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3/17/2006COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Washington Regional
First Round
Yesterday
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Wichita State 86, Seton Hall 66
Tennessee 63, Winthrop 61
At Cox Arena
San Diego
Illinois 78, Air Force 69
Washington 75, Utah State 61
Today
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Michigan State (22-11) vs. George Mason (23-7), 7:10
North Carolina (22-7) vs. Murray State (24-6), 9:30
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Connecticut (27-3) vs. Albany, N.Y. (21-10), 7:25
Kentucky (21-12) vs. UAB (24-6), 9:45
Second Round
Saturday
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Tennessee (22-7) vs. Wichita State (25-8)
At Cox Arena
San Diego
Illinois (26-6) vs. Washington (25-6)
Sunday
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
North Carolina-Murray State winner vs. Michigan State-George Mason winner
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Connecticut-Albany, N.Y. winner vs. Kentucky-UAB winner
ATLANTA REGIONAL
First Round
Last night
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
George Washington 88, North Carolina-Wilmington 85, OT
Duke 70, Southern University 54
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
LSU 80, Iona 64
Texas A&M 66, Syracuse 58
Today
At American Airlines Center
Dallas
California (20-10) vs. N.C. State (21-9), 7:20
Texas (27-6) vs. Pennsylvania (20-8), 9:40
At The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Iowa (25-8) vs. Northwestern State (25-7), 12:25
West Virginia (20-10) vs. Southern Illinois (22-10), 2:45
Second Round
Saturday
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Duke (31-3) vs. George Washington (27-2)
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
LSU (24-8) vs. Texas A&M (22-8)
Sunday
At American Airlines Center
Dallas
Texas-Pennsylvania winner vs. California-N.C. State winner
At The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Iowa-Northwestern State winner vs. West Virginia-Southern Illinois winner
MINNEAPOLIS REGIONAL
First Round
Yesterday
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 82, Oklahoma 74
Florida 76, South Alabama 50
At The Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City
Boston College 88, Pacific 76, 2OT
Montana 87, Nevada 79
Today
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Ohio State (25-5) vs. Davidson (20-10), 12:15
Georgetown (21-9) vs. Northern Iowa (23-9), 2:35
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Arizona (19-12) vs. Wisconsin (19-11), 12:30
Villanova (25-4) vs. Monmouth, N.J. (19-14), 2:50
Second Round
Saturday
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
Florida (28-6) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (22-8)
At The Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City
Boston College (27-7) vs. Montana (24-6)
Sunday
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Ohio State-Davidson winner vs. Georgetown-Northern Iowa winner
At The Wachovia Center
Philadelphia
Villanova-Monmouth, N.J. winner vs. Arizona-Wisconsin winner
OAKLAND REGIONAL
First Round
Yesterday
At The Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City
Gonzaga 79, Xavier 75
Indiana 87, San Diego State 83
At Cox Arena
San Diego
Alabama 90, Marquette 85
UCLA 78, Belmont 44
Today
At American Airlines Center
Dallas
Arkansas (22-9) vs. Bucknell (26-4), 12:30
Memphis (30-3) vs. Oral Roberts (21-11), 2:50
At The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Pittsburgh (24-7) vs. Kent State (25-8), 7:10
Kansas (25-7) vs. Bradley (20-10), 9:30
Second Round
Saturday
At The Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City
Gonzaga (28-3) vs. Indiana (19-11)
At Cox Arena
San Diego
UCLA (28-6) vs. Alabama (18-12)
Sunday
At American Airlines Center
Dallas
Memphis-Oral Roberts winner vs. Arkansas-Bucknell winner
At The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Kansas-Bradley winner vs. Pittsburgh-Kent State winner
WIS.-MILWAUKEE 82, No. 24 OKLAHOMA 74
WIS.-MILWAUKEE (22-8): Tucker 5-14 13-16 24, McCoy 0-3 0-0 0, Tigert 7-13 0-0 14, Hill 2-3 5-6 10, Davis 7-15 8-10 26, Smith 3-5 0-0 6, Pancratz 0-0 0-0 0, Hanson 0-1 0-0 0, Ford 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-55 26-32 82.
OKLAHOMA (20-9); Gray 6-11 1-1 13, Bookout 6-10 2-3 14, Neal 1-8 0-0 3, Everett 10-20 1-2 21, Godbold 5-6 1-2 15, Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Carter 1-2 0-0 2, Longar 1-1 0-0 2, Griffin 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 32-61 5-8 74.
Halftime Wisconsin-Milwaukee 33-31.
WICHITA ST. 86, SETON HALL 66
SETON HALL (18-12): Whitney 6-17 6-6 18, Laing 2-6 2-2 6, Billmeier 1-2 0-0 2, Nutter 6-13 1-2 15, Copeland 4-12 6-6 17, Marshall 0-1 0-0 0, Gause 1-7 1-1 4, Gaines 1-2 0-0 2, Cotten 0-0 0-0 0, Palmer 0-1 0-0 0, Cousin 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 21-61 18-19 66.
