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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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