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Sunday, March 03, 2002

Top 25 roundup


Vols stun Bulldogs in overtime

The Associated Press

        KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Haislip scored six of his 18 points in overtime and Tennessee beat No.16 Georgia 71-63 on Saturday.

        The Volunteers (14-15, 7-9 Southeastern Conference), who finished the regular season with a losing record for the first time since 1996-97, kept the Bulldogs (21-8, 10-6) from winning the SEC East title outright.

        Georgia, which still earned a No.1 seed in the conference tournament, shared the division title with Kentucky and Florida.

        Tennessee earned a No.4 seed and will play Arkansas in the opening round.

        Vincent Yarbrough added 17 points and Jenis Grindstaff had 12 in their final home games. Haislip also had 11 rebounds.

        The Vols trailed by as many as eight points midway through the second half, but Brandon Crump tied the score at 60 with 30 seconds left. Georgia's Rashad Wright took the final jumper but missed at the buzzer, sending the game into overtime. GEORGIA (21-8) — Ja.Hayes 13-25 0-0 28, Daniels 4-11 4-4 12, Thomas 2-4 3-4 7, Wright 1-6 2-2 5, Williams 1-10 0-0 3, Dean 1-2 0-0 3, Gibson 2-6 1-2 5, Jo.Hayes 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-65 10-12 63.

        TENNESSEE (14-15) — Yarbrough 6-24 4-7 17, Baker 2-2 0-0 6, Haislip 8-12 2-3 18, Grindstaff 5-8 0-0 12, Higgins 2-6 2-2 8, Crump 3-6 0-0 6, Holden 1-4 0-0 2, Wilborn 1-2 0-0 2, Stribling 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-66 8-12 71.

        Halftime—Georgia 35-25. End of Regulation—60-60. 3-Point goals—Georgia 5-21 (Ja.Hayes 2-7, Dean 1-1, Wright 1-4, Williams 1-6, Gibson 0-3). Tennessee 7-21 (Baker 2-2, Grindstaff 2-5, Higgins 2-5, Yarbrough 1-5, Haislip 0-1, Holden 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds— Georgia 38 (Daniels 15), Tennessee 44 (Haislip 11). Assists—Georgia 14 (Wright 5), Tennessee 17 (Grindstaff 6). Total fouls—Georgia 16, Tennessee 11. A—16,384.

        No.5 Oklahoma 82,
       Colorado 71

        BOULDER, Colo. — Hollis Price scored 23 points as the Sooners overcame a sluggish start that saw them make just five of their first 21 shots. The win gives the Sooners (24-4, 13-3 Big 12) second place in the conference behind top-ranked Kansas.

        James Wright had 16 points for Colorado (14-13, 5-11), which has lost six of its last seven games. Michel Morandais had 14, Nick Mohr 13 and Blair Wilson 10.

        OKLAHOMA (24-4) — McGhee 4-10 4-4 12, Brown 4-7 0-0 8, Ere 1-5 2-2 5, White 5-10 2-2 12, Price 9-17 1-2 23, Cano 0-0 0-0 0, Detrick 2-7 8-9 12, Johnston 0-0 0-0 0, Ainooson 0-0 0-0 0, Selvy 4-9 0-0 8, Szendrei 1-2 0-0 2, Liggett 0-0 0-0 0-0. Totals 30-67 17-19 82.

        COLORADO (14-13) — Morandais 6-9 1-2 14, Pelle 2-4 3-4 7, Harrison 2-4 7-14 11, Wright 6-11 4-4 16, Mohr 3-9 6-8 13, Doumbouya 0-1 0-2 0, Wilson 3-9 1-2 10. Totals 22-47 22-36 71.

        Halftime—Oklahoma 40-31. 3-Point goals—Oklahoma 5-17 (Price 4-8, Ere 1-3, Detrick 0-1, McGhee 0-2, White 0-3), Colorado 5-12 (Wilson 3-6, Morandais 1-1, Mohr 1-4, Wright 0-1). Fouled out—Morandais, Pelle. Rebounds— Oklahoma 34 (Ere 6), Colorado 36 (Harrison 10). Assists— Oklahoma 16 (White 6), Colorado 12 (Wright 4). Total fouls—Oklahoma 27, Colorado 18. A—6,629.

