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Spurs score 147 in rout of Warriors

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:31:18 GMT

Richard Jefferson added 21 points and Tim Duncan had 17, six rebounds and five assists for the Spurs, who recorded their biggest point total since beating Denver, 161-153, on November 7, 1990.

Malik Hairston had a career-best 16, and Matt Bonner and DeJuan Blair chipped in 14 each, all off the bench, as the Spurs won for the fifth time in six tries.

Pierce carries Celtics past Rockets

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:12:01 GMT

Ray Allen added 19 points and six assists for the Celtics, who have won three in a row and are tied with the Hawks for the third spot in the Eastern Conference standings.

Kevin Garnett chipped in 15 points and eight rebounds for Boston, which improved to 23-12 on the road this season.

Johnson beats the buzzer as Hawks edge Bobcats in OT

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:31:08 GMT

Johnson ended with 18 points for the Hawks, who have won four of five. Josh Smith donated 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Jamal Crawford chipped in 16 points to help Atlanta claim its fifth straight home victory.

Raymond Felton finished with 25 points for the Bobcats, who have still won seven of nine despite the loss. Gerald Wallace, who had missed the last three games with an ankle injury, tallied 20 points and 16 boards.

Douglas rallies short-handed Knicks over Sixers

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:23:26 GMT

Danilo Gallinari led all scorers with 25 points and had seven rebounds for the Knicks, who have won two of their last three games.

Bill Walker added 15 off the bench as the Knicks beat the Sixers for the second time in a week. Al Harrington contributed 11 points and 13 rebounds for New York, which won despite David Lee (knee tendinitis) missing his first game of the season.

Granger, Pacers hold off Pistons

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:04:28 GMT

Granger, who sat out Wednesday's loss to the Cavaliers after taking an elbow to the cheek a night earlier, helped the Pacers beat the Pistons for a fifth straight game.

Troy Murphy donated 20 points and eight rebounds, while Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush chipped in 15 points apiece for the victors.

Yellow Jackets hold off Oklahoma State

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:58:02 GMT

Gani Lawal had 14 points and six rebounds and Derrick Favors added 12 and nine boards for the Yellow Jackets (23-12), who advanced to the second round and will face the winner of the UCSB/Ohio State game.

Georgia Tech improved to 23-15 in this event thanks to 24-of-25 shooting from the free throw line. This is its first appearance in the tourney since 2007.

Gonzaga builds big lead, holds off FSU to advance

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:53:06 GMT

Steven Gray added 15 points for the eighth-seeded Bulldogs (27-6), who are making their 12th straight appearance in this event and will play the winner of the Vermont/Syracuse battle in the second round of the West Regional.

Robert Sacre and Elias Harris each scored 13 points and had a hand in the Zags' shooting 50 percent from the floor.

Top-seeded Duke runs past Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:44:46 GMT

Winners of the ACC regular season and tournament championships, the Blue Devils (30-5) will play either California or Louisville on Sunday.

Making their 15th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, the Blue Devils also received 13 points from Jon Scheyer and 12 from Lance Thomas. Nolan Smith scored 10 to go with five assists.

Durant, Thunder crush Raptors

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:34:46 GMT

Jeff Green added 25 points and seven rebounds for the Thunder, who have won six of seven overall.

Kyle Weaver chipped in 12 points off the bench, and Russell Westbrook logged 11 points and 10 assists in the lopsided victory.

Bulls' Deng out 2-to-3 weeks with strained calf

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:20:23 GMT

An MRI revealed an increased amount of fluid in Deng's calf, and the team has opted to rest the 24-year-old to decrease the inflammation.

Deng, who is averaging 18.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game this year, has not played since March 9th against Utah, the fifth loss in Chicago's current nine-game slide.

Pistons' Stuckey returns to lineup

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:04:20 GMT

Stuckey had missed the last six games after collapsing on the bench during a March 5 game at Cleveland. He was taken away on a stretcher and then spent time in a hospital, but tests for any possible life-threatening condition have reportedly come back negative.

Ben Wallace also made his return on Friday. Wallace hadn't played in the last eight games due to a sore right knee.

Middleton, Texas A&M take care of Utah State

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:02:56 GMT

David Loubeau chipped in 12 points and six rebounds for Texas A&M (24-9), which shot 49.0 percent from the field to advance to Sunday's game against Purdue, a 72-64 winner over Siena earlier on Friday.

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Purdue holds off Siena

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:55:26 GMT

E'Twaun Moore chipped in 12 points, six boards and four assists for the Boilermakers (28-5), whose 20-3 run to start the second half proved just enough to advance to Sunday's game against Texas A&M, a 69-53 winner over Utah State at Spokane Memorial Arena.

Keaton Grant scored all 11 of his points during that game-altering spurt for fourth-seeded Purdue, which saw its 15-point lead with six minutes remaining shrink to three before it sealed the game at the free throw line.

Ramsey, English help Missouri get past Clemson

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:25:06 GMT

English made four three-pointers and Ramsey pulled down eight rebounds for Missouri (23-10), which had lost two straight games and three of four coming into the tourney. Laurence Bowers donated 15 points.

Missouri, the 10th seed in the East Region, will next play second-seeded West Virginia, which handled 15th-seeded Morgan State, 77-50, earlier on Friday.

