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LfZOAA ir.cn'G rcoicnal cspsulos: Results Wednesday Big zero: Wisconsin, Michigan OSU fail East Southeast uopners 74, Honaa 66 West Virginia 95, Georgia 84 Miami (Ohio) 56, Ohio State 53 Rice 77, Wisconsin 73 Oklahoma 88, Michigan St. 86 Southern Cal (16-1 1) at UNLV (21-7), night defeated the Spartans (15-13) in Nor Camas today Auburn (1 5-1 1 at Clemson (16-12), 6:30 p.m. Boston College (16-12) at Niagara (23-6), 6:30 p.m. James Madison (21-8) at Providence (17-11), 6:30 p.m. Va.

Commonwealth (20-9) at Old Dominion (20-7), 6:30 p.m. Ala. -Birmingham (17-13) at Alabama (16-12), 7 p.m. St. Joseph's (18-10) at SW Missouri St (17-10), 7:05 p.m.

Georgetown (16-12) at Arizona St. (18-9), 8 prn. Associated Press David Holmes scored a career-high 32 points, including two free throws with 26 seconds left, as Rice blew a 13-point lead before beating Wisconsin 77-73 on Wednesday in an NIT first-round game at Madison, Wis. Holmes' two free throws put the Owls (18-9) ahead 76-73. After Wisconsin's Andy Kilbride missed a three-pointer, Adam Peakes made another free throw with 5 seconds left, sealing the victory.

Holmes made 10 of 1 1 shots, including all four of his three-pointers, and was 8-for-8 from the line in surpassing his previous high of 19. Michael Finley led the Badgers (14-14) with 23 points and broke Danny Jones' single-season record of 61 1 points, set in 1989. Oklahoma 88, Michigan St. 86 Freshman Ryan Minor scored 10 of his career-high 22 points in the final 4 minutes as the Sooners (20-11) went on a game-ending 15-6 run and man, Okla. Michigan State's Mike Peplowski dominated inside, finishing with 24 points and 12 rebounds.

Bryatt Vann had 20 points and Jeff Webster 16 for the Sooners, who won despite being outshot 56 percent to 42.5 percent. The victory gave Oklahoma its 12th consecutive 20-victory season and sent the Sooners into the second round next week against the Gophers. Michigan State lost six of its final seven games. Miami (Ohio) 56, Ohio State 53 Jamie Mahaffey scored the Redskins' last two baskets, including a shot inside with 33 seconds remaining that closed the scoring, as Miami (21-8) beat the host Buckeyes (15-13) in Columbus. It was the first loss for Ohio State to another Ohio school since 1987, and the Buckeyes' first loss to a MidAmerican Conference school in a decade.

jGames Friday I Jackson St. (24-8) at Connecticut (15-12), 6:30 p.m. I Houston (21 -8) at UTEP (20-12), 8:45 p.m. I Pepperdine (22-7) at UCSB (18-10), 9:30 p.m. Who's No.

North Carolina is making its 19th straight tournament appearance. The Tar Heels are 56-27 overall in NCAA play and figure to make that 57-27 after their opener today against East Carolina, which has the worst record of any tournament entrant at 13-16. The only team with a losing record to win an NCAA game was Bradley in 1955. Coppin' a plea If you really need to know, No. 15-seed Coppin State is located in Baltimore and won the Mid-Eastern Conference.

The Mid-Eastern is the only conference without a tournament victory despite having made more than 10 appearances. Best tournament nickname The Jaspers of Manhattan College. They were an old-time NCAA power but haven't made the tournament since 1958. That year, the Jaspers upset Jerry West and No. 1 -ranked West Virginia In the opening round.

Manhattan plays Virginia on Friday at Syracuse, N.Y. "We had a team party, and the players were excited to be the 11th seed and playing an ACC team, but disappointed about going to the cold weather and more snow," said coach Fran Fraschilla. Not Princeton Penn is the Ivy League representative, which automatically makes it the darling of the cerebral set. The No. 14 Quakers are pretty good, too.

They play No. 3 Massachusetts, the class of the suddenly and supposedly classy Atlantic 10, today. Southwest State, Part II University of Rhode Island president Robert Carothers had the same job at Southwest State in the mid-1980s. No. 8 Rhode Island plays No.