        No.7 Gonzaga 82,
       Loyola Marymount 64

        SAN DIEGO — Dan Dickau scored 17 points to lead the Bulldogs in first round of the West Coast Conference Tournament. It was the 12th straight win for Gonzaga (27-3).

        LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (9-20) — Osborn 3-11 0-0 7, Lakey 7-13 4-4 18, Dennis 4-9 0-0 10, Robinson 2-5 4-4 9, Davis 1-5 2-2 4, Brown 1-3 2-2 4, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Czernin 2-5 4-4 8, Gay 1-3 0-0 2, Mollins 0-3 0-0 0, Neskovic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 16-16 64.

        GONZAGA (27-3) — Reason 1-4 3-4 5, Gourde 4-9 8-8 16, Violette 8-13 0-3 16, Stepp 0-7 0-0 0, Dickau 4-11 7-8 17, Forbes 0-0 0-0 0, Michaelson 0-0 0-0 0, Hernandez 3-6 5-6 11, Bankhead 4-5 0-0 11, Sherell 0-1 0-0 0, Turiaf 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 27-61 23-29 82.

        Halftime—Gonzaga 37, LM 23. 3-Point goals—LM 4-14 (Dennis 2-5, Robinson 1-2, Osborn 1-3, Davis 0-1, Mollins 0-1, Czernin 0-2), Gonzaga 5-16 (Bankhead 3-4, Dickau 2-7, Reason 0-1, Stepp 0-2, Hernandez 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Loyola Marymount 32 (Lakey 8), Gonzaga 42 (Violette 10). Assists—Loyola Marymount 13 (Czernin 5), Gonzaga 19 (Stepp 4). Total fouls—Loyola Marymount 21, Gonzaga 13.

        No.10 Pittsburgh 92,
       West Virginia 65

        PITTSBURGH — The Panthers finished their best regular season in school history, matching a school mark with 25 victories and going 15-1 at Fitzgerald Field House for their best-ever home record. Julius Page scored 23 points for Pitt (25-4, 13-3 Big East), which fell behind by eight points early, quickly caught up, then pulled away throughout the second half.

        WEST VIRGINIA (8-20) — Briggs 3-6 0-0 6, Yeager 0-2 0-0 0, Moss 7-15 3-5 17, Hargett 4-12 3-3 14, Schifino 7-11 4-4 20, Sally 2-2 1-2 6, Hewitt 0-3 0-0 0 Chan 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 23-51 13-16 65.

        PITTSBURGH (25-4) — Zavackas 0-5 3-4 3, Johnson 3-8 1-2 7, Morris 2-3 1-3 5, Page 9-12 0-0 23, Knight 4-12 4-6 15, Troutman 4-5 2-2 10, Demetris 3-3 1-2 7, Brown 4-6 0-0 9, Dorazio 1-1 0-0 2, McCarroll 3-3 1-2 7, Federico 0-1 0-0 0, Lett 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 35-62 13-21 92.

        Halftime—Pittsburgh 34-29. 3-Point goals—West Virginia 6-18 (Hargett 3-10, Schifino 2-2, Sally 1-1, Yeager 0-1, Moss 0-1, Hewitt 0-3), Pittsburgh 9-27 (Page 5-8, Knight 3-10, Brown 1-1, Zavackas 0-4, Johnson 0-4). Fouled out—Schifino. Rebounds—West Virginia 28 (Briggs 6), Pittsburgh 36 (Knight 6). Assists—West Virginia 14 (Moss 7), Pittsburgh 28 (Knight 14). Total fouls—West Virginia 19, Pittsburgh 15. A—6,798.