WICHITA ST. (25-8): Couisnard 3-5 1-2 8, Wilson 1-4 6-8 9, Miller 6-10 3-4 15, Braeuer 2-5 4-4 9, Ogirri 7-11 3-3 23, Rogers 0-2 0-0 0, Ledford 0-1 0-0 0, Martin 3-7 4-8 10, Preadom 1-2 0-0 2, K.Bradley 3-9 1-3 8, R.Bradley 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-57 22-32 86.
Halftime Wichita State 40-24.
No. 11 FLORIDA 76, SOUTH ALABAMA 50
SOUTH ALABAMA (24-7): Phillips 2-8 0-2 4, Buboltz 5-7 0-0 14, Jointer 4-10 0-0 10, Christie 3-8 0-0 7, Smith 2-4 0-0 5, Collins 0-5 0-0 0, Bennett 3-7 0-0 7, Cowherd 0-2 0-0 0, Grigsby 0-0 0-0 0, McGriff 0-1 1-2 1, Law 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 19-55 3-6 50.
FLORIDA (28-6): Brewer 4-12 0-0 10, Noah 6-9 4-5 16, Horford 6-8 2-2 14, Green 2-9 2-3 7, Humphrey 7-9 0-0 20, Swanson 0-0 0-0 0, Moss 0-1 0-0 0, Hodge 1-4 0-0 3, Berry 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0, Richard 3-6 0-0 6, Huertas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-59 8-10 76.
Halftime Florida 31-25.
No. 18 TENNESSEE 63, WINTHROP 61
WINTHROP (23-8): Shuler 4-12 1-3 10, Williams 1-2 3-4 6, Bradshaw 5-17 1-2 12, Gaynor 4-7 0-0 10, Martin 5-11 2-3 14, Jenkins 1-4 0-0 2, Daniels 1-2 3-4 5, Adams 0-0 0-0 0, McCullough 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 22-56 10-17 61.
TENNESSEE (22-7): Patterson 6-7 0-0 12, Bradshaw 1-4 3-5 5, Wingate 5-8 5-6 15, Lofton 5-14 0-0 12, Watson 3-10 2-2 9, Smith 2-5 0-0 6, Asumnu 1-2 0-1 2, Howell 1-3 0-0 2, Childress 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 10-14 63.
Halftime Tennessee 36-34.
No. 7 BOSTON COLLEGE 88, PACIFIC 76, 2OT
PACIFIC (24-8): Maraker 8-16 12-14 30, Esparza 1-4 0-0 3, White 5-10 0-0 10, Gray 6-15 1-2 16, Webb 4-11 0-0 12, Johnson 0-4 0-0 0, Brown 1-2 1-2 3, Raffety 0-0 0-0 0, Ford 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-63 14-18 76.
BOSTON COLLEGE (27-7): Smith 10-17 5-9 25, Dudley 8-14 5-5 23, Oates 2-4 0-0 5, Hinnant 5-7 3-3 14, Marshall 1-5 1-2 4, Haynes 0-0 2-2 2, Rice 1-7 8-8 11, McLain 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 29-57 24-29 88.
Halftime Tied 34. End Of Regulation Tied 65. End of 1st Overtime Tied 74.
ALABAMA 90, MARQUETTE 85
ALABAMA (18-12): Brock 1-2 0-0 2, Davidson 9-19 3-6 21, Hendrix 3-5 0-2 6, Hollinger 0-3 2-2 2, Steele 5-9 9-11 23, Gee 2-6 1-2 5, Felix 8-11 7-8 31. Totals 28-55 22-31 90.
MARQUETTE (20-11): Novak 5-10 2-2 17, Barro 6-7 1-2 13, James 7-14 4-4 20, McNeal 5-8 0-0 10, Chapman 3-9 3-4 9, Fitzgerald 2-4 2-2 6, Matthews 4-8 2-5 10, Lott 0-1 0-0 0, Grimm 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-61 14-19 85.
Halftime Alabama 44-30.
MONTANA 87, No. 20 NEVADA 79
MONTANA (24-6): Strait 9-16 4-4 22, Criswell 5-9 8-8 18, Matthews 6-11 6-6 20, Dlouhy 0-5 0-0 0, Hasquet 5-7 2-4 16, Ellis 2-2 1-3 5, Martin 0-2 2-2 2, Chavez 1-1 0-0 2, Sharp 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 29-56 23-27 87.
NEVADA (27-6): Fazekas 10-23 4-5 24, Kemp 14-22 3-3 34, Shiloh 2-5 0-0 6, Sessions 4-12 0-0 8, Charlo 3-6 1-1 7, Bell 0-1 0-1 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Burleson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-70 8-10 79.
