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Purple people beaters: Cinderella (kind of) Butler dashes K-State’s Final 4 dreams
It's an easy five-mile drive from the Butler campus to the site of its next game, in downtown Indianapolis. Still, it's hard to think of many programs that have taken a longer, more unlikely road to the Final Four. Yes, the boys from Butler did it — defeating Kansas State 63-56 in the West Regional final Saturday to make their trip back home something much bigger than that.
Weary Wildcats ready for Butler
Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen says he was much more excited than he was tired.
It’s time to back the ’Cats
The beauty of sports is that you and only you decide which teams to root for when watching a game. Even so, it comes as a surprise that some television sets in Lawrence seem to be turned on for the sole purpose of rooting against Kansas State.
KU's Self to be CBS guest analyst during NCAA Tournament
Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self traveled to New York City on Friday night for his weekend stint as NCAA Tournament studio analyst for CBS.
Duke advances to round of eight, beats Purdue
Kyle Singler scored 24 points and Jon Scheyer added 18, snapping out of a shooting slump just in time to help top-seeded Duke advance to the round of eight for the first time since 2004 with a 70-57 win over Purdue on Friday night.
Michigan State holds off Northern Iowa 59-52
Durrell Summers scored 19 points and Korie Lucious hit a whirling turnaround jumper with 95 seconds left, helping fifth-seeded Michigan State survive a mid-major scare with a 59-52 win over pesky Northern Iowa in the Midwest Regional semifinals Friday night.
Tennessee tops Ohio State to reach regional final
One Evan Turner is pretty good. Five Tennessee Volunteers are even better.
Third-seeded Baylor routs 10th-seeded Saint Mary's
BU guards key 72-49 rout
LaceDarius Dunn, Tweety Carter and Baylor had all the fun Friday night, ending what had been an entertaining NCAA tournament ride for Omar Samhan and surprising Saint Mary's.
Pullen's key 3 helps K-State advance to round of 8
Jacob Pullen made a 3-pointer with 31.2 seconds left in the second overtime Thursday night for the go-ahead points in second-seeded Kansas State's 101-96 victory over No. 6 Xavier in the West Regional semifinals.
Wall, top-seeded Kentucky outscrap Cornell 62-45
John Wall saw red in nearly every corner he looked. Cornell's loudest and largest pep rally was held at the Carrier Dome and turned the regional semifinal into an instant road game for Kentucky.
Butler, West Virginia beat Washington 69-56
Da'Sean Butler shook off a sore right hand and helped West Virginia shake off feisty Washington to reach the East Regional finals.
Butler rallies to beat top-seeded Syracuse 63-59
Butler became the latest mid-major team to knock off a top seed in the NCAA tournament.
Loss hurts, but Self excited for future
Bill Self has been able to put Kansas University’s season-ending basketball loss to Northern Iowa in perspective.
KU coach Self in no hurry to watch tape of loss
Bill Self spent the Monday lunch hour in his Allen Fieldhouse basketball office, speaking with his secretary, shuffling some papers in and around his desk, sneaking a peek at the Phillies-Yankees game on ESPN-TV, chatting with a Jayhawk player or two and conducting an interview with a Journal-World reporter.
Kramer sends Purdue over A&M in OT
Determined and undaunted, 6-foot-3 Chris Kramer bulled past one defender 4 inches taller than him. He flipped a layup over another 6 inches taller. Seconds later, he was getting pounded by his own teammates.
KU basketball dealt a blow in second round of tourney March 22, 2010
KU men sent home early March 21, 2010
KU ends season with second-round loss March 20, 2010
Bill Self addresses media after NCAA loss March 20, 2010
Sherron Collins talks to media after loss March 20, 2010
GameDay Cram Session: Northern Iowa March 20, 2010
KU vs. UNI preview March 20, 2010
Bill Self press conference - March 19, 2010 March 20, 2010
KU fans answer UNI trivia March 19, 2010
KU bigs will have hands full with UNI March 19, 2010
KU vies for Sweet 16 Saturday March 19, 2010
KU tops Lehigh after slow start March 19, 2010