Friday, March 19, 2004
NCAA Tournament at a glance
OPENING ROUND
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday
Florida A&M 72, Lehigh 57
EAST RUTHERFORD
REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Texas Tech 76, Charlotte 73
Saint Joseph's 82, Liberty 63
At RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
Manhattan 75, Florida 60
Wake Forest 79, Virginia Commonwealth 78
Today
At Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis (21-7) vs. South Carolina (23-10), 12:30 p.m.
Oklahoma State (27-3) vs. Eastern Washington (17-12), 30 minutes after first game
At The Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Wisconsin (24-6) vs. Richmond (20-12), 7:20 p.m.
Pittsburgh (29-4) vs. Central Florida (25-5), 30 minutes after first game
Second Round
Saturday
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Saint Joseph's (28-1) vs. Texas Tech (23-10), 5:30 or 8 p.m.
At RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
Manhattan (25-5) vs. Wake Forest (20-9), 3:40 p.m.
Sunday
At Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis-South Carolina winner vs. Oklahoma State-Eastern Washington winner, 2:20 p.m.
At The Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Wisconsin-Richmond winner vs. Pittsburgh-Central Florida winner, 2:15 or 4:45 p.m.
Semifinals
Thursday, March 25
At Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford, N.J.
Saint Joseph's-Texas Tech winner vs. Manhattan-Wake Forest winner
Memphis-South Carolina-Oklahoma State-Eastern Washington winner vs. Wisconsin-Richmond-Pittsburgh-Central Florida winner
Championship
Saturday, March 27
At Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford, N.J.
Semifinal winners
ATLANTA REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Texas 66, Princeton 49
North Carolina 63, Air Force 52
At RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
Duke 96, Alabama State 61
Seton Hall 80, Arizona 76
Today
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Illinois (24-6) vs. Murray State (28-5), 12:25 p.m.
Cincinnati (24-6) vs. East Tennessee State (27-5), 30 minutes after first game
At TD Waterhouse Centre
Orlando, Fla.
Mississippi State (25-3) vs. Monmouth, N.J. (21-11), 7:10 p.m.
Xavier (23-10) vs. Louisville (20-9), 30 minutes after first game
Second Round
Saturday
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
North Carolina (19-10) Texas (24-7), 5:40 or 8:10 p.m.
At RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
Duke (28-5) vs. Seton Hall (21-9), 1:10 p.m.
Sunday
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Illinois-Murray State winner vs. Cincinnati-East Tennessee State winner, 2:30 p.m.
At TD Waterhouse Center
Orlando, Fla.
Xavier-Louisville winner vs. Mississippi State-Monmouth, N.J. winner, 12:10 or 2:40 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 26
At The Georgia Dome
Atlanta
Duke-Seton Hall-Arizona winner vs. Illinois-Murray State-Cincinnati-East Tennessee State winner
North Carolina-Air Force-Texas winner vs. Xavier-Louisville-Mississippi State-Monmouth, N.J. winner
Championship
Sunday, March 28
At The Georgia Dome
Atlanta
Semifinal winners
ST. LOUIS REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday
At Key Arena
Seattle
Nevada 72, Michigan State 66
Gonzaga 76, Valparaiso 49
Today
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Kentucky (26-4) vs. Florida A&M (15-16), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (19-11) vs. Alabama-Birmingham (20-9), 30 minutes after first game
At Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Mo.
Providence (20-8) vs. Pacific (24-7), 7:25 p.m.
Kansas (21-8) vs. Illinois-Chicago (24-7), 30 minutes after first game
At The Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Boston College (23-9) vs. Utah (24-8), 12:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech (23-9) vs. Northern Iowa (21-9), 30 minutes after first game
Second Round
Saturday
At Key Arena
Seattle
Nevada (24-8) vs. Gonzaga (28-2), 3:20 p.m.
Sunday
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Kentucky-Florida A&M winner vs. Washington-Alabama-Birmingham winner, 5 p.m.
At Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Mo.
Providence-Pacific winner vs. Kansas-Illinois-Chicago winner, 4:50 p.m.
At The Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Boston College-Utah winner vs. Georgia Tech-Northern Iowa winner, 2:15 or 4:45 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 26
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Kentucky-Florida A&M-Washington-Alabama-Birmingham winner vs. Providence-Pacific-Kansas-Illinois-Chicago winner
Boston College-Utah-Georgia Tech-Northern Iowa winner vs. Nevada-Gonzaga-Valparaiso winner
Championship
Sunday, March 28
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Semifinal winners
PHOENIX REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
Connecticut 70, Vermont 53
DePaul 76, Dayton 69, 2 OT
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Maryland 86, Texas-El Paso 83
Syracuse 80, Brigham Young 75
At Key Arena
Seattle
Alabama 65, Southern Illinois 64
Stanford 71, Texas-San Antonio 45
Today,
At TD Waterhouse Centre
Orlando, Fla.
North Carolina State (20-9) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (20-8), 12:15 p.m.
Vanderbilt (21-9) vs. Western Michigan (26-4), 30 minutes after first game
Second Round
Saturday
At HSBC Arena
Buffalo, N.Y.
DePaul (22-9) vs. Connecticut (28-6), 5:30 or 8 p.m.
At The Pepsi Center
Denver
Maryland (20-11) vs. Syracuse (22-7), 5:40 or 8:10 p.m.
At Key Arena
Seattle
Stanford (30-1) vs. Alabama (18-12), 5:50 p.m.
Sunday
At TD Waterhouse Center
Orlando, Fla.
Vanderbilt-Western Michigan winner vs. North Carolina State-Louisiana-Lafayette winner, 12:10 or 2:40 p.m.
Semifinals
Thursday, March 25
At America West Arena
Phoenix
Stanford-Alabama winner vs. Maryland-Syracuse winner
Vanderbilt-Western Michigan-North Carolina State-Louisiana-Lafayette winner vs. DePaul-Dayton-Connecticut winner
Championship
Saturday, March 27
At America West Arena
Phoenix
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Semifinals
Saturday, April 3
East Rutherford champion vs. St. Louis champion
Atlanta champion vs. Phoenix champion
Championship
Monday, April 5
Semifinal winners
NCAA Tournament
XAVIER
For Muskies
and Cardinals, first game may be fierce one
Upset
of St. Joe's a popular subject
UC BEARCATS
Facing
UC's power, Bucs rely on speed
Whaley
vows to show a more physical side
Proper ending
for Bearcats would come in winning title
UK WILDCATS
Rattlers
not of the doubting mindset
Transfers
are key to A&M's hopes
COLLEGE SPORTS
Daughterty:
Cronin handles controversy with wisdom
Duke
not perfect, but not challenged
Blue
Demons oust Flyers in double OT
Florida's
woes continue, this time vs. Manhattan
Syracuse's
McNamara bursts BYU's upset bid
Nevada
rallies for first NCAA win
Auburn
fires Ellis following 10 seesaw seasons
NCAA
Tournament capsules
NCAA
Tournament at a glance
Fast-paced
RedHawks prepare for hostile road environment
Goal
of Quakers' motto within program's reach
BENGALS
Bengals
take RB's comments in stride
Sapp indicates
future includes 6 possibilities
PREP SPORTS
Big
Blue headed to finals again
LaSalle
rally falls short
Walther
gets Big Moe going
Blue
Devils continue strong run
A triumphant
return
Guards
power PRP
Colonels
plan to stay for weekend
Semi only
next step for MND
W.
Branch reaches D-II final
Purcell
grad Bauman Cavaliers' new coach
Former
Moeller coach Faust in Class of '04
REDS/BASEBALL
Stars have been
the youngsters
Freel
crashes and learns
Indians
RH Wickman out until at least July
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