University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

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Chiles Center
Portland, ,OR

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Portland Pilots
Feb 15, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#6 Alaska-Anchorage (29-1)	32	44	76
Portland (8-18)	34	31	65

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hale	24	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	5	2	0	0	0
Farley	24	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	6
Crandle	22	0-6	0-6	0-0	0	5	2	0	0	0
Wilkins	21	10-14	0-0	0-0	7	1	3	1	1	20
Fleming	21	12-17	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	0	0	26
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Carbaugh	7	6-9	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	12
Dillard	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luz	6	3-4	2-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	8
Grady	7	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	4
Crawford	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		35-59	4-14	2-2	21	17	11	1	1	76

Portland Pilots
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Durovic	21	5-9	2-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	3	12
Demond	23	5-7	3-3	4-5	5	2	0	0	2	17
Faulkner	24	4-14	3-8	0-0	2	0	0	1	3	11
Norton	19	3-3	0-0	0-0	7	5	0	1	0	6
Zavackas	21	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	2	1	1	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Wood	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2
Riddick	8	3-6	0-0	0-1	3	3	0	1	0	6
Victoriano	9	2-4	1-3	2-2	0	1	0	0	2	7
Daley	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bowen	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noel	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Sylla	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-48	9-20	6-8	23	17	1	4	11	65

Tovarich: Another subpar performance. Outside shots were brutal. Luckily the big guys were all pretty dominant, at scoring anyway. Rebounding left something to be desired as usual. Without that barrage of turnovers in the 2nd half there, that might have been a different outcome.

Reporter: What was the defensive plan in the 2nd half?

Tovarich: Just double team anyone who looks like they can shoot a 3. They finally cooled off late, but they were already 6/12 at halftime and then came out and made their first three after halftime too. I couldn't watch any more of it, so we doubled every guard and we got a few turnovers there off the deflections, and that allowed us to have 11 extra shots in the game, which was a big difference

Reporter: You seemed irritated with the refs.

Tovarich: A 10-1 foul disparity is irritating for anyone.

Reporter: 25 days until Selection Sunday and you have just one game coming up in a week and a half. What do you work on during all this down time?

Tovarich: I've got a lot of recruiting visits to make. We don't have the best history in these Senior Day home games to end the season, so hopefully we do better in the actual game, even if it has no meaning beyond it being for the Seniors.

*I can't see how to respond to the comments, it doesn't seem possible, but I just noticed the America East is the "Metro Atlantic" which bumps the America East schools for small to mid. I'm usually careful not to do that during my conference planning, but I apparently missed that one.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 20, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Indiana	22-3
2	2	UNLV	21-4
3	3	Louisiana State	24-3
4	5	Duke	20-5
5	4	Florida State	20-6
6	6	Alaska-Anchorage	29-1
7	7	Connecticut	21-8
8	8	George Washington	24-3
9	10	Arizona	20-5
10	11	Louisville	21-6
11	9	Michigan	21-4
12	13	New Hampshire	24-2
13	12	Oregon	18-8
14	15	Southern California	19-7
15	17	Gonzaga	20-5
16	14	Utah State	24-3
17	16	UCLA	18-8
18	25	Troy	23-5
19	18	Notre Dame	18-9
20	20	Xavier	19-6
21	19	Tennessee	18-8
22	23	North Carolina State	19-8
23	21	Davidson	20-6
24	24	San Francisco	19-5
25	NR	Wisconsin	18-6

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 20, 2012
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Alaska-Anchorage	29-1
2	New Hampshire	24-2
3	Utah State	24-3
4	Troy	23-5
5	San Francisco	19-5
6	Binghamton	20-8
7	Southern Mississippi	22-4
8	Vermont	19-6
9	Oakland	22-2
10	Georgia Southern	18-7
11	Ohio	20-5
12	Northern Iowa	18-7
13	Wichita State	20-5
14	Utah Valley State	20-10
15	Long Beach State	19-9
16	Fresno State	17-8
17	San Diego	19-7
18	Long Island	18-10
19	New Mexico State	19-8
20	Nevada	17-8
21	Cal Fullerton	17-7
22	St. Mary's	18-9
23	Rice	16-10
24	Akron	14-9
25	North Texas	17-9

