Monday, April 2

Duke 82, Arizona 72
Mike Dunleavy's three-point shooting in the second half lifted the Blue Devils to their third national title in 11 seasons. Box score
 

Saturday, March 31

Arizona 80, Michigan State 61
The Wildcats rode a second-half barrage of can't-miss shooting and smothering defense to advance to the national title game. Box score

Duke 95, Maryland 84
Behind Carlos Boozer, playing just his third game since suffering a fractured right foot, Duke rallied from a 22-point first-half deficit. Box score
 

Sunday, March 25

South Region
Michigan State 69, Temple 62
Michigan State held off repeated runs by the 11th-seeded Owls to become just the ninth school to reach three consecutive Final Fours. Box score

Midwest Region
Arizona 87, Illinois 81
Gilbert Arenas scored 18 of his 21 points in the first half and the Wildcats gave the Illini as much of a pounding as they took. Box score
 

Saturday, March 24

West Region
Maryland 87, Stanford 73
Six weeks after their season seemed to be coming apart, the Terrapins used their speed and depth to upset the top-seeded Cardinal.  Box score

East Region
Duke 79, Southern California 69
Jason Williams scored 28 points and Shane Battier added 20 as the Blue Devils advance to their ninth Final Four under Mike Krzyzewski. Box score
 

Friday, March 23

South Region
Temple 84, Penn State 72
Lynn Greer scored 21 points to lead the Owls as John Chaney made his fifth regional final in 19 years at Temple. Box score

Michigan State 77, Gonzaga 62
Charlie Bell scored 21 points and led a stellar defensive effort by the defending national champions. Box score

Midwest Region
Arizona Illinois 80, Kansas 64
Frank Williams scored a career-high 30 points and the top-seeded Illini held them off the Jayhawks during a physical, foul-filled second half. Box score

Arizona 66, Mississippi 56
The Wildcats survived a 16-0 first-half punch to trail by only one point at the half, then took the lead for good early in the second half.  Box score
 

Thursday, March 22

West Region
Maryland 76, Georgetown 66
Lonny Baxter had 26 points and 15 rebounds as the Terps won a neighborhood battle 3,000 miles from home. Box score

Stanford 78, Cincinnati 65
Casey Jacobsen scored a career-high 27 points as the Cardinal set a school record with their 31st victory Box score

East Region
Southern California 80, Kentucky 76
David Bluthenthal hit five free throws in the final half-minute as the Tojans moved within in a game of their first Final Four since 1954.  Box score

Duke 76, UCLA 63
Jason Williams took over in the second half, scoring 19 consecutive points to help the Blue Devils reach the regional finals for the 10th time in 16 years. 
 

Sunday, March 18

Midwest Region
Kansas 87, Syracuse 58
Using its superior size and an ability to break down the zone defense, the Jayhawks advanced to the round of 16 for the first time in four years. Box score

Arizona 73, Butler 52
Arizona overcame a sluggish start with one of its best defensive efforts of the season and became the fourth Pac-10 team to reach the round of 16.  Box score

Illinois 79, Charlotte 61
The top-seeded Fighting Illini drained 10 three-pointers and advanced to the round of 16 for the first time since 1989.  Box score

Mississippi 59, Notre Dame 56
Mississippi’s Jason Harrison hit a three-pointer with just 46 seconds left to end Notre Dame’s first NCAA appearance in 11 years. Box score

South Region
Temple 75, Florida 54
Quincy Wadley put on an offensive show in the first half as The Owls built a commanding 20-point lead and advanced. Box score

Gonzaga 85, Indiana State 68
Casey Calvary and Dan Dickau took control, combining for 33 points, as the Bulldogs reached the round of 16 for the third year in a row. Box score

Michigan State 81, Fresno State 65
The Spartans had eight players score six or more points and moved into the round of 16 for the fourth year in a row, tying Duke. Box score

Penn State 82, North Carolina 74
Titus Ivory, Joe Crispin and Gyasi Cline-Heard combined for 61 points for the Nittany Lions, who were outshot and outrebounded by UNC. Box score
 

Saturday, March 17

West Region
Stanford 90, St. Joseph’s 83
Ryan Mendez and Jarron Collins were a combined 10-for-10 from the free-throw line in the final 45.1 seconds as the Cardinal avoided the upset. 

Maryland 79, Georgia State 60
Lonny Baxter had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Terrapins, who played with the enthusiasm that seemed to be missing in the first round. Box score

Georgetown 76, Hampton 57
Kevin Braswell scored 15 points for the Hoyas, who kept Tarvis Williams, who hit the game-winner against Iowa State, in check. Box score

Cincinnati 66, Kent St. 43
Jamaal Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Bearcats beat their Ohio neighbors with strong rebounding and a top-notch transition game. Box score

East Region
Duke 94, Missouri 81
Jason Williams, nursing a sore left ankle, had 31 points and nine assists and Shane Battier had 27 points and 11 rebounds. Box score

Kentucky 92, Iowa 79
Tayshaun Prince scored 31 points, and Kentucky (24-9) used a 12-0 run at the end of the first half to take control.

