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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL MEMPHIS REGION

Baylor books its ticket for a home-state Final Four

Griner leads Lady Bears to San Antonio with 51-48 win over Duke

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memphis — Baylor’s youth nearly cost the Lady Bears a trip to Final Four, and ended up sav- ing the day. Celebrated freshman Brittney Griner caught a pass, spun around and hit a short jumper with 45 seconds left to propel fourth-seeded Baylor to a 51-48 win over No. 2 seed Duke on Mon- day night for its second trip ever to the Final Four in San Antonio. Duke led the entire second half and held a 46-38 advantage with 4 minutes 59 seconds left before a pair of free throws by Kimetria Hayden launched a 13-2 run for the Lady Bears (27-9). Hayden, also a freshman, stole an inbounds pass by Joy Cheek and passed it to Melissa Jones for

a layup with 2:10 left that pulled the Lady Bears within one. Jones, who finished with 10 points, also hit a pair of free throws with 26 seconds left, forcing Duke (30-6) to scramble. Two three-point attempts by

Cheek in the last 17 seconds bounced off the rim as the Blue Devils’ shot at their first Final Four since 2006 slipped away. Baylor’s men’s team lost to

Duke, 78-71, on Sunday in the South Region final. It was the first time there had been the same regional final matchup in both brackets since the NCAA women’s tournament began in 1982, according to STATS LLC. Griner just missed her third triple-double of the season, fin- ishing with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 9 blocks.

Both teams struggled early.

Duke missed its first 10 shots from the floor, but Baylor only held a 7-1 lead 51

⁄2

minutes into

the game. The game was every bit the de- fensive battle that was expected,

Karima Christmas scored six

straight points in the last 1:30 of the first half to give Duke a 26-21 lead at the break. Christmas fin- ished with 10 points and 12 re- bounds. The Blue Devils shot a season- worst 23.1 percent for the game. Duke usually is able to generate points through its defense, but Baylor did a good job of handling the pressure defense. The Blue Devils entered the

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Baylor’s Brittney Griner, right, picks up Coach Kim Mulkey after the win. It will be the Lady Bears’ second trip ever to the Final Four.

with Baylor shooting 27.6 percent and Duke 24.2 percent in the first half.

Griner, who blocked 14 shots in the second round against George- town to set an NCAA tournament single-game record, has 35 through four tournament games. That broke the previous record of

30 by Duke’s Alison Bales in 2006. The Blue Devils have had plen-

ty of experience with slow starts, trailing early in nine of their last 10 games. They slowly warmed up on offense and took a 16-15 lead on a putback layup from Bridgette Mitchell with 6:04 left before halftime.

PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL STANDINGS AND BOX SCORES

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Team

1. zCleveland (C) 2. yOrlando (SE) 3. zBoston (A) 4. yAtlanta (SE) 5. Milwaukee (C) 6. Miami (SE)

7. Charlotte (SE) 8. Toronto (A) Chicago (C) Indiana (C)

xNew York (A) Philadelphia (A) Detroit (C)

RAPTORS 103, BOBCATS 101

W L Pct. GB

58 16 .784 — 52 22 .703 6 47 26 .644 10A 47 26 .644 10A 40 32 .556 17 40 34 .541 18 38 35 .521 19A 36 37 .493 21A 35 38 .479 22A 27 47 .365 31 26 46 .361 31 26 47 .356 31A 23 50 .315 34A

Washington (SE) 21 51 .292 36 New Jersey (A)

10 64 .135

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Team

1. yL.A. Lakers (P) x2. yDallas (SW) x3. yDenver (NW) x4. yUtah (NW) 5. Phoenix (P)

48

W L Pct. GB

54 20 .730 — 48 25 .658 6 48 26 .649 6A 48 26 .649 6A 47 26 .644 7

6. Okla. City (NW) 44 28 .611 9A 7. San Ant. (SW)

44 29 .603

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Reserve guard Randy Foye, with Wizards Coach Flip Saunders, is sidelined with an injured left wrist.

Two more losses for Wizards

Foye likely done for season; Gee signs with Spurs

by Michael Lee

About an hour after the Wash-

ington Wizards completed an abbreviated, non-contact prac- tice, Josh Howard emerged from an elevator and hobbled down the hallway near the locker room on crutches. Asked how he was doing after undergoing sea- son-ending surgery two weeks ago, Howard smiled and said, “I’m good.”

