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A Look at the Highs and Lows in the
'Big Dance'
By The Associated Press
STARS
Mo Williams, Alabama, scored a career-high 33
points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had six assists to lead Alabama to an 86-78
victory over Florida Atlantic in the South Regional.
Brian Brown, Ohio State, scored a career-high
33 points and the Buckeyes held off Davidson 69-64 in the West Regional.
Jason Gardner, Arizona, scored 28 points to
help the Wildcats hold off UC Santa Barbara 86-81 in the West Regional.
UPSETS OF THE DAY
Fourth-seeded Southern California rallied
from a 19-point deficit to force overtime, but 13th-seeded North Carolina
Wilmington came up with a stunning 93-89 victory in the South Regional.
Gonzaga, a team that has made deep runs into
the tournament with low seedings a habit in recent years, was on the other
end of an upset a 73-66 loss to 11th-seeded Wyoming in the West Regional.
SHOT OF THE DAY
Greg Harrington made a runner in the lane with
14.6 seconds left to lift 12th-seeded Tulsa past No. 5 Marquette 71-69 in
the East Regional.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE
Duke, the top seed in the South Regional, made
12 of its first 13 shots and raced past Winthrop 84-37 to match the
fifth-largest winning margin in tournament history.
LUCKY 12s
Missouri and Tulsa, both seeded No. 12, pulled
off upset victories over No. 5-seeded teams in the first round. The Tigers
beat Miami 93-80 in the West Regional, and the Golden Hurricane edged
Marquette 71-69 in the East Regional.
CLOSE CALLS
Kansas barely avoided becoming the first top
seed to make a first-round exit, holding off 16th-seeded Holy Cross 70-59 in
the Midwest Regional.
Florida Atlantic, trying to become just the
fifth 15th-seeded team to knock off a No. 2, matched heavily favored Alabama
for nearly 33 minutes before the Crimson Tide pulled away for an 86-78
victory in the South Regional.
Arizona, which had lost its NCAA tournament
opener four times in the past 10 years, edged UC Santa Barbara 86-81 in the
West Regional.
Davidson, seeded 13th and going for its first
NCAA win since 1969, led Ohio State 59-58 with 4 minutes left before losing
69-64 in the West Regional.
STREAKS
Kent State, seeded No. 10, won its 19th
straight game by surprising No. 7 Oklahoma State 69-61 in the South
Regional.
Kansas beat Holy Cross 70-59 in the Midwest
Regional for its 19th straight first-round NCAA tournament victory.
SLUMPS
Pepperdine fell to 0-12 against ACC teams,
including four first-round tournament losses, after falling 83-74 to Wake
Forest in the Midwest Regional.
THE WAIT IS OVER
North Carolina Wilmington beat Southern
California 93-89 for its first NCAA tournament victory in its second
appearance.
Oregon's 81-62 victory over Montana in the
Midwest Regional was the Ducks' first NCAA tournament win since
1960, when they won two games before losing to California in a regional
final.
SHOOTING WOES
Gonzaga hit just 19 of 71 shots a 26.8
percentage that was 20 points below their season average in a 73-66 upset
loss to Wyoming in the West Regional.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
``I don't think anyone actually believed we
were going to do it, except us. We're a special team.'' Kent State's
Trevor Huffman, after the 10th-seeded Golden Flashes upset Oklahoma State
69-61 in the South Regional.
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