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Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, AK

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
Feb 24, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Southeast Missouri State (13-15)	21	27	48
#6 Alaska-Anchorage (30-1)	51	58	109

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Guzman	22	3-7	2-4	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	8
Diener	21	2-9	0-3	3-4	2	4	1	0	3	7
Jelenic, G	19	3-9	1-6	1-2	1	1	0	0	6	8
Vignale	20	2-5	0-1	0-2	8	0	0	0	3	4
Chandler	21	6-12	0-2	1-2	4	1	0	2	1	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jelenic, H	12	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	1	0	1
Wallace	10	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	5
Watkins	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Novak	13	1-11	0-9	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2
Gary	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Vitelli	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Wiley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		19-57	4-27	6-12	24	9	1	3	14	48
TEAM TOTALS		19-57	4-27	6-12	24	9	1	3	14	48

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hale	17	3-3	1-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	8
Farley	24	5-9	3-7	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	13
Luz	17	2-10	1-6	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	5
Wilkins	21	15-18	0-0	4-5	14	10	2	1	0	34
Fleming	20	10-12	0-0	2-2	8	1	6	0	0	22
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Carbaugh	7	5-6	0-0	4-4	3	1	1	0	0	14
Dillard	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Crandle	11	1-3	0-2	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	3
Grady	8	2-6	0-0	4-4	4	0	0	0	0	8
Crawford	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		44-68	5-16	16-19	39	21	13	1	1	109

Tovarich: There isn't a whole lot to criticize there.

Reporter: But would you like to anyway?

Tovarich: I'm so excited about Wilkins' triple-double that I won't even do it today.

Reporter: SEMO coach complained about your tactics there at the end of the game.

Tovarich: Well, obviously this game was about our SR's, so it's pretty lame he would try to make it about him. The intentional fouling 5 times in the last 10 seconds to get the ball back and give Wilkins an opportunity to get that 10th assist was unusual, for sure, but definitely worth it. Farley did a great job hitting the jumper at the buzzer. If SEMO coach wants to use it as motivation in some future matchup, he's more than welcome to try if he really think it'll make any difference for him.

Reporter: With a long wait for Selection Sunday and this team's regular season over, what do you expect next year's lineup to look like?

Tovarich: Hale is obviously our PG. I expect Crawford the backup is likely going to transfer. We'll need a backup there. Dillard is an option. I'm not sure what to do with him. He's odd in that he's a 6'8" SG, but he has no real outside shooting skills. He has no interior skills either. He's probably a really good mid-range jump shooter, and I don't have a lot of interest in those. By all accounts, he's rated as a really good player, but it doesn't seem to translate into productivity, and by productivity, of course I mean, scoring. We have Pippen RS'ing this year and he's an awesome 3-point shooter, so despite what the ratings say, he's our SG next year. Dillard could be his backup too possibly. Luz, our backup SF is a SR, so we just have Crandle. I need a backup there. That's another option for Dillard to back up. We're set with the bigs. We lost Wilkins, but we have Carbaugh, then Riley is RS'ing this year. We have 2 solid C's. We're mainly aiming for some depth with the 4 scholarships, probably 5 with Crawford leaving. We're finally at the point where I have the depth to utilize the redshirting, so there should be no more rebuilding.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Mar 4, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	UNLV	25-4
2	2	Louisiana State	27-4
3	6	Connecticut	24-8
4	4	George Washington	27-4
5	3	Florida State	23-7
6	8	Alaska-Anchorage	30-1
7	7	Duke	22-7
8	5	Indiana	23-6
9	11	Oregon	22-8
10	15	Utah State	28-3
11	9	Arizona	22-7
12	10	Louisville	22-8
13	14	Southern California	23-7
14	12	Gonzaga	23-5
15	13	Michigan	23-6
16	22	Michigan State	19-9
17	19	Notre Dame	21-10
18	18	North Carolina State	23-8
19	16	New Hampshire	25-4
20	21	Xavier	22-7
21	23	Mississippi State	25-6
22	17	UCLA	20-10
23	20	Troy	24-7
24	NR	Oklahoma	22-9
25	25	San Francisco	23-7