At least somebody with the Wizards is trying to stay posi- tive. The task continues to be more difficult as this dreadful campaign drags on. On Monday, the Wizards realized that re- serve guard Randy Foye is likely done for the season with an in- jured left wrist, while Alonzo Gee, who emerged as a surpris- ing starter after two 10-day con- tracts, left to sign with the San Antonio Spurs.

With 10 games remaining and the Wizards (21-51) on a fran- chise-record 15-game losing streak, Coach Flip Saunders managed to find the bright side in a season of seemingly never- ending hardships. “We know one way or another,

it’s going to come to an end here in two or three weeks,” Saunders said before his team caught a flight to Houston, where they will try to avoid a 16th straight loss. The end probably can’t come soon enough for the few remain- ing players. An MRI exam on Monday revealed that Foye has a torn ligament in his left wrist. Saunders said the team plans to rest him for the next seven to 10 days and evaluate him after- ward. But with only 16 days left in this season, Foye’s return doesn’t seem feasible. “I think it would be very opti- mistic that he would be back by the end of the season, consider- ing how his wrist has been both- ering him,” Saunders said. Foye jammed his wrist reach-

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ing in on Chicago all-star point guard Derrick Rose on Feb. 22 — the same night Howard tore his left anterior cruciate ligament — but continued to play through the pain, wrapping tape around it and wearing a bulky brace af- ter games. His production de- clined and he later lost the start- ing point guard job to Shaun Livingston. “I was trying to fight through it and just grind it out,” said Foye, who averaged just 8.9 points and shot 35.9 percent this month. “It was my left hand and I felt as though as long as I didn’t hit it, where it was sore or it could hurt me.” Foye scored 17 points off the bench on Friday in Charlotte, but aggravated the injury when Bobcats point guard D.J. Augus- tin fouled him on a three-point attempt. Foye said on Saturday that the wrist kept him from making basic plays. A few games ago, Foye tried to pass to Nick Young on his left side with his right hand, but the ball deflect- ed off his left hand and skidded out of bounds. “I don’t think any of us were

aware of how bad it was,” Saun- ders said. “He just couldn’t get any bounce, dribbling with his left hand to get into his shot, and get into the offense. It makes sense with some of the things he was struggling to do at the time.” Gee impressed the Wizards’ coaching staff with his athlet- icism and fearless attitude. In 11 games, Gee averaged 7.4 points, on 48.3 percent shooting, in 16.5 minutes. He was a starter in the Wizards’ last two games in place of the injured Al Thornton

(strained right hip flexor). After Gee scored a career-high 19 points in Charlotte, Saunders said the team was going to sign him for the rest of the season. His second 10-day contract ex- pired on Sunday, but the Spurs swooped in to sign him for the rest of the season and added a partially-guaranteed deal for next season. Gee spent the first part of the season with the NBA Developmental League’s Austin Toros, who are affiliated with the Spurs. “He really enjoyed his time in

Washington,” Gee’s agent, Andre Buck, said in a telephone inter- view. “He would’ve liked to have stayed, if he could’ve. It came down to making a business deci- sion. He wanted to have some security.” The Wizards liked Gee, but not more than the financial flex- ibility of this summer, when they are expected to have nearly $18.7 million in salary cap room. “We brought Zo in here to look at him and he did a good job when he got here,” Saunders said. “We weren’t in a situation where we could jeopardize any flexibility. It could come back and hurt us, with what we were trying to do, signing free agents or whatever.”

A person with knowledge of the Wizards’ thinking said the team plans on replacing Gee with Cartier Martin of the D- League’s Iowa Energy. Martin had previous NBA experience with the Bobcats and Golden State Warriors. With few bodies left, Saun- ders held a 45-minute practice. “We didn’t have any contact be- cause I didn’t want to take the chance of anybody getting hurt,” Saunders said with a laugh, add- ing that he might have to call on some of his assistant coaches to help in the losing streak. “We’re competitors. No one likes losing. No one likes the situation that we’re in. When you lose, no mat- ter how much toothpaste you use, you still have that bad taste in your mouth. Our guys have played hard through this stretch and have nothing to show for it.” Except more losses.

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8. Portland (NW) 45 29 .608 9A Memphis (SW) Houston (SW)

New Orleans (SW) L.A. Clippers (P) Sacramento (P) Golden State (P) Minnesota (NW)

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38 35 .521 16 36 36 .500 17A 35 40 .467 19A 27 46 .370 27 24 50 .324 30A 21 52 .288 33 14 60 .189 40A

x-Late game; y-clinched playoff spot; z-clinched division. Top 8 teams in conference make play- offs. Division leaders are top 3 seeds.

