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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008
Bracket dwindles to sixteen
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MIDWEST REGIONAL GEORGETOWN 74, DAVIDSON 70
RALEIGH, N.C. — Stephen Curry scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half and Davidson staged a remarkable comeback behind its star sophomore to stun mighty Georgetown 74-70 on Sunday in the second round of the Midwest Regional.
Curry missed 10 of his first 12 shots but stepped up at crunch time for Davidson, which trailed by 16 points with 15 minutes left. He had the go-ahead basket, a key 3-pointer, and then hit five of six free throws in the final 23 seconds.
Jason Richards added 20 points for Davidson (28-6), which hadn't won an NCAA tournament game since 1969 before Friday. The Wildcats advanced to face Wisconsin on Friday in Detroit.
Jessie Sapp scored 14 points and Jonathan Wallace added 12 points for second-seeded Georgetown (28-6).
VILLANOVA 84, SIENA 72
TAMPA, Fla. — Scotte Reynolds scored 25 points and Corey
Stokes added 20 as the 12th-seeded Wildcats beat tiny Siena to reach the round of 16 for the
third time in four years.
Villanova (22-12), one of the last teams picked for the tournament field, advanced to play top-seeded Kansas (33-3) in the regional semifinals in Detroit.
Alex Franklin led Siena (23-11) with 18 points, but the Saints didn't get the kind of performances they needed from Kenny Hasbrouck, Edwin Ublies and Tay Fisher, who all played major roles in the team's 21-point upset of fourth-seeded Vanderbilt in the first round.
Hasbrouck had 17 points, but was only 5-of-15 from the field. Ubies missed his first seven shots and finished 3-of-11 for 12 points, while Fisher was held to five points.
SOUTH REGIONAL TEXAS 75, MIAMI 72
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
— A.J. Abrams calmly sank two free throws with 9.5 seconds
remaining, giving the second-seeded Longhorns just enough margin to hold off Miami.
Abrams gave Texas a 74-69 lead, but the Longhorns weren't quite safe yet. Miami's Raymond Hicks made a 3-pointer, and D.J. Augustin then shot an air ball on his first of two free throws with 1.8 seconds to play. Augustin made the second to preserve the win.
Abrams scored 26 points on six 3-pointers for the second consecutive game. Texas (30-6) advances to the regional semifinals to play third-seeded Stanford Friday.
lack McClinton scored 18 points for Miami (23-11).
EAST REGIONAL TENNESSEE 76,
BUTLER 71, OT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jaluan Smith hit four straight free throws in the final 13.6 seconds of overtime and the Volunteers survived a game they nearly turned into a rout.
The Vols (31-4) scored six straight points inside after the Bulldogs took their first lead in the final 2 minutes of OT, including benched guard Ramar.
KANSAS BASKETBALL vs. Evansville
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Cats shut down streak
Kansas State's Shana Wheeler shoots in front of Chattanooga's Shanara Hollinquest during the first half of the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridges, Conn. Sunday
BY DOUG FEINBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Kansas State found a replacement for injured star Kimberly Dietz in Kelsey Nelson and ended the nation's longest winning streak.
The little-used reserve scored a career-high 20 points to help fifth-seeded Kansas State snap No.12 Chattanooga's 24-game streak with a 69-59 victory Sunday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats set a tournament record by hitting all 21 free throw attempts.
"There was no way I could have expected she would explode offensively like she did," Kansas
State coach Deb Patterson said. "In this magnitude game for her to perform at this level was really impressive."
Shalee Lehning added 12
nounce E points, eight rebounds, and seven assists for Kansas State (22-9), which will play Louisville or Miami of Ohio on Tuesday night in the second round of the New Orleans regional.
Chattanooga (29-4).
The Lady Mocs last lost Dec. 1 to Alabama A&M. Chattanooga's only other losses this season were to Tennessee and Louisville.
"There was no way I could have expected she would explode offensively like she did."
DEB PATTERSON Kansas State coach
Laura Hall scored 19 points and Brooke Hand added 15, hitting five 3-pointers for
The Lady Mocs hadn't really prepared for Nelson. Who could blame them?
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Trailing 37-31 early in the second half, Kansas State went on a 14-4 run. Nelson scored seven straight points during the spurt to give the Wildcats a 45-14 lead with 9:17 left. The junior guard easily surpassed her career highs in points (five) and minutes (13).
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"I don't know if I could be much happier," Nelson said. "I prepared the same way, and knew I could step up if my chance came."
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