Halftime Montana 40-33.
No. 7 UCLA 78, BELMONT 44
BELMONT (20-11): Oliver 0-2 0-0 0, Herndon 3-13 0-2 6, Goodwin 3-7 0-0 7, Collins 3-10 0-0 7, Hare 2-8 3-6 8, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Wicke 1-4 0-0 3, House 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 1-3 3-4 5, Dotson 1-5 0-0 2, Modlin 0-1 0-0 0, Preston 3-5 0-1 6. Totals 17-59 6-13 44.
UCLA (28-6): Bozeman 4-6 0-0 9, Mbah a Moute 7-9 3-3 17, Hollins 3-3 4-4 10, Farmar 3-8 2-2 8, Afflalo 3-6 0-0 7, Collison 3-7 4-4 10, D.Robinson 0-0 0-2 0, Rubin 1-1 0-0 3, Wright 3-6 0-0 6, Aboya 0-2 1-2 1, Mata 1-1 0-0 2, Roll 1-6 0-0 3, Fey 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-56 14-17 78.
Halftime UCLA 35-23.
No. 19 LSU 80, IONA 64
IONA (23-8): Wachsmann 1-8 0-0 2, Springer 2-4 0-0 4, McCullough 3-4 3-4 10, Soliver 5-17 4-6 14, Burtt 9-20 3-4 23, Bruin 3-6 4-8 10, Marshall 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, McPherson 0-0 1-3 1, Dagostino 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-61 15-25 64.
LSU (24-8): Davis 7-15 8-10 22, T.Mitchell 3-9 4-4 11, Lazare 5-7 0-0 10, Temple 2-3 2-4 7, D.Mitchell 6-12 4-5 19, Voogd 0-0 0-0 0, Fleshman 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 3-4 3-4 9, Rolle 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-51 21-27 80.
Halftime Iona 37-32.
No. 5 GONZAGA 79, XAVIER 75
XAVIER (21-11): Duncan 2-7 6-8 11, Cage 4-6 7-8 16, Doellman 4-11 0-0 10, Wolf 4-7 0-2 10, Burrell 6-15 6-6 22, Raymond 1-4 0-0 2, Cole 0-1 2-5 2, Caudle 0-0 2-4 2. Totals 21-51 23-33 75.
GONZAGA (28-3): Morrison 11-21 9-11 35, Mallon 2-4 0-0 4, Batista 5-7 8-8 18, Altidor-Cespedes 0-1 0-0 0, Raivio 3-7 0-0 7, Pargo 0-0 1-2 1, Gurganious 0-1 0-0 0, Knight 3-5 0-0 7, Pendergraft 1-2 2-4 4, Heytvelt 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 26-50 21-27 79.
Halftime Xavier 39-36.
No. 14 GEORGE WASHINGTON 88, N.C.-WILMINGTON 85, OT
N.C.-WILMINGTON (25-8): Laue 2-3 2-5 7, Hendley 4-4 1-1 10, Wyrick 5-9 1-3 13, Carter 9-21 4-7 25, Goldsberry 5-7 0-0 14, Fountain 0-0 0-0 0, Lay 0-0 2-2 2, Soyebo 1-1 0-0 2, Grkovic 0-1 0-0 0, Kuljanin 6-8 0-0 12. Totals 32-54 10-18 85.
GEORGE WASHINGTON (27-2): Williams 6-11 4-5 16, Hall 4-8 3-3 13, Mensah-Bonsu 4-8 2-4 10, Pinnock 4-9 2-2 11, Elliott 4-13 4-7 15, Kireev 0-0 0-0 0, Koundjia 1-2 0-0 3, Rice 8-15 1-1 20. Totals 31-66 16-22 88.
Halftime Tied 36. End Of Regulation Tied 79.
No. 13 ILLINOIS 78, AIR FORCE 69
AIR FORCE (24-7): Burtschi 4-9 3-4 13, Nwaelele 4-7 2-3 13, Frye 2-4 2-2 8, McCraw 4-6 1-2 13, An.Hood 5-8 6-6 17, Henke 1-3 0-1 3, Anderson 0-3 0-0 0, Teets 0-0 0-0 0, Kenzik 0-0 0-0 0, Holum 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-41 14-18 69.
ILLINOIS (26-6): Augustine 3-4 4-4 10, Randle 6-9 3-3 15, Pruitt 4-5 0-1 8, Brown 1-7 5-5 8, McBride 2-6 0-0 5, Frazier 0-1 0-1 0, Brock 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 7-10 0-0 20, Carter 6-8 0-0 12, Arnold 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-50 12-14 78.
Halftime Illinois 35-28.
No. 1 DUKE 70, SOUTHERN U. 54
SOUTHERN U. (19-13): Cipriano 5-8 2-2 12, Riley-Smith 4-12 3-4 13, Campbell 2-6 0-0 4, Alexander 8-19 1-2 19, Wiley 0-6 0-2 0, Wardlow 0-2 0-0 0, Mott 1-4 0-0 2, Hishaw 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 22-62 6-10 54.
