8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - March 15, 1999 Michigan State survives Ole Miss scare AP PHOTO Michigan State had to push, claw and shove to stay alive long enough to make It to the Sweet Sixteen, as the Spartans came back to beat Ole Miss, 74-66. RECYCLE THE OPPORTUNITY MILWAUKEE (AP) - Battered, bruised, and more than just a little hum- bled, Michigan State's national title hopes are still intact. Just barely, though. Mateen Cleaves scored seven points and had two assists as the top-seeded Spartans used a late 13-0 run to hold off feisty Mississippi 74-66 yesterday in the second round of the Midwest Regional. Cleaves, an All-American and two- time Big Ten MVP, finished MIDWEST with 18. Andre Hutson had 13 Roundup and Morris -------------- Peterson, making his fourth start of the year, had 11. Jason Smith had 18 and Marcus Hicks 16 for the ninth-seeded Rebels (20-13), who got their first NCAA vic- tory on Friday. The Spartans - feeling the pressure of the No. 1 seed, perhaps? - played most of the game tight and out-of- synch. Cleaves had five turnovers in the Seedless gripes No No. 1 seeds have been defeated yet, but that hasn't stopped the string of upsets that occurred dur- ing the weekend. Here are a few unlikely teams that will be playing in next week's Sweet Sixteen: No. 10 Miami (Ohio) - beat No. 7 Washington, then No. 2 Utah in the Midwest No. 10 Gonzaga -beat No. 10 Minnesota, No. 2 Stanford in the West No.12 SW Missouri State -No.5 Wisconsin, No. 4 Tennessee in the East No. 13 Oklahoma - beat No. 4 Arizona, No. 5 North Carolina- Charlotte in the Midwest first half alone - one less than he had in the entire Big Ten Tournament. Hutson and Granger each had three fouls before halftime. No. 10 MIAMI (OHIo) 66, No. 2 UTAH 58 Miami (Ohio) proved there's more to the Redhawks than Wally Szczerbiak. Utah held the big forward to just I I shots in the second round of the NCAA Midwest Regional on Sunday and still lost 66-58. The upset by 10th-seeded Miami of No. 2 seed Utah let people outside the Mid-American Conference know how good the Redhawks are. Miami (24-7) earned its first-ever trip to the round-of- 16 by shooting 48 percent from the floor, making 15 of 17 free throws and matching the Utes with 27 rebounds. Utah (28-5) held Szczerbiak, who scored 43 points against Washington in the first round, to 24 points. No. 3 KENTUCKY 92, No. 6 KANSAS (OT) Kentucky and Kansas have combined to win 3,435 games. The defending national champion Wildcats got the only victory that mattered yesterday. In the first-ever postseason meeting between the national powers, Scott Padgett scored a career-high 29 points - including seven of Kentucky's 13 in overtime - as the Wildcats beat Kansas 92-88 Sunday in the NCAA Midwest Regional. Padgett, who forced overtime with a 3-pointer, opened the extra period with a 19-foot jumper and then added five free throws in the final 1:05 for Kentucky (27-8). The Wildcats, who have played in three straight national championship games, advance to play Miami (Ohio), in the round of 16 in St. Louis next Friday. Padgett's 3-pointer with 18.7 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 79-79 and ended a 4:32 stretch in which Kentucky didn't make a field goal. Kansas (23-10) still had a chance in regulation, but freshman Jeff Boschee was stripped by Turner while making a move to the basket. Kenny Gregory came up with the ball in the corner, but couldn't make the shot at the buzzer. No. 13-OKLAHOMA 85, No. 5 NORTH CAROLINA-CHARLOTTE 72 Eric Martin's six 3-pointers helped Oklahoma upset North Carolina* Charlotte 85-72 yesterday to become just the third No. 13 seed ever to advance out of the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Sooners (22-10), who have insisted for a week they deserved a high- er seed, proved their point against the fifth-seeded 49ers (23-11) two days after eliminating fourth-seeded Arizona. All of Martin's 18 points came on threes, and Eduardo Najera had four 3s and 20 points along with 15 rebounds. Galen Young led North Carolina- Charlotte with 23 points, and Diego Guevara had 16. Magical run continues for Iowa 1999 CLASS ACT University of Michigan Senior Pledge Program DENVER (AP) - Kent McCausland hit five second-half 3-pointers and Iowa adapted its half-court game to match high- paced Arkansas, outlasting the Razorbacks 82-72 Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. McCausland and Dean Oliver each finished with 17 points as the fifth-seeded Hawkeyes (20-9) overcame a 13-point sec- ond-half deficit to advance to the round of 16 for the third time under departing coach Tom Davis. Chris Walker scored a career-high 22 points and Kareem Reid had 18 points and 11 assists for No. 4 seed Arkansas (23-11), which WEST blew leads of 47-34 and 66-59. The Roundup Razorbacks were outscored 23-6 over the final 7:20 as Iowa turned the - - - tables with a surprisingly effective full-court press. Arkansas pulled to 73-72 on Reid's 3-pointer with 2:26 left, but J.R. Koch tipped in a missed shot for Iowa, and the Razorbacks misfired on their final three possessions, setting off an emotional celebration for Davis and the Hawkeyes. No. 10 GONZAGA 82, No. 2 STANFORD 74 Stanford, which has one of the biggest front lines in college basketball, was cut down to size by one of the smallest players in the NCAA Tournament. Matt Santangelo scored 22 points and 5-foot-8 Quentin Hall scored all 12 of his points in the second half as Gonzaga upset the second-seeded Cardinal 82-74 Saturday in the second round of the NCAA West Regional. Hall also had eight rebounds for 10th-seeded Gonzaga, a Spokane school that is best known for producing John Stockton and Bing Crosby. Stanford, which reached the Final Four last season, was the last of four Pac-10 teams to be eliminated from this year's tour- nament. Arizona, Washington and UCLA all lost in the first round. Lee led Stanford (26-7) with 24 points. Kris Weems had 18 points and Mark Madsen added 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Cardinal, who won the Pac-10 championship this season. No.6 FLORIDA 82, No. 14 WEBER STATE 74 (OT) "The Show" is over for Weber State. But what a show it was. Greg Stolt scored five of his 26 points in overtime Saturday, as Florida finally put away the upstart Wildcats 82-74 to advance to the West Regional semifinals. The Gators (22-8) made six of eight free throws in the final 39 seconds, including two apiece by Teddy Dupay and Brent Wright, to seal the victory. Harold "The Show" Arceneaux, who had 36 points in Weber's 76-74 upset of North Carolina in the first round, had 32 Saturday. But he was shut down much of the second half, as the Gators' persistent pressure wore down the weary ..,just infiltrate the software section of your camps bookstore. www.wlzpowar.com SENIORS, WE'LL BE CALLING YOU! AP PHOTO Stanford was left scratching its head as Gonzaga danced all the way to the Sweet Sixteen, 82-74. Wildcats. Arceneaux, who left the arena without talking to reporters, wound up playing 43 minutes. Point guard Eddie Gill played 45. Florida trailed 40-35 at the half, but that's nothing new foo the Gators, who were down 43-32 at the break agains Penn before storming back to win 75-61. Stolt sank a 3-poi ter to start the second half, igniting a 12-3 run that put the Gators up 47-43 on Mike Miller's 16-footer with 15:22 to play. 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