UCLA 75, Utah State 50
Dan Gadzuric had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Utah State folded under UCLA’s full-court press in the second half. Box score

USC 74, Boston College 71
Robert Hutchinson made five free throws in the last 1:17 for USC, which won despite a game-high 32 points Boston College's Troy Bell. Box score
 

Friday, March 16

South Region
Florida 69, Western Kentucky 56
Udonis Haslem 24 points, including seven in a late 10-2 run, as the third-seeded Gators took over down the stretch. Box score

Michigan St. 69, Alabama St. 35
Andre Hutson made all seven shots from the field, scoring 15 points, and collected 11 rebounds as the defending national champions rolled. Box score

Fresno St. 82, California 70
Demetrius Porter scored a career-high 27 points as the Bulldogs gave coach Jerry Tarkanian his first NCAA tournament victory in 10 years.

Penn St. 69, Providence 59
Jon and Joe Crispin combined for 14-second half points as the Nittany Lions won a first-round game for the first time in a decade. Box score

North Carolina 70, Princeton 48
Brendan Haywood scored half of his team's points during a key first-half stretch as the Tar Heels routed the Ivy League champion. Box score

Gonzaga 86, Virginia 85
Dan Dickau scored 29 points and Casey Calvary's basket with nine seconds left put the 12th-seeded Bulldogs ahead to stay. Box score

Temple 79, Texas 65
Alex Wesby opened the game with two three-pointers and scored 13 points in the first seven minutes to propel the Owls to an easy victory. Box score

Indiana State 70, Oklahoma 68 (OT)
The Sycamores won their first tournament game in 22 years as Kelyn Block scored five of his 17 points in overtime to surprise the Sooners. Box score

Midwest Region
Kansas 99, Cal St. Northridge 75
Nick Collison scored 23 points to lead four players in double figures as the Jayhawks won their 18th straight first-round game. Box score

Syracuse 79, Hawaii 69
Damone Brown scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Orangemen gave Coach Jim Boeheim his 600th victory. Box score

Mississippi 72, Iona 70
Rahim Lockhart hit the go-ahead free throw and had a key defensive strip in the closing seconds for the third-seeded Rebels. Box score

Notre Dame 83, Xavier 71
David Graves scored 13 of his 20 points in the first half when the sixth-seeded Fighting Irish built a 14-point lead. Box score

Illinois 96, Northwestern State 54
The Fighting Illini were on the attack from the outset and went on to crush the Demons. The Illini placed six players in double figures. Box score

Butler 79, Wake Forest 63
The seventh-seeded Deacons shot a dismal 12 percent in the first half as the Bulldogs erased the memory of a first-round loss in 2000. Box score

Charlotte 70, Tennessee 63
Jobey Thomas and Diego Guevara highlighted a decisive second-half run as the 49ers won a first-round game for the fourth time in five years.  Box score

Arizona 101, Eastern Illinois 76
The starting frontcourt of Richard Jefferson, Loren Woods and Michael Wright proved too much for the undersized Panthers. Box score
 

Thursday, March 15

West Region
Hampton 58, Iowa State 57
Tarvis Williams scored with 6.9 seconds to left as the Pirates closed the game with a 14-2 run to upset the Cyclones. 58-57, in a first-round thriller. Box score

Kent State 77, Indiana 73
Trevor Huffman scored 24 points as the Golden Flashes (24-9) sent Indiana to its second straight first-round loss and fifth in seven years. Box score

Maryland 83, George Mason 80
The Terrapins used Steve Blake’s late three-pointer and Juan Dixon’s two free throws with 4.9 seconds left to beat the Patriots. Box score

Georgetown 63, Arkansas 61
Georgetown’s Nathaniel Burton hit a driving layup at the buzzer that survived an official’s instant-replay review.  Box score

St. Joseph’s 66, Georgia Tech 62
Marvin O’Connor scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half for St. Joseph’s, the second-smallest school in the tournament.Box score

Stanford 89, N.C. Greensboro 60
Jason Collins scored 25 points, 20 in the first half, as Stanford won its opening game for the seventh consecutive year.Box score

Cincinnati 84, Brigham Young 59
Steve Logan scored 21 points and the fifth-seeded Bearcats opened the second half with a 19-4 run. Box score

Georgia State 50, Wisconsin 49
Darryl Cooper made a four-point play and a steal to set up the game-winning basket in the final minute. The win wasn’t sealed until Wisconsin’s Mark Vershaw missed two free throws with 3.2 seconds to play. Box score

East Region
Kentucky 72, Holy Cross 68
The Wildcats were led by consecutive three-pointers by Tayshaun Prince, who scored 12 of his team’s final 14 points. Box score

Iowa 69, Creighton 56
Reggie Evans scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to help the Hawkeyes post their fifth consecutive victory.Box score

Boston College 68, S. Utah 65
Troy Bell scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half as Eagles survived a scare against the Thunderbirds. Xavier Singletary added 15 points. Box score

Southern Cal 69, Oklahoma St. 54
Sam Clancy had 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Trojans, while the Cowboys made just nine of 26 shots. Box score

Utah St. 77, Ohio St. 68, OT
Curtis Bobb scored eight of his 14 points in overtime as the 12th-seeded Aggies won their first NCAA tournament game since 1970. Box score

UCLA 61, Hofstra 48
The Bruins closed with a 24-5 run to snap the Pride's winning streak at 18 games. The streak had been the longest in Division I. Box score

Duke 95, Monmouth 52
Jason Williams scored 20 of his 22 points in the first half, and Shane Battier added 21 points and 10 rebounds. Box score

Missouri 70, Georgia 68
Clarence Gilbert hit a 15-foot jumper with 0.9 seconds to play as the Tgers held off a furious rally. Box score