Leuer's late bucket helps Wisconsin survive Wofford

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:16:50 GMT

Leuer finished with game-best 20 points and eight rebounds for the fourth- seeded Badgers (24-8), who will next face 12th-seeded Cornell in the second round on Sunday.

Wisconsin senior Trevon Hughes scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half.

Wizards sign Livingston through rest of season

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:41:01 GMT

Livingston has appeared in 10 games for the Wizards after signing a pair of 10-day contracts with the club. He has put up 4.9 points and 3.3 assists in 15.5 minutes per contest.

Injuries have derailed the 24-year-old's once promising career.

Cornell trips Temple for Ivy League's first NCAA win in 12 years

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:21:21 GMT

Dale posted 21 points, hitting 3-of-7 from three-point range, and Wittman scored 20 points after connecting on 4-of-6 from behind the arc. The 12th- seeded Big Red, this year's Ivy League champions, hit 39.1 percent of their three-pointers as a team and shot 56.3 percent from the floor overall in winning for the first time in six all-time NCAA Tournament games.

Cornell (28-4) also become the first Ivy League school to claim victory in the tournament since Princeton's first-round defeat of UNLV in 1998.

Crawford carries Xavier over Minnesota

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:09:34 GMT

Crawford sank five three-pointers and shot 11-of-21 overall for the Musketeers (25-8), who are seeded sixth in the West Region and will next face either third-seeded Pittsburgh or No. 14 seed Oakland.

Jamel McLean added 14 rebounds and seven points for Xavier, which is in the tourney for the fifth consecutive year and advanced to the second round for the fourth straight season.

West Virginia starts slow, finishes strong in rout of Morgan State

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:27:42 GMT

Da'Sean Butler added nine points for the Mountaineers (28-6), who fell behind 10-0 but regrouped to notch their seventh straight win. West Virginia, seeded second in the East Region, will next face the winner between Clemson and Missouri on Sunday in the second round.

Reggie Holmes scored 12 points and Kevin Thompson added 11 for Morgan State (27-10), which had a seven-game winning streak stopped.

Spurs strive for another home win over Warriors

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:18:07 GMT

San Antonio is aiming for its second straight season-series sweep of the Warriors and has won the first two matchups against them in 2009-10. The Spurs are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Golden State, which has fallen in its last 23 trips to the Alamo City.

The Spurs haven't lost to Golden State at home since drafting future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan with the No. 1 overall pick in 1997. They are 24-10 at the AT&T Center this season and hope a return home will get them back into the win column. San Antonio split a two-game set in Florida, first beating the Miami Heat on Tuesday before losing at Orlando by a 110-84 score the following night.

Rockets to host Celtics in important late-season tilt

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:16:40 GMT

Boston is tied with Atlanta for the third seed in the Eastern Conference, while the Rockets sit 4 1/2 games off the eighth and final postseason berth in the West. The Rockets have helped themselves with a season-high four-game winning streak and will try to close out a perfect four-game homestand Friday.

Houston kept its foot on the proverbial gas pedal with Wednesday's 107-94 victory versus the Memphis Grizzlies, as Aaron Brooks led all scorers with 31 points and made all seven of his three-point attempts to lead the charge. Brooks set the Rockets' single-game record for most three-pointers made without a miss.

Cavs try to keep rolling in bout with slumping Bulls

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:14:37 GMT

The Cavaliers are 5 1/2 games ahead of Orlando for the top seed in the conference and have ripped off five straight victories, including Wednesday's 99-94 triumph versus the Central-rival Indiana Pacers at Quicken Loans Arena. NBA leading scorer LeBron James nearly had his second straight triple-double, finishing with 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, while Antawn Jamison added 17 points and nine rebounds in Cleveland's 24th win in 28 tries.

"Any time you can put a banner up for this franchise, it's great," said James, who surpassed Magic Johnson to become only the third player in league history to have 49 or more games with 30-plus points, eight-plus rebou

Bobcats continue playoff push with visit to Hawks

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:12:52 GMT

Charlotte is sixth in the conference standings, just a game in front of Miami, and sits 1 1/2 games in back of Milwaukee for the fifth seed.

The Bobcats, which have never reached the playoffs in their existence, are 7-1 in their last eight contests. In Wednesday's 100-92 home triumph over the Oklahoma City Thunder, Stephen Jackson posted 20 points, five assists and added five rebounds to lead the way. Jackson is ranked fifth in steals, sixth in minutes played, tied for 12th in scoring and tied for 35th in assists this season.

Roberts out at St. John's

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:50:13 GMT

Roberts had a record of 81-101 at St. John's, taking over a program under NCAA probation in 2004-05, and this year's squad posted the most wins in his tenure with a mark of 17-16. The Red Storm upended Connecticut in the first round of the Big East Tournament, then dropped a two-point decision to Marquette in the second round.

St. John's was selected for the National Invitation Tournament and suffered a 73-71 loss to Memphis in the first round on Wednesday to conclude the season.

Bucks try to get back on track in Sacramento

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:48:14 GMT

Chris Kaman scored 20 points on Wednesday night as the Clippers surged in the fourth quarter to snap an eight-game skid with a surprising 101-93 win over the Bucks.

Brandon Jennings scored 21 and John Salmons had 20 points for the Bucks, who lost for the first time in seven games but continued to hold onto the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture.