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Show DAILY HERALD COLLEGE BASKETBALL Still wearingdancing shoes Cougars Continuedfrom C1 Ex-BYU star Erin Thorn. nowthe director of basketball operations for her alma mater guided the Cougars to their last NCAA tournamentvictory in 2002. BYU, an 11 seed, dominat ed Florida in the opening round then surprised third-seeded Northwestem St. and Bradleypull big Dallas, Charles Lee and Kevin Bettencourt led an offense that lowaState onits homefloor be- fore falling to Tennessee in the round of 16 ‘Obviously that’s what you remember whenyoufinish like that. no matter what badthings happened during the season, Thornsaid. “It’s all about how voufinish. If you-wonin the end. if you played your best in the end. that’s what you remember Thornsaid she only had one pieceof advicefor the current player of the year Rodney Carney had 19 points'and Andre Wiae hit a fadeaway 3pointer with a split secondleft with 11 — all in a latefirst-half spurt that put Memphis ahead to stay, BYU players will rely on as given the Cougars trouble this season. They play lot like New Mexico,” the Cougar head coachsaid, “They're very g andlittle Northwestern State pulled off a shockerwith furi- mateshollered and huggedall Hawkeyes star Greg Brun- ner made oneof twofoul shots camera, celebrates with a teammate after hislast secondthree- with 14.6 secondsleft for a point basket defeated lowa 64-63 on Friday 63-61 lead. The Demons came down court, missed a shot and Wallace corralled the rebound. Wallace turned and, as he falling out of bounds, scored with five-tenths of a second left a couple of players that can shoot the 3. They, canscorealot Under the net where Wallace’s shot cleanly fell, Brunner was onhis backwith his andcan score. Theyalso have PAUL SANCYA ‘Associated Press Northwestern State University guard Jermaine Wallace, back to mentteams WichitaState, Texas A&Mand UtahState but the second-seeded Long- » WestVirginia 64, SouthernIllinois 46: At AuburnHills, Mich. Oakland Regional hornsescaped with a victory. in the NCAAtournament Minneapolis Regional have gotten anat-large berth, menterased last week. Ron Lewis madethis one count. » Arizona 94, Wisconsin 75: At » North Carolina 69, Murray State 65: At Dayton, Ohio, MurrayState, a team with all Philadelphia, behind tough defense and outstanding shooting, the eighth-seeded Wildcats had little trouble against No. 9 KevinPittsnogle scored 18 » Bradley 77, Kansas73: At points to lead the sixth-seeded Mountaineers to aneasy victory over I lth-seeded Southern Sommerville scored 21 points seed Wisconsin. North Carolina downto the Illinois. 13th-seeded Bradley handedthe 9 Villanova 58, Monmouth 45: At Phildelphia, pushed by a pesky Monmouth team aimingto pull off an unprecedented upset, the closing secondsbefore the Tar Heels pulled outa victory. Underscoring how much AuburnHills, Mich., Marcellus and madefive 3-pointers and of sets, ~ Eventhough he sees simi- gered into the tournament secondstraight first-round exit wentinto the game cocky games. but looked nothing first NCAA tournamentvictory in 20 years and advanced to play fifth-seeded Pittsburghin top-seeded Wildcats prevailed The Braves (21-10) led by 14 with15:38 to go,butlet the Jayhawks (25-8) back in the game with three straight turnovers » Connecticut 72, Albany, N.Y. 59: At Philadelphia, the Hus- that easily defeated BYU in Albuquerque two weeks ago, Judkins believes the Cougars will fare better in today’s contest “| think Iowa doesn't know us as well as (New Mexico head coach) DonFlanagan does,” he said. “But we need to do better at not letting them get going. I also don't think Iowa is as quick as the Lobosare.” But although Judkinssaid the West Virginia (21-10) stag- conferences. The Southland Conference champs wonat Mississippi State and OklahomaState and beat Oregon State on a neutral court during the regular