        No.12 Oklahoma State 66,
       Texas A&M 51

        STILLWATER, Okla. — Melvin Sanders tied his career high with 18 points and the Cowboys held off the Aggies by outscoring them 16-1 in the final 7:04. Oklahoma State (23-7, 10-6 Big 12) led by as many as 16 in the first half and by 10 with 13 minutes remaining before Texas A&M took its only lead, 48-47, with 8:14 to play. Jesse King scored a career-high 17 points for the Aggies (9-21, 3-13), who lost their ninth straight game.

        TEXAS A&M (9-21) — Bean 1-1 3-4 5, J.King 6-11 1-1 17, Socum 2-8 0-0 4, Jackson 1-3 0-0 2, B.King 5-17 0-0 12, Anderson 5-10 1-2 11, Ress 0-1 0-0 0, Brookhart 0-0 0-0 0, Leatherman 0-1 0-0 0, Scott 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 5-7 51.

        OKLAHOMA ST. (23-7) — Jonzen 4-13 6-9 14, Broxsie 0-1 0-0 0, Baker 0-3 0-0 0, V.Williams 4-9 9-12 17, Sanders 7-13 0-0 18, Ikpah 0-0 0-0 0, Crawford 0-1 0-0 0, McFarlin 2-4 2-2 6, Gadson 4-7 0-0 9, A.Williams 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-52 17-23 66.

        Halftime—Oklahoma St. 27-24. 3-point goals—Texas A&M 6-12 (J.King 4-4, B.King 2-6, Jackson 0-1, Anderson 0-1). Oklahoma St. 5-15 (Sanders 4-9, Gadson 1-1, V.Williams 0-2, Baker 0-3). Fouled out—Bean. Rebounds— Texas A&M 31 (Slocum 8), Oklahoma St. 34 (Jonzen 8). Assists—Texas A&M 14 (Jackson 7), Oklahoma St. 13 (V.Williams 5). Technical—Anderson. Total fouls—Texas A&M 20, Oklahoma St. 14. A—10,706.

        No.13 Oregon 65, UCLA 62

        LOS ANGELES — Frederick Jones scored 22 points and Oregon claimed the Pac-10 title outright. The Ducks (22-7, 14-4) won at Pauley Pavilion and swept the Bruins for the first time since 1984.

        The defeat was costly for UCLA (19-10, 11-7), which needed a victory to climb into a second-place tie in the conference. Instead, they dropped to sixth, their worst Pac-10 finish ever.

        Dan Gadzuric, who led UCLA with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

        OREGON (22-7) — Johnson 2-5 1-2 5, Jackson 3-11 1-1 7, Christoffersen 3-5 0-0 6, Ridnour 4-11 3-4 14, Jones 8-16 2-2 22, Lever 3-6 0-0 8, Michaelis 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 24-58 7-9 65.

        UCLA (19-10) — Barnes 3-11 2-2 10, Kapono 3-8 0-0 7, Gadzuric 8-15 6-10 22, Hines 1-1 0-0 2, Knight 2-5 0-0 4, Bozeman 1-4 0-0 3, Thompson 1-3 4-4 6, Cummings 1-4 0-1 2, Walcott 1-3 0-0 3, Patterson 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 22-55 13-19 62.

        Halftime—Oregon 37, UCLA 31. 3-Point goals—Oregon 10-31 (Jones 4-9, Ridnour 3-10, Lever 2-4, Davis 1-4, Jackson 0-4), UCLA 5-14 (Barnes 2-4, Kapono 1-2, Bozeman 1-2, Walcott 1-2, Knight 0-2, Thompson 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Oregon 31 (Johnson 9), UCLA 38 (Gadzuric 11). Assists—Oregon 15 (Ridnour 5), UCLA 9 (Barnes, Walcott 2). Total fouls—Oregon 13, UCLA 13. A—11,680.

        No.14 Arizona 99,
       No.21 California 53

        TUCSON, Ariz. — Rick Anderson had 17 points to lead six Wildcats scoring in double figures as Arizona gave California its second-worst loss in school history. Arizona (19-9, 12-6) finished tied for second in the conference.

