Raymond Rose Legacy

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Mar 16, 2008
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD	POINTS
1	02	Memphis	26-6	Conference USA
2	01	Providence	30-3	Big East
3	05	Oregon	26-7	Pacific-10
4	03	UCLA	26-6	Pacific-10
5	06	North Carolina	25-9	Atlantic Coast
6	04	Michigan State	26-7	Big Ten
7	10	Duke	23-9	Atlantic Coast
8	09	Tennessee	23-10	Southeastern
9	07	Kentucky	23-7	Southeastern
10	14	George Mason	27-4	Colonial
11	13	Kansas	22-10	Big 12
12	08	Indiana	26-6	Big Ten
13	12	Southern Illinois	25-6	Missouri Valley
14	11	Louisville	21-11	Big East
15	20	Saint Joseph's	23-8	Atlantic Ten
16	16	Connecticut	22-11	Big East
17	23	Texas A &M	21-9	Big 12
18	15	Marquette	21-10	Big East
19	18	Kansas State	21-8	Big 12
20	21	Florida State	23-10	Atlantic Coast
21	22	Xavier	22-10	Atlantic Ten
22	17	Georgetown	20-10	Big East
23	25	Utah State	26-7	Western Athletic
24	24	Minnesota	21-10	Big Ten
25	19	Missouri	20-10	Big 12

NCAA Basketball Leaders - Updated: Mar 16, 2008
Points Scored		Rebounds
1. T. Hansbrough, UNC	24.5	1. J. Harris, CCU	11.8
2. K. Hines, UNCG	23.5	2. K. Hines, UNCG	11.4
3. M. Beasley, KSU	21.8	3. M. Gladness, AAMU	11.4
4. F. Elegar, DREX	21.6	4. C. Monroe, FAU	9.8
5. K. Love, UCLA	21.5	5. D. Fagbenle, CAM	9.8
Assists		Blocks
1. J. Richards, DAV	8.9	1. D. Jordan, A & M	2.9
2. M. Redell, WMU	7.8	2. S. Morrison, PRST	2.7
3. K. Bell, FRES	7.6	3. J. Gist, MO	2.6
4. M. Hall, COLO	7.6	4. T. Booker, CLEM	2.6
5. B. Angley, SCU	7.2	5. J. Jordan, TLSA	2.6

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CAL POLY BOWS OUT OF NCAA

The Mustangs lose to the Tennessee Volunteers, 65-54

Mar. 21, Tampa Bay FL – Big West Champions Cal Poly bowed out of the NCAA Basketball Tournament losing to South Regional 3rd seed Tennessee at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa Bay, 65-54.

Duke Crews and Chris Lofton made sure there will be no upset in the Volunteers’ first round assignment. Crews scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed 6 rebounds to win “Player of the Game” honors. Lofton made 16 points while Wayne Chism added 12 and had 7 rebounds. Senior Dawin Whiten led the Mustangs with 16 points. Trae Clark added 13 markers while another senior Dreshawn Vance had 10 and plucked 10 boards. Tennessee will next meet the winner between No. 6 Georgetown and No. 11 Winthrop.

In the meantime, both Big West qualifiers UC Santa Barbara and Pacific won their first round games in the NIT Regionals. UC Santa Barbara dealt New Orleans a beating at the Thunderdome, 58-47. James Powell scored 17 for the Mustangs while Big West Player of the Year Alex Harris added 12. The Privateers, which got small playing time in Bo McCalebb, was led by James Parlow and Kendall Dikes with 8 points apiece. McCalebb had only 6 points in 13 minutes of action. UC Santa Barbara will play the Belmont Bruins on March 24 still at Thunderdome.

Pacific upset Mississippi State in overtime, 85-81. Regulation ended at 69-all after C.J. Morgan missed a game-winning basket. Then Anthony Brown and Chad Troyer finished off the Bulldogs in the 5-minute extension. Brown scored a game-high 22 points and 12 rebounds. Morgan had 17 with 5 treys while Troyer and senior guard Solomon HorseChief both added 12. Ravern Johnson led Mississippi State with 15 points and 7 rebounds. Barry Stewart had 13 while Brian Johnson grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds. The Gauchos will next meet the Arkansas State Indians on March 24 at the Spanos Center.

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MINNESOTA OUSTS NORTH CAROLINA, 74-72

Mar. 22, Denver CO – Minnesota eliminated No. 2 North Carolina from the Midwest Regional, 74-72 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The No. 7 seed Golden Gophers will next meet the No. 3 George Mason Patriots on March 27 at the Ford Field. Dan Coleman scored 16 points for Minnesota, which led from start to finish. Lawrence McKenzie added 14 while Brandon Smith had 10. The Tar Heels, which came close in the end, were led by Tyler Hansbrough and Wayne Ellington with 23 and 22 points respectively.

