6B- The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 15, 1999 Purdue knocks off Miami; upsets reign BOSTON (AP) - Purdue, which stumbled into the NCAA Tournament, ran past second-seeded Miami 73-63 yesterday and into the regional semifi- nals for the second year in a row. The 10th-seeded Boilermakers, who lost five of six games to close the regu- lar season and waited anxiously to see their name on Selection Sunday, took control against EAST the Hurricanes in Roundup the second round of the East Regional by closing the first half with a 15-0 run for a 32-17 lead. Miami finally started hitting some shots and was within 43-38 with 11:05 left, but the Boilermakers went on a 15- 2 run to match their biggest lead, 56-40, with 6:21 left. Brian Cardinal led Purdue with 20 points, while Tim James had 19 to lead the Hurricanes. Miami shot 32.9 percent, their worst outing of the season, and even Johnny Hemsley, who was 9-for-12 from 3-point range and had 31 points in the opening round, finished 5-for-13 and had 13 points against Purdue. No. 12 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE 81, No. 4 TENNESSEE 51 Whether playing or coaching, Steve Alford keeps coming up a winner at the NCAA tournament. Alford's Southwest Missouri State Bears earned the school's first trip to the Sweet Sixteen with an 81-51 victory over Tennessee yesterday. The Bears (22-10) converted 13 turnovers into 24 points and harassed Tennessee into 30-percent shooting. It was the second stifling defensive display in as many games for Southwest Missouri State, which opened the East Regional by holding Wisconsin to just 32 points. No. 6 TEMPLE 64, No. 3 CINCINNTI 54 As he sat on the winning Temple bench late in the game, shooting star Quincy Wadley had an ice-packed towel wrapped tightly around his bruised left hand. About as tightly as the Owls' defense wrapped up Cincinnati for most of yes- terday's 64-54 second-round upset victo- ry in the NCAA tournament's East sub- regional, eliminating from the tourna- ment the only team that beat favored Duke this season. Wadley did his part with his right hand, the one he shoots with, to make sure that wasn't a problem. He came off the bench to score 14 points, 12 of them on 3-pointers, as sixth-seeded Temple (23-10) advanced to the round-of-l 6. No.D K1 UE97, No. 9 TULSA 56 Duke, equipped with the nation's most intimidating offense, reminded Tulsa and the rest of the NCAA tournament field yesterday it hasn't been neglecting its defense. The top-seeded Blue Devils (34-1), seemingly contesting every dribble, pass and shot, limited the Golden Hurricane to 28 percent first-half shooting en route to a 97-56 rout in the second round of the East Regional. 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March Madness mani- acs, you're not the only ones who will call in sick from work, or who will WRESTLING use that phony UHS slip your Commenary neighbor scanned-------------- on his computer so that you can stay home. Wrestling fans from around the country will set aside their normal rou- tine and invade Penn State this Thursday through Saturday to cheer on their teams, and to watch the best colle- giate wrestlers in the country compete for the national championship. But outside of hard-core wrestling fans, most of the nation is absolutely oblivious to this weekend's tournament. The reason is that wrestling is a sport that just isn't marketed very well. In the past few seasons the NCAA wrestling championships have been held in media hotbeds like the campus of Northern Iowa, and the publicity cir- cus that is Cleveland State. This year, the tournament takes a step forward with its move to the Penn State campus, but even that is not enough. The sport of wrestling cannot expect any realistic media attention until it moves its marquee event into a major metropolitan area. Beyond the location of major wrestling events, the bigwigs in charge of NCAA wrestling need to work on television exposure. Last year, the wrestling national championships were aired at 12:30 a.m. on ESPN2, not exactly a prime viewing time. But to make matters worse, the event was televised two days after its completion. Many would argue that is the appro- priate television slot for a sport like wrestling, but wrestling is marketable. Consider its characteristics. Wrestling embodies the one-on-one intensity and physicality of a sport like boxing, but at the same time it also brings an affilia- tion to one's school as a te "We have a great thin wrestling," Minnesota h Robinson said. "TV vali thing. We're an informati if we could just get wrestl week in every state, then what could happen" The sport is exactly country is yearning for, biggest matches often e pointment - as in thi controversial draw betwi Holyfield and Lennox L are unavailable to the ge because of pay-per-view. In addition, the hard-w abiding personalities o wrestling could serve as substitute to the corrupt M boxing. But until the marketer wrestling move NCAA venues, and get their spo sion at a reasonable hot will continue to excite o hard fans, while the rest o keep shelling out cash for appointing heavyweight f Buckeyes jump out. fast, top-a Detroit4 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Now Detroit knows how its opponents feltall season long. The Titans - third in the nation:in field goal percentage defense, secondin scoring defense - did not get a point the first 10 minutes as Ohio State rsaed to a 75-44 victory in the second round of the NCAA South regional Saturday night. Detroit (25-6), the No. 12 ss~a missed its first 13 shots and 17o first 18. The Titans, who held. their opponents to 37 percent shooting SOUTH and 54.7 points a Roundup game for the sea-Rud ID ROCHKIND/wiy son, managed 20 ge. Until percent in the first half as Ohio State jumped ahead 12-0 in the first eight minutes. Ii po ,'k The Buckeyes built their leadlto L.1~ points late n the first period, took a 12 lead at halftime and let Detroit nr am sport. closer than 1I points early in the stond ig in college half ead coach J The Titans were led by Jetttihe dates every- Jackson, who had 16 of his 18 points in on society - the second half. Rashad Phillips, -who ing on once a scored the first Detroit basket with, who knows 10:11 to go in the first half, addednine points. what this No.3 ST. JoHN's 86, No.6 INDIANA as boxing's 61 nd in disap- Bobby Knight was right abou- s weekend's John's. een Evander The Red Storm, seeded third in the ewis - and South Regional, were every bit as tocgh, neral public athletic and difficult to play as'the Indiana coach feared and handed orking, law- Knight's Hoosiers their worst-ever f collegiate defeat in the NCAA tournament, 86-61., a refreshing Saturday. - ike Tysons of Bootsy Thornton had 17 points'* Lavor Postell had 16 and 10 rebound s of college lead a balanced attack that overwhelmed. s to bigger Indiana just two days 'after the sixth- rt on televi- seeded Hoosiers scored 108 for their ur, the sport highest point total ever in a post-season nly the die- game. fus will just The victory sends St. John's (27-8) 'another dis- into the round of 16 for the first ttn fight. since 1991. Indiana (23-11) fell inthe second round for the second straight year after three straight first-roundexits. All five of St. John's starters scor least 12. Tyrone Grant had 14 points a 12 rebounds, while Ron Artest scctfd 13 and Erick Barkley finished with 11) points and six assists. No.1 AusuRN 81, No.9 OKLAIIMA STATE 74 It was anything but an average day" for Auburn guard Scott Pohlinman, whose career-high 28 points sent te Tigers on to Knoxville for' the NCAA tournament's South regio4 next weekend. Pohlman, who had an 11.4 scoring average into the game, consistently hit clutch baskets as the top-seeded Tigers defeated ninth-seeded Oklahoma State 81-74 Saturday. The 6-foot-2 sogehg; more guard's previous high was: points._ Pohlman had 13 points in a decisive run that put Auburn ahead to stay in thle first half and then delivered crucial points when the Cowboys were battli* back from a 10-point deficit in the sdc- ond half. There were four ties and nine 'lad changes before Auburn (29-3) jut together a 17-3 run to grab the lead fir' good in the first half. 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