        CALIFORNIA (21-7) — S.Hughes 1-3 1-2 3, Wethers 6-15 6-7 18, Sampson 1-3 0-0 2, Legans 3-7 0-0 8, Shipp 5-14 2-2 13, Diggs 0-3 0-0 0, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Tamir 2-5 0-0 4, Forehan-Kelly 0-2 0-0 0, Gates 1-5 1-2 3, G.Hughes 0-0 2-4 2, Faulener 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-58 12-17 53.

        ARIZONA (19-9) — Walton 2-8 5-5 10, Anderson 6-13 2-2 17, Frye 2-4 2-3 6, Stoudamire 5-7 2-2 15, Gardner 6-10 0-0 14, Bynum 5-12 0-0 14, Latimore 4-6 4-6 12, Fox 0-1 4-6 4, Zahn 1-1 0-0 3, Hansen 0-0 2-2 2, Fellah 0-2 0-0 0, Ranne 1-1 0-0 2, Torres 0-0 0-0 0, Schwertley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-66 21-26 99.

        Halftime—Arizona 49, California 30. 3-point goals— California 3-17 (Legans 2-5, Shipp 1-4, Tamir 0-1, Gates 0-1, Diggs 0-1, Forehan-Kelly 0-2, Wethers 0-3), Arizona 14-32 (Bynum 4-9, Anderson 3-5, Stoudamire 3-5, Gardner 2-6, Zahn 1-1, Walton 1-3, Schwertley 0-1, Fellah 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—California 27 (S.Hughes 6), Arizona 48 (Anderson 9). Assists—California 10 (Sampson, Legans 3), Arizona 22 (Walton 11). Total fouls—California 21, Arizona 16. A—14,578.

        No.17 Stanford 81,
       Arizona State 76

        TEMPE, Ariz. — Casey Jacobsen had 29 points and Curtis Borchardt had 19 points and 17 rebounds as the Cardinal (19-8, 12-6 Pac-10) won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Julius Barnes added 16 points for Stanford (19-8, 12-6 Pac-10).

        STANFORD (19-8) — Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Jacobsen 7-16 14-18 29, Borchardt 6-9 7-9 19, Barnes 4-7 4-4 16, Giovacchini 0-2 7-8 7, Kirchofer 2-2 0-0 4, Childress 2-9 0-0 4, Hernandez 0-0 0-0 0, David 1-3 0-0 2, Lottich 0-0 0-0 0, Little 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 32-39 81.

        ARIZONA ST. (14-13) — Smith 4-13 3-7 12, Storey 7-9 1-1 15, Prewitt 4-14 7-9 18, Braxton 2-9 2-6 6, Millage 4-11 6-9 15, Knith 2-2 0-0 4, Dodd 0-1 0-0 0, Crandall 1-2 0-0 3, Nahra 0-0 0-0 0, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Osborne 1-2 0-0 2, Redhage 0-2 1-4 1. Totals 25-65 20-36 76.

        Halftime—Stanford 37, Arizona St. 32. 3-Point goals—Stanford 5-18 (Barnes 4-5, Jacobsen 1-5, Johnson 0-2, Giovacchini 0-2, Childress 0-4), Arizona St. 6-13 (Prewitt 3-6, Smith 1-2, Crandall 1-2, Millage 1-3). Fouled out—Borchardt, Smith, Prewitt. Rebounds—Stanford 49 (Borchardt 17), Arizona St. 31 (Prewitt 8). Assists—Stanford 9 (Giovacchini 4), Arizona St. 14 (Millage 6). Total fouls—Stanford 30, Arizona St. 29. Technical—Stanford coach Montgomery. A—6,992.

        No.19 Southern Cal 79,
       Oregon State 45

        LOS ANGELES — Sam Clancy scored 20 points and the Trojans (20-8, 12-6 Pac-10) gained a series split with the Beavers, who beat them Thursday and cost them a share of the league title.

        Philip Ricci scored 19 points for Oregon State (12-17, 4-14), which ended the season with just four road victories.

        OREGON ST. (12-17) — Jackson 1-3 2-2 4, Ricci 6-15 7-11 19, North 1-4 0-0 3, Payton 0-5 1-2 1, Nash 3-5 0-1 8, Remmers 0-1 0-0 0, See 1-7 2-2 5, Cokley 1-4 0-0 2, Elseth 0-0 0-0 0, Potter 0-0 0-0 0, Lucas 1-1 0-0 2, Masten 0-2 1-2 1, Sample 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-47 13-20 45.

        SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (20-8) — Busterna 1-2 0-0 3, Bluthenthal 3-7 0-0 8, Clancy 9-17 2-2 20, Granville 0-8 0-0 0, E.Craven 8-17 2-3 20, Curtis 0-4 0-0 0, Saadey 0-0 0-0 0, Hutchinson 0-0 0-0 0, McCaslin 0-0 0-0 0, Guenther 0-0 0-0 0, O'Neil 4-7 0-0 8, D.Craven 0-1 0-1 0, Dupree 0-1 0-0 0, Buck 1-2 1-2 3, Farmer 7-15 0-1 17. Totals 33-81 5-9 79.

        Halftime—Southern California 40, Oregon St. 19. 3-Point goals—Oregon St. 4-22 (Nash 2-4, North 1-2, See 1-6, Ricci 0-1, Remmers 0-1, Masten 0-1, Cokley 0-3, Payton 0-4), Southern California 8-26 (Farmer 3-6, Bluthenthal 2-5, E.Craven 2-7, Busterna 1-2, Granville 0-6). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Oregon St. 36 (Ricci 11), Southern California 54 (Clancy 9). Assists—Oregon St. 6 (Payton 2), Southern California 18 (Granville, D.Craven 4). Total fouls—Oregon St. 16, Southern California 17. A— 7,012.

        No.22 Miami 83,
       Virginia Tech 77

        MIAMI — Elton Tyler scored a season-high 24 points and the Hurricanes tied a school record for most victories in a season. Miami (23-6, 10-6 Big East) reached the 23-victory mark for the third time in four years.

        After Miami built a 58-38 advantage five minutes into the second half, Virginia Tech (10-18, 4-12) cut the lead 72-69 on Carlton Carter's basket with 4:20 left but could get no closer. Bryant Matthews led the Hokies with 15 points.

        VIRGINIA TECH (10-18) — Carter 3-8 0-0 6, Matthews 5-9 3-3 15, Taylor 2-5 0-0 4, Chase 4-7 0-0 12, Dixon 5-12 0-0 14, Hamilton 1-3 2-2 5, Branham 5-7 2-2 12, Pigford 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Thompkins 3-6 1-2 7, Dongo 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 28-57 10-11 77.

        MIAMI (23-6) — Schlie 2-3 0-0 5, Jones 5-10 3-3 13, Tyler 10-14 3-3 24, Barnes 6-12 0-0 13, Salmons 2-6 7-9 11, Simmons 0-1 0-0 0, Watson 0-0 0-0 0, Berumen 0-0 0-0 0, Djahue 0-1 0-0 0, Rice 3-13 6-7 14, Frisby 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 29-62 20-24 83.

        Halftime—Miami 43, Virg. Tech 31. 3-point goals—Virg. Tech 11-23 (Chase 4-6, Dixon 4-7, Matthews 2-5, Hamilton 1-3, Carter 0-2), Miami 5-18 (Rice 2-6, Tyler 1-1, Schlie 1-2, Barnes 1-6, Salmons 0-1, Jones 0-2). Fouled out—Taylor, Thompkins. Rebounds—Virginia Tech 33 (Carter 8), Miami 32 (Tyler 8). Assists—Virg. Tech 15 (Dixon 7), Miami 20 (Salmons 10). Total fouls—Virg. Tech 24, Miami 15. A— 5,011.

        No.23 Connecticut 90,
       Seton Hall 78

        STORRS, Conn. — Johnnie Selvie had 21 points, including the go-ahead free throw with 4:47 to play, for the Huskies (21-6, 13-3 Big East). Connecticut trailed by five points at halftime.

        Hot shooting helped the Pirates (12-17, 5-11), who finished 14-of-29 from 3-point range. Their their first seven field goals of the second half were from behind the arc.

