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Show StatesmanSpovtS Monday, March 24, 2008 Page II Cinderellas dance into Sweet 16 Davidson continues run with upset ofNo. 2-seed Georgetown; 'Nova and Western Kentucky win in battles of lower seeds S T E P H E N CURRY (30) shoots over Georgetown's Vernon Macklin (I) in the second half of a second-round NCAA Midwest Regional game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday. AP photo South Region Memphis 77, Mississippi State 74 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Joey Dorsey had 13 points, 12 rebounds, a season-high six blocks and an untold number of bumps and bruises, helping Memphis wins its ninth straight and advance to the round of 16 for the third straight year. Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts added 17 points each for the Tigers (351), who will play fifth-seeded Michigan State (27-8) in the regional semifinals on Friday. Jamont Gordon had 21 points and Ben Hansbrough 19 for Registration: March 26-28 Classes Start March 31 106 East 1120 North in Logan Morning and Evening Classes Available Classes • Beginning • Levels 1-4 • Advanced • Advanced English Grammar • NEW CLASS-English Writing Questions? Call (435) 750-6534 or www.elc-cv.com East Region Louisville 78, Oklahoma 48 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOR- East Region Tennessee 76, Butler 71, OT NORTH CAROLINA'S TYLER HANSBROUGH gets a slam dunk in the second half of a second-round NCAA East Regional basketball game against Arkansas in Raleigh, N.C, Sunday, March 23. AP photo TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Behind Courtney Lee's dazzling first-half performance and some clutch shooting down the stretch, the 12th-seeded Hilltoppers advanced to the round of 16 for the first time in 15 years and have a date with top-seeded UCLA in Phoenix. Lee finished with 29 points, including a huge 3-pointer that gave his team the lead for good with 6:17 remaining. Six straight free throws in the final 34 seconds sealed the victory. Tyrone Brazelton added 15 points for the Hilltoppers (29-6). Gyno Pomare had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Toreros (22-14), who overcame a 15-point deficit in the second half before fading in the closing minutes. English as a second language (ESL) Classes eighth-seeded Mississippi State (23-11), which hasn't made it out of the first weekend since the 1996 team went to the Final Four. Gordon's layup cut the Mississippi State deficit to 76-74 with 4.2 seconds left, but Douglas-Roberts made a free throw and Gordon's long jumper at the buzzer wasn't close. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) —Earl Clark scored 14 points and Louisville handed Oklahoma its most-lopsided loss in the NCAA tournament, building a 44-22 halftime lead and coasting from there. Louisville matched its biggest rout in the NCAA tournament, having trounced Kansas State by 30 in 1968. Starting five players born outside Kentucky, the thirdseeded Cardinals (26-8) reached the round of 16 for the first time since 2005. They will take on Tennessee, which beat Butler 76-71 in overtime, on Thursday night in Charlotte, N.C. David Godbold hit four 3s and finished with 15 points for sixth-seeded Oklahoma (23-12). Star freshman Blake Griffin was held without a shot for 12 minutes and had eight points. Western Kentucky 72, San Diego 63 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Scottie Reynolds scored 25 points and Corey Stokes added 20 as the 12th-seeded Wildcats beat tiny Siena to reach the round of 16 for the third time in four years. Villanova (22-12), one of the last teams picked for the tournament field, advanced to play top-seeded Kansas (33-3) in the regional semifinals. Alex Franklin led Siena (23-11) with 18 points, but the Saints didn't get the kind of performances they needed from Kenny Hasbrouck, Edwin Ubiles and Tay Fisher, who all played major roles in the team's 21point upset of fourth-seeded Vanderbilt in the first round. Hasbrouck had 17 points, but was only 5-of-15 from the field. Ubiles missed his first seven shots and finished 3-of-ll for 12 points, while Fisher was held to five points. The English Language Center of Cache Valley, Inc No. 1 seeds avoid upsets in NCAAs South Region NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) —AJ. Abrams calmly sank two free throws with 9.5 seconds remaining, giving the second-seeded Longhorns just enough margin to hold off Miami. Abrams gave Texas a 7469 lead, but the Longhorns weren't quite safe yet. Miami's Raymond Hicks made a 3-pointer, and D.J. Augustin then shot an air ball on his first of two free throws with 1.8 seconds to play, Augustin made the second, though, to preserve the win. Abrams scored. 26 points on six 3-pointers for the second consecutive game. Texas (30-6) advances to the regional semifinals to play thirdseeded Stanford on Friday in Houston. Jack McClinton scored 18 points for Miami (23-11). Villanova 84, Siena 72 RALEIGH, N.C (AP) - Stephen Curry scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half and Davidson staged a remarkable comeback behind its star sophomore to stun mighty Georgetown 74-70 on Sunday in the second round of the Midwest Regional. Curry missed 10 of his first 12 shots but stepped up at crunch time for Davidson, which trailed by 16 points with 15 minutes left. He had the go-ahead basket, a key 3pointer, and then hit five of six free throws in the final 23 seconds. Jason Richards added 20 points for Davidson (28-6), which hadn't won an NCAA tournament game since 1969 before Friday. The Wildcats advanced to face Wisconsin on Friday in Detroit. Jessie Sapp scored 14 points and Jonathan Wallace added 12 points for second-seeded Georgetown (28-6), which lost despite shooting 63 percent from the field. WARD CHARLES RHODES (23) battles Memphis forward Robert Dozier (2) for a rebound in a South Regional game, Sunday. AP photo BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jajuan Smith hit four straight free throws in the final 13.6 seconds of overtime and the Volunteers survived a game they nearly turned into a rout. The Vols (31-4) scored six straight points inside after the Bulldogs took their first lead in the final 2 minutes of OT, including benched guard Ramar Smith's basket with 27 seconds left to make it 72-68. That after Tennessee led by 13 early in the game. AJ. Graves led Butler (30-4) with 21 points on just 6-of-18 shooting. Mike Green added 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists before fouling out late in overtime. 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Participation in the study involves: • Providing a DNA Saliva Sample • Completing a phone interview or an online questionnaire • Allowing your physician to provide copies of spinal x-rays and medical records East Region North Carolina 108, Arkansas 77 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Wayne Ellington scored 20 points, Ty Lawson had 19 points and seven assists and the Tar Heels raced to a double-digit lead in the first 5 minutes of the blowout. North Carolina (34-2) will face fourth-seeded Washington State on Thursday night in Charlotte, the same arena where they won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament last weekend. The Tar Heels scored the first nine points, led 51-26 at halftime and shot 68 percent for the game. They became the first team to score 100 points in their first two NCAA games since Loyola Marymount did it against New Mexico State and Michigan in 1990. 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