Sunday, March 30, 2003
NCAA Tournament at a glance
OPENING ROUND
At University of Dayton Arena
Tuesday, March 18
North Carolina-Asheville 92, Texas Southern 84, OT.
EAST REGIONAL
Second Round
Saturday, March 22
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma 74, California 65
Sunday, March 23
At The Fleet Center
Boston
Syracuse 68, Oklahoma State 56
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Auburn 68, Wake Forest 62
At Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, Ala.
Butler 79, Louisville 71
Semifinals
At Pepsi Arena
Albany, N.Y.
Friday
Oklahoma 65, Butler 54
Syracuse 79, Auburn 78
Championship
At Pepsi Arena
Albany, N.Y.
Today
Oklahoma (27-6) vs. Syracuse (27-5), 2:40 p.m.
SOUTH REGIONAL
Second Round
Saturday, March 22
At Spokane Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Connecticut 85, Stanford 74
Sunday, March 23
At The Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tenn.
Maryland 77, Xavier 64
At Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, Ala.
Texas 77, Purdue 67
At St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Michigan State 68, Florida 46
Semifinals
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Friday
Texas 82, Connecticut 78
Michigan State 60, Maryland 58
Championship
At The Alamodome
San Antonio
Today
Texas (25-6) vs. Michigan State (22-12), 5 p.m.
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Saturday, March 22
At The RCA Dome
Indianapolis
Marquette 101, Missouri 92, OT
At Spokane Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Wisconsin 61, Tulsa 60
Sunday, March 23
At The Fleet Center
Boston
Pittsburgh 74, Indiana 52
At The Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tenn.
Kentucky 74, Utah 54
Semifinals
At The Hubert H. Humphrey
Metrodome
Minneapolis
Thursday
Kentucky 63, Wisconsin 57
Marquette 77, Pittsburgh 74
Championship
At The Hubert H. Humphrey
Metrodome
Minneapolis
Saturday
Marquette 83, Kentucky 69
WEST REGIONAL
Second Round
Saturday, March 22
At The RCA Dome
Indianapolis
Notre Dame 68, Illinois 60
At The Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City
Arizona 96, Gonzaga 95, 2OT
Duke 86, Central Michigan 60
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
Kansas 108, Arizona State 76
Semifinals
At Arrowhead Pond
Anaheim, Calif.
Thursday
Arizona 88, Notre Dame 71
Kansas 69, Duke 65
Championship
At Arrowhead Pond
Anaheim, Calif.
Saturday
Kansas 78, Arizona 75
FINAL FOUR
At The Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans
Saturday, April 5
East champion vs. South champion
Marquette (27-5) vs. Kansas (29-7)
Championship
Monday, April 7
Semifinal winners, 9:22 p.m.
Conference Records
(Selections in parentheses)
| Conference | W | L | Pct. |
| Big 12 (6) | 12 | 3 | .800 |
| Big East (4) | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big Ten (5) | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA (4) | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Atlantic Coast (4) | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac 10 (5) | 6 | 5 | .545 |
| Southeastern (6) | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| Horizon League (2) | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Big South (1) | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Mid-American (1) | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Western Athletic (1) | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| West Coast (2) | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Atlantic 10 (3) | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Mountain West (3) | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| America East (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Atlantic Sun (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Big Sky (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Big West (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Colonial (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Ivy League (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Metro Atlantic (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Mid-Continent (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Northeast (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Ohio Valley (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Patriot League (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Southern (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Southland (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Southwestern Athletic (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Sun Belt (1) | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Missouri Valley (2) | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Single-Game Leaders
Scoring
36 - Rickey Paulding, Missouri vs. Marquette, second round
33 - Nick Collison, Kansas vs. Duke, regional semifinal
32 - Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's vs. Auburn, first round
30 - Ugonna Onyekwe, Penn vs. Oklahoma State, first round
29 - Dwyane Wade, Marquette vs. Kentucky, regional final
29 - Travis Diener, Marquette vs. Holy Cross, first round
29 - Ben Gordon, Connecticut vs. Stanford, second round
29 - Mike Manciel, Central Michigan vs. Creighton, first round
29 - Victor Williams, Oklahoma State vs. Pennsylvania, first round
28 - Kirk Hinrich, Kansas vs. Arizona, regional final
28 - Marquis Estill, Kentucky vs. Wisconsin, regional semifinal
Rebounds
19 - Nick Collison, Kansas vs. Duke, regional semifinal
18 - Arthur Johnson, Missouri vs. Marquette, second round
17 - Emeka Okafor, Connecticut vs. Texas , regional semifinal.
16 - Ryan Randle, Maryland vs. North Carolina-Wilmington, first round
16 - Brian Cook, Illinois vs. Notre Dame, second round
15 - Robert Jackson, Marquette vs. Kentucky, regional final
15 - Emeka Okafor, Connecticut vs. Stanford, second round
15 - Jeff Graves, Kansas vs. Arizona, regional finalAssists
11 - Dwyane Wade, Marquette vs. Kentucky, regional final
11 - Brandin Knight, Pittsburgh vs. Marquette, regional semifinal
11 - Jave Meade, Holy Cross vs. Marquette, first round
9 - Steve Blake, Maryland vs. Xavier, second round
9 - T.J. Ford, Texas vs. Connecticut, regional semifinal
9 - Curtis Millage, Arizona State vs. Memphis, first round
AN OPENING DAY LOVE LETTER
From a son to his father
REDS BASEBALL
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SEASON PREVIEW •
Season opener has Reds eager
Head-first dive leaves Casey cooling heels
Reds Q&A
Architects see crowd settle in
Off-field miscues threaten Bowden's tenure as GM
The next move?
Daugherty: What's so Great about new park?
Jumbotron goes way of Atari: Oldie, but goodie
Pete look-alikes used to it
Rebuilding Indians headed on right track
Anaheim buzzing as defense of title begins
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Marquette 83, Kentucky 69
Teammates laud ailing Bogans for playing in pain
Jackson jogs Estill's memory
Kansas 78, Arizona 75
Izzo is Mr. March
Oklahoma-Syracuse will be won with defense
Roller-coaster ride continues for Boeheim
Ford leads a cast of role players for Texas
NCAA tournament notes
NCAA Tournament at a glance
Lady Vols, 'Nova meet Monday in Mideast final
Norse outmuscled in Division II final
Snardon finds positives in loss
Northeastern State 75, Kentucky Wesleyan 64
Georgetown, Ky. 71, Lee, Tenn. 58
BENGALS
Bengals Q&A
PREP SPORTS
Groeschen: Prep insider
KY: No. 1 Sacred Heart 42, No. 3 Lexington Catholic 40
IN: Indpls Pike 65, DeKalb 52
GOLF
Haas, 49, hardly ready to join the senior tour
Arnie joins Nicklaus for Masters encore
HOCKEY
Victory keeps Rangers alive
Griffins edge Ducks 3-2
HORSE RACING
Seven Four Seven wins fourth straight
Moon Ballad runs away with Dubai World Cup
NBA
Talk of coaching changes begins
Nets smother Golden State
TENNIS
Serena tops Capriati
TRISTATE SPOTLITE
RedHawks go for world championship
Enquirer Page Two power rankings
Over 12,000 to participate in Mini-Marathon
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