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The NCAA News -- March 29, 1999

Championships scores/pairings

Men's basketball

First round: South region -- Auburn 80, Winthrop 41; Oklahoma St. 69, Syracuse 61; Detroit 56; UCLA 53; Ohio St. 72, Murray St. 58; Indiana 108, Geo. Washington 88; St. John's (N.Y.) 69, Samford 43; Creighton 62, Louisville 58; Maryland 82, Valparaiso 60.

West region -- Connecticut 91, Texas-San Antonio 66; New Mexico 61, Missouri 59; Iowa 77, UAB 64; Arkansas 94, Siena 80; Florida 75, Pennsylvania 61; Weber St. 76, North Carolina 74; Gonzaga 75, Minnesota 63; Stanford 69, Alcorn St. 57.

East region -- Duke 99, Florida A&M 58; Tulsa 62, Col. of Charleston 53; Southwest Mo. St. 43, Wisconsin 32; Tennessee 62, Delaware 52; Temple 61, Kent 54; Cincinnati 72, George Mason 48; Purdue 58, Texas 54; Miami (Fla.) 75, Lafayette 54.

Midwest region -- Michigan St. 76, Mt. St. Mary's 53; Mississippi 72, Villanova 70; UNC Charlotte 81, Rhode Island 70; Oklahoma 61, Arizona 60; Kansas 95, Evansville 74; Kentucky 82, New Mexico St. 60; Miami (Ohio) 59, Washington 58; Utah 80, Arkansas St. 58.

Second round: South region -- Auburn 81, Oklahoma St. 74; Ohio St. 75, Detroit 44; St. John's (N.Y) 86, Indiana 61; Maryland 75, Creighton 63.

West region -- Connecticut 78, New Mexico 56; Iowa 82, Arkansas 72; Florida 82, Weber St. 74 (ot); Gonzaga 82, Stanford 74.

East region -- Duke 97, Tulsa 56; Southwest Mo. St. 81, Tennessee 51; Temple 64, Cincinnati 54; Purdue 73, Miami (Fla.) 63.

Midwest region -- Michigan St. 74, Mississippi 66; Oklahoma 85, UNC Charlotte 72; Kentucky 92, Kansas 88 (ot); Miami (Ohio) 66, Utah 58.

Regionals: East -- Duke 78, Southwest Mo. St. 61; Temple 77, Purdue 55; Duke 85, Temple 64.

South -- St. John's (N.Y.) 76, Maryland 62; Ohio St. 72, Auburn 64; Ohio St. 77, St. John's (N.Y.) 74.

West -- Gonzaga 73, Florida 72; Connecticut 78, Iowa 68. Connecticut 67, Gonzaga 62.

Midwest -- Michigan St. 54, Oklahoma 46; Kentucky 58, Miami (Ohio) 43; Connecticut 67, Gonzaga 62.

Semifinals (March 27 at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida): Duke (37-1) vs. Michigan St. (33-4); Ohio St. (27-8) vs. Connecticut (32-2). Final March 29 at St. Petersburg.

Women's basketball

First round: East region -- Tennessee 113, Appalachian St. 54; Boston College 72, Ohio St. 59; Auburn 69, Texas 61; Virginia Tech 73, St. Peter's 48; St. Joseph's 83, Tulane 72; Duke 79, Holy Cross 51; Maine 60, Stanford 58; Old Dominion 74, Tennessee Tech 48.

Mideast region -- Connecticut 97, St. Francis (Pa.) 46; Xavier 85, Florida Int'l 71; Oregon 65, Cincinnati 56; Iowa St. 74, Santa Clara 61; Southern Methodist 91, Toledo 76; Georgia 73, Liberty 52; Illinois 69, Louisville 67; Clemson 76, Florida A&M 45.

Midwest region -- Purdue 68, Oral Roberts 48; Kansas 64, Marquette 58; Alabama 80, Grambling 68; North Carolina 64, Northeastern 55; Arizona 87, Florida 84 (ot); Rutgers 84, Dartmouth 70; North Carolina St. 76, Mississippi St. 57; Texas Tech 80, Stephen F. Austin 54.

West region -- Louisiana Tech 90, Central Fla. 48; Penn St. 82, Virginia 69; Notre Dame 61, St. Mary's (Cal.) 57; LSU 78, Evansville 69; Kentucky 98, Nebraska 92; UCLA 76, Wis.-Green Bay 69; Southwest Mo. St. 72, UC Santa Barb. 70; Colorado St. 71, Cal St. Northridge 59.

Second round: East region -- Tennessee 89, Boston College 62; Virginia Tech 76, Auburn 61; Duke 66, St. Joseph's 60; Old Dominion 72, Maine 62.

Mideast region -- Connecticut 86, Xavier 84; Iowa St. 85, Oregon 70; Georgia 68, Southern Methodist 55; Clemson 63, Illinois 51.

Midwest region -- Purdue 55, Kansas 41; North Carolina 70, Alabama 56; Rutgers 90, Arizona 47; Texas Tech 85, North Carolina St. 78.

West region -- Louisiana Tech 79, Penn St. 62; LSU 74, Notre Dame 64; UCLA 87, Kentucky 63; Colorado St. 86, Southwest Mo. St. 70.

Regionals: East -- Tennessee 68, Virginia Tech 52; Duke 76, Old Dominion 63; Duke 69, Tennessee 63.

Mideast -- Iowa St. 64, Connecticut 58; Georgia 67, Clemson 54; Georgia 89, Iowa St. 71.

Midwest -- Purdue 82, North Carolina 59; Rutgers 53, Texas Tech 42; Purdue 75, Rutgers 62.

West -- Louisiana Tech 73, LSU 52; UCLA 77, Colorado St. 68; Louisiana Tech 88, UCLA 62.

Semifinals (March 26 at San Jose Arena in San Jose, California): Duke (28-6) vs. Georgia (27-6); Purdue (32-1) vs. Louisiana Tech (30-2). Final March 28 at San Jose.