Monday’s Results

Toronto 103 ...................................... at Charlotte 101 at New Jersey 90 ............................... San Antonio 84 at New Orleans 108 .......................... L.A. Lakers 100 Denver at Dallas ................................................... Late New York at Utah ................................................. Late

Tuesday’s Games

Washington at Houston ...................................... 8:30 Sacramento at Indiana ............................................. 7 Oklahoma City at Philadelphia ............................... 7 Phoenix at Chicago .................................................... 8 L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee ...................................... 8

Wednesday’s Games

Washington at New Orleans .................................... 8 L.A. Lakers at Atlanta ................................................ 7 Philadelphia at Charlotte ......................................... 7 Milwaukee at Cleveland ........................................... 7 L.A. Clippers at Toronto ............................................ 7 Oklahoma City at Boston .................................... 7:30 Miami at Detroit .................................................... 7:30 Phoenix at New Jersey ........................................ 7:30 Dallas at Memphis ..................................................... 8 Sacramento at Minnesota ....................................... 8 Houston at San Antonio ...................................... 8:30 New York at Portland .............................................. 10 Golden State at Utah ............................................... 10

Late Sunday

BULLS 110, PISTONS 103

Flip Murray scored 23 points as Chicago beat hapless Detroit, which has lost eight straight games and 15 of its last 17. The Pistons’ Richard Hamilton led

all scorers with 29 points.

SCORING

Chicago Detroit

28 34 22 26 — 110 22 22 32 27 — 103

Chicago Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Hinrich 28:11 4-10 2-2 1-2 2 4 11 Gibson 43:05 3-6 3-3 3-10 2 3 9 Miller 30:28 5-8 7-9 1-6 5 2 17 Rose 35:56 7-13 7-8 0-3 9 1 21 Johnson 24:38 3-5 2-4 0-5 0 1 9 Noah 17:23 3-5 0-0 1-2 0 3 6 Pargo 12:13 0-4 0-0 0-2 1 2 0 Warrick 17:46 5-6 4-4 1-4 1 1 14 Murray 30:20 9-14 2-4 0-3 4 3 23

Totals 240 39-71 27-34 7-37 24 20 110

Percentages: FG .549, FT .794. 3-Point Goals: 5-14, .357 (Murray 3-5, Johnson 1-2, Hinrich 1-3, Miller 0-1, Rose 0-1, Pargo 0-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turn- overs: 12 (13 PTS). Blocked Shots: 6 (Gibson, Hinrich, Johnson, Miller, Noah, Rose). Turnovers: 10 (John- son 3, Miller 2, Murray 2, Hinrich, Noah, Rose). Steals: 5 (Murray 2, Gibson, Hinrich, Rose). Tech- nical Fouls: Defensive three second, 10:17 third.

Detroit Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Prince 31:58 5-9 2-2 0-3 6 3 13 Jerebko 37:36 4-8 2-2 1-5 1 5 12 Maxiell 29:58 2-3 0-0 1-10 0 4 4 Bynum 24:03 1-4 2-2 0-0 4 2 4 Hamilton 34:30 10-20 7-7 1-1 5 2 29 Stuckey 26:03 6-14 7-8 1-3 3 1 20 Villanueva 4:50 0-2 0-0 1-1 1 0 0 Gordon 13:57 1-5 1-1 0-2 2 2 3 Daye 13:29 3-8 0-0 0-1 1 1 8 KBrown 18:02 1-2 1-2 2-5 0 3 3 Summers 5:34 2-4 2-2 0-0 0 1 7

Totals 240 35-79 24-26 7-31 23 24 103

Percentages: FG .443, FT .923. 3-Point Goals: 9-27, .333 (Jerebko 2-3, Daye 2-4, Hamilton 2-6, Prince 1-2, Summers 1-3, Stuckey 1-4, Bynum 0-1, Villanueva

0-1, Gordon 0-3). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers:

10 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Maxiell 2, Stuckey, Summers). Turnovers: 8 (Hamilton 2, Stuckey 2, By- num, Maxiell, Prince, Summers). Steals: 6 (Bynum 2, Maxiell 2, Hamilton, Prince). Technical Fouls: Bench, 8:24 first

A: 22,076 (22,076). T: 2:32.

