Saturday’s 6-pack
— Knicks 93, Nets 92- Knicks have won 14 games in a row against the Nets.
— Pistons 115, Warriors 101- Jalen Duran scored 23 points for Detroit.
— Rockets 117, Hawks 95- Loss ends Atlanta’s 11-game winning streak.
— Celtics 117, Grizzlies 112- Celtics outscored Memphis 33-24 in 4th quarter
— Trail Blazers 108, Timberwolves 104- Jerami Grant hit 3-pointer with 0:22 left.
— Nuggets 121, Raptors 115- Denver is 8-8 since All-Star break.
Quotes of the Day
“Our team has had a heck of a journey. The quality of human beings that we have in our locker room, man, we’re everything that’s right about college athletics, in my opinion.”
Miami coach Travis Steele
Saturday’s quiz
Before the Giants moved to San Francisco in the 50’s, what ballpark did they call home in New York City?
Friday’s quiz
Stetson University’s sports teams are known as the Hatters.
Thursday’s quiz
Virginia/Purdue are the only #1-seeds who lost to a #16-seed in NCAA Tournament.
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First game of the day was the best game of the day.
Both teams made a 3-pointer in last 0:10 of regulation.
Oweh scored 35 points, hit game-tying 3 at buzzer in regulation.
Bad beat if you had Santa Clara, +3.5.
Kentucky advances to play Iowa State Sunday.
— Utah State 86, Villanova 76
Aggies were 28-36 on foul line, Villanova 6-13.
Villanova led by 10 points early in second half.
Aggies shot 74.3% inside the arc.
Good win for Mountain West; Utah State is their only team in NCAAs.
Villanova was 3-4 in last seven games, after a 21-5 start.
— UCLA 75, Central Florida 71
Bruins were +9 (17-8) in turnovers.
UCLA has won five of its last six games.
Central Florida was only 5-16 on foul line.
Knights had 53-41 edge on the boards.
UCLA plays UConn Sunday.
— Kansas 68, Cal Baptist 60
Kansas led by 26 early in second half.
Cal Baptist got within six points in last 2:00.
Darryn Peterson scored 28 points; no one else had more than 12.
Dominique Daniels scored 25 for Cal Baptist.
Teams combined to shoot 8-36 on the arc.
— Virginia 82, Wright State 73
Wright State led 43-38 at halftime.
Virginia shot 13-26 on arc, scored 1.26 ppp.
There were 58 2-point shots in this game, 57 3-point shots.
Jacari White scored 26 points in 24:00; he didn’t start.
Virginia plays Tennessee Sunday.
— Iowa 67, Clemson 61
Iowa never trailed, had 40-27 edge on boards.
Iowa star Stirtz played all 40:00, was only 4-17 from floor.
There were 50 2-point shots in this game, 51 3-point shots.
Clemson wound up going 4-7 in last 11 games, after a 20-4 start.
Hawkeyes play defending champ Florida Sunday.
— UConn 82, Furman 71
Tarris Reed had 31 points, 27 rebounds for UConn.
UConn shot 67.5% inside the arc.
Huskies led 40-36 at halftime.
Huskies scored 44-23 edge on the boards.
— Miami 80, Missouri 66
Hurricanes led 27-26 at halftime.
Mizzou led by a hoop with 7:50 left in the game.
Miami had 46-30 edge on the boards.
Hurricanes have won their last three first round games.
— Famous birthdays, March 21st
Tom Flores, 89
Manny Sanguillen, 82
Gary Oldman, 68
Matthew Broderick, 64
Shawon Dunston, 63
Tony Horne, 50
Adrain Peterson, 41
Carlos Carrasco, 39
Frankie Montas, 33
Ahkello Witherspoon, 31
Sebastian Joseph-Day, 31
Masyn Wynn, 24
— Alabama 90, Hofstra 70
Alabama shot 64.5% inside arc, scored 1.29 ppp.
Hofstra led by 10 midway thru the first half.
Two guys on Hofstra played all 40:00.
Labaron Philon scored 29 points, had 8 rebounds, 7 assists.
— Tennessee 78, Miami OH 56
Volunteers led 51-32 at halftime.
Tennessee shot 56.4% inside the arc.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 29 points, nine assists.
Miami’s great season ends at 32-2; quite a run.
— Texas Tech 91, Akron 71
Red Raiders led only 40-35 at halftime.
Tech shot 69.5% inside arc, scored 1.39 ppp.
Tech never trailed; they shot 11-20 on the arc.
Akron’s excellent season ends with a 29-6 record.
— St John’s 79, Northern Iowa 53
Red Storm never trailed, led 47-28 at halftime.
St John’s had 45-29 edge on the boards.
No one on St John’s scored more than 14 points.
St John’s-Kansas will be an interesting game Sunday.
— Arizona 92, LIU 58
Damn, there were some bad games Friday
Arizona led this game 53-29 at halftime.
Wildcats had a 52-32 edge on the boards.
— Iowa State 108, Tennessee State 74
Cyclones lost big man Jefferson (sprained ankle) very early in game
Iowa State shot 11-24 on arc, scored 1.38 ppp.
Cyclones led 55-29 at halftime.
Tennessee State has to be happy; this was their first NCAA game since 1994
— Purdue 104, Queens 71
Purdue shot 65.9% inside arc, scored scored 1.54 ppp.
Game was only 45-33 at halftime.
PG Braden Smith became NCAA’s all-time leading assist leader.
Queens made NCAAs in only their 4th year in Division I
— Florida 114, Prairie View 55
Florida led 60-21 at halftime.
Game was actually tied 15-15 at one point.
Florida plays Iowa in the second round Sunday.