9 Purdue today, a date with North Carolina awaiting the winners. Vote of confidence Purdue coach Gene Keady wasn't exactly wild about the way his team played in losing its regular season finale to Ohio State. "If our kids play against Rhode Island like they did Sunday, they'll lose 80-40," he said. Betting on Nebraska? Of the six Big Eight teams, No. 10 seed Nebraska is a good bet for the quickest exit.

The Cornhuskers play No. 7 New Mexico State on Friday. "I think that could probably be our toughest game," said Big Eight commissioner Carl James. Aside from Kansas (No. 2 in the Midwest), no Big Eight team is seeded higher than fifth.

Don't be too surprised if New Mexico State beats No. 2 Cincinnati in the second round, and the second-rounder between Arkansas and St. John's is one of the tournament's best games. Who't No. Kentucky, which came within a Christian Laettner jumper of the '92 Final Four.

LSU coach Dale Brown picks the Wildcats to win it all: "This is the best basketball team in the country. I'd be surprised if they didn't win the NCAA tournament." Rider rents fans No. 16 seed Rider wants support from folks in Nashville, site of Friday's first-round game between Rider and Kentucky. (Southeastern Conference rival Vanderbilt is located in Nashville.) "If we win I'm going to buy all the Vanderbilt fans a cheeseburger at McDonald's," said Rider coach Kevin Bannon. "That will cost about $5,000, but if we beat Kentucky I may make more than that off the book I write." Upset shot How about No.

14 Evansville over No. 3 Florida State today? The Seminoles are 22-9, but have lost three of their last four games; Evansville (23-6) surprised Xavier for the Midwestern crown. Coach Pat Kennedy admitted, "There are some things we're just not doing that we were doing early In the season." Meanwhile, the Aces have Parrish Casebier, a 6-3 scorer. "Casebier should be in jail," said a rival coach this season. "He murders us every game." Big reversal Tennessee State made the field as Ohio Valley Conference champs after wearing the conference chump label by losing 20 games in each of the last four seasons.

The reward? Today's game with No. 2 Seton Hall, which has an 11 -game winning streak and an average 14.3-point margin of victory during that run. Iowa note No. 4 Iowa plays tomorrow against No. 13 Northeast Louisiana, which has the worst NCAA record in the field 0-5.

Clem's consolation The Gophers didn't get a bid, but Western Kentucky did. Clem Haskins' alma mater is the No. 7 seed and opens today against No. 10 Memphis State. Clem's old school playing a team the Gophers beat in December? That's rubbing it in.

Another Minnesota connection The president of No. 5 seed Kansas State is Jon Wefald, who used to be Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture. Once, Wefald was attacked in his office by a disgruntled K-State football fan. He's also one of two former presidents of Southwest State University in Marshall, to be heading a school in the current field. Don't be too surprised If No.

12 Tennessee-Chattanooga beats No. 5 Wake Forest tomorrow. The Demon Deacons have been struggling, and the lower-ranked Moccasins have won 22 of 24, their losses coming by one and two points. West Virginia 95, Georgia 84 The Mountaineers (17-11), who blew a 23-point lead in the second half, used Pervires Greene's 22 points and Tracy Shelton's 20 to beat the Bulldogs (15-14) in Morgantown, W.Va. Florida 31 35-66 Continued from page 1C GPher8 39 'U' basketball tense, because we'd be let down not being in the NCAA tournament," senior Nate Tubbs said.

"But we have a coaching staff that stresses you have to be able to build on disappointment. I think we showed a lot of character tonight, to start the way we did and fight through the adversity." The Gophers' reward is a second-round game against Oklahoma, an 88-86 winner over Michigan State. The date (Monday or Tuesday) and site (Target Center or Norman) will be decided this morning; the size of last night's Target Center crowd compared to 5,483 at Norman left university and Target Center officials optimistic the second-round game will be in Minneapolis. Florida pulled to 43-42 in the first 3'2 Anderson 32 3-6 1-4 1-4 3 9 minutes of the second half, but the gg 551-7 ol Gophers never relinquished their 40 2-13 1-2 0-0 4 lead, for which they can thank their gSfij-zzIZ To It ol 2 defense. They missed four straight Kuisma 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 free throws 10 seconds apart while 7 1-10-00-122 nursing a 69-64 lead in the final 3 20 I minutes.