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Conference Tournaments
Summit
1 South Dakota State vs. 8 Western Illinois/9 Eastern Illinois
4 UMKC vs. 5 North Dakota
3 Denver vs. 6 Oral Roberts
2 North Dakota State vs. 7 South Dakota

Big 10
1 Michigan State vs. 8 Iowa/9 Ohio State
4 Michigan vs. 5 Wisconsin/12 Purdue
3 Indiana vs. 6 Nebraska/11 Minnesota
2 Penn State vs. 7 Illinois/10 Northwestern

Colonial
1 Elon vs. 8 Towson
4 Charleston vs. 5 Hofstra
3 Stony Brook vs. 6 NC A&T
2 Drexel vs. 7 William & Mary

A-10
1 George Washington vs. 8 Dayton/9 Fordham
4 UMass vs. 5 Davidson/12 Richmond
3 La Salle vs. 6 VCU/11 St. Bonaventure
2 George Mason vs. 7 Rhode Island/10 Duquesne

ACC
1 Florida State vs. 8 Miami/9 Clemson
4 Notre Dame vs. 5 Duke/12 North Carolina
3 Louisville vs. 6 Wake Forest/11 Virginia Tech
2 NC State vs. 7 GT/10 BC

Big Sky
1 Portland State vs. 4 Sacramento State/5 Northern Arizona
2 Montana vs. 3 Montana State/6 Weber State

Big South
1 Asheville vs. 8 SC Upstate
4 Gardner-Webb vs. 5 Winthrop
3 Charleston Southern vs. 6 High Point
2 Longwood vs. 7 Radford

Big East
1 UConn vs. 8 Villanova/9 DePaul
4 Seton Hall vs. 5 Cincinnati
3 Providence vs. 6 WVU/11 St. John's
2 Xavier vs. 7 Marquette/10 Georgetown

PAC 12
1 Oregon vs. 8 Cal/9 Utah
4 UCLA vs. 5 Stanford/12 Oregon State
3 Arizona vs. 6 Washington/11 Colorado
2 USC vs. 7 Washington State/10 Arizona State

Big West
1 Long Beach State vs. 8 Davis
4 Northridge vs. 5 Irvine
3 Riverside vs. 6 Santa Barbarb
2 Fullerton vs. 7 Bakersfield

Random
1 North Texas vs. 8 UIC/9 Butler
4 FAU vs. 5 Marshall/12 Morehead State
3 UTSA vs. 6 Murray State/11 Valpo
2 UALR vs. 7 Creighton/10 Belmont

American
1 USF vs. 8 UAB/9 Memphis
4 Charlotte vs. 5 Tulane/12 UCF
3 Temple vs. 6 Rutgers/11 TCU
2 Houston vs. 7 ECU/10 SMU

CUSA
1 La Tech vs. 8 UTEP/9 WKU
4 Liberty vs. 5 Sam Houston State
3 NMSU vs. 6 FIU
2 Kennesaw State vs. 7 Jax State

America East
1 UNH vs. 8 Albany/9 Maine
4 UMBC vs. 5 LIU
3 Binghamton vs. 6 Wagner
2 Vermont vs. 7 NJIT/10 CCSU

MAC
1 Ohio vs. 8 WMU/9 EMU
4 Toledo vs. 5 Miami Ohio/12 CMU
3 Ball State vs. 6 Buffalo/11 BGSU
2 Akron vs. 7 Kent State/10 NIU

Patriot
1 American vs. 8 Boston U
4 Bucknell vs. 5 Lehigh
3 Navy vs. 6 Colgate
2 Holy Cross vs. 7 Army

Metro
1 Siena vs. 8 Canisius/9 Fairfield
4 Marist vs. 5 Rider
3 Iona vs. 6 Niagara/11 St. Peter's
2 Sacred Heart vs. 7 Manhattan/10 Quinnipiac