— Knicks 93, Nets 92- Knicks have won 14 games in a row against the Nets.
— Pistons 115, Warriors 101- Jalen Duran scored 23 points for Detroit.
— Rockets 117, Hawks 95- Loss ends Atlanta’s 11-game winning streak.
— Celtics 117, Grizzlies 112- Celtics outscored Memphis 33-24 in 4th quarter
— Trail Blazers 108, Timberwolves 104- Jerami Grant hit 3-pointer with 0:22 left.
— Nuggets 121, Raptors 115- Denver is 8-8 since All-Star break.
Quotes of the Day
“Our team has had a heck of a journey. The quality of human beings that we have in our locker room, man, we’re everything that’s right about college athletics, in my opinion.”
Miami coach Travis Steele
Saturday’s quiz
Before the Giants moved to San Francisco in the 50’s, what ballpark did they call home in New York City?
Friday’s quiz
Stetson University’s sports teams are known as the Hatters.
Thursday’s quiz
Virginia/Purdue are the only #1-seeds who lost to a #16-seed in NCAA Tournament.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up the first round of the NCAA’s
— Kentucky 89, Santa Clara 84 OTFirst game of the day was the best game of the day.
Both teams made a 3-pointer in last 0:10 of regulation.
Oweh scored 35 points, hit game-tying 3 at buzzer in regulation.
Bad beat if you had Santa Clara, +3.5.
Kentucky advances to play Iowa State Sunday.
— Utah State 86, Villanova 76
Aggies were 28-36 on foul line, Villanova 6-13.
Villanova led by 10 points early in second half.
Aggies shot 74.3% inside the arc.
Good win for Mountain West; Utah State is their only team in NCAAs.
Villanova was 3-4 in last seven games, after a 21-5 start.
— UCLA 75, Central Florida 71
Bruins were +9 (17-8) in turnovers.
UCLA has won five of its last six games.
Central Florida was only 5-16 on foul line.
Knights had 53-41 edge on the boards.
UCLA plays UConn Sunday.
— Kansas 68, Cal Baptist 60
Kansas led by 26 early in second half.
Cal Baptist got within six points in last 2:00.
Darryn Peterson scored 28 points; no one else had more than 12.
Dominique Daniels scored 25 for Cal Baptist.
Teams combined to shoot 8-36 on the arc.
— Virginia 82, Wright State 73
Wright State led 43-38 at halftime.
Virginia shot 13-26 on arc, scored 1.26 ppp.
There were 58 2-point shots in this game, 57 3-point shots.
Jacari White scored 26 points in 24:00; he didn’t start.
Virginia plays Tennessee Sunday.
— Iowa 67, Clemson 61
Iowa never trailed, had 40-27 edge on boards.
Iowa star Stirtz played all 40:00, was only 4-17 from floor.
There were 50 2-point shots in this game, 51 3-point shots.
Clemson wound up going 4-7 in last 11 games, after a 20-4 start.
Hawkeyes play defending champ Florida Sunday.
— UConn 82, Furman 71
Tarris Reed had 31 points, 27 rebounds for UConn.
UConn shot 67.5% inside the arc.
Huskies led 40-36 at halftime.
Huskies scored 44-23 edge on the boards.
— Miami 80, Missouri 66
Hurricanes led 27-26 at halftime.
Mizzou led by a hoop with 7:50 left in the game.
Miami had 46-30 edge on the boards.
Hurricanes have won their last three first round games.
— Famous birthdays, March 21st
Tom Flores, 89
Manny Sanguillen, 82
Gary Oldman, 68
Matthew Broderick, 64
Shawon Dunston, 63
Tony Horne, 50
Adrain Peterson, 41
Carlos Carrasco, 39
Frankie Montas, 33
Ahkello Witherspoon, 31
Sebastian Joseph-Day, 31
Masyn Wynn, 24
— Alabama 90, Hofstra 70
Alabama shot 64.5% inside arc, scored 1.29 ppp.
Hofstra led by 10 midway thru the first half.
Two guys on Hofstra played all 40:00.
Labaron Philon scored 29 points, had 8 rebounds, 7 assists.
— Tennessee 78, Miami OH 56
Volunteers led 51-32 at halftime.
Tennessee shot 56.4% inside the arc.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 29 points, nine assists.
Miami’s great season ends at 32-2; quite a run.
— Texas Tech 91, Akron 71
Red Raiders led only 40-35 at halftime.
Tech shot 69.5% inside arc, scored 1.39 ppp.
Tech never trailed; they shot 11-20 on the arc.
Akron’s excellent season ends with a 29-6 record.
— St John’s 79, Northern Iowa 53
Red Storm never trailed, led 47-28 at halftime.
St John’s had 45-29 edge on the boards.
No one on St John’s scored more than 14 points.
St John’s-Kansas will be an interesting game Sunday.
— Arizona 92, LIU 58
Damn, there were some bad games Friday
Arizona led this game 53-29 at halftime.
Wildcats had a 52-32 edge on the boards.
— Iowa State 108, Tennessee State 74
Cyclones lost big man Jefferson (sprained ankle) very early in game
Iowa State shot 11-24 on arc, scored 1.38 ppp.
Cyclones led 55-29 at halftime.
Tennessee State has to be happy; this was their first NCAA game since 1994
— Purdue 104, Queens 71
Purdue shot 65.9% inside arc, scored scored 1.54 ppp.
Game was only 45-33 at halftime.
PG Braden Smith became NCAA’s all-time leading assist leader.
Queens made NCAAs in only their 4th year in Division I
— Florida 114, Prairie View 55
Florida led 60-21 at halftime.
Game was actually tied 15-15 at one point.
Florida plays Iowa in the second round Sunday.