Upset-conscious No. 12 Duquesne and No. 13 Ohio State knocked each other out for the right to meet No. 1 Oregon. In the end it was the Dukes by 2, 76-74. Kieron Achara led the onslaught with a double-double performance of 19 points and 10 rebounds. Aaron Jackson added 16. Jon Diebler was the Buckeyes leading scorer with 14 points. Othello Hunter and 7’0 Kosta Koufos contributed 13 and 12.

GONZAGA ROUTS DUKE, 96-74

Mar. 22, Little Rock AR – Gonzaga routed Duke at the Alltel Arena, 96-74, for the right to meet No. 3 Kansas State when Sweet Sixteen goes to the US Airways Center on March 27. The Bulldogs led by a single point at halftime. 49-48, but blew the game wide open in the second half as the Blue Devils shot blanks and failed to contain Josh Heytvelt. Heytvelt scored a game-high 31 points and 9 rebounds. Micah Downs came off the bench and made 19 while Jeremy Pargo added 13. Greg Paulus led Duke with 19 points. Demarcus Nelson and Gerald Henderson had 13 and 11 respectively. In the other West Regional quarterfinal, the top seed UCLA Bruins meets the No. 4 Southern Illinois Salukis.

SYRACUSE KNOCKS OFF TOP SEED MEMPHIS, 76-69

Mar. 23, Birmingham AL – No. 8 Syracuse knocked out No. 1 Memphis from the NCAA Basketball Tournament, 76-69. The Orangemen will next meet the No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks on March 28 as Sweet Sixteen gets underway at the Reliant Stadium. Donte Greene scored a game-high 27 points for Syracuse while Paul Harris had a double-double afternoon with 16 markers coupled with 11 boards. Eric Devendorff added 13 points. Derrick Rose led Memphis with 12 points while Antonio Anderson and Doneal Mack both had 11. Robert Dozier grabbed 10 rebounds but were not enough as the Orangemen, led by the game-leading 13 boards of Arinze Onuaku, outrebounded the Tigers, 44-31.

Meanwhile, No. 11 Winthrop scored its second upset win at the expense of No. 3 Tennessee. The Eagles came from behind to edge out the Volunteers, 79-76, at the St. Pete Times Forum. Winthrop will meet the No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers on March 28. The Volunteers failed to stop Michael Jenkins, who had 31 points including 7 treys. Andy Buechert added 17 while Chris Gaynor had 11. Chris Lofton led Tennessee with 21 points followed by Jajuan Smith and Tyler Smith with 17 and 16 markers respectively.

MICHIGAN STATE EXITS EAST REGIONAL

Mar. 23, Raleigh NC – No. 3 Michigan State made an exit at the East Regional as the No. 6 Florida State Seminoles upended the Spartans in overtime, 69-66, at the RBC Center. Toney Douglas scored a game-high 17 points for Florida State for the right to meet the 2nd seeded Kentucky Wildcats at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena on March 28. The Spartans outrebounded the Seminoles, 34-29, but lost steam in the end. They were led by Raymar Morgan’s 16 points and Goran Suton’s 9 markers and 11 rebounds. Big East teams, No.1 Providence Friars and the No.4 Louisville Cardinals, complete the Sweet Sixteen cast.

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WEST REGIONAL

Mar. 27, US Airways Center

UCLA (1) vs. Southern Illinois (4)
Kansas State (3) vs. Gonzaga (7)

MIDWEST REGIONAL

Mar. 27, Ford Field

Oregon (1) vs. Duquesne (12)
George Mason (3) vs. Minnesota (7)

SOUTH REGIONAL

Mar. 28, Reliant Stadium

Kansas (4) vs. Syracuse (8)
Indiana (2) vs. Winthrop (11)

EAST REGIONAL

Mar. 28, Charlotte Bobcats Arena

Providence (1) vs. Louisville (4)
Kentucky (2) vs. Florida State (6)

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UC SANTA BARBARA CRUSHES OUT OF THE NIT

The Gauchos lose to the Belmont Bruins at home, 74-66

Mar.24, Santa Barbara CA – The Belmont Bruins eliminated the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos from the NIT Tournament with a convincing 74-66 victory at the Thunderdome. Matthew Dotson went unstoppable in the middle with a double-double 16 points and 10 rebounds. Dotson was “Player of the Game”. Alex Harris also had 16 points for the Gauchos and James Powell but both were miserable from the field with a combined 10 of 26. Keaton Belcher and Justin Hare added 11 an 10 respectively for the Bruins. Belmont now awaits the winner between the Pacific Tigers and Arkansas State Indians later in the afternoon.

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PACIFIC SENT PACKING OUT OF NIT
The Arkansas State Indians rout the Tigers, 76-49

Mar. 24, Stockton CA – Arkansas State defeated Pacific in front of a disappointed capacity home crowd at the Spanos Center with a very masterful 76-49 rout. The Pacific internal defense collapsed early in the second half allowing the Indians to pull away en route to an insurmountable lead and victory. Adrian Banks was the game top scorer with 23 points and was the “Player of the Game”. PJ Keaton added 11 while Larry Handy had 8 markers and 8 boards. Handy led Arkansas State’s dominance in the middle as the Indians outrebounded the Tigers, 29-19. C.J. Morgan led Pacific with 12 points while Steffan Johnson and Big West’s outstanding freshman Michael Nunnally both had 9.

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LOUISVILLE vs. UCLA
INDIANA vs. OREGON

Mar. 30, Charlotte NC - Louisville followed up its brilliant win against Providence with an East Regional finals victory against Kentucky, 72-64, at the Time Warner Arena to set up a Final Four meeting against UCLA. Terrence Williams led the Cardinals with 15 points. Derrick Caracter and Juan Palacios had 14 and 12 respectively. Joe Crawford had a game-high 22 for the Wildcats but failed to get support as Louisville led all the way.

UCLA defeated Gonzaga, 77-69, to top the West Regional at the US Airways Center. UCLA joins Pac-10 champion Oregon in the Final Four. Josh Shipp led the Bruins with 18 points while Kevin Love added 17 points. Jeremy Pargo had a game-high 18 for the Bulldogs.

Meanwhile, Indiana edged Syracuse in overtime, 79-78, to top the South Regional at the Reliant Stadium to complete the Final Four cast. Regulation time ended at 71-all. D.J. White scored a game-high 22 points including 10 of 13 in the foul line to lead the Hoosiers which had 4 players in double-figures which includes Mike White, Eric Gordon and Lance Stemler. Paul Harris led the Orangemen with 15.

Earlier, Oregon topped the Midwest Regional with a convincing win against George Mason, 52-43, at the Ford Field. Tajuan Porter had a game-high 14 points for the Ducks while Malik Hairston had 8 points and 11 rebounds. Dre Smith led the Patriots with 11 markers while Darryl Monroe added 10.

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OREGON EDGES OUT INDIANA, 73-71

Apr. 5, San Antonio TX - Oregon outlasted Indiana with a close win, 73-71, at the Alamodome. Maarty Leunen barged his way inside for the winning basket to give the Ducks the first ticket to the NCAA Final. The Ducks led at the half, 34-29, but Eric Gordon scored on two successive treys to put the Hoosiers in the lead and it was a see-saw fight from thereon. Indiana was up 69-67 with time down to 1:41 after a Gordon 2 and 1, but Bryce Taylor answered back with a jumper to tie the game at 69-all. On the return play, Gordon missed. Oregon senior center Ray Schafer scored on a putback to give the Ducks the lead, 71-69, with 34 seconds remaining. Then Deandre Thomas came up with a dunk on a brilliant pass from A.J. Ratliff to tie the game for the last time, 71-all. Then Leunen went to work.

For his efforts, Leunen, who finished with 16, was awarded the “Player of the Game”. Taylor added 11. Gordon was the game’s high point man with 23 points including 6 three-pointers. Ratliff and Thomas had 14 and 11 respectively. Hoosier D.J. White, who scored 22 against Syracuse, was hit by early foul troubles and had a disappointing night with only 2 points.

LOUISVILLE BOOKS FINAL TICKET, ROUTS UCLA

Apr. 5, San Antonio TX - Louisville prevented an all-Pac 10 final with a rousing victory over UCLA, 70-58, to book the last ticket to the NCAA Final. The Cardinals led at the half, 35-29, and never looked back. Terrence Williams led Louisville with 15 points while Jerry Smith added 11. But it was David Padgett who held his own against UCLA’s Kevin Love in the middle with 9 points and 8 rebounds and in the process limited Love to a measly 5 points. Josh Shipp led the Bruins with 11 while Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Chace Stanback had 10 apiece.

BAYLOR TAKES NIT, EDGES PITTSBURGH, 68-67

Apr. 2, Syracuse NY – Baylor engaged Pittsburgh in a close encounter to pull off by the slimmest of margin, 68-67, to capture the NIT title at the Carrier Dome. The Bears led the Panthers at the half, 35-34. Kevin Rogers dominated in the middle with a masterful double-double evening of 23 points and 11 rebounds. Curtis Jerrells and freshman Lacedarius Dunn added 16 and 15 points respectively. Levance Fields led the losing side with 15 followed by the 14 of Sam Young, who also grabbed 8 rebounds.