DUKE (31-3): McRoberts 2-3 4-4 8, Williams 12-17 5-8 29, Paulus 0-3 2-2 2, Redick 10-20 4-4 29, Dockery 0-2 0-0 0, Pocius 0-0 0-0 0, Melchionni 0-1 0-0 0, Nelson 0-3 2-2 2, Boykin 0-0 0-0 0, Boateng 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 17-20 70.
Halftime Duke 39-30.
INDIANA 87, SAN DIEGO ST. 83
SAN DIEGO ST. (24-9); Spain 3-4 2-2 8, Abukar 8-13 6-6 24, Slaughter 5-8 3-5 13, Heath 6-17 0-0 15, Williams 5-6 0-0 12, Sharper 4-6 0-0 11, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Camara 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 31-55 11-15 83.
INDIANA (19-11): Ratliff 2-7 0-0 5, Vaden 5-12 3-3 18, Killingsworth 8-13 2-5 18, Strickland 4-9 0-0 9, Calloway 8-9 1-1 18, Wilmont 4-13 3-6 11, Suhr 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 1-2 0-0 2, Kline 0-1 0-0 0, Monroe 3-5 0-1 6. Totals 35-71 9-16 87.
Halftime San Diego State 44-41.
NIT
First Round
Last night
Michigan 82, UTEP 67
Hofstra 73, Nebraska 62
Saint Joseph s 71, Rutgers 62
Creighton 71, Akron 60
Wednesday
South Carolina 74, Western Kentucky 55
Notre Dame 79, Vanderbilt 69
Clemson 69, Louisiana Tech 53
Minnesota 73, Wake Forest 58
Houston 77, BYU 67
Miami 62, Okla. State 59
Old Dominion 79, Colorado 61
Tonight
Butler at Florida State (19-9), 7
Delaware State at Louisville (18-12), 7
Stanford at Missouri State (20-8), 8
Charlotte at Cincinnati (19-12), 8
Women
NCAA Tournament
CLEVELAND RegionAL
First Round
Tomorrow
At Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, Tenn.
UC Riverside (16-14) vs. North Carolina (29-1), 8 p.m.
Louisville (19-9) vs. Vanderbilt (20-10), 30 minutes following first game
Sunday
At Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, Ind.
Missouri State (17-14) vs. Purdue (24-6), Noon
Bowling Green (28-2) vs. UCLA (20-10), 30 minutes following first game
At Sovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, N.J.
Dartmouth (23-6) vs. Rutgers (25-4), 7 p.m.
TCU (18-11) vs. Texas A&M (23-8), 30 minutes following first game
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
Army (20-10) vs. Tennessee (28-4), Noon
Old Dominion (22-8) vs. George Washington (22-8), 30 minutes following first game
ALBUQUERQUE RegionAL
Tomorrow
At McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
Middle Tennessee (20-10) vs. Utah (24-6), 1 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin (23-7) vs. Arizona State (24-6), 30 minutes following first game
Northern Arizona (22-10) vs. Baylor (24-6), 8 p.m.
New Mexico (21-9) vs. Florida (21-8), 30 minutes following previous game
Sunday
At Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, Ind.
Notre Dame (18-11) vs. Boston College (19-11), 7 p.m.
Oakland, Mich. (15-15) vs. Ohio State (28-2), 30 minutes following first game
At Bryce Jordan Center
University Park, Pa.
California (18-11) vs. St. John s (21-7), Noon
Sacred Heart (26-4) vs. Maryland (28-4), 30 minutes following first game
BRIDGEPORT RegionAL
Tomorrow
At Allstate Arena
Chicago
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (22-8) vs. Michigan State (22-9), Noon
Chattanooga (27-3) vs. Kentucky (21-8), 30 minutes following first game
Sunday
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
Southern U. (20-10) vs. Duke (26-3), 7 p.m.
South Florida (19-11) vs. Southern Cal (18-11), 30 minutes following first game
At Sovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, N.J.
Hartford (26-3) vs. Temple (24-7), Noon
Marist (23-6) vs. Georgia (21-8), 30 minutes following first game
At Bryce Jordan Center
University Park, Pa.
Missouri (21-9) vs. Virginia Tech (20-9), 7 p.m.
Coppin State (22-8) vs. Connecticut (29-4), 30 minutes following first game
SAN ANTONIO RegionAL
Tomorrow
At Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, Tenn.
Washington (18-10) vs. Minnesota (19-9), Noon
Florida Atlantic (20-10) vs. LSU (27-3), 30 minutes following first game
At Allstate Arena
Chicago
Liberty (25-5) vs. DePaul (25-6), 8 p.m.
