Friday, December 10, 2010

COLLEGE BASKETBALL - 30 YEAR TOURNAMENT - CHAMPION: 1988 OKLAHOMA SOONERS

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Opening Round Games
East Region - 2005 Washington 88 - 2000 Tennessee 78   Boxscore
(Nate Robinson scores 31 points to lead the Huskies to victory)
Midwest Region - 2002 Oregon 81 - 2006* Iowa 76   Boxscore
(Fred Jones scores 22, Luke Jackson adds 12 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists)
South Region - 2006* Boston College 65 - 2000* Auburn 46   Boxscore
(Craig Smith records a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds)
West Region - 2003* Notre Dame 66 - 2010 St. Mary's 58   Boxscore
(Matt Carroll's 25 points and 7 rebounds leads the way for the Irish)


First Round - East Region
1984 Georgetown 82 - 2005 Washington 73   Boxscore
(Patrick Ewing scores 15, David Wingate 13 to lead a balanced Hoya attack)
1981 Virginia 78 - 2004 Oklahoma State 64   Boxscore
(Ralph Sampson scores 23 points and grabs 18 rebounds, making 10-11 FG)
2009 Pittsburgh 89 - 1997 Arizona 78   Boxscore
(Dejuan Blair's 17 points and 13 rebounds lead Pittsburgh to the first upset of the tournament)
1996 Kentucky 93 - 2000* Purdue 72   Boxscore
(Antoine Walker's 19 and Tony Delk's 18 lead the way in the first round blowout)
2008 Memphis 70 - 2006 George Mason 61   Boxscore
(Chris Douglas-Roberts is the only Tiger in double figures with 22)
1987 Indiana 83 - 2009* Missouri 69   Boxscore
(Steve Alford pours in 22 making all four 3-pointers to pace the Hoosiers)
2006 LSU 90 - 1989 Seton Hall 87 OT    Boxscore
(Tyrus Thomas has 23 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks to outlast the Pirates in an OT thriller)
1982 North Carolina 69 - 2005* UW-Milwaukee* 57   Boxscore
(Sam Perkins has 24 points and 8 rebounds, freshman Michael Jordan adds 6 points and 9 boards)


First Round - Midwest Region
2000 Michigan State 78 - 2007* Vanderbilt 70   Boxscore
(Morris Peterson drops 19 points and adds 9 rebounds as the Spartans survive)
1996 Massachusetts 80 - 2010 West Virginia 65   Boxscore
(Donta Bright's 18 and Marcus Camby's 17 lead the Minutemen in a rout)
2010 Kansas State 85 - 1983 North Carolina State 70   Boxscore
(Denis Clemente and Jacob Pullen each have 20 points and 7 assists to spark the second 12/5 upset)
2002 Oregon 84 - 2003 Syracuse 73   Boxscore
(Luke Jackson tallies 31 points as the Ducks shock the Orange)
1984 Houston 79 - 2000 Wisconsin 60   Boxscore
(Michael Young scores 22, Akeem Olajuwon adds 20 points, 14 rebounds and 6 blocks for the Cougars)
1994 Arkansas 91 - 2001* Temple 69   Boxscore
(Scotty Thurman scors 20, Corliss Williamson 19 in a blowout of the Owls)
1998 Utah 91 - 1992 Cincinnati 86   Boxscore
(Andre Miller is 1 assist short of a triple-double as the Utes squeak past the Bearcats)
2008 Kansas 93 - 2005* Wake Forest 78   Boxscore
(Sherron Collins leads 6 Jayhawks in double figures with 20 as Kansas cruises)

First Round - South Region
2006 Gonzaga 93 - 1992 Duke 88   Boxscore
(The 16 seed takes down the #1 - Adam Morrison's 26 points lead the upset as Gonzaga wins the FT battle)
1998 Stanford 100 - 2003 Texas 59   Boxscore
(Blowout city as all 5 Stanford starters hit double figures led by Mark Madsen's 15)
2004 St. Joseph's 83 - 1985 Villanova 70   Boxscore
(Jameer Nelson leads the way in the upset of the ultimate Cinderella with 18 points)
1989 Michigan 94 - 2006 Boston College 88   Boxscore
(Glen Rice pumps in 30 as Michigan survives the pesky Eagles and Jared Dudley's 27)
2005 Illinois 83 - 1987 Providence 68   Boxscore
(Roger Powell Jr. steps up with 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Illini cruise into Round 2)
1999 Connecticut 86 - 2000 Iowa State 71  Boxscore
(Richard Hamilton lights it up for 30 points and adds 4 steals for the Huskies)
1990 Georgia Tech 81 - 2010 Butler 69   Boxscore
(Dennis Scott hits 6-9 threes on his way to 25 points to lead the Yellowjackets to victory)
2007 Florida 89 - 2010* Brigham Young 59   Boxscore
(Taurean Green hits all six 3's and scores 25, while Jimmer Fredette is held to 9 for the Cougars)