MVC
1 Northern Iowa vs. 8 SIU/9 Indiana State
4 MO State vs. 5 Evansville
3 Bradley vs. 6 Drake
2 Wichita State vs. 7 Loyola Chicago/10 illinois State

MWC
1 UNLV vs. 8 AFA/9 Wyoming
4 BYU vs. 5 Colorado State
3 New Mexico vs. 6 Boise
2 Gonzaga vs. 7 San Diego State

A-Sun
1 Austin Peay vs. 8 Tennessee-Martin
4 Jacksonville vs. 5 UNF
3 EKU vs. 6 Central Arkansas
2 TN Tech vs. 7 Lipscomb

Horizon
1 Oakland vs. 8 RMU
4 Detroit vs. 5 IUPUI
3 YSU vs. 6 SFPA
2 Green Bay vs. 7 IPFW

Big 12
1 TAMU vs. 8 Texas/9 Missouri
4 KSU vs. 5 ISU
3 Kansas vs. 6 OK State
2 Oklahoma vs. 7 TT/10 Baylor

MEAC
1 Howard vs. 8 Eastern Shore
4 SC State vs. 5 Coppin State
3 NC Central vs. 6 Norfolk State
2 Del State vs. 7 Morgan State

SEC
1 LSU vs. 8 Alabama/9 UGA
4 Vandy vs. 5 SC/12 Kentucky
3 Florida vs. 6 Tennessee/11 Auburn
2 MS State vs. 7 Ole Miss/10 Arkansas

SoCon
1 Wofford vs. 8 Campbell/9 Greensboro
4 Mercer vs. 5 Chattanooga
3 VMI vs. 6 Samford/11 Citadel
2 ETSU vs. 7 Furman/10 WCU

SWAC
1 TXSO vs. 8 UAPB
4 Alcorn State vs. 5 Southern
3 FAMU vs. 6 Grambling
2 MVSU vs. 7 Bethune-Cookman

Southland
1 UTPA vs. 8 NW State
4 SFA vs. 5 UNO
3 TXAM-CC vs. 6 Texas-Arlington
2 Lamar vs. 7 Nicholls State

Sun Belt
1 USM vs. 8 GA State/9 TX State
4 ULL vs. 5 Arkansas State
3 GASO vs. 6 Coastal/11 ODU
2 Troy vs. 7 ULM/10JMU

WCC
1 Pacific vs. 8 LMU
4 SMC vs. 5 Pepperdine
3 USD vs. 6 SCU
2 USF vs. 7 Portland

WAC
1 Utah State vs. 8 SJSU/9 Tulsa
4 Rice vs. 5 Hawaii
3 Fresno vs. 6 Grand Canyon
2 Nevada vs. 7 Idaho

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Conference Tournament Winners
Summit-4 UMKC
Big 10-3 Indiana
Colonial-5 Hofstra
Atlantic 10-1 George Washington
ACC-1 Florida State
Big Sky-2 Montana
Big South-5 Winthrop
Big East-7 Marquette
PAC 12-2 Southern California
Big West-3 Cal Riverside
Random-6 Murray State
American-3 Temple
CUSA-2 Kennesaw State
America East-1 New Hampshire
MAC-8 Western Michigan
Patriot-1 American
Metro-2 Sacred Heart
MVC-2 Wichita State
Mountain West-1 UNLV
Atlantic Sun-6 Central Arkansas
Horizon-6 St. Francis PA
Big 12-4 Kansas State
MEAC-1 Howard
SEC-1 Louisiana State
SoCon-8 Campbell
SWAC-6 Grambling
Southland-3 TXAM-CC
Sun Belt-3 Georgia Southern
WCC-1 Pacific
WAC-3 Fresno State

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NCAA Tournament
Play-in
St. Francis PA (12-18) vs Winthrop (10-18)