Four straight times the Ga- 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 .1 0 tors had a chance to cut into the five- I3.a 12.M 1233? 29 point lead, and four straight times fq-434 3pt-444 they failed to score. GOPHERS mm fg-fg ft-fta 01 pi pt Walton 22 1-6 3-4 2-5 2, 5 "After the first 12 or 13 minutes, it carter. 25 4-6 6-10 3-5 3 Kolander 22 3-4 0-1 4-4 4 6 seemed like we were just lighting to McDonald 27 3-9 s-e 2-5 2 12 hang on, and that Minnesota was f5 -j 2 dictating throughout," said Florida janIZZZ 18 3-4 5-7 1-5 2 11 coach Lon Kruger. "Minnesota was 0 ol 3 2 very physical and strong and muscled ream 2-7 us around, and they did a good job of im going to the boards and getting loose AsiUts-Florida 12 (Anderson 2, Brown 2, Cross 2. balls.

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Anderson 24 tage. The Crowd was noisy at Critical Cross 1-2. Kuisma 1-2, Brown 1-6, Bates 0-1), Go- junctures, and the referees sent the McDonakl West Midwest uophers to tne iree-tnrow line 4U times (26 made), compared to 22 (12 made) by Florida. Gophers coach Clem Haskins began his postgame press conference by thanking, in order, the fans, Target Center (Williams Arena was unavailable because of re-modeling), Tim-berwolves owners Marv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner and university administrators. Then he delivered the evening's most important debt of gratitude.

"I want to give a great deal of thanks and consideration to my players for coming out and playing, I felt, one of the hardest games we've played all year," he said. The Gophers took a 39-31 halftime lead, outscoring Florida 17-3 the final 5 minutes before intermission. Arriel McDonald scored nine of the 17 points, Voshon Lenard seven. capable of playing, we'll show the NCAA selection committee and a lot of other people that we should have been in the NCAA tournament," Lenard said. "It's all about how you approach these games, and we're looking forward to winning the NIT championship." Florida's 6-10 center, Andrew DeClercq, picked up his fourth foul in the opening minute of the second half, and Randy Carter proceeded to score nine points in the first 8 minutes of the half.

The Gophers' intensity took care of the rest. "I think if we play the way we're Who's No. Michigan has to play far from home, but gets arguably the weakest region for its trouble. The Wolverines play Coastal Carolina in their opener Dunkin, Big South player of the year for four straight seasons, thinks his Chanticleers got a bad deal. "I think we deserved to be a 15th seed or better," he said.

"It hurt our pride a little bit and showed a lack of respect for Coastal Carolina." Sure, buddy. This is the West Other east-of-the-Mississippi teams sent West include Vanderbilt, Temple, Illinois, George Washington, Georgia Tech and Southern University. Luc who? When New Mexico made the tournament in 1991, some thought the Lobos consisted of Timber-wolves center Luc Longley and four nameless blokes. "A lot of people said we got into the tournament that year because of Luc," said ike Williams, the team's top scorer. "But we know this year that everything we did, we earned." ACC champs Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins knows his team attracted attention by beating North Carolina to win the ACC tournament.

Confidence plus, right? "I really hope we can show people this wasn't a fluke," he said. Vandy Is dandy Some people think the third-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores are overachievers, a team that wins without having the talent of many opponents. Barring upsets, they'll have Boise State, Illinois, Arizona and Michigan in their path to the Final Four. The latter three will be a good test of that theory. Wrestling with Andy Kaufmann Coach Lou Henson has had his hands full with his star forward.

Kaufmann missed one road trip entirely and had limited playing time in a weird scene at Williams Arena a couple of weeks back. The guy averages 17.7 points. In the short run, it's in Illinois' best interest for coach and player to peacefully coexist. If they don't, the tournament could be a very short run. Great names George Washington's roster includes center Yinka Dare, guard Nimbo Hammonds and forward Sonni Holland.

If coach Mike Jarvis ever takes another job, the Colonials have no choice but to hire Coppin State's Fang Mitchell or California women's coach Gooch Foster. Don't be too surprised if No. 7 Temple plays Michigan in the region final. The Owls played a killer nonconference schedule including Cincinnati, Florida State, Memphis State, Wake Forest that should toughen them. Atlantic 10 vs.