Tulsa (25-5) VS. North Carolina State (19-11), 30 minutes following first game
At Pepsi Center
Denver
Pepperdine (14-16) vs. Oklahoma (29-4), 1 p.m.
Iowa (17-11) vs. BYU (25-5), 30 minutes following first game
Louisiana Tech (26-4) vs. Florida State (19-9), 8 p.m.
Southeast Missouri State (22-8) vs. Stanford (23-7), 30 minutes following previous game
WNIT
Opening Round
Last night
Florida International 81, Cincinnati 75, OT
Kansas 59, Northern Iowa 49
Santa Clara at Oregon State, late
UC Santa Barbara at Fresno State, late
First Round
Last night
Indiana State 79, Eastern Michigan 57
Nebraska 62, Drake 59
Iowa State 79, Wisconsin-Green Bay 71, OT
Wednesday
Hofstra 92, Stony Brook 65
Tennessee Tech 56, Belmont 55
Rice 64, Jackson State 48
Illinois 58, Western Illinois 37
Tonight
Western Illinois-Illinois winner at Marquette
South Carolina at Xavier
James Madison at Charlotte
Belmont-Tennessee Tech winner at Western Kentucky
Drake at Nebraska
Idaho State at Kansas State
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Boys regionals
DIVISION I
Regional Finals
At University of Akron
Can. McKinley (22-2) vs. Solon (23-1), Saturday, 3 p.m.
At University of Toledo
St. John s Jesuit (20-5) vs. Strongsville (20-4), Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Xavier University
W. Chester Lakota W. (23-2) vs. Trotwood-Madison (19-5), Saturday, 7:30.
At Fairgrounds Coliseum, Columbus
Lancaster (24-1) vs. Cin. Elder (22-2), Saturday, 7:30.
(State Tournament Matchups: Akron vs. Toledo; Cincinnati vs. Columbus)
DIVISION II
Regional Finals
At Canton Civic Center
Wooster Triway (24-0) vs. Painesville Harvey (19-5), Saturday, 3 p.m.
At Ohio University
Cols. DeSales (18-6) vs. Zanesville (17-7), Saturday, 3 p.m.
At University of Toledo
Willard (24-0) vs. Akr. SVSM (20-3), Saturday, 3 p.m.
At Wright State University
New Albany (20-4) vs. Day. Dunbar (23-2), Saturday, 11 a.m.
(State Tournament Matchups: Canton vs. Athens; Toledo vs. Dayton)
DIVISION III
Regional Finals
At Bowling Green State University
Johnstown-Monroe (25-0) vs. Archbold (20-4), Saturday, 7:30.
At Wright State University
Versailles (20-4) vs. Cin. N. College Hill (23-1), Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Canton Fieldhouse
Bedford Chanel (18-6) vs. Cle. VASJ (19-6), Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Ohio University, Athens
Ironton (19-5) vs. Wheelersburg (22-2), Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
(State Tournament Matchups: Bowling Green vs. Dayton; Canton vs. Athens)
DIVISION IV
Regional Finals
At Miami University
Lockland (22-3) vs. Houston (21-4), Friday, 7:30.
At Fairgrounds Coliseum, Columbus
Worthington Christian (19-6) vs. S. Webster (23-2), Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Canton Fieldhouse
Windham (21-3) vs. Berlin Hiland (20-5), Friday, 7:30.
At Bowling Green State University
Columbus Grove (19-5) vs. Bucyrus Wynford (20-5), Friday, 7:30 p.m.
(State Tournament Matchups: Oxford vs. Columbus; Canton vs. Bowling Green)
LAST NIGHT
DIVISION I
Cin. Elder 64, Reynoldsburg 45
Solon 72, Mentor 65
Trotwood-Madison 52, Cin. Princeton 32
W. Chester Lakota W. 58, Cin. St. Xavier 53
DIVISION II
Willard 75, Wapakoneta 65
Akr. SVSM 61, Rocky River 51
Cols. DeSales 70, Cadiz Harrison Cent. 46
Day. Dunbar 68, Cin. Woodward 55
New Albany 56, Tipp City Tippecanoe 53, 4OT
Painesville Harvey 63, Salem 58
Wooster Triway 76, Cle. Benedictine 63
Zanesville 63, Circleville Logan Elm 58, 2OT
Girls
State Tournament
DIVISION I
State Semifinals
Pickerington Cent. (23-3) vs. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame (23-3), tonight, 6 p.m.; Wadsworth (23-3) vs. Solon (22-3), tonight, 8 p.m.
DIVISION II
State Semifinals
Morrow Little Miami (26-0) vs. Mentor Lake Cath. (16-10), today, 1 p.m.; Copley (22-4) vs. Warsaw River View (24-1), today, 3 p.m.
DIVISION III
State Final
Youngs. Ursuline (22-4) vs. Plain City Jonathan Alder (25-2), Saturday, 2 p.m.