East
#1 UNLV (28-4) vs. Play-in
8 Vanderbilt (22-10) vs. #9 Wake Forest (20-12)
#5 Michigan (23-7) vs. 12 Kennesaw State (20-11)
#4 NC State (23-9) vs. #13 Murray State (19-11)

#6 Seton Hall (21-11) vs. #11 Wisconsin (22-9)
#3 Duke (24-8) vs. #14 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (18-11)
#7 Southern Mississippi (24-6) vs. #10 Texas A&M (19-12)
#2 Arizona (22-8) vs #15 Dartmouth (14-14)

South
#1 Louisiana State (30-4) vs. #16 Campbell (13-17)
8 Binghamton (23-10) vs. #9 South Florida (18-6)
#5 Xavier (22-8) vs. 12 Kansas State (18-15)
#4 Gonzaga (25-6) vs. #13 American (23-7)

#6 San Francisco (23-7) vs. #11 Penn State (21-11)
#3 Oregon (24-9) vs. #14 Montana (17-13)
#7 Troy (24-7) vs. #10 Kansas (20-11)
#2 Florida State (26-7) vs. #15 Western Michigan (16-17)

Midwest
#1 Southern California (26-7) vs. #16 Central Arkansas (14-19)
8 Washington State (21-13) vs. #9 La Salle (21-11)
#5 Michigan State (20-10) vs. 12 Wichita State (23-7)
#4 Louisville (23-9) vs. #13 Marquette (19-14)

#6 Mississippi State (25-7) vs. #11 Fresno State (21-10)
#3 Utah State (30-4) vs. #14 Sacred Heart (21-15)
#7 Florida (20-11) vs. #10 George Mason (18-11)
#2 Connecticut (25-9) vs. #15 Hofstra (14-15)

West
#1 Indiana (26-6) vs. #16 Grambling (14-18)
8 Washington (21-12) vs. #9 Temple (21-12)
#5 Notre Dame (21-11) vs. 12 Georgia Southern (22-8)
#4 Alaska-Anchorage (30-1) vs. #13 Cal Riverside (19-11)

#6 UCLA (20-11) vs. #11 Pacific (20-13)
#3 New Hampshire (27-4) vs. #14 Howard (20-11)
#7 Oklahoma (23-10) vs. #10 South Carolina (19-12)
#2 George Washington (30-4) vs. #15 UMKC (15-16)

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NIT
VCU vs. Tennessee Tech
UMBC vs. UMass
Tennessee vs. Elon
Davidson vs. Portland State

Rhode Island vs. Texas Southern
Northern Iowa vs. Miami Florida
Nevada vs. Long Beach State
Stanford vs. NC Asheville

San Diego vs. Texas-Pan American
Cincinnati vs. Oakland
Providence vs. Louisiana Tech
Mississippi vs. Siena

Vermont vs. Wofford
Akron vs. Houston
Ohio vs. North Texas
California vs. South Dakota State

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NCAA Tournament 1st Round
SEFCU Arena
Albany, NY

UC Riverside Highlanders at Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
Mar 15, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#13 UC Riverside (19-12)	30	41	71
#4 Alaska-Anchorage (31-1)	36	44	80

UC Riverside Highlanders
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Holmes	21	5-9	2-5	1-1	1	7	1	0	0	13
Roy	22	1-10	0-5	3-4	3	1	1	1	2	5
Rost	19	7-12	2-5	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	16
Ubaka	22	1-3	1-1	1-2	3	2	0	1	1	4
Washburn	22	8-11	0-0	0-2	7	0	0	0	1	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Krywonis	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	2
Sargent	11	4-8	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	10
Chambers	11	2-4	0-0	1-1	1	1	0	0	0	5
Walsh	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0
Billings	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Grafs	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Zaharias	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		29-59	7-22	6-10	23	17	2	3	8	71
TEAM TOTALS		29-59	7-22	6-10	23	17	2	3	8	71

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hale	23	5-7	1-2	0-0	1	4	3	0	4	11
Farley	24	3-6	2-5	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	8
Crandle	24	2-7	2-7	3-3	3	4	1	0	0	9
Wilkins	22	4-5	0-0	6-6	4	1	0	0	0	14
Fleming	22	8-13	0-0	2-2	11	2	1	2	3	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Carbaugh	6	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	4
Dillard	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luz	4	1-2	1-2	1-2	0	0	1	0	0	4
Grady	6	5-7	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	1	0	12
Crawford	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		30-50	6-16	14-15	24	13	8	3	7	80

Tovarich: Luckily it's that time of year where style points don't matter. It wasn't pretty, but we won. It'll need to be a lot better in 2 days against I assume Notre Dame, but an upset would be appreciated there.