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Chris Bosh had 22 points and 11 re- bounds, Hedo Turkoglu hit the go- ahead three-pointer a day after get- ting benched, and Toronto beat Char- lotte for a key victory in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Raptors entered having lost

three straight and 13 of 17, but they managed to snap Charlotte’s three- game winning streak to stay in eighth place in the East. Toronto was up two when Sonny

Weems missed two free throws with 13 seconds left to give Charlotte a chance.

SCORING

Toronto Charlotte

18252931 — 103 18 29 31 23 — 101

Toronto Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Wright 31:08 7-11 0-0 2-6 0 4 15 Bosh 38:17 10-19 2-3 3-11 2 2 22 Bargnani 38:31 6-14 1-2 3-9 2 2 16 Calderon 25:01 4-8 2-3 0-1 7 2 10 Weems 17:05 3-5 0-2 0-2 1 1 6 Johnson 16:00 1-2 0-0 2-4 0 4 2 Turkoglu 28:04 4-9 0-0 0-2 3 3 11 Evans 3:08 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 Jack 23:08 2-5 7-8 0-2 5 2 12 DeRozan 19:38 3-5 2-4 0-1 2 3 8

Totals 240 40-79 15-24 10-38 22 25 103

Percentages: FG .506, FT .625. 3-Point Goals: 8-18, .444 (Bargnani 3-5, Turkoglu 3-6, Jack 1-2, Wright 1-4,

Calderon 0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 11

(9 PTS). Blocked Shots: 6 (Bosh 2, Johnson 2, Barg- nani, Jack). Turnovers: 10 (Calderon 2, Jack 2, Tur- koglu 2, Bargnani, Bosh, Evans, Wright). Steals: 5 (Turkoglu 2, Bargnani, Bosh, DeRozan). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 8:57 first

Charlotte Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Wallace 44:00 7-15 3-4 0-8 3 2 17 Diaw 42:54 5-12 0-0 1-4 7 1 11 Ratliff 23:01 0-1 3-4 3-4 0 2 3 Felton 30:49 7-12 0-0 0-5 7 3 18 Jackson 30:10 5-13 6-7 0-5 3 5 18 Chandler 24:52 1-1 6-8 0-2 0 3 8 Hughes 21:28 3-6 5-6 0-2 3 2 13 Augustin 17:15 3-6 0-0 0-1 5 2 9 Graham 5:31 1-3 2-2 0-0 1 0 4

Totals 240 32-69 25-31 4-31 29 20 101

Percentages: FG .464, FT .806. 3-Point Goals: 12-24, .500 (Felton 4-5, Augustin 3-3, Hughes 2-3, Jackson 2-5, Diaw 1-4, Graham 0-1, Wallace 0-3). Team Re-

bounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 13 (11 PTS). Blocked Shots:

5 (Chandler 2, Ratliff 2, Diaw). Turnovers: 12 (Jack- son 4, Felton 3, Hughes 2, Augustin, Chandler, Diaw). Steals: 5 (Augustin, Chandler, Hughes, Jack- son, Ratliff). Technical Fouls: Jackson, 3:31 third.

A: 14,534 (19,077). T: 2:26.

NETS 90, SPURS 84

New Jersey notched its 10th victory,

avoiding a tie for the worst record in NBA history by beating short-handed San Antonio.

Brook Lopez had 22 points and 12

rebounds for the Nets, who grabbed control with a 15-4 run late in the fourth quarter to improve to 10-64. The 1972-73 76ers, who went 9-73,

will remain in the record books as the league’s worst team. Public address announcer Gary Sussman shouted “We got 10! The Nets win!” after New Jersey snapped a 14-game losing streak in the series, beating the Spurs for the first time since the 2003 NBA Finals.

SCORING

San Antonio New Jersey

33 13 20 18 — 84 27 16 19 28 — 90

San Antonio Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Jefferson 38:10 5-11 6-7 1-5 5 4 16 Duncan 30:37 6-15 1-4 3-12 4 1 13 McDyess 21:06 0-2 0-0 2-5 4 4 0 Hill 39:26 8-19 2-2 1-4 3 1 19 Bogans 19:25 0-2 1-4 0-1 0 3 1 Mason 8:55 3-5 0-0 0-1 2 0 7 Bonner 26:54 4-11 0-1 2-9 3 2 10 Blair 17:23 5-9 1-2 5-11 1 1 11 Temple 11:38 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 Hairston 26:26 2-4 0-0 2-5 0 3 4

