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Gophers Wind Up 14-0 At Home

Associated Press

Top 25

Sam Jacobson, slowed by a virus the past three games, scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 2 Minnesota rallied to beat Michigan State 81-74 Thursday night for its first perfect home record since 1948-49.

Courtney James added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Big Ten-champion Golden Gophers (27-2, 16-1), who won their 12th straight overall and finished the season 14-0 in Williams Arena. The Spartans fell to 15-11, 8-9.

(14) New Mexico 65, Hawaii 57

At Las Vegas, the Lobos (24-6) beat the Rainbows (20-7) in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.

(24) Georgia 75, LSU 54

At Memphis, Tenn., Dale Brown’s 25-year coaching career at LSU came to an end when the Bulldogs beat the Tigers in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Brown, 61, announced Jan. 2 that this would be his last year.

His LSU record was 447-301, including 10-20 this year - the Tigers’ third straight losing season.

(3) Utah 59, SMU 58

In another game at Las Vegas, Keith Van Horn tipped in an in-bounds lob pass at the buzzer, rallying the Utes (24-3) to a wild victory over the Mustangs (16-12) in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.

Temple 69, (11) Xavier 62 (OT)

At Philadelphia, freshman Lamont Barnes scored eight points to help the Owls take an early 22-6 lead and then scored eight more in overtime as Temple (19-9) beat the Musketeers (22-5) and advance to the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.

(19) St. Joseph’s 75, St. Bonaventure 59

Also at Philadelphia, their leading scorer went scoreless for most of the game and its top defensive player spent the second half on the bench, yet the Hawks (22-6) still routed the Bonnies (14-14) in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals.

North Carolina Charlotte 64, (20) Louisville 60

At St. Louis, the 49ers (20-7) beat the Cardinals (23-8), wiping out a 14-point deficit in the second half and hanging on for a victory in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament.

(21) Villanova 80, Syracuse 70

In New York, defensive specialist Chuck Kornegay scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds - 10 offensive - as the top-seeded Wildcats (22-8) overwhelmed the eighth-seeded Orange (19-12) with their size.