DIVISION IV
State Final
Berlin Hiland (25-2) vs. E. Canton (24-2), Saturday, 10:45 a.m.
YESTERDAY
State Semifinals
DIVISION III
Plain City Jonathan Alder 63, Margaretta 52
Youngs. Ursuline 39, Sugarcreek Garaway 31
DIVISION IV
Berlin Hiland 49, Ft. Loramie 47
E. Canton 65, Patrick Henry 63, OT
East Canton 11 14 11 20 9 65
Patrick Henry 14 18 13 11 7 63
E. CANTON (24-2): Sharp 12-18 3-6 31, Novelli 0-4 0-0 0, Kandel 5-7 4-5 14, Arick 7-21 2-3 17, Gantz 0-4 1-2 1, Flanagan 0-0 0-0 0, Momirovic 0-4 0-0 0, Payne 1-1 0-1 2, Snyder 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-59 10-17 65.
PATRICK HENRY (25-1): Badenhop 2-7 0-0 4, Collins 6-10 0-0 15, J. Inselmann 3-11 0-0 7, Coressel 10-15 0-0 20, A. Meyer 5-12 3-5 14, Imbrock 1-3 0-0 3, K. Inselmann 0-1 0-0 0, Phillips 0-0 0-0 0, S. Meyer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 3-5 63.
3-Point Goals E. Canton 5-19 (Sharp 4-9, Arick 1-5, Novelli 0-1, Momirovic 0-4), Patrick Henry 6-15 (Collins 3-4, A. Meyer 1-1, Imbrock 1-2, J. Inselmann 1-7, Badenhop 0-1). Fouled Out Novelli. Rebounds E. Canton 33 (Kandel, Arick 9), Patrick Henry 39 (A. Meyer 10). Assists E. Canton 17 (Kandel, Arick 6), Patrick Henry 17 (Badenhop 8). Total Fouls E. Canton 14, Patrick Henry 15. A 6,881.
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Reading 36 17 7 79 210 172
x-Toledo 36 19 5 77 207 165
x-Wheeling 35 17 5 75 190 150
x-Johnstown 27 21 12 66 188 200
Trenton 26 32 3 55 146 184
Dayton 18 39 5 41 168 232
South Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Gwinnett 42 11 7 91 259 176
x-Florida 38 19 3 79 224 185
x-Greenville 38 21 3 79 213 167
S. Carolina 26 21 12 64 183 191
Charlotte 28 28 5 61 199 214
Augusta 26 29 5 57 180 216
Columbia 21 33 7 49 173 246
Pensacola 20 36 7 47 171 255
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 48 9 4 100 251 130
x-Las Vegas 46 10 6 98 232 154
x-Idaho 35 20 7 77 231 201
x-Utah 32 23 6 70 208 202
Victoria 20 34 7 47 170 230
Phoenix 19 39 3 41 135 218
Pacific Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Fresno 35 11 13 83 192 169
x-Long Beach 33 20 8 74 177 170
x-Bakersfield 30 23 5 65 170 185
x-San Diego 28 26 6 62 178 179
Stockton 13 36 11 37 155 219
x-clinched playoff spot
LAST NIGHT
Las Vegas 5, Phoenix 3
WEDNESDAY
Toledo 2, Trenton 1, OT
Augusta 5, Charlotte 4
Alaska 4, Utah 3
Idaho 4, Stockton 2
Long Beach 4, Fresno 3
Victoria 4, San Diego 3, OT
TONIGHT
Trenton at Toledo
Florida at Augusta
Phoenix at Bakersfield
Charlotte at Columbia
Long Beach at Fresno
Gwinnett at Greenville
Alaska at Las Vegas
South Carolina at Pensacola
Johnstown at Reading
Idaho at Utah
San Diego at Victoria
Dayton at Wheeling
BASEBALL
Exhibition
YESTERDAY
Washington 8, Detroit (ss) 2
Detroit (ss) 4, New York Yankees (ss) 3
Minnesota (ss) 12, Cleveland 5
L.A. Dodgers 5, Florida 2
Baltimore 4, St. Louis 2
Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 2
Tampa Bay 7, Boston (ss) 2
Boston (ss) 4, Minnesota (ss) 3
Houston 10, New York Yankees (ss) 5
Oakland 10, Milwaukee 6
Texas 4, San Francisco 3
Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Angels 6
Kansas City 5, Arizona 4
Philadelphia 7, Toronto 1
N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 5
Colorado vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., late
Minnesota (ss) 001413201 12 14 0
Cleveland 200030000 5 10 0
May, Gassner (4), Eyre (6), Smith (7), Crawford (9) Bowen; Lee Miller (5), Mota (6), Davis (8) and Laker. W May. L Lee. HR Minnesota, Sierra, Morneau, Wooten, Cleveland, Hafner, Deeds.
