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Round One in the Books: The Highs and
the Lows
By The Associated Press
STARS
� Caron Butler, Connecticut, scored a career-high 34 points and had nine
rebounds as the second-seeded Huskies beat North Carolina State 77-74 in the
East Regional.
� Juan Dixon, Maryland, scored 29 points to break the school records for
career points and NCAA tournament career points in the Terrapins' 87-57 rout
of Wisconsin in the East Regional.
� Dan Gadzuric, UCLA, scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Bruins
to a 105-101 double-overtime upset victory over top-seeded Cincinnati in the
West Regional.
UPSETS OF THE DAY
� UCLA rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half and then
outscored top-seeded Cincinnati 15-11 in the second OT to reach the round of
16 for the fifth time in six years with a 105-101 victory in the West
Regional.
� Southern Illinois erased a 19-point first-half deficit and stunned No.
3 Georgia 77-75 in the East Regional. The 11th-seeded Salukis will make
their first appearance in the final 16 since the NCAAs expanded to 64 teams
in 1985.
SHOT OF THE DAY
Connecticut's Caron Butler made five foul shots in the last 11 seconds to
help the Huskies hold off North Carolina State 77-74 in the East Regional.
Butler shot 10-for-13 from the field and 12-for-12 from the free-throw line.
STARTS
Texas jumped out to a 23-point lead against third-seeded Mississippi
State, but the Longhorns had to stave off a rally before hanging on for a
68-64 win in the Midwest Regional.
STUBBORN 'D'
Pittsburgh held California scoreless for 9{ minutes during a decisive
16-0 run, and the defense-driven Panthers moved into the South Regional
semifinals with a 63-50 victory. The Golden Bears made just six baskets in
the final 16:40.
TOP TERP
Maryland's Juan Dixon broke Len Bias' team record for career points and
also eclipsed Bias' mark for career points in the NCAA tournament after
scoring 29 in the Terrapins' 87-57 win over Wisconsin in the East Regional.
Dixon has 2,172 points, and 197 in his four trips to the tourney.
SEE YA
Cincinnati, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament for the first time,
became the first top seed to exit with a 105-101 double-overtime loss to
UCLA in the West Regional.
WELCOME BACK
Pittsburgh (29-5) advanced to the regional semifinals for the only the
second time in school history with a 63-50 win over California in the South
Regional. It's the Panthers' first trip to the round of 16 since losing to
David Thompson's North Carolina State Wolfpack in the 1974 regional finals.
WORKIN' OVERTIME
For the first time since 1986, two games in the same tournament have gone
to two OTs: Creighton's 83-82 victory over Florida in the first round, and
UCLA's 105-101 upset of Cincinnati on Sunday.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Cincinnati's Leonard Stokes scored a career-high 39 points in the
Bearcats' 105-101 loss to UCLA in double overtime in the West Regional.
QUOTES OF THE DAY
� ``That's as talented an eight seed as there's ever been in the history
of the tournament. They're terrific.'' � Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins on
UCLA, which upset his top-seeded Bearcats 105-101 in double overtime in the
West Regional.
� ``As far as a clutch performance at this time of the year, that's how
you measure players. He made the most special plays at the most special
time.'' � Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun on Caron Butler, who scored a
career-high 34 points in the Huskies' 77-74 victory over North Carolina
State in the East Regional.
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