season. Theyalso were competi- tive in losses to NCAA tourna- fourth-seeded Jayhawks their having lost five ofits last seven becauseof previous results again: chools from major rebounds and Lamar Butler and Jai Lewis each had13 points for George Mason(24-7). wasa third seed, and finished No. 15in thefinal regular-seasonnational rankings. Northwestern§ points and madeall eight of his shots from the field, Will Thomashad18 points and 14 Georgetownrelied on its clampdown defensefor the win. pulled overhis face. lowa( larities to the Lobo squad the 11th-seeded Patriots used hot shooting, a balanced attack and a surprising rebounding superiority to upset sixth-seeded Michigan State. Folarin Campbell scored 21 » Georgetown 54, Northern lowa 49: At Dayton, Ohio, sevenfoot-2 Roy Hibbert scored 17 points, and seventh-seeded of points quickly, they're very well coached and they run a lot Masonsureproved it belonged Despite critical comments by some experts thatit should not Dayton, Ohio, Ohio State had fourtrips to the NCAA tourna- Brandi Chastain — as his team- St. 65: At Dayton, Ohio, George at the other. » OhioSt. 70, Davidson 62: At After Wallace madethe shot he toreoff his jersey — a la over the court » George Mason 75, Michigan netat one endof the court and that will be shownfor years, 10 of his freethrowattempts. ily and often they frayed the just about wore out the twine Ten tournament championsin the Atlanta Regional. earlyinnthe half, and madeall AuburnHills, Mich., the fifth- seeded Panthers scored so eas- Downby 17 with 8 1/2 minutesleft, the 14th-seeded Demons fromNatchitoches, La., getting a career-high 25 points reBobby Perry to beat UAB. Kentucky (22-12) will play ‘op-seededConnecticut Sunain the second roundof the Washington Regional. Pittsburgh 79, Kent St. 64: At ousrally, beating lowa 64-63 Megan Skouby, who's active inside. They have a 6-6'center, Allen matched his season high theballand hope holding anything back for to- they face thefifth-place team fromthe Big 10 Conference. Judkins said the Hawkeves remindhim of a Mountain West Conference foe that has small dose of revenge for two of their most torturous tourney losses of the past 25 years, time runningout, all Jermaine Wallace could do was heave stormed back to down the Big morrow That will be instructionthe delphia, Kentuckyearned a second straight year. — Stuckin the corner with thecourt.” win youplay on: if you lose you gd-home. You can't be the NCAA tournamentfor the At Dallas, Conference USA Fridayinthe first round of the NCAAtournament she said. “If you » Kentucky69, UAB 64: At Phila- > Memphis 94, Oral Roberts 78: AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Cougars before they take the flvor this afternoon. They need to have fun, but they need to realize that they have to leave everything on cit to beat 16th-seeded Albany pions into the second round of ing the Patriot League cham- upsets on Day 2 seeded Connecticut (28-3) overcome a 12-point, second-half defi- lived on the 3-point shot, carry- like the sluggish team that got bouncedby Pitt in the first The Bravespicked up their the second round on Sunday roundof the Big East tourna- mentlast week Washington Regional » Texas 60, Penn 52: AtDallas, kies’ skill and experience was too muchfor Albany. Texas was supposedto have an easytime, especiallyplaying with aroundthe five minutesleft. Marcus Williams scored a seanear home. son-high 21 points and Denham Brownadded 17, helping topPennmade thingsdifficult, » Bucknell 59, Arkansas 55: At of one NCAAvictoryin its-history, took defending champion third-seeded North Carolina (237) has changed in a year since ‘winning the national title: Four freshmen scored the Tar Heels’ final 29 points. Tyler Hansbrough led the way with 24 overall, his 14th 20-point game —a Carolina freshman record. It wasn’t secure until Marcus Ginyard — yes, another fresh- man — madetwofree throws with 