Big Ten for the Final Four. Some folks would watch that with interest. Who's No. Indiana. The Hoosiers also finished the regular season as the No.

1 team in the final Associated Press poll. They also finished the season without 6-9 forward Alan Henderson, who injured his right knee in practice last month. If he's not available, Indiana could be vulnerable to a strong inside game. Without Hender-son, Indiana is 6-8, 6-7 and 6-5 across the front. Wright they are No.

16-seed Wright State, which has been in Division I for only six years, won the 1983 Division II title. Blue Devil blues Duke will be seeking its seventh Final Four appearance in eight years. It's hardly a lock. The No. 3-seeded Blue Devils have won only four of their last eight games, and who wouldn't want to knock off the two-time defending champs? UCLA, by the way, is the only other school to win three straight national titles.

If you can't say something nice TV hoops guy Billy Packer cited something good about losing in the first round of the ACC tournament: "A loss in the first round gives the team a full week of rest." Louisiana 5, Minnesota 0 There are two Louisiana teams in this region No. 8 New Orleans and No. 1 1 LSU. Three other Louisiana teams made the field Southern, Northeast Louisiana and Tulane. New Orleans has the highest seed in the batch, which means the Louisiana Four is a long shot to be represented in 1 the Final Four at the Superdome in N'Orleans.

Hi, Dad! Lots of people know that Duke's Grant Hill is the son of former NFL star Calvin Hill. Another second-generation jock is Brian Hendrick of No. 6 California. The 6-9 center is the son of former major league outfielder George Hendrick. In the West region, Georgia Tech guard Drew Barry is the son of former NBA standout Rick Barry; in the Southeast, Kentucky star Jamal Mashburn is the son of former pro boxer Bobby Mashburn.

But the guy who plays center for New Orleans, Ervin Johnson, is no relation to that Earvin Johnson. Slam Dunkley Spencer Dunkley of No. 13-seed Delaware never picked up a basketball until he was 16. He's from England. He came to the United States for his senior year of high school as a 6-1 1 foreign exchange student, and has matured into a 6-11 pro prospect.

Dunkley averaged 19.5 points, 12.4 rebounds and 3.3 blocked shots per game. Don't be too surprised if Duke gets back to the Final Four and the winner of the New Orleans-Xavier game gives Indiana a big shock in the second round. East Regional Rutgers women deal Vermont 1st, only loss First roundWednesday Florida 69, Bowling Green 67 Georgetown 76, Northern Illinois 74. Miami 61, St. Peter's 44 Rutgers 80, Vermont 74 Mideast Regional First roundWednesday I Alabama 102, Georgia Southern 70 I Louisville 74, Connecticut 71 I Northwestern 90, Georgia Tech 62 I Old Dominion 77, Tennessee Tech 60 Midwest Regional First roundWednesday I California 62, Kansas 47 I Clemson 70, Xavier (Ohio) 64 I Louisiana Tech 70, DePaul 59 I SW Missouri St.

86, Oklahoma St. 71 West Regional First roundWednesday NCAA I Barbara 88, BYU 79 I Georgia 85, San Diego State 68 I Nebraska 81 San Diego 58 I Washington 80, Montana St. 51 East Regional Midwest Regional First round Friday First roundFriday At Syracuse, N.Y. Massachusetts (23-6) vs. Pennsylvania (22-4), 1 1 :30 a.m.

Virginia (19-9) vs. Manhattan (23-6) New Mexico St. (25-7) vs. Nebraska (20-10), 6:35 p.m. At Indianapolis Oklahoma State (19-8) vs.

Marquette (20-7), 11:20 a.m. Louisville (20-8) vs. Delaware (22-7) New Orleans (26-3) vs. Xavier (Ohio, 23-5), 6:32 p.m. Indiana (28-3) vs.

Wright State (20-9) Southeast Regional West Regional First roundFriday First round Friday Continued from page 1C tournaments as conference champions and are seeded No. 1 5 in their regions. Only once since the tournament expanded to 64 teams has a No. 2 seed lost a first-round game to a No. 1 5.

