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Stanford Outlasts Charlotte 70-68, Saves Pac10 Face

Associated Press

Stanford helped soothe the bruised pride of the Pac-10 Conference, and in the process, ended a 53-year-old NCAA dry spell.

The Cardinal’s 70-68 win Friday over North Carolina Charlotte not only put Stanford into the second round of the NCAA tournament’s East Regional Sunday against Massachusetts, but it was also Stanford’s first win in the NCAAs since winning it all in 1942.

Stanford players seemed more excited about having won one for the Pac-10, which had lost both Oregon and Arizona in first-round upsets.

“We knew that we had to go out and show that the Pac-10 is tough,” said Stanford guard Brevin Knight, who scored 13 points and set up the winning basket. “Arizona and Oregon played good teams and they happened to lose. But we’re going to try to keep the Pac-10 alive as long as possible.”

While UNCC had success all game by pounding the basketball down low to Jarvis Lang, who finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds, it suddenly started hoisting jump shots as Stanford caught up and went ahead down the stretch.

Stanford 70, NC-Charlotte 68

STANFORD (20-8)

Poppink 2-6 4-4 9, Allaway 1-3 3-5 5, Young 6-14 2-2 14, Knight 3-8 5-6 13, Cross 6-12 0-0 17, Lammersen 2-2 3-4 7, Harbour 2-5 1-2 5, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Gravely 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 18-23 70.

NC CHARLOTTE (19-9)

Lang 7-15 7-8 21, Kummer 3-8 2-2 8, Parker 4-10 2-4 10, Patterson 0-3 0-0 0, James 0-5 0-0 0, Downs 2-10 0-0 5, Howard 5-10 4-4 17, Johnson 2-6 3-3 7. Totals 23-67 18-21 68.

Halftime-Stanford 30, N.C. Charlotte 26. 3-Point goals-Stanford 8-15 (Cross 5-11, Knight 2-2, Poppink 1-1, Harbour 0-1), N.C. Charlotte 4-20 (Howard 3-7, Downs 1-7, Kummer 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Lang 0-2, James 0-2). Fouled out- Allaway, Young, Howard. Rebounds-Stanford 34 (Young, Harbour 8), N.C. Charlotte 42 (Lang 15). Assists-Stanford 10 (Knight 6), N.C. Charlotte 9 (Howard 3). Total fouls-Stanford 23, N.C. Charlotte 20. A-15,100.

UMass 68, St. Peter’s 51

Marcus Camby scored 25 points and the Minutemen held the Peacocks without a field goal over the final 11 minutes.

ST. PETER’S (19-11)

Arrosa 7-15 0-1 14, Segar 1-2 0-0 2, de Voogd 4-8 0-0 8, Frensley 3-7 2-2 9, Holmes 4-14, 5-5 13, Jones 0-2 0-1 0, Griffith 2-2 0-0 5, Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Chaplin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-54 7-9 51.

MASSACHUSETTS (27-4)

Roe 6-9 4-5 16, Dingle 2-3 0-0 4, Camby 11-20 3-3 25, Padilla 2-7 0-0 4, Kellogg 1-5 1-2 4, Bright 4-9 1-2 10, Weeks 2-4 0-0 4, Travieso 0-2 1-2 1, Norville 0-0 0-0 0, Nunez 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-60 10-14 68.

Halftime-Massachusetts 33, St. Peter’s 27. 3-Point goals-St. Peter’s 2-5 (Griffith 1-1, Frensley 1-2, Holmes 0-2), UMass 2-11 (Bright 1-1, Kellogg 1-5, Travieso 0-2, Padilla 0-3). Fouled out-Segar. Rebounds-St. Peter’s 36 (Arrosa 9), UMass 31 (Camby 7). Assists-St. Peter’s 10 (Griffith 3), UMass 7 (Bright 2). Total fouls-St. Peter’s 15, UMass 14. A-15,100.

Old Dominion 89, Villanova 81 (3OT)

Petey Sessoms scored seven of his 35 points in the third overtime and 14th-seeded Old Dominion persevered in one of the longest games in tournament history.

OLD DOMINION (21-11)

Sessoms 10-25 11-12 35, Mullen 6-14 4-8 16, Harvey 4-6 1-2 9, Dunlap 0-2 3-4 3, Jones 6-18 3-4 19, Samuels 1-4 0-0 2, Sherod 1-2 3-4 5, D.Parker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-71 25-34 89.

VILLANOVA (22-8)Kornegay 4-12 3-4 11, Eberz 0-5 2-5 2, Lawson 7-14 4-6 18, Haynes 5-13 4-6 15, Kittles 9-20 2-3 22, Williams 5-10 3-4 13, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Penn 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-76 18-28 81.

Halftime-ODU 29, Villanova 24. Regulation-ODU 58, Villanova 58. First Overtime-ODU 67, Villanova 67. Second Overtime-ODU 72, Villanova 72. 3-Point goals-ODU 8-26 (Sessoms 4-12, Jones 4-10, Mullen 0-1, Dunlap 0-1, Samuels 0-2), Villanova 3-21 (Kittles 2-7, Haynes 1-7, Penn 0-1, Williams 0-2, Eberz 0-4). Fouled out-Jones, Lawson, Williams. Rebounds-ODU 48 (Mullen 10), Villanova 46 (Lawson 17). Assists-ODU 15 (Dunlap 7), Villanova 16 (Haynes 5). Total fouls-ODU 21, Villanova 24. A-15,100.

Tulsa 68, Illinois 62

Pooh Williamson completed a four-point play with 43.5 seconds left to lead the Golden Hurricane to a dramatic win over the Illini.

ILLINOIS (19-12)

Bennett 3-7 0-0 6, Hester 4-9 0-0 8, Clark 4-13 5-7 13, Garris 8-13 6-10 24, Keene 2-10 3-4 8, Gee 0-1 1-2 1, Turner 0-2 0-0 0, Notree 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-56 15-23 62.

TULSA (23-7)

Poindexter 3-6 7-8 13, Johnson 3-6 2-2 8, Rollo 2-2 0-4 4, Williamson 5-10 1-1 13, Seals 7-14 3-4 22, Love 1-7 2-2 4, Maldonado 1-2 0-0 2, Grawer 0-0 0-0 0, Hernadi 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-49 15-21 68.

Halftime-Illinois 34, Tulsa 27. 3-Point goals-Illinois 3-15 (Garris 2-6, Keene 1-5, Turner 0-1, Hester 0-3), Tulsa 7-18 (Seals 5-9, Williamson 2-3, Johnson 0-1, Love 0-5). Fouled out-Johnson. Rebounds-Illinois 36 (Clark 12), Tulsa 30 (Poindexter 12). Assists-Illinois 7 (Hester, Keene 2), Tulsa 14 (Williamson 4). Total fouls-Illinois 17, Tulsa 17. A-15,100.

xxxx East Regional Friday’s games Stanford 70, North Carolina Charlotte 68 UMass 68, St. Peter’s 51 Old Dominion 89, Villanova 81 (3OT) Tulsa 68, Illinois 62 Today’s games Alabama (23-9) vs. Oklahoma State (24-9) Wake Forest (25-5) vs. Saint Louis (23-7)