16,5 seconds left for a 69- 65 lead. teamis confident andbelieves they can win, they knowthey won't be able to walk over the Hawkeyes. “lowais a very good team,” Judkins said. “We'll need to play our best basketball. | just hope we canrepresentour team and our conference well in the tournament.” The twoteamsare scheduled to tip off a half an hourafter thefirst game, between No. 2 seed Oklahomaand No. 15 seed Pepperdine. The opening game, beginsat 11 a.m., so the BYU game salstart at approximately1:30 p. P Jared Lloyd can be reached at 344-2552 or jlloyd@heraldextra.com. For more analysis and live score updates, checkout his blog at http://blogs.heraldextra. UConn Continued from C1 of the Washington Regional. had 12 for ATbany(21-11). We had funwith it andit was a good be in the samebuildi hat’s an amazing accomplishment,” Wilsonsaid. 3-pointer and went end-to-endfora la- it belonged on the samefloor with one yupfollowing a turnover as the Huskies closed to 50-45. chanting, “You can’t break us,” Jason “Forus to play UConnandbe up12 points, andthree years ago we wouldn't Fromthestart, Albanyplayed like ride.” Josh Boone started Connecticut's comeback with a layup, Williams hit a After Jordan madea spinning shot of the nation’s perennial powerhouse programs. No onethought Albanycould for Albany, Brown hit a 3-pointer, Jeff match Connecticut's depth andtalent Adrien got a dunk and Browntiedit at — except for the Great Danes. An upstate New Yorkinstitution of 52 with two free throws. seasonin nine with5:48left and the Huskies never A 3-pointer by Williams from theleft 16,000, Albanynever had a winning circle gave Connecticut a 55-52 lead years at the Division I level until now, andfinished 5-23 just trailed again. twoyearsago. $529* Toro® SR4 a Super Recycler® Mowerwith Exclusive Personal Pace® Self-Propel System with 3 in 1 Cutting Deck roy Beir.Cas Model 20085 FULL COVERAGE WARRANTY + Personal Pace'® Self-Propel Systemputs you'in control + Guaranteed-to-start on the first or second pull for S years or Toro, fixes it FREE* + Super Recycler® cutting system mulches, side dischary. es and bags grass for a beautiful healthy lawn +65 hp Briggs & Stratton ® 4-cycle enginet Williams’fifth necticut ahead6} pointer put Con- and Brown made Toro® Financing Available* fcoo Cg 3M J Small Engine 219 East State St Lehi =a RC Willey ESM) alt Locations * Financing options vary Count on it. section of the crowd. With Albany fans Siggersnailed a 3-pointerto cap the run. and give the Great Danes a 10-point lead almost 6 minutes. in. On the samecourt earlier, 16th-seeded Monmouth pushed top-seededVillanova before losing 58-45 in the Minneapolis Regional, The Great Danesdid even better than the Hawks. “A No.16 seedis going to beat a No. 1,” Calhounsaid. “The gapis closing.” Jordanhit a 3-pointerfrom the top of the circle for Albany’sfirst points 2:59, into the game, and the Great Danes took a'9-3 lead. Connecticut committed nine turnoversbefore Albany had one, but led 16-15 at that point. Connecticut was No. | in The As- sociated Press poll for five weeks this season.In the previous nine years, the Huskies won 22 games in the NCAA tournament, including twonational titles (1999 and 2004). Connecticut, ranked secondin the finalpoll, averaged 81.3 points a game this seasonin finishing as co-champions of the Big East. The Huskieslost to Syracuse in overtimein the quarterfinals of their conference tournamentbut werestill chosen as a No. | seed for the fourth time. That resumealone might have been enoughto fluster some teams. The Great Danes weren't intimidated. INSIDEFRIDAY'S GAMES 2005: Bucknell, 2006: N’Western State Playing therole of Bucknell in this year's NCAA tourna- mentis Northwestern State. The comparisons between whatBucknell did in 2005 and what NorthwesternState did chancefor oneor twodribbles, so I shotit and fell.” Asdid another No.3 seed. DIFFERENT BISON