That was two years ago when Richmond defeated Syracuse. Joining Seton Hall in the Southeast openers at Orlando, are No. 6 Kansas State (19-10) against No. 11 Tulane (21-8), No. 3 Florida State (22-9) against No.

14 Evansville (23-6) and No. 7 Western Kentucky (24-5) against No. 10 Memphis State (20- 11) In the other West openers at Salt Lake City today, No. 6 Illinois (18- 12) plays No. 11 Long Beach State (22-9), No.

3 Vanderbilt (26-5) goes against No. 14 Boise State (21-7) and No. 7 Temple (17-12) faces No. 10 Missouri (19-13). TVip MiHupct rpoinn nrvnc in Rncp.

Associated Press Cheryl Cop made four free throws in the final 93 seconds and Janell Williams made three as Rutgers held off previously unbeaten Vermont 80-74 in the first round of the NCAA women's tournament at Burlington, Vt. Vermont (28-1) also went unbeaten during the regular season in 1991-92 before losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament. With Vermont leading 61-59, Cop scored five points in a 12-0 run that put Rutgers (22-8) ahead by 10 with 4:10 left. Vermont scored the next nine points but never caught up. Vicky Green and Cop had 15 points each for Rutgers.

Janell Williams and Caroline DeRoose scored 14 points apiece, and Williams had 13 rebounds. Kari Greenbaum had 18 points for Vermont, Sheri Turnbull added 15 and Jen Neibling 13. Louisville 74, Connecticut 71 Kelly Rose scored 21 of her 27 points in the second half as the Cardinals beat the Huskies at Storrs, Conn. Rose scored 10 points in the first 6 minutes of the half as the Lady Cardinals (19-11) overcame a 44-38 half-time deficit. She scored 1 1 in the last 3:58 as Louisville rallied to overcome a 67-64 deficit.

The Huskies (18-11) led most of the way, and took a 65-59 lead with 6:26 left on a rebound basket by Rebecca Lobo. But that was the last UConn basket until Jamalle Elliott scored an uncontested layup at the buzzer. Kristin Mattox scored 16 points for Louisville, and Rose had 10 rebounds. Elliott had 21 points and 15 rebounds for UConn. Northwestern 90, Georgia Tech 62 Patricia Babcock scored 20 points as the Wildcats (20-8) routed the Yellow Jackets (20-8) in Evanston, 111.

The Wildcats took a 45-27 halftime lead and led by as many as 31 points in the second half. Maureen Holohan had 18 points for the Wildcats, and Nancy Kennelly had eight points, 12 rebounds and 1 1 assists. Joyce Pierce scored 19 points for the Lady Jackets. Nebraska 81, San Diego 58 Nafeesah Brown scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Cornhuskers (23-7) crushed the Toreros (16-12) in Lincoln, Neb. Brown scored 16 as Nebraska raced to a 46-21 halftime lead.

Chris Enger, the nation's leading shot-blocker, led San Diego with 15 points and four blocks. Georgetown 76, N. Illinois 74 Leni Wilson scored a career-high 30 points, including a two free throws with 1 second left, as the Hoyas beat the Huskies in Washington, D.C. Wilson had rebounded a missed Northern Illinois free throw and was protecting the ball as the clock ran down. She swung around and bumped Cindy Connor with an elbow, sending the defender to the floor and drawing the foul.

Wilson, who also had 13 rebounds, sank both shots to send Georgetown to a second-round meeting against Penn State. Clemson 70, Xavier 64 1 Sophomore Tara Saunooke scored a career-high 25 points as the Tigers (21-9) beat the Musketeers (19-10) in the first round at Clemson, S.C. Old Dominion 77, Tennessee Tech 60 Celeste Hill had 21 points and 15 rebounds as the Monarchs (22-7) defeated the Golden Eagles (22-7) in Norfolk, Va. Pam Huntley led Old Dominion with 24 points, including four of five from three-point range. Dana Bilyeu led Tennessee Tech with 14 points.

