NCAA Tournament: Regionals Day 1

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Mar 29, 2010

NCAA Tournament: Regionals Day 1

Butler 63, Syracuse 59

Butler's Shelvin Mack (No. 1) finished with 14 points and six rebounds, much to the chagrin of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim.

Butler 63, Syracuse 59

Junior Matt Howard (No. 54) grabbed eight rounds, including four on the offensive end, as Butler started the game with a 12-1 run and finished it with a 13-5 scoring spurt.

Butler 63, Syracuse 59

Gordon Hayward (No. 20) scored a team-high 17 points for Butler, which is now one win from going home to Indianapolis for the school's first Final Four.

West Virginia 69, Washington 56

Kevin Jones finished with 18 points to lead three in double figures for the second-seeded Mountaineers. Jones also had a team-high eight rebounds.

West Virginia 69, Washington 56

Junior Justin Holliday finished with a team-high 14 points for the 11th-seeded Huskies, who were at a disadvantage after leading scorer Quincy Pondexter picked up his third foul with 4:27 left in the first half. Pondexter didn't score his first basket until 2:30 into the second half, and finished with seven points.

Kentucky 62, Cornell 45

Kentucky's Darius Miller (No. 1) and John Wall (No. 11) put the clamps on Cornell's Ryan Wittman in the first half after the Big Red jumped out to a 10-2 lead. UK outscored Cornell 30-6 to take a 32-16 halftime advantage.

Kentucky 62, Cornell 45

John Wall (right) finished with eight points, seven rebounds and eight assists as high-flying Kenutcky advanced to face West Virginia Saturday in the regional final.

K-State 101, Xavier 96 (2OT)

In a game as tightly contested as this rebound, Jacob Pullen connected on a 3-pointer with 31.2 seconds left in the second overtime to lift Kansas State into the regional final. Pullen led the Wildcats with 28 points, including eight in the second overtime.

K-State 101, Xavier 96 (2OT)

Denis Clemente scored 28 points, including two crucial three-pointers, for the second-seeded Wildcats, who will face fifth-seeded Butler Saturday in the regional final.