Totals 240 34-82 11-20 16-53 23 19 84

Percentages: FG .415, FT .550. 3-Point Goals: 5-15, .333 (Bonner 2-7, Mason 1-1, Temple 1-1, Hill 1-3, Jef- ferson 0-1, Bogans 0-2). Team Rebounds: 13. Team Turnovers: 16 (11 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Duncan 2, Jefferson, McDyess). Turnovers: 16 (Duncan 4, Hill 3, McDyess 3, Blair 2, Bonner 2, Hairston, Jef- ferson). Steals: 1 (Bonner). Technical Fouls: Defen- sive three second, 5:30 second

New Jersey Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Hayes 22:02 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 Yi 31:11 3-12 2-2 1-7 0 2 8 Lopez 38:04 7-14 8-9 6-12 3 3 22 Harris 38:03 6-16 4-6 0-2 9 2 17 Lee 35:50 7-13 3-3 1-6 0 2 19 Williams 26:10 4-13 4-4 1-7 3 2 13 Douglas-Roberts 8:11

0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0

Humphries 16:37 2-4 0-0 0-4 0 1 4 Boone 9:56 0-1 0-0 1-5 0 2 0 Dooling 13:56 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 2 4

Totals 240 32-85 21-24 10-43 19 19 90

Percentages: FG .376, FT .875. 3-Point Goals: 5-19, .263 (Lee 2-3, Williams 1-3, Harris 1-4, Hayes 1-5, Yi 0-1, Dooling 0-3). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 4 (3 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Humphries, Yi). Turnovers: 4 (Williams 2, Dooling, Lee). Steals: 6 (Boone, Harris, Hayes, Lee, Lopez, Williams). Technical Fouls: None.

A: 13,053 (18,974). T: 2:17.

HORNETS 108, LAKERS 100

Chris Paul had his first double- double since returning from injury with 15 points and 13 assists to help New Orleans beat Los Angeles. David West scored 20 points for the Hornets, while Marcus Thornton had 18 points and fellow rookie Darren Collison, a former UCLA standout, added 17 points against his home- town team. Kobe Bryant had 31 points and Pau Gasol added 26 points and 22 re- bounds, but they didn’t have much help as the Lakers trailed throughout the final three quarters and fell be- hind by as much as 17 points in the fourth.

SCORING

L.A. Lakers New Orleans

22 20 21 37 — 100 27 23 27 31 — 108

L.A. Lakers Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Artest 42:49 6-14 1-1 1-7 1 3 14 Odom 37:23 4-13 1-3 3-8 3 5 10 Gasol 40:05 11-21 4-4 10-22 2 4 26 Fisher 27:53 3-11 0-0 0-1 3 3 7 Bryant 41:27 10-18 9-11 2-5 6 5 31 Farmar 20:45 3-8 0-1 0-1 2 4 8 Brown 16:14 0-4 2-2 1-1 0 2 2 Powell 5:29 0-1 0-0 1-1 1 1 0 Mbenga 7:55 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 2

Totals 240 38-91 17-22 19-48 18 27 100

Percentages: FG .418, FT .773. 3-Point Goals: 7-29, .241 (Farmar 2-4, Bryant 2-5, Odom 1-3, Fisher 1-7, Ar- test 1-8, Brown 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turn- overs: 9 (16 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Gasol 2). Turn- overs: 9 (Bryant 3, Artest 2, Farmar, Fisher, Gasol, Odom). Steals: 4 (Artest 2, Bryant, Odom). Technical

Fouls: None.

New Orleans Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Peterson 16:05 1-5 2-4 0-1 0 2 5 West 45:01 7-15 6-8 1-7 1 2 20 Okafor 29:26 3-8 2-5 3-13 0 2 8 Paul 39:29 5-11 4-4 0-4 13 3 15 Thornton 39:11 5-13 5-6 1-3 2 1 18 Posey 28:05 3-5 4-4 1-6 3 4 13 Collison 21:10 6-9 3-3 0-3 3 0 17 Gray 5:53 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 2 Songaila 15:40 5-6 0-0 1-1 0 5 10

Totals 240 36-73 26-34 8-40 22 20 108

Percentages: FG .493, FT .765. 3-Point Goals: 10-23, .435 (Posey 3-5, Thornton 3-9, Collison 2-2, Paul

1-2, Peterson 1-5). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers:

9 (9 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Okafor 2, Posey, West). Turnovers: 8 (Collison 2, Paul 2, Posey 2, Songaila, West). Steals: 6 (Songaila 2, Collison, Okafor, Paul,

Peterson). Technical Fouls: None.

A: 18,206 (17,188). T: 2:22.

