Sunday, March 24, 2002
NCAA Tournament at a glance
By The Associated Press
All Times EST — OPENING ROUND
At University of Dayton Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 12
Siena 81, Alcorn State 77
———
EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 14
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Kentucky 83, Valparaiso 68
Tulsa 71, Marquette 69
Friday, March 15
At The MCI Center
Washington
North Carolina State 69, Michigan State 58
Connecticut 78, Hampton 67
Wisconsin 80, St. John's 70
Maryland 85, Siena 70
At The United Center
Chicago
Southern Illinois 76, Texas Tech 68
Georgia 85, Murray State 68
Second Round
Saturday, March 16
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Kentucky 87, Tulsa 82
Sunday, March 17
At The MCI Center
Washington
Connecticut 77, North Carolina State 74
Maryland 87, Wisconsin 57
At The United Center
Chicago
Southern Illinois 77, Georgia 75
At The Carrier Dome
Syracuse, N.Y.
Semifinals
Friday, March 22
Connecticut 71, Southern Illinois 59
Maryland 78, Kentucky 68
Championship
Sunday, March 24
Connecticut (27-6) vs. Maryland (29-4), 5 p.m.
———
SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 14
At The BI-LO Center
Greenville, S.C.
Kent State 69, Oklahoma State 61
Alabama 86, Florida Atlantic 78
Notre Dame 82, Charlotte 63
Duke 84, Winthrop 37
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
North Carolina-Wilmington 93, Southern California 89, OT
Indiana 75, Utah 56
Friday, March 15
At Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh 71, Central Connecticut State 54
California 82, Pennsylvania 75
Second Round
Saturday, March 16
At The BI-LO Center
Greenville, S.C.
Duke 84, Notre Dame 77
Kent State 71, Alabama 58
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
Indiana 76, North Carolina-Wilmington 67
Sunday, March 17
At Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh 63, California 50
At Rupp Arena
Lexington, Ky.
Semifinals
Thursday, March 21
Indiana 74, Duke 73
Kent State 78, Pittsburgh 73, OT
Championship
Saturday, March 23
Indiana 81, Kent State 69
———
MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 14
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Kansas 70, Holy Cross 59
Stanford 84, Western Kentucky 68
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
Wake Forest 83, Pepperdine 74
Oregon 81, Montana 62
Friday, March 15
At The United Center
Chicago
Creighton 83, Florida 82, 2OT
Illinois 93, San Diego State 64
At American Airlines Center
Dallas
Mississippi State 70, McNeese State 58
Texas 70, Boston College 57
Second Round
Saturday, March 16
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Kansas 86, Stanford 63
At ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
Oregon 92, Wake Forest 87
Sunday, March 17
At The United Center
Chicago
Illinois 72, Creighton 60
At American Airlines Center
Dallas
Texas 68, Mississippi State 64
At The Kohl Center
Madison, Wis.
Semifinals
Friday, March 22
Oregon 72, Texas 70
Kansas 73, Illinois 69
Championship
Sunday, March 24
Oregon (26-8) vs. Kansas (32-3), 2:40 p.m.
———
WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 14
At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
Missouri 93, Miami 80
Ohio State 69, Davidson 64
Wyoming 73, Gonzaga 66
Arizona 86, UC Santa Barbara 81
Friday, March 15
At Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati 90, Boston University 52
UCLA 80, Mississippi 58
At American Airlines Center
Dallas
Oklahoma 71, Illinois-Chicago 63
Xavier 70, Hawaii 58
Second Round
Saturday, March 16
At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
Missouri 83, Ohio State 67
Arizona 68, Wyoming 60
Sunday, March 17
At Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh
UCLA 105, Cincinnati 101, 2OT
At American Airlines Center
Dallas
Oklahoma 78, Xavier 65
At The Compaq Center
San Jose, Calif.
Semifinals
Thursday, March 21
Oklahoma 88, Arizona 67
Missouri 82, UCLA 73
Championship
Saturday, March 23
Oklahoma 81, Missouri 75
———
THE FINAL FOUR
At The Georgia Dome
Atlanta
National Semifinals
Saturday, March 30
East champion vs. Midwest champion
Indiana (24-11) vs. Oklahoma (31-4)
NOTE: First game scheduled for 6:07 p.m. with the second game to start 40 minutes after the first
National Championship
Monday, April 1
Semifinal winners, 9:18 p.m.
Sports Stories
Bacon brings home title
SULLIVAN: Flash bows to Bacon's true grit
Bacon: city's first D-II title since 1980
Bacon's Hausfeld leads all-tourney team
Superstar James keeps loss in perspective
Winton Woods comes up short
SULLIVAN: Winton Woods
Delphos St. John's takes Div. IV title
Holmes loses in state semifinal
Hoosier Hysteria waning
Indiana state championships
Preps Insider
Huggins bides time in talks
UC's Stokes waits, worries
Tantalizing talent
Larkin returns, and gets a hit
Reds Q&A with John Fay
Roster moves breaking Reds' budget
Phillies 4, Reds 3
Reds notebook
Baseball insider
Baseball notebook
Bengals Q&A with Mark Curnutte
NFL notebook
NCAA Tournament at a glance