        SETON HALL (12-17) — Allen 3-14 0-0 8, Morton 1-2 0-0 3, Manga 5-7 1-1 11, Barrett 9-18 2-2 23, Lane 6-8 3-3 20, Shine 3-7 0-0 9, Toney-El 0-2 0-0 0, Fray 0-1 0-0 0, Branwell 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 29-63 6-6 78.

        CONNECTICUT (21-6) — Butler 6-15 3-4 15, Selvie 7-10 7-8 21, Okafor 4-4 2-3 10, Brown 5-9 1-2 11, Robertson 4-6 6-6 15, Gordon 5-9 5-6 15, Gyambibi 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Hazelton 1-2 0-0 2, Hayes 0-2 1-2 1, Tooles 0-0 0-0 0, Watanasuparp 0-0 0-0 0, Woods 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-57 25-31 90.

        Halftime—Seton Hall 42-37. 3-Point goals—Seton Hall 14-29 (Lane 5-7, Shine 3-7, Barrett 3-7, Allen 2-5, Morton 1-1, Toney-El 0-2), Connecticut 1-5 (Robertson 1-1, Butler 0-2, Gordon 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Seton Hall 23 (Manga 6), Connecticut 40 (Butler 9). Assists—Seton Hall 15 (Manga, Barrett 5), Connecticut 15 (Brown 5). Total fouls—Seton Hall 22, Connecticut 7. Technicals—Connecticut bench. A—10,027.

        No.24 Wake Forest 83,
       N.C. State 71

        WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Darius Songaila had 20 points and a career-high 18 rebounds as the Deamon Deacons (19-11, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) totaled their most ACC wins since going 11-5 in 1997 — Tim Duncan's senior season.

        Julius Hodge led N.C. State (20-9, 9-7) with 21 points, while Marcus Melvin added 18 and Anthony Grundy 16.

        NC STATE (20-9) — Evtimov 2-8 0-1 5, Hodge 7-11 6-6 21, Melvin 7-11 0-0 18, Grundy 6-18 3-6 16, Miller 2-6 0-0 5, Bell 0-0 1-2 1, Keeter 1-1 0-0 2, Roach 0-0 0-0 0, Sherrill 1-6 0-0 3, Crawford 0-1 0-0 0, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Powell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 10-15 71.

        WAKE FOREST (19-11) — Songaila 6-17 8-14 20, Scott 5-7 1-1 11, Hicks 5-10 4-6 15, Murray 0-1 3-4 3, Dawson 3-6 0-0 7, Downey 0-1 2-2 2, Howard 5-13 4-4 14, Levy 0-0 0-0 0, Danelius 2-3 5-6 9, Hickman 0-0 0-0 0, Lepore 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-60 27-37 83.

        Halftime—Wake 45-36. 3-point goals—NC State 9-28 (Melvin 4-6, Hodge 1-2, Evitmov 1-3, Miller 1-5, Sherrill 1-5, Grundy 1-7), Wake 2-12 (Hicks 1-4, Dawson 1-4, Downey 0-1, Lepore 0-1, Howard 0-2). Fouled out—Collins, Evtimov, Melvin. Rebounds—NC State 28 (Melvin 8), Wake 48 (Songaila 18). Assists—NC State 17 (Grundy 8), Wake 17 (Dawson 6). Total fouls—NC State 30, Wake 19. A—13,828.

        In the NCAA Tournament
        Murray State 70,
       Tennessee Tech 69

        LOUISVILLE — Justin Burdine scored 24 points, including a jumper with 9.1 seconds left that gave Murray State the lead as the Racers (19-12) won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament for the fourth time in the last six years.

        Winthrop 70, High Point 48

        ROANOKE, Va. — Ivan Jenkins scored 16 points and Winthrop (19-11) limited High Point to 32 percent shooting and claimed its fourth straight Big South Conference Tournament title.

        Florida Atlantic 76,
       Georgia State 75

        ORLANDO, Fla. — Raheim Brown had 19 points and eight rebounds for Florida Atlantic (19-11), which won the Atlantic Sun championship and earned its first NCAA Tournament berth.

       



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