav.
Johnson, an emotional player who bowed to the crowd in the first round after his performance. played only 27 minutes.
And the Broncos couldn't maintain the shooting they showed against Clemson, hitting just 39 percent for the game and 10-of-25 three-pointers. Johnson had made 8-of-15 three-pointers in the upset of Clemson but was just 2-of-7 on Sunday.
Lee scored eight points in the final 48 seconds of the first half, hitting two three-pointers and then a jumper at the buzzer, as the Cardinal took a 42-39 lead.
Western, moving the ball well and penetrating the lane with Kimbrough, led by as many as seven.
Stanford then outscored the Broncos 19-9 in the final five minutes of the half.
The Cardinal shot 57 percent,
hitting 30-of-53 field goal
attempts, including 8-of-9 from
Madsen and 8-of-11 from Young.
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