PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Mike Garrow converted a three-point play to give Eastern Connecticut State a 75-71 lead with 43 seconds left, and the Warriors went 6 of 6 from the foul line down the stretch to hold off Husson 81-75 in the opening round of the NCAA Division III tournament Friday.
Trailing 41-36 at halftime, the Warriors went on a 28-11 run over the first 13 minutes of the second half. Husson rallied to cut the deficit to 72-71 on a layup by Corey Wood with 1:05 left in the game, but the Eagles were unable to get any closer.
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Brooks Spaulding and Aaron Willis finished with 15 points apiece to pace the Eagles, who had their 12-game winning streak snapped.
Trevon Butler and Mike Gonzales each added 12 points for Husson, and Wood finished with 10 points.
The Warriors improved to 23-6 while the Eagles ended their season at 26-3.
(2) WICHITA STATE 80, EVANSVILLE 58: Cleanthony Early and Ron Baker scored 17 points apiece and the Shockers (32-0) set a Missouri Valley tournament record with 11 blocked shots, staying perfect for the season with a romp in the quarterfinal round at St. Louis.
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WESTERN MICHIGAN 4, MAINE 1: Chad Mayle scattered eight hits over six shutout innings and Brett Sunde hit a two-run single in the top of the fifth inning that gave the Broncos (6-7) a 4-0 lead as they downed the Black Bears (3-9) at Port Charlotte, Fla.
Maine got its lone run in the bottom of the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Alex Calbick following singles by Troy Black, Scott Heath and Brenden Geary.
Black and Nick Bernardo finished with two hits apiece for the Black Bears.
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(2) NOTRE DAME 83, FLORIDA STATE 57: Jewell Loyd scored 17 points to lead the Fighting Irish (30-0) in an Atlantic Coast Conference tourney debut in Greensboro, N.C.
(4) STANFORD 69, COLORADO 54: Chiney Ogwumike scored 13 of her 19 points in the second half, and the Cardinal (29-2) overcame its worst scoring first half of the season to advance to the Pac-12 Conference semifinals in Seattle.
(5) SOUTH CAROLINA 67, GEORGIA 48: Alaina Coates scored 13 points, Elem Ibiam added 12 points and the Gamecocks (27-3) won in Duluth, Ga., to advance to the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals.
OHIO STATE 99, (11) PENN STATE 82: Ameryst Alston scored 33 points and Cait Craft 24 as the eighth-seeded Buckeyes (17-17) stunned the top-seeded Lions (22-7) in the Big Ten Conference tournament quarterfinals in Indianapolis.
(12) KENTUCKY 75, FLORIDA 70: DeNesha Stallworth scored 13 points and Kentucky (23-7) continued its string of SEC tournament success, advancing to the semifinals for the fifth straight year in Duluth, Ga.
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