Alabama 102, Georgia Southern 70 Yolanda Watkins scored 25 points and Betsy Harris 21 as the Crimson Tide (22-8) beat the Eagles (21-9) in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Monique McClelland and Jill Dunn each scored 1 1 for Southern. SW Missouri State 86, Oklahoma St 71 Senior Tonya Baucom scored a career-high 32 points and Melody U2-8) defeated the Cowgirls (23-9) in Springfield Mo Freshman Stacy Coffey led Oklahoma State with 20 points. Miami 61, St. Peter's 44 Miami's pressing defense and Holly Rilingers 12 first-half points helped 1 6 teat the Peahens (18-11) Coral Gables, Fla At Nashville, Tenn.

Wake Forest (19-8) vs. (26-6), 1 1 :35 a.m. Iowa (22-8) vs. NE Louisiana (26-4) Kentucky (26-3) vs. Rider (19-10), 7:04 p.m.

Utah (23-6) vs. Pittsburgh (17-10) At Tucson, Ariz. New Mexico (24-6) vs. George Washington (1 9-8), 1 :45 p.m. Georgia Tech (19-10) vs.

Southern University (20-9) Michigan (26-4) vs. Coastal Carolina (22-9), 7:10 p.m. Iowa State (20-10) vs. UCLA (21-10) Morris rips No. 2 Azusa Pacific extending their winning streak to 10 games.

Delia Wilson scored 21 points for Miami. Rilinger, a freshman guard scored 17. Georgia 85, San Diego St. 68 Deborah Reese scored 23 points before leaving with a knee injury as the Bulldogs (21-12) beat the Aztecs (19-9) at Athens, Ga. The extent of her injury wasn't known.

Kelly Robbins scored 18 points for Georgia, including a 35-footer at the buzzer. Sorii Epps scored 17 points for San Diego State. Louisiana Tech 70, DePaul 59 Senior Danielle Whitehurst had 29 points and Pam Thomas added 25, leading the Bulldogs (24-5) over the Blue Demons (20-9) in Ruston, La. California 62, Kansas 47 Kesha Martin scored 13 points as California beat the No. 24 Jayhawks (21-9) in Lawrence, Kan.

Angela Ay-cock led Kansas with 13 points. Washington 80, Montana St 51. Rhonda Smith scored 20 of her 24 points in the second half as the Huskies (17-1 1) defeated the Bobcats (22-7) in Seattle, Wash. Cal-Santa Barbara 88, Brigham Young 79 Cori Close had 21 points and eight assists as the Gauchos (19-11) defeated the Cougars (24-5) in Santa Barbara, Calif. Nikki Eyre led Brigham Young (24-5) with 23 points and seven rebounds.

NCAA DIVISION II Quarterfinaltoday New Hampshire College (28-3) vs. South Dakota (25-4) Associated Press Kansas City, Mo. Chris Runsewe, Lee Rood and Jason Cordes combined for all but two of Minnesota-Morris' final 33 points Wednesday night in a stunning 83-68 upset of No. 2-seeded Azusa Pacific (30-4) in the first round of the NAIA Tournament. It was the first time since 1983 that a No.

2-seeded team had been eliminated in the first round. Cordes led the Cougars (21-9) with 22 points, including five first-half three-pointers. Runsewe scored 17, Tom Notch 14 and Rood 12. The victory sends Minnesota-Morris into the second round at 9:45 tonight against unseeded Belmont (Tenn.) NAIA DIVISION I First roundKansas City Wednesday 83, Azusa Pacific 68 Second roundtoday Belmont 30-5) vs. (21-9), 9:45 p.m.

Basketballwomen mont, 111., with No. 6 California (19-8) against No. 1 1 LSU (22-10), No. 3 Duke (23-7) vs. No.

14 Southern Illinois (22-9), No. 7 Brigham Young (24-8) vs. No. 10 SMU (20-7) and No. 2 Kansas (25-6) against No.

15 Ball State (26-7). Kansas has been in a slump, losing in the Big Eight semifinals to K-State and finishing 9-5 after a 16-1 start. In the East at Winston-Salem, N.C., today's openers are No. 1 North Carolina (28-4) against No. 1 6 East Carolina (13-16), No.

8 Rhode Island (18-10) against No. 9 Purdue (18-9), No. 5 St. John's vs. No.

12 Texas Tech (18-1 and No. 4 Arkansas against No. 3 Holy Cross (23-). NJCAA DIVISION I First roundTyler, Texas Second roundtoday Loser's bracket Anoka-Ramsey C.C. (28-1) vs.

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