First Round - West Region
1990 UNLV 90 - 2003 Notre Dame 78   Boxscore
(Larry Johnson and Greg Anthony each tally 17 points as the Rebels avoid the upset)
1997 Minnesota 87 - 2003 Marquette 78   Boxscore
(Bobby Jackson totals 17 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals to offset Dwyane Wade's 24)
1988 Oklahoma 112 - 1993 Florida State 96   Boxscore
(Stacey King leads 6 Sooners in double figures as they win an old-fashioned shootout)
1986 Louisville 87 - 2001 USC 76   Boxscore
(Milt Wagner scores 21 and Pervis Ellison snares a double-double for the Cardinals)
2007 Ohio State 81 - 1996 Mississippi State 78   Boxscore
(Greg Oden hits for 12 points and 11 rebounds as 6 Buckeyes hit double figures)
2010 Baylor 93 - 2002 Maryland 89   Boxscore
(Tweety Carter and LaceDarius Dunn combine for 50 points and 11 threes as Baylor pulls the huge upset)
1985 St. John's 67 - 1983 Georgia 53   Boxscore
(Chris Mullin scores 21 points and adds 8 rebounds to lead the Redmen)
1995 UCLA 80 - 2008 Xavier 78   Boxscore
(Tyus Edney puts back an Ed O'Bannon miss at the buzzer to stun the Musketeers - if you think I made that up, check out the play-by-play by clicking that arrow under the second half score)

Second Round - East Region
1984 Georgetown 80 - 1981 Virginia 72   Boxscore
(Patrick Ewing scored 20 points to lead the Hoyas, who shot 57.7% to victory. Ralph Sampson has 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers in a losing effort)
2009 Pittsburgh 98 - 1996 Kentucky 89   Boxscore
(DeJuan Blair was a monster with 31 points and 16 rebounds as the #12 Panthers forged into the Sweet 16.  Sam Young added 28 points and 11 rebounds as Pitt will face Big East rival Georgetown in the next round)
2008 Memphis 85 - 1987 Indiana 77   Boxscore
(The sixth-seeded Tigers rode 19 points from Chris Douglas-Roberts and 15 from Derrick Rose to the upset of the Hoosiers.  Despite making just 14-29 FT's, Memphis forced 19 Indiana turnovers in advancing to the Sweet 16)
1982 North Carolina 68 - 2006 LSU 65   Boxscore
(Jimmy Black had 16 points and 9 assists as the Tar Heels squeaked by the Tigers.  Michael Jordan and James Worthy added 12 points apiece for North Carolina, while Darrel Mitchell led LSu with 21)


Second Round - Midwest Region
2000 Michigan State 78 - 1996 Massachusetts 76   Boxscore
(Charlie Bell scored 22 points, including the game-winning jumper with :59 seconds left as the top-seeded Spartans tipped the Minutemen.  Carmelo Travieso scored 21 in a losing effort for UMass who had all 5 starters in double figures)
2002 Oregon 83 - 2010 Kansas State 81  OT   Boxscore
(Luke Jackson's jumper with 2 seconds left in overtime sent the 13th seeded Ducks into the Sweet 16 with their third victory of the tournament.  Jackson scored 26 points, including 10 in the extra session to offset a 31 point effort from the Wildcats Jacob Pullen)
1994 Arkansas 91 - 1984 Houston 90  OT   Boxscore
(The Cougars missed two shots in the last 5 seconds of overtime after Greg Anderson missed a FT and the Razorbacks held on to advance.  Corliss Williamson lead Arkansas with 23 points and added 8 rebounds.  Akeem Olajuwon had 20 points, 14 rebounds and 8 blocks in the loss for Houston)
2008 Kansas 73 - 1998 Utah 68   Boxscore
(Mario Chalmers led 4 Jayhawks in double figures with 14 and Kansas held off the Utes to move on to the Sweet 16.  Andre Miller had 19 points and 6 assists for Utah, but the Utes were no match inside for the bigger Jayhawks)

South Region - Second Round
1998 Stanford 73 - 2006 Gonzaga 58   Boxscore
(The Stanford backcourt of Kris Weems and Arthur Lee combined for 33 points as Stanford ended the hopes of 16th seeded Gonzaga.  The Cardinal held the Zags to 37.3% shooting and outrebounded them 43-29 in the victory)
1989 Michigan 89 - 2004 St. Joseph's 74   Boxscore
(Trailing by 9 at halftime, Glen Rice would not allow the Wolverines to go quietly, scoring 20 of his 28 points in the second half as Michigan rallied past the Redhawks.  Delonte West led St. Joe's with 19, but Michigan shot a blistering 66% from the field for the game and advanced to the Sweet 16.)
2005 Illinois 72 - 1999 Connecticut 71   Boxscore
(Luther Head drilled a 3-pointer with 7 seconds left and Richard Hamilton missed on a 12 foot jumper as time expired sending the Illini to the round of 16.  Head and Deron Williams led Illinois with 17 apiece, while Hamilton and Khalid El-Amin combined to shoot 6-21 for the Huskies)
2007 Florida 84 - 1990 Georgia Tech 69   Boxscore
(Taurean Green continued his blistering tournament with 21 points to lead the Gators over the Yellowjackets.  Corey Brewer and Al Horford each added 17, while Kenny Anderson had 14 points, 11 assists and 5 steals for Tech)

West Region - Second Round
1990 UNLV 93 - 1997 Minnesota 91   Boxscore
(Down one, the Rebels turned to Larry Johnson and the future Grandma-ma knocked in a game-winning 3-pointer from the corner as time expired to send top-seeded UNLV on to the Sweet 16.  Johnson finished with 17 points and 18 rebounds.  Sam Jacobson appeared to be the hero hitting a go-ahead jumper with 5 seconds left before Johnson's heroics sent the Gophers home)
1988 Oklahoma 89 - 1986 Louisville 83   Boxscore
(Stacey King had 24 points and 7 blocks as the Sooners upset the #4 seeded Cardinals in round 2.  Mookie Blaylock added 16 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals as Oklahoma withstood a 23 point effort from Pervis Ellison)
2010 Baylor 76 - 2007 Ohio State 67   Boxscore
(LaceDarius Dunn hit 6 three-pointers on his way to 24 points as the #14 seeded Bears pulled off their second upset of the tournament.  Ekpe Udoh had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks as Baylor held Ohio State to 39% shooting in the stunner)
1995 UCLA 99 - 1985 St. John's 87   Boxscore
(Five UCLA players hit double figures as the Bruins avoided needing another buzzer in defeating the Redmen.  Tyus Edney and George Zidek paced UCLA with 17 points each, while Chris Mullin led St. John's with 25)

East Region Semifinals
2009 Pittsburgh 79 - 1984 Georgetown 74   Boxscore
(Levance Fields led five Panthers in double figures with 19 points and the upstart Panthers pulled the huge upset and eliminated the top-seeded Hoyas.  Sam Young added 14 points and DeJuan Blair contniued his monster tournament with 12 points and 12 rebounds as Pitt advanced to the East Region Final.  Patrick Ewing had 14 points for Georgetown but the Hoyas blew a 5 point halftime lead and were eliminated)
1982 North Carolina 80 - 2008 Memphis 72   Boxscore
(Matt Doherty hit 8 of 9 shots from the field for 20 points and the second-seeded Tar Heels advanced to the East Region Final against Pittsburgh.  James Worthy had 20 points 5 rebounds and 6 assists, while Michael Jordan chipped in 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for North Carolina.  Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts led Memphis with 14 points apiece in the losing effort)

Midwest Region Semifinals
2000 Michigan State 86 - 2002 Oregon 76   Boxscore
(Mateen Cleaves had 24 points and 7 assists and the top-seeded Spartans dispatched the Ducks and ended Oregon's surprising run.  The "Flintstones" combined for 55 points as Morris Peterson and Charlie Bell added 16 and 15 points apiece for Michigan State who moves on to the Midwest Region Final.  Luke Jackson's superb tournament ended with 13 points)
2008 Kansas 82 - 1994 Arkansas 72   Boxscore
(Corliss Williamson burned the Jayhawks for 27 points but got no help and the Razorbacks were eliminated.  Arkansas players not named Corliss combined for only 13-53 shooting and Kansas used a balanced attack to move on to the Midwest Region Final against Michigan State.  Darrell Arthur had 19 points and Sasha Kaun 14 to lead the way for the #2 seed)

South Region Semifinals
1989 Michigan 83  -1998 Stanford 77   Boxscore
(Glen Rice was held to 15 points, but Rumeal Robinson and Terry Mills combined to hit 11 of 14 shots for 30 points to lead the fourth-seeded Wolverines into the South Region Finals.  Arhtur Lee and Kris Weems combined for 35 points to once again lead the Cardinals, but Michigan shot 53.6% and Stanford was unable to keep pace)
2005 Illinois 104 - 2007 Florida 93 OT   Boxscore
(Dee Brown scored 8 of his 29 points and Luther Head 7 of his 27 in the extra period as the sixth-seed Illini took the chomp out of the second-seeded Gators.  Joakim Noah hit a spectacular buzzer-beater to send the game into overtime, but Brown and Head took over for Illinois.  Al Horford had 19 points and 12 rebounds in a losing effort for Florida, while Noah added 16 points)

West Region Semifinals
1988 Oklahoma 115 - 1990 UNLV 106   Boxscore
(The scoreboard operator was busy and the #5 seeded Sooners got busy eliminating the top-seeded Running Rebels.  Stacey King led 6 Sooners in double figures with 23 points and added 10 rebounds and Oklahoma shot over 57% in the win.  Mookie Blaylock had 17 points and 8 assists for the Sooners, who used a 63 point first half to establish the tempo.  Greg Anthony had 32 points in a losing effort for UNLV)
1995 UCLA 95 - 2010 Baylor 74   Boxscore
(Tyus Edney had 21 points and the Bruins halted the surprising run of the Bears.  Toby Bailey added 20 and the O'Bannon brothers contributed 15 points each as UCLA advanced to the West Region Final against Oklahoma.  LaceDarius Dunn had 21 points for Baylor as the #14 seed could not pull-off a third upset in the tournament)


EAST REGION FINAL
1982 North Carolina 88 - 2009 Pittsburgh 83   Boxscore
(All five North Carolina starters hit for double figures and the Tar Heels shot 65% to nip the Panthers and advance to the Final Four.  Michael Jordan led the Tar Heels with 18 points and Sam Perkins had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the #2 seed.  Pittsburgh shot 56% from the floor and was paced by 20 points from Sam Young, but the Panthers were outrebounded 34 to 21 and could not get back in the game after 2 Jordan free throws broke a 71-71 tie.)

MIDWEST REGION FINAL
2008 Kansas 81 - 2000 Michigan State 70   Boxscore
(Sherron Collins, Darnell Jackson and Sasha Kaun each scored 12 points and the second-seeded Jayhawks upset the top seeded Spartans and will meet North Carolina in the Final Four.  Collins hit a pair of 3-pointers to start a 17-3 run that gave Kansas a 71-55 lead after the game was tied at halftime.  Andre Hutson had 13 points to lead Michigan State)

SOUTH REGION FINAL
2005 Illinois 92 - 1989 Michigan 88   Boxscore
(Luther Head erupted for 26 points, hitting 4 of 5 three-pointers and adding 5 steals as Illinois outlasted Michigan to crash the Final Four as a non-champion.  Deron Williams had 15 points and 7 assists as the Illini had five players in double figures.  Glen Rice had 19 points and Loy Vaught 18 for the Wolverines, who were done in by 18 turnovers)

WEST REGION FINAL
1988 Oklahoma 112 - 1995 UCLA 108   Boxscore
(Teams continue to try to run with the Sooners and it has yet to be successful.  Stacey King had 26 points and 6 Sooners hit double figures as Oklahoma upset UCLA and will battle Illinois in the Final Four in a battle of former runner-ups.  Oklahoma blew an 18 point second half lead as UCLA roared back to tie the game at 98.  Harvey Grant, who finished with 17 points, hit a floater to give Oklahoma the lead back for good at 100-98.  Tyus Edney had 22 and Charles O'Bannon 21 for the Bruins.)

FINAL FOUR
1982 North Carolina 65 - 2008 Kansas 62   Boxscore
(James Worthy scored 19 points and Sam Perkins 14 as the Tar Heels let a 24-point lead dwindle to one before holding on and advancing to the Championship Game.  North Carolina started the second half on a 15-4 run to extend their lead to 51-27 before the Jayhawks clawed back to 63-62 with a second remaining.  Brandon Rush had 20 points for Kansas, while Sherron Collins was the only other Jayhawk in double figures with 12.  Michael Jordan 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Carolina.)

1988 Oklahoma 101 - 2005 Illinois 78   Boxscore
(Stacey King continued his run for tournament MVP with 20 points and Mookie Blaylock added 17 points, 6 assists and 6 steals as the Sooners ran past the Illini and into the Championship Game against North Carolina.  Harvey Grant had 12 points and 15 rebounds as Oklahoma held a 41-30 advantage on the boards and forced the experienced Illinois team into 17 turnovers.  Roger Powell Jr. led the Illini with 20 points, but the triumvirate of Dee Brown, Deron Williams and Luther Head combined for just 35 points and 8 of the aforementioned turnovers.)

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
1998 Oklahoma 89 - 1982 North Carolina 77   Boxscore
(Mookie Blaylock and Ricky Grace tallied 16 points and 7 assist apiece as the Sooners completed their improbable run with a Championship by defeating the Tar Heels.  The triumvirate of Sam Perkins, Michael Jordan and James Worthy has 20, 17 and 15 points respectively for North Carolina, who led by 3 at halftime but could not overcome 19 turnovers.  Stacey King had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks and was the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.  The Sooners, runner-up in 1988 to Danny and the Miracles, defeated four former champions (Louisville, UNLV, UCLA, and North Carolina) en route to the 30 Year College Basketball Championship.)

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