NCAA Tournament Highlights: Day 3

Villanova 89, UCLA 69

Dante Cunningham scored 18 points Saturday, helping Villanova reach the round of 16 for the fourth time in five years.

Villanova 89, UCLA 69

'Nova spent the first half intimidating the Bruins and burying 3's in the second.

Memphis 89, Maryland 70

Bouncing back from a first-round malaise that might have sunk them if not for Sallie's record-setting shooting, Memphis hit a sizzling 70 percent in the first half Saturday and rolled past Maryland

Memphis 89, Maryland 70

The Tigers looked and felt like the team that rode a 25-game winning streak into the tournament they nearly won a year ago.

UConn 92, Texas A&M 66

A.J. Price (12) scored 27 points, Jeff Adrien had 23 and Connecticut dominated Texas A&M from the opening tip.

UConn 92, Texas A&M 66

The top-seeded Huskies will play Purdue in the West Region semifinals.

Purdue 76, Washington 74

JaJuan Johnson scored 22 points and had two huge blocks in the final minute as fifth-seeded Purdue held off a frantic charge to beat the fourth-seeded Huskies.

Purdue 76, Washington 74

The Big Ten tournament champions led the entire game, but nearly blew a 14-point lead to the desperate, determined Huskies.

North Carolina 84, LSU 70

Ty Lawson scored 21 of his 23 points after halftime, and his three-point play sparked the decisive second-half run as North Carolina held off LSU.

North Carolina 84, LSU 70

North Carolina shot 54 percent for the game, but also helped itself by dominating the boards for the final 13 1/2 minutes.

Oklahoma 73, Michigan 63

Blake Griffin tallied 33 points and 14 boards against Michigan's 1-3-1 zone trap.

Oklahoma 73, Michigan 63

Bulling through double teams and soaring in for vicious dunks, Griffin powered Oklahoma over Michigan.

Gonzaga 83, Western Kentucky 81

Freshman Demetri Goodson connected on this short runner with 0.9 seconds left as Gonzaga secured a sport in the Sweet 16.

Gonzaga 83, Western Kentucky 81

Gonzaga advanced to the South Region semifinals to play top-seeded North Carolina on Friday.

Duke 74, Texas 69

Gerald Henderson finally will find out what the second weekend of the NCAA tournament is like. He scored 24 points and hit three free throws in the final minute to help Duke beat Texas.

Duke 74, Texas 69

Duke is one of only two ACC teams still playing.

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