Reporter: What are your thoughts on being a 4 seed?

Tovarich: I shouldn't probably be shocked, but I was irritated about that. If we're #1 in the RPI, then our SOS must be ok enough. I guess the RPI of our "conference" is holding us back. Then the pollsters rank us 6th, but we're essentially 13th from the committee? I think we would be the least talented team on the court in the 2nd round no matter what they seeded us though, so maybe we'll match up well with Notre Dame. It just would have been nice to be a 1 or a 2 and get to play all those losing teams who got in and we could've had a little easier time than we just did.

Reporter: Is Wilkins the designated FT shooter at the end of close games?

Tovarich: I couldn't remember if we even had one or not. We played so few close games this year. The big guys are the only ones who get to the line with anything resembling regularity, so they're the one I feel most comfortable with.

Reporter: What do you need to do better in the 2nd round?

Tovarich: Rebound, of course. -3 against Riverside is rough. We had 3 3's blocked. Crandle's windup can be slow I know, but we can't have that happen, and then we turned the ball over 7 times. That's really high for us. +1 in turnovers definitely is not going to be enough to get it down. Allowing almost 60% shooting won't get it done.

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NCAA Tournament Play-in
St. Francis PA 66 Winthrop 52

1st Round
East
#1 UNLV 95 #16 St. Francis PA 43
8 Vanderbilt 75 #9 Wake Forest 72
12 Kennesaw State 76 #35 Michigan 75 (OT)
#4 NC State 84 #13 Murray State 71

#11 Wisconsin 69 #6 Seton Hall 64
#3 Duke 95 #14 TXAM-CC 60
#7 Southern Mississippi 73 #10 Texas A&M 66
#2 Arizona 68 #15 Dartmouth 36

West
#1 Indiana 90 #16 Grambling 71
8 Washington 94 8 Temple 82
#5 Notre Dame 96 12 Georgia Southern 76
#4 Alaska-Anchorage 80 #13 Cal Riverside 71

#11 Pacific 59 #6 UCLA 54
#3 New Hampshire 70 #14 Howard 52
#7 Oklahoma 75 #10 South Carolina 64
#2 George Washington 84 #15 UMKC 49

South
#1 Louisiana State 104 #16 Campbell 71
8 Binghamton 75 #9 South Florida 51
#5 Xavier 90 12 Kansas State 54
#4 Gonzaga 83 #13 American 65

#11 Penn State 74 #6 San Francisco 70
#3 Oregon 90 #14 Montana 65
#10 Kansas 87 #7 Troy 78
#2 Florida State 73 #15 Western Michigan 66

Midwest
#1 USC 87 #16 Central Arkansas 57
#9 La Salle 81 8 Washington State 79
#5 Michigan State 112 #13 Wichita State 86
#4 Louisville 60 #13 Marquette 51

#6 Mississippi State 84 #11 Fresno State 82
#3 Utah State 77 #14 Sacred Heart 60
#7 Florida 80 #10 George Mason 65
#2 Connecticut 85 #15 Hofstra 79

[studbucket]

Let's hope the players step up for Notre Dame. I hope they don't have a pair of 7-footers in the frontcourt so you have some hope of rebounding balance.