New York (A) (ss) 000020100 3 5 0
Detroit (ss) 001100101 4 7 4
DeSalvo, Karstens (4), Erickson (6), Henn (8) and Santos, Parrish (8); Robertson, Woodyard (6), Seay (7), De La Cruz (8) and Wilson, Rabelo (8). W De La Cruz. L Henn. HR Detroit, Infante, Wilson, Thames.
Detroit (ss) 000000011 2 8 3
Washington 010100105 8 12 1
Tata, Larrison (3), Gardner (6), Hodge (8) and Peterson; Patterson, Stanton (6), Rodriguez (7), Santos (8), Bergman (8) and DiFelice. W Patterson. L Tata. Sv Bergmann. HR Washington, Johnson, Zimmerman.
World Baseball Classic
y-advances to semifinals
Second Round
Group One
W L Pct GB
y-South Korea 3 0 1.000
y-Japan 1 2 .333 2
Mexico 1 2 .333 2
United States 1 2 .333 2
Yesterday
At Anaheim, Calif.
Mexico 2, United States 1
Group Two
W L Pct GB
y-Dominican Republic 2 1 .667
y-Cuba 2 1 .667
Puerto Rico 1 2 .333 1
Venezuela 1 2 .333 1
Semifinals
Saturday
At San Diego
Dominican Republic vs. Cuba, 3 p.m.
South Korea vs. Japan, 10 p.m.
Championship
Monday
At San Diego
Dominican Republic-Cuba winner vs. South Korea-Japan winner, 9 p.m.
United States 000100000 1 3 0
Mexico 00101000x 2 6 1
Clemens, Shields (5), Fuentes (6), Street (7), Nathan (8) and Barrett, Varitek; Perez, Campos (4), EGonzalez (5), Rincon (6), Villarreal (7), De La Rosa (9), Cortes (9) and Ojeda. W EGonzalez, 1-0. L Clemens, 1-1. Sv Cortes (1).
COLLEGE HOCKEY
CCHA Tournament
SEMIFINALS
At Joe Louis Arena
Tonight
N. Michigan vs. Miami, O., 4:05 p.m.
Michigan vs. Michigan St., 7:35 p.m.
NOTES
The Fremont Recreation Center will be holding BASEBALL TRYOUTS April 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. for boys and girls in grades 8 and 9. For more details call Johnny Alridge at 419-355-0448.
The Southeast Local School District is accepting applications for a HEAD FOOTBALL COACH. Individuals must have three to five years of coaching experience at the high school or college level. Send resumes to Richard Young, athletic director, 8245 Tallmadge Rd., Ravenna, O. 44266 by March 29.
The Tam O Shanter Sports Complex in Sylvania is holding a girls 17-and-under Learn Skate and Hockey program this spring. Lessons begin April 3. Contact Harold St. John at 419-885-1167, ext. 302 for details.
BOWLING HONOR ROLL
300 game
Mike Weigand, Glass Bowl 243-300-236-779
Rick Lafountian, G. Bowl 300-222-215-737
Jim Brower, Eastern 162-255-300-717
Ray Florence, Bowlero 300-151-215-666
Randy Bores, Bowlero 188-172-300-660
High Series
Men (750 or better)
Shane Miller, Eastern 809
John Stull Jr., Glass Bowl 805
Wally Smotherman, Eastern 798
Bob Brissette, Bowlero 783
Dave Drago, Bowlero 773
Gary Kurtz, Glass Bowl 772
Heath Hawkins, Glass Bowl 762
Nick Whiteman, Glass Bowl 758
Steve Frye, Glass Bowl 758
Keith Nusbaum, Glass Bowl 758
Jim McDougall, Glass Bowl 752
Greg Martin, Glass Bowl 7512
Jack Sijan Jr., Glass Bowl 751
Matt Henry, Glass Bowl 750
Don Wollenbecker, Bowlero 750
Tom Parker II, Southwyck 750
Women (650 or better)
Kathy Coombs, Glass Bowl 815
Brooke Summers, Glass Bowl 735
Kathy Coombs, Glass Bowl 719
Jodi Woessner, Glass Bowl 715
Joanna Kosier, Glass Bowl 714
Tricia Rettig, Glass Bowl 712
Kathy Coombs, Glass Bowl 704
Jodie Walter, Glass Bowl 695
Jodi Woessner, Glass Bowl 691
Cathy Dorin-Lizzi, Glass Bowl 690
Sandy Miller, Glass Bowl 685
Jodie Walter, Glass Bowl 663
Brooke Summers, Glass Bowl 665
Tricia Rettig, Glass Bowl 664
Jodie Walter, Glass Bowl 655
Sandy Milelr, Glass Bowl 652
LATEST LINE
NBA
TORONTO 21/2 (204) Milwaukee
ATLANTA 2 (192) Utah
INDIANA 1 (195) Sacramento
ORLANDO 21/2 (195) Boston
Dallas 11/2 (201) WASHINGTON
Detroit 10 (OFF) NEW YORK
NEW JERSEY 4 (190) LA Lakers
CLEVELAND 12 (179) Portland
MEMPHIS 4 (190) Denver
SAN ANTONIO 41/2 (206) Phoenix
LA CLIPPERS 11 (193) Philadelphia
College Basketball
N.C.A.A. Tournament
Dayton Arena-Dayton, OH.
