12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 18, 2004

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LET THE GAMES BEGINEN
ATLANTA tEGION
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Alabama State
7:10 p.m. - Raleigh, North Carolina

The NCAA Tournament and all its "March Madness" begins today at 12:20 p.m. If you're reading this
in class and it's any time after noon, get up and go home right now - an dtry not to leave your
couch untilSunday night._Daily basketball writer Daniel Bremmer takes a look at today's matchups:

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No. 1 Saint Joe's vs. No. 16 Liberty
2:45 p.m. - Buffalo, New York
Saint Joe's might not have deserved a No. 1 seed.
But will that matter against Liberty? Doubtful. The
Hawks' only trouble against the Flames will be try-
ing to figure out what state their school is located in.

No. 2 Connecticut vs. No. 15 Vermont
7:10 p.m. - Buffalo, New York
If an injured Emeka Okafor can put up 11 and 13
against Pitt, a healthy Okafor should be scary to
any opponent. Catamounts are the only mascot
cooler than Salukis. Wonder if Phish will be there?
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No. 2 Gonzaga vs. No. 15 Valparaiso
9:55 p.m. - Seattle, Washington
Valpo has played Cinderella before. So has Gon-
zaga. On the other hand, the Zags have lost only
twice - to Stanford and St. Joe's. Valpo has lost
to IUPUI and Oral Roberts. You do the math.

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