The Greatest NCAA Tournament That Never Was–Wednesday, March 18

Friars Hot Three-Point Shooting Leads To Victory

1973 Providence	79
2008 Memphis	75

Unassociated Press:  The 1973 Providence Friars connected on 11 three-point shots and held off a furious Tiger Rally to beat 2008 Memphis 79-75.

Ernie DiGregorio and Kevin Stacom combined for nine of the Friars’ 11 three-pointers, while Marvin Barnes dominated inside with 17 rebounds.

Down 73-59 with five minutes to play, Memphis held Providence scoreless for three minutes while scoring 13 consecutive points and connecting on six of nine shots to cut the lead to a point at 73-72.  Consecutive baskets by Barnes and Nehru King built the lead back to five points wiht one minute remaining.

Providence advances to the Midwest Region as the Number 16 seed and will face top-seed 1968 UCLA on Friday.

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Providence	41	38	79
Memphis	32	43	75

Boxscore
Providence	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Marvin Barnes	C	7	12	0	0	2	5	4	13	17	0	0	4	3	3	16
Frank Costello	F	3	6	0	0	0	0	2	7	9	1	0	1	2	3	6
Nehru King	F	3	8	2	7	0	0	1	4	5	2	0	0	2	1	8
Kevin Stacom	G	6	11	4	7	3	4	1	1	2	5	2	0	1	2	19
Ernie DiGregorio	G	9	19	5	11	3	3	0	2	2	8	1	0	1	1	26
Charles Crawford		2	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	4
Team										3
Totals		30	61	11	25	8	12	8	29	40	17	3	5	11	12	79
Memphis	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Joey Dorsey	C	5	10	0	0	2	3	2	6	8	0	0	2	0	2	12
Robert Dozier	F	3	6	0	0	0	0	3	4	7	1	0	1	1	1	6
Chris Douglas-Roberts	F	8	17	2	6	3	4	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	21
Antonio Anderson	G	1	5	1	5	0	0	1	2	3	4	1	0	0	2	3
Derrick Rose	G	7	15	1	3	4	5	1	4	5	6	3	0	1	1	19
Donneal Mack		0	3	1	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	1
Shawn Taggart		2	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	1	1	1	0	2	4
Willie Kemp		2	5	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Andre Allen		1	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	3
Team										2
Totals		29	68	8	25	9	12	9	24	35	16	6	5	5	12	75
Player of the Game	Ernie DiGregorio

 

 

Cougars Prevail in Exicting Overtime Game

 

1983 Houston	104	OT
1972 North Carolina	101

 

Unassociated Press: The 1983 Houston Cougars and 1972 North Carolina Tar Heels fought an evenly contested game that took an extra five minutes to decide the outcome Wednesday night in Dayton, Ohio.  Houston won 104-101.  Late steals by Clyde Drexler and Bennie Anders led to baskets that clinched the victory for the Cougars.

North Carolina had taken a 99-96 lead with 90 seconds remaining in overtime, but Houston capitalized on consecutive steals leading to consecutive made baskets and free throws to take a 102-99 lead.  The Tar Heels appeared to be headed to victory in regulation with a 79-71 lead late in the second half.  Houston tied the game at 87-87 on a basket by Larry Micheaux with eight seconds remaining.

Houston advances to the West Region as the number 16 seed and will face number one seed 1972 UCLA on Friday.

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	OT	Final
Houston	45	42	17	104
N. Carolina	47	40	14	101

 

Boxscore
Houston	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Hakeem Olajuwon	C	10	16	0	0	5	9	4	6	10	0	1	4	3	4	25
Michael Young	F	7	14	0	0	2	4	2	3	5	1	1	0	1	4	16
Larry Micheaux	F	8	13	0	0	4	7	3	4	7	2	2	1	2	4	20
Clyde Drexler	G	8	17	1	3	4	4	1	3	4	2	4	1	1	3	21
Alvin Franklin	G	2	5	1	4	2	3	0	1	1	6	2	0	3	3	7
Benny Anders		1	3	1	3	2	2	0	2	2	2	3	0	3	4	5
Dave Rose		1	4	0	2	1	2	1	3	4	1	1	1	1	5	3
Reid Gettys		2	4	2	4	1	2	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	7
Team										2
Totals		39	76	5	16	21	33	12	24	38	15	14	7	14	29	104
North Carolina	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Bob McAdoo	C	10	17	0	0	4	6	4	7	11	1	0	2	2	4	24
Dennis Wuycik	F	5	12	2	5	6	6	2	4	6	2	0	0	2	3	18
Bobby Jones	F	4	7	1	2	3	3	2	8	10	4	2	1	3	4	12
Steve Previs	G	1	4	0	1	2	3	1	2	3	3	0	0	4	5	4
George Karl	G	4	9	2	5	4	4	2	1	3	4	1	0	5	4	14
Bill Chamberlain		5	10	2	4	5	7	1	6	7	1	1	0	2	3	17
Kim Huband		2	5	1	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	7
Donn Johnston		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	2	1	2
Bill Chambers		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0
Craig Corson		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Ray Hite		1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
Team										2
Totals		33	67	9	23	26	31	12	32	46	18	7	3	24	30	101
Player of the Game	Hakeem Olajuwon

Coming Thursday:  The East and South Regions

 

East Region

1-Duke 2001 vs. 16-St. Bonaventure 1970
8-Michigan St. 1979 vs. 9-Kentucky 1978
4-North Carolina St. 1974 vs. 13-Duke 1999
5-Connecticut 1999 vs. 12-Louisville 1980
3-Virginia 2019 vs. 14-Arkansas 1991
6-Villanova 2016 vs. 11-Georgetown 1984
7-UCLA 1995 vs. 10-Indiana 1987
2-North Carolina 2005 vs. 15-Ohio St. 1962

 

South Region

1-Kentucky 1996 vs. 16-Maryland 1974
8-UCLA 1964 vs. 9-Indiana 1981
4-UCLA 1970 vs. 13-Oklahoma 1988
5-Louisville 2013 vs. 12-North Carolina St. 1983
3-North Carolina 2009 vs. 14-Kansas 1997
6-Duke 1992 vs. 11 Connecticut 2014
7-Florida 2007 vs. 10-Syracuse 2003
2-Villanova 2018 vs. 15-Illinois 2005