[Tovarich]

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NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
SEFCU Arena
Albany, NY

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
Mar 17, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#5 Notre Dame (22-12)	39	34	73
#4 Alaska-Anchorage (32-1)	51	35	86

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Valavicius	25	8-12	3-5	0-0	0	7	0	0	3	19
Thomson	26	2-10	2-6	3-3	2	4	1	0	3	9
Bernard	19	11-15	4-7	0-0	3	2	1	0	2	26
Dukes, M	15	2-3	1-1	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	5
Falu	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	2	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Dukes, K	10	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	2	3	4
Nicholson	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Goodrich	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2
Crosswhite	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4
Daley	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0
Pleiness	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Zaharias	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-53	10-21	3-3	24	18	2	4	14	73
TEAM TOTALS		30-53	10-21	3-3	24	18	2	4	14	73

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hale	23	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	2	0	1	0
Farley	23	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	3
Crandle	23	6-12	3-7	1-2	2	2	3	0	0	16
Wilkins	20	11-15	0-0	8-8	6	1	1	0	0	30
Fleming	22	12-17	0-0	6-7	7	2	0	0	1	30
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Carbaugh	8	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	2
Dillard	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Luz	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Grady	6	2-4	0-0	1-1	2	0	2	0	0	5
Crawford	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		33-57	4-11	16-18	19	11	13	0	2	86

Tovarich: Great to make a sweet 16 for the first time in the program's history. I can't say much for our perimitor defense, but we took advantage where we had one. Wilkins was a foul magnet in the first half.

Reporter: How important was it to get their big guys in foul trouble early in the 1st half?

Tovarich: Big guys probably needs quotation marks. That's a surprisingly short team. No true C, just 3 PF's who are all 6'8". It didn't stop them from outrebounding us still, of course, but they had to play small ball and shoot a lot of 3's to compensate for their roster shortcomings. We were able to score at will in the paint those last 10 minutes of the first half. All the FT's helped too.

Reporter: How big was the size advantage in the turnover battle?

Tovarich: I'm not sure that had much to do with it. It was the guards turning it over all the time. We have no size advantage on the perimitor. Grady and Carbaugh got 2 steals each just because they caught some passes that we deflected on the way in.

Reporter: Coach Brey thinks the refs were biased with their 18-3 FT disparity.

Tovarich: Perhaps he shouldn't have full-court pressed then. We were aggressive against it and they settled for jumpshots, as they had to once they were in foul trouble. He perhaps should recruit a C.

Reporter: Do you have a preference between Indiana and Washington?

Tovarich: I'll take an 8 seed over a 1 any time, but we'll see. I'm sure they're both good. We've played enough top talent though that we feel confident we can play with anyone.

[Tovarich]

NCAA Tournament 2nd Round
#1 UNLV 85 8 Vanderbilt 65
#4 NC State 67 12 Kennesaw State 63
#3 Duke 88 #11 Wisconsin 52
#7 Southern Mississippi 79 #2 Arizona 74

#1 Indiana 78 8 Washington 76
#4 Alaska-Anchorage 86 #5 Notre Dame 73
#3 New Hampshire 65 #11 Pacific 55
#2 George Washington 91 #7 Oklahoma 55

8 Binghamton 73 #1 Louisiana State 71
#5 Xavier 96 #4 Gonzaga 63
#3 Oregon 78 #11 Penn State 53
#2 Florida State 88 #10 Kansas 64

#1 Southern Cal 75 #9 La Salle 50
#5 Michigan State 102 #4 Louisville 82
#6 Mississippi State 68 #3 Utah State 57
#2 Connecticut 103 #7 Florida 68

NIT 1st Round
VCU 73 Tennessee Tech 65
UMBC 66 UMass 49
Tennessee 81 Elon 63
Davidson 75 Portland State 59

Texas Southern 74 Rhode Island 68
Miami Florida 69 Northern Iowa 61
Nevada 69 Long Beach State 42
Stanford 95 NC Asheville 54

San Diego 80 Texas-Pan American 61
Cincinnati 94 Oakland 64
Providence 77 Louisiana Tech 64
Mississippi 80 Siena 58

Vermont 85 Wofford 74
Akron 76 Houston 67
North Texas 91 Ohio 57
Cal 78 South Dakota State 39