Late Sunday

SUNS 111, T-WOLVES 105

Amare Stoudemire had 30 points

and 17 rebounds, helping Phoenix hold off Minnesota for a victory — and the Timberwolves matched a fran- chise record with their 16th loss in a row. Kevin Love had 23 points and a ca-

reer-high 22 rebounds, and Al Jef- ferson put up 19 points and 16 re- bounds, leading the Timberwolves on a startling second-half comeback af- ter they had fallen behind by 25 points in the second quarter. Steve Nash finished with 14 points and 11 assists for the Suns.

SCORING

Phoenix Minnesota

26 40 17 28 — 111 25 19 31 30 — 105

Phoenix Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Hill 23:10 0-5 2-2 0-1 2 2 2 Stoudemire 35:04 11-19 8-9 3-17 3 4 30 Collins 10:41 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 3 0 Nash 32:30 5-11 2-2 0-5 11 2 14 Richardson 29:35 4-10 2-4 1-2 2 3 11 Frye 30:49 6-12 0-0 1-6 2 4 17 Dudley 24:50 3-5 0-0 1-2 1 2 7 Dragic 15:30 3-5 1-2 0-1 6 1 7 Barbosa 18:25 7-14 1-1 0-3 2 1 16 Amundson 19:26 3-4 1-2 1-2 0 4 7

Totals 240 42-86 17-22 7-41 30 26 111

Percentages: FG .488, FT .773. 3-Point Goals: 10-27, .370 (Frye 5-10, Nash 2-4, Dudley 1-2, Richardson 1-4, Barbosa 1-5, Dragic 0-1, Hill 0-1). Team Re-

bounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 14 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots:

3 (Amundson, Barbosa, Stoudemire). Turnovers: 13 (Nash 4, Stoudemire 4, Richardson 2, Amundson, Barbosa, Dudley). Steals: 7 (Amundson 3, Nash 2, Dudley, Richardson). Technical Fouls: None.

Minnesota Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.

Gomes 29:03 7-11 0-0 2-2 2 3 16 Jefferson 32:13 6-16 7-10 4-16 1 4 19 Milicic 19:26 3-13 0-0 3-4 0 3 6 Flynn 23:45 3-9 4-4 0-2 3 0 10 Brewer 29:32 3-9 3-8 1-4 3 1 10 Love 31:49 8-17 6-6 8-22 2 3 23 Hollins 9:43 1-1 0-2 1-3 1 1 2 Wilkins 3:24 0-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 Sessions 24:15 3-7 4-4 1-3 3 2 10 Ellington 26:12 3-7 1-1 0-2 2 1 7 Pavlovic 10:38 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 240 37-94 27-37 20-58 17 18 105

Percentages: FG .394, FT .730. 3-Point Goals: 4-16, .250 (Gomes 2-4, Brewer 1-4, Love 1-4, Ellington 0-1, Flynn 0-1, Pavlovic 0-1, Sessions 0-1). Team Re-

bounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 16 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots:

6 (Love 2, Brewer, Hollins, Jefferson, Milicic). Turn- overs: 15 (Sessions 3, Flynn 2, Hollins 2, Jefferson 2, Love 2, Ellington, Gomes, Milicic, Pavlovic). Steals: 9 (Brewer 3, Love 2, Milicic 2, Ellington, Pavlovic).

Technical Fouls: None.

A: 16,668 (19,356). T: 2:17.

game ranked second in the nation with an average 13.3 per contest and had 23 against San Diego State in the regional semifinals but logged only six, ending their streak of 10 straight games with 10 or more thefts.

Colorado fires coach

The University of Colorado

fired women’s basketball coach Kathy McConnell-Miller. Athletic Director Mike Bohn said the university would start looking for a replacement imme- diately. The team was 65-88 dur- ing five seasons under McCon-

nell-Miller, whose current con- tract ran through 2012-13. She was earning about $360,000 a year.

Sunday’s late game

It was a sight that stunned all but the few in Kentucky blue. The fourth-seeded Wildcats,

playing in their first regional semifinal since 1982, dictated the tempo against top-seeded Ne- braska with their quickness and pressure. Kentucky never let up, defeat- ing the favored Huskers, 76-67, in Kansas City, Mo., and putting to rest any doubts about whether cat-quick Kentucky belongs in such rarified air. The Wildcats (28-7) will shoot for their first trip to the Final Four on Tuesday night when it faces third-seeded Oklahoma (26- 10) in the Kansas City Region fi- nal. The Sooners upended Notre Dame in overtime, 77-72. Okla- homa will attempt to reach its second straight Final Four.

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