Opening Round
Georgetown 4 Northern Iowa
Ohio State 101/2 Davidson
Michigan State 41/2 George Mason
North Carolina 12 Murray State
N.C.A.A. Tournament
Wachovia Center-Philadelphia, PA.
Opening Round
Arizona 1 Wisconsin
Villlanova 20 Monmouth
Kentucky 21/2 Ala-Birmingham
Connecticut 22 Albany
N.C.A.A. Tournament
Palace of Auburn Hills-Auburn Hills, MI.
Opening Round
Pittsburgh 61/2 Kent State
Kansas 7 Bradley
Iowa 7 Northwestern St
West Virginia 41/2 Southern Illinois
N.C.A.A. Tournament
American Airlines Center-Dallas, TX.
Opening Round
Arkansas 5 Bucknell
Memphis 121/2 Oral Roberts
N.C. State 2 California
Texas 15 Pennsylvania
N.I.T.
First Round
FLORIDA STATE 8 Butler
LOUISVILLE 16 Delaware St
CINCINNATI 7 N.C. Charlotte
SW MO. STATE 6 Stanford
Home Team in CAPS
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS Optioned RHP Kazuhito Tadano to Buffalo of the IL and OF Brad Snyder to Akron of the EL. Assigned C Armando Camacaro, OF Todd Donovan, INF Jake Gautreau and INF/OF Joe Inglett to their minor league camp.
TEXAS RANGERS Assigned LHP John Danks and RHP Thomas Diamond to their minor league camp.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS Signed RHP Roy Halladay to a three-year contract extension through 2010.
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS Optioned RHP Chris Demaria, LHP Dana Eveland and OF Tony Gwynn, Jr. to Nashville of the PCL and INF Hernan Iribarren to Brevard of the FSL. Assigned LHP Wilfredo Rodriguez to their minor league camp. Named Mike Vassallo media relations director.
NEW YORK METS Assigned RHP Anderson Garcia, RHP Alay Soler, C Zac Clements, RHP Tim LaVigne and LHP Mike Venafro to their minor league camp.
New York-Penn League
MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS Named Jim Riley assistant general manager of marketing and communications and Jordan Taylor assistant general manager of sales.
American Association
ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES Signed RHP Shingo Mitsomori.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS Signed RHP Jonathan Weibe.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS Signed OF Kevin Haverbusch, C Greg Connors and RHP Jason Blanton.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Assigned C Martynas Andriuskevicius to Arkansas of the NBADL.
DENVER NUGGETS Recalled F-G Julius Hodge from Austin of the NBADL. Placed G Earl Boykins on the inactive list.
INDIANA PACERS Named Greg Schenkel vice president of corporate relations.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS Signed G Melvin Sanders.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS Released OT Orlando Brown.
CHICAGO BEARS Signed DB Dante Wesley to a two-year contract.
CINCINNATI BENGALS Re-signed S Anthony Mitchell to a one-year contract.
DETROIT LIONS Agreed to terms with QB Josh McCown.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Signed OT Stockar McDougle.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Signed QB Damon Huard to a one-year contract.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Released CB Tyrone Poole.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Signed QB Jeff Garcia and WR Jabar Gaffney to one-year contracts.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS Agreed to terms with C Jeff Hartings on a two-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS Re-signed LB Brandon Moore, WR Jason McAddley and S Kris Richard.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Recalled G Gerald Coleman from Springfield of the AHL.
ECHL
SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS Signed F Danny O Brien.
TOLEDO STORM Announced F Bracken Kearns has been loaned to Cleveland of the AHL.
COLLEGE
GEORGIA TECH Signed Chan Gailey, football coach, to a five-year contract.
HOLY CROSS Named Chris Pincince offensive coordinator; Richard Rodgers defensive coordinator; Dave Patenaude wide receivers and special teams coach; Mark McDonough linebackers coach; Jeremy Bandy tight ends coach; Rob Coppola running backs coach; and Karl Maslowski defensive ends coach.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
LAST NIGHT
Grand Rapids 59, Utah 49
TONIGHT
Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Las Vegas, 10:30 p.m.
Georgia at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
TOMORROW
Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m.
New York at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Austin, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY
Dallas at Orlando, Noon
Colorado at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
Kansas City at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Las Vegas at Utah, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Arizona, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Austin, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Columbus at Colorado, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 26
Tampa Bay at Georgia, 3 p.m.
Grand Rapids at Chicago, 3 p.m.