NIT 2nd Round
UMBC 79 VCU 51
Tennessee 95 Davidson 80

Miami Florida 88 Texas Southern 67
Stanford 78 Nevada 70

San Diego 74 Cincinnati 64
Providence 82 Mississippi 65

Akron 76 Vermont 53
North Texas 68 Cal 65

[Tovarich]

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NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Indiana Hoosiers
Mar 22, 2012	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#4 Alaska-Anchorage (33-1)	51	37	88
#1 Indiana (28-7)	49	28	77

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hale	25	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	4	0	0	2	2
Farley	25	7-13	5-9	1-1	0	1	2	0	1	20
Crandle	25	4-9	3-8	2-2	1	4	1	1	1	13
Wilkins	23	5-7	0-0	5-6	6	3	4	0	0	15
Fleming	23	10-13	0-0	3-4	8	3	0	2	0	23
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Carbaugh	5	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	6
Dillard	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luz	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Grady	5	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	6
Crawford	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		34-54	9-20	11-13	18	18	7	5	5	88

Indiana Hoosiers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Sherrill	20	3-8	1-3	2-2	1	6	0	0	1	9
Ramsey	22	2-6	1-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	5
Spooner	16	12-14	4-6	1-1	0	1	2	0	0	29
Neverett	21	5-6	1-2	0-0	6	2	1	1	1	11
Buchanan	24	4-8	0-1	0-0	2	4	0	0	3	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Osimani	14	3-5	1-2	0-0	0	4	0	0	1	7
Ngarndi	4	2-3	2-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	6
Grafs	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Wilder	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Siebrandt	12	1-3	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	2
Shumate	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Ewing	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-54	10-20	3-3	20	23	4	1	8	77

Tovarich: Sorry if you like defense. Neither team played a whole lot of that, until the last 3 1/2 minutes when we combined for a whole 2 points. I already knew we could play with anyone, but if the committee would like to figure it out now and apologize for making us a 4 seed, that's just a bonus.

Reporter: Is the seed a motivation for the team?

Tovarich: It sure as hell is for me. But just being in the Sweet 16 and now having a chance to go to a Final Four is enough on its own.

Reporter: What changes did you make on Spooner?

Tovarich: Jeez, he had 20 in the 1st half, and I told them to double team him every time he touched the ball, and it made no difference because he fired off a shot instantly every time. I'm not sure we ever executed the actual double team. I guess in the end, the only thing that stopped him was him sitting on the bench and only playing 16 minutes for reasons I can't comprehend. He'd have scored 40 easily.

Reporter: This team isn't tall either, just like Notre Dame. Was that a big advantage?

Tovarich: Not in rebounding of course. Nothing can help us there, but yeah, another roster with no C, just 2 PF's who are only 6'8". It's baffling roster construction. We scored well in the paint, we got to the line, at least compared to them a good amount.

Reporter: What if I told you before the season you'd be playing New Hampshire to go to the Final Four?

Tovarich: I'd have told you to get back in the looney bin and get back on your meds. Crazy, huh? And New Hampshire doesn't know it, but they're the team I've been getting worked up about being seeded higher than us. Their schedule doesn't compare to ours. Their talent isn't as good as ours and the committee always had them above us. They can't help it but I'm fired up to show the committee how bad of a job they did. Also, better New Hampshire than Duke or North Carolina or someone crazy elite. It's unbelievable to have such a small school with a Final Four on the line.

[Tovarich]

NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
#1 UNLV 80 #4 NC State 72
#3 Duke 68 #7 Southern Mississippi 53

#4 Alaska-Anchorage 88 #1 Indiana 77
#3 New Hampshire 70 #2 George Washington 62

8 Binghamton 73 #5 Xavier 69
#3 Oregon 96 #2 Florida State 79

#1 Southern Cal 85 #5 Michigan State 68
#2 Connecticut 106 #6 Mississippi State 87

NIT Quarterfinals
Tennessee 90 UMBC 84
Stanford 76 Miami Florida 56

Providence 78 San Diego 48
Akron 72 North Texas 66