sports.espn.go.com - 3/22/2008
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Dick Vitale's Previews Butler vs. Tennessee
Tennessee Rallies Back To Edge Butler In OT, 76-71 —
Slam Dunk Central
Well, so much for the Indiana schools in the NCAA tournament - 4 up, 4 down. But #7 Butler put up the best effort of the 4 schools in the tournament; #2 Tennessee almost became a victim. However, JaJuan Smith made four straight free throws with 13.6 seconds left in overtime, enabling Tennessee to escape with a hard-fought, 76-71 win over Butler Sunday in the second round of the NCAA East ...
Tennessee Edges Butler to Advance to Sweet 16 —
FanHouse
Tennessee has been in a lot of close games this season... and they've won most of them. Their win over Butler in the Round of 32 was no different. After jumping out to an 11 point lead to start the game, Butler settled in and closed to within two points, ultimately finding themselves down 38-34 at the half. Tennessee once again jumped out to a good start in the second period, leading by as ...
Sunday's Second Round Breakdown —
March Madness All Season
Villanova vs. Siena (12:10 PM): Prediction: Siena 77, Villanova 73 Texas vs. Miami (Fl.) (2:15 PM): Prediction: Texas 74, Miami (Fl.) 63 Tennessee vs. Butler (2:30 PM): Prediction: Tennessee 69, Butler 65 Western Kentucky vs. San Diego (2:40 PM): Prediction: Western Kentucky 76, San Diego 70 Georgetown vs. Davidson (2:50 PM): Prediction: Georgetown 67, Davidson 61 Memphis vs. ...
Butler Bulldogs vs. Tennessee Volunteers —
Sports Handicapping
The Butler Bulldogs and the Tennessee Volunteers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at BJCC Arena. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Volunteers listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total is sitting at 140. Pete Campbell dropped 26 points as No. 7 Butler defeated No. 10 South Alabama 81-61 in the first round of the East ...
Quick Thoughts From the Birmingham Regional —
Play is Under Review
Attended the Birmingham regional yesterday. Just wanted to go on record with these quick thoughts. For a quick refresher, here are the games I saw. Tennessee - American Butler - South Alabama Oklahoma - St. Joseph's Louisville - Ball State Butler is the best #7 seed I've ever seen. They were better than several SEC teams that I saw this year. I'm going to go on record and predict that they ...
North Carolina Gets #1 Seed and Home Court, But No Other Favors —
FanHouse
North Carolina was given the tournament's #1 overall seed ... a first weekend trip to nearby Raleigh and a second weekend in Charlotte ... but little else. The East's bracket is somewhat stacked, with Tennessee, Louisville, Washington State, Notre Dame and Butler in their bracket. Tennessee is the #1 team in the RPI rankings and was staring down their own #1 seed until a loss in the SEC ...