Bucknell beat a team from one of the powerconferences Fridayare quite remarkable. for the second straight year in the first round of the NCAA tournament, butthe Bison did it seeds, although Northwestern a different way. In last year’s 64-63 victory Both were No. 14 seeds that beat nationally ranked No. 3 State went for the more dramatic ending. Bucknell beat Kansas 64-63 last year when Chris McNaughton ofthe Bison banked in a hook shot with 10'seconds to go for the one-pointlead, and then Kansas’ WayneSimien missed an open 15-foot jumperaf the buzzer. The Demonstrailed lowa by 17 points with 8 ': minutes to play. Greg Brunner made one Visit us at www.toro.com 255 North State Orem “Weneedto goout and takethefirst hit.” program. Whynot us? Theybelieved. “Playing a No. 16 seed, sometimes you think they are going to lie down and giveus the win,” Williamssaid. A 21 1/2-point favorite, Connecticut onlyled 31-30 at halftime. A 13-0 run early in the second half gave Albany a 43-33 lead. Zoellner scored on a put-back, electrifying the purple-and-yellow clad Presenting thefirst lawnmowerthat comes with a person. 260 East Main American Fork Cutler's inc. said. “For us to challenge themwith six minutesleft, that says a lot about our But Albanyled 50-38 points 8 1/2 Duff's another3 to extendthelead to 66-55, Jamar Wilson had 19 points and Kirsten Zoellner and Lucious Jordan each com/Blade. ‘Sunroc 35 East 400 South minutes into the secondhalf, before the Huskies wenton a 20-4 run, “Allfive starters for UConn will be playingin the NBA one day,” Brown of two foul shots with 14 seconds left to give lowa a 63-61 lead. Jermaine Wallaceof the Demons ran down a missed 3-pointer, turned andlet a 3- pointer go as he was falling out of bounds.It went through with less than a secondto play over Kansas,the Bison shot 8for-31 from 3-point range and were 14-for-24 inside the arc, an impressive inside showing. Friday's 59-55 victory over Arkansas camewith a longrange touch. The Bison were 11-for-2] on 3s against the Razorbacks and man- aged a 6for-23 effort inside the are. “Wow,” Bucknell’s Charles Lee said whenhe looked at the box score. “We werejust feel- ing it today.” NOT LEAST and the Demons hadthe big- The rashof Big East jokes ended quickly Friday. Udi set a gest upset since Bucknell a year record with eight earlier. Bucknell’s win was thefirst in the main draw of the NCAA tournamentfor a team from the Patriot League. The same goes for Northwestern State and the Conference. “I chased it down and looked at the clock,” Wallacesaid of his game-winner. “I knew I had DONNA MCWILLIAM/Associated Press Bucknell guard Kevin Bettencourt (12), left, and center Chris McNaughton (32) celebrate at the end of their game against ArkansasonFriday. year’s probation. But the three losses were surpassed Fridayby a 5-0 day as Georgetown,Villanova, West Virginia, Connecticut andPittsburghall won. schools in the the field and had a 15-6 lead because its 25 percent shooting was double Monmouth's. The Hawkswere2-for-18 at that point after ae their first 12 shots of the gam« Villanova Fallied to finish at 30.8 percent(16-for-52), while field of 65 had a Thursday to forget with Seton Hall, Marquette and Syracusealllosing. The sarcastic comments were flowing freely aboutthe 16team league most of the country loves to hate. “Big Least” was one, while others sug- oat SHOOTS There are games with bad shooting and there are games when badshooting is something to strive for. Latein the first half of Friday’s game between Villanova ‘and Monmouth, the latter was Monmouthhad a 47 percent second half andfinished at 34.1 Lard(14-for-4)), teams played ve good defense,”eee? coach Jay Wright said after his Wildcats won 58-45. gested the word “Big” betaken away from the conference for a definitely in effect. Villanova was 5-for-20 from thatit's getting the win not looking great.” 4) “Against a matchup zonelike |