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NCAA Day Two: The Highs and Lows
By The Associated Press
STARS
Jarvis Hayes, Georgia, scored 20 of his career-high 31 points in the
second half to help lead the Bulldogs to an 85-68 victory over Murray State
in the East Regional.
Juan Dixon, Maryland, scored 29 points including 20 in the first half
as the Terrapins cruised past Siena 85-70 in the East Regional.
Terrell Taylor, Creighton, shot 8-for-10 from 3-point range after
halftime and tied his career high with 28 points, including the game-winning
3 with 0.2 seconds left in an 83-82 double-overtime victory over Florida in
the Midwest Regional.
SHOT OF THE DAY
Creighton's Terrell Taylor hit a 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to give
the 12th-seeded Blue Jays an 83-82 double-overtime upset of fifth-seeded
Florida in the Midwest Regional.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE
Illinois shot 59 percent from the field and outrebounded San Diego State
41-26 in a 93-64 victory in the Midwest Regional.
TAKING CHARGE
Cincinnati's Steve Logan outscored the entire Boston University team
23-16 in the first half of the Bearcats' 90-52 rout in the West Regional.
Logan finished with 27 points in 27 minutes.
KNIGHT FALLS EARLY
Texas Tech's 76-68 loss to Southern Illinois in the East Regional sent
coach Bob Knight to his fifth first-round loss in his last seven NCAA
appearances.
LUCKY 12s
Creighton's 83-82 double-overtime victory over Florida continued a good
showing by No. 12 seeds. With Missouri's victory over Miami, and Tulsa's
upset of Marquette both Thursday this is the first time that three No.
12s have won first-round games in an NCAA tournament.
SEEDY SITUATION
UCLA's 80-58 victory over Mississippi in the West Regional gave No. 8
seeds a sweep of No. 9 seeds. Wisconsin beat St. John's earlier Friday, and
Notre Dame beat Charlotte and Stanford topped Western Kentucky on Thursday.
The No. 8 seeds swept the No. 9 seeds in 2000, while the No. 9s swept in
1999 and 2001.
CLOSE CALL
Hampton, a No. 15 seed trying to pull off a major upset for the second
straight year, was within four points of second-seeded Connecticut 71-67
with 3:08 to play. But the Huskies scored the final seven points. The
Pirates beat
Iowa State last season to become just the fourth 15th seed to win a
first-round game.
STREAKS
Michigan State's 69-58 loss to North Carolina State in the East
Regional ended the Spartans' run of three straight Final Four appearances,
including the 2000 national championship.
Central Connecticut State's 19-game winning streak was stopped with a
71-54 loss to Pittsburgh in the South Regional.
SWINGS
North Carolina State shot 25 percent in the first half and 67 percent in
the second to rally from a 12-point halftime deficit against Michigan State
and win its first NCAA tournament game in 11 years, 69-58 in the East
Regional.
QUOTES OF THE DAY
``I call him the Einstein of point guards. I coached a couple of good
ones John Stockton and Brian Shaw and he's right in their league. Great
players make great plays, and when we needed him to, he made great plays.''
Pittsburgh coach Ben Howland, on Panthers point guard Brandin
Knight, who had 17 points and five steals in a 71-54 victory over Central
Connecticut State in the South Regional.
``You always feel pressure. What do you say if you lose a game like
that, and the No. 1 seed? `I'm going to Mexico?' You don't say, `I'm going
to Disneyland,' I know that.'' Maryland coach Gary Williams on being a top
seed playing a No. 16 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Terrapins beat Siena
85-70 in the East Regional.
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