NO. HERNANDEZ PULL IT IS DOWN. CAROLINA'S TURNED IT OVER 11 TIMES. ONLY FOUR AT HALFTIME. LEN: GIVE CREDIT TO THE EXTENDED DEFENSE OF GEORGE MASON. GUS: THOMAS, HERNANDEZ, GOOD STEP TO THE BUCKET. HERE COMES FRASOR. THE FRESHMAN FROM CHICAGO. GINYARD. GINYARD WITH THE REBOUND. TERRY CAN'T HOLD ON. OUTLET, SKINN. HE'LL HOLD IT UP. LEN: GOOD DECISION. SKINN RECOGNIZED HE DIDN'T HAVE NUMBERS. PULLED IT BACK. [WHISTLE] GUS: GEORGE MASON AND LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR SHOOTING BETWEEN HALFS. SHOOTING 82% IN THE SECOND HALF. HERNANDEZ GOT HIT IN THE EYE. FS FIFTH POINT. 40-29 MEMPHIS. JUMPER. IN AND OUT. GOOD LOOK BY CHARLES LEE. >> Bob: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE BEEN UP TEMPO IN THE SECOND HALF AT ALL. BUCKNELL KEPT IT UNDER CONTROL. PLAYING EVENING IN THE SECOND HALF SO FAR. >> Craig: THE 15 MINUTE MARK IN HALF NUMBER 2. >> Bob: THE ZONE IS KEEPING THEM AT BAY A LITTLE BIT. THEIR RHYTHM IS DIFFERENT THAN MAN-TO-MAN. >> Craig: SHAWNE WILLIAMS WITH THE LEANER. THAT FALLS OFF THE RIM.■■■■■■■■T ONE BACK. >> Bob: THE UNSELFISHNESS TOO. FOR A TEAM THAT HAS A LOT OF GUYS THAT GO ONE-ON-ONE THEY SHARE THE BASKETBALL. >> Craig: LOOSE BALL AND A TIMEOUT. ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE. ALLEN KEPT HIS COOL AND GOT THE TIMEOUT. BACK TO BIG-D AFTER■■■■■■ [THE CAPTIONING ON THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED AS AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., WHICH IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE TRANSCRIPTION OF PROGRAM CONTENT. CBS, ITS PARENT AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS AND DIVISIONS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY TRANSCRIPTION OR FOR ANY ERRORS IN TRANSCRIPTION.] JAY: BILLY, WE GO BACK TO FRIDAY NIGHT, AGAINST ALBANY. 9-3, ALBANY. UCONN HAD THE EDGE. THEY COME OUT OF THE LOCKER ROOM THREE OUT OF THE FOUR TIMES. BILLY: ARMSTRONG HAD TO SIT WITH FOUL TROUBLE, WAS SERIOUS ABOUT THAT PLAY. BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WAS NOT TO BE DENIED HERE. JIM: THEY RAN OUT AFTER ANDERSON WHO HAD 14 POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF. THAT IS THE WAY TO GUARD HIM. BILLY: MAKE HIM. JIM: FOUL ON PERRY. HIS FIRST. BILLY: ANOTHER ONE WHO HAD A DAY HE WOULD LIKE TO FORGET. ELTON BRAND. JIM: IN THE 1999 CHAMPIONSHIP. THE MISLAY-IN BY MORRIS. HE WAS FED PERFECTLY. BILLY: HE SURE WAS. THAT WAS IN THE PERFECT POSITION. JIM: ANDERSON WIDE. [WHISTLE] BILLY: IF YOU ARE SCOUTING AGAINST CONNECTICUT, WHEN ANDERSON SHOOTS, HE HAS A TENDENCY TO STAND STILL. SPARKS TOOK OFF AT THE OTHER END. MARCUS WILLIAMS NORMALLY PENETRATES AND KICKS. SPARKS WOULD BE WIDE OPEN. HIS BIG MEN OUGHT TO BE LOOKING FOR HIM. JIM: FAKES THE PASS INSIDE. SPARKS DRIVING. BEAUTIFUL SOFT TOUCH. BILLY: THAT IS THE SECOND ONE THAT SPARKS HAS MADE. HE MADE THE ONE TO END THE HALF. [WHISTLE] JIM: OVER THE TOP. PERRY FOR HIS SECOND TWO IN THIS HALF. GRABBED THE JERSEY. BOOM WAS SHUT OUT OF THE FIRST HALF. BILLY: HE SURE WAS, JIM. NO FACTOR IN THAT BALL. JIM: UCONN IN UNDERNEATH. BOOM WAS 1-11 IN THE SYRACUSE LOSS. PERRY KEEPS GRABBING HIS JERSEY EVERY TIME BOONE MOVES. BOONE BLOCKED. HE IS NOT GOING TO BE BLOCKED. REACHES OUT, EXTENDS AND DROPS IT IN. FAMILIARITY WITH THE GUARDS. BILLY: THEY ARE NOT GUARDING EACH OTHER ENOUGH RIGHT NOW. ROCCO, SO QUICK. JIM: ANDERSON. GAY. DOES A FLIP MOVE. FOR TWO MORE. BILLY: RUDY GAY HAVING AN OUTSTANDING BALLGAME. THE FIRST HALF HE HAD THAT KIND OF NUMBERS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT HIM IN TERMS OF POINTS, ASSISTS, STEALS. THREE REBOUNDS, NINE POINTS, THREE ASSISTS, TWO STEALS, ONE BLOCK. JIM: CRAWFORD PUT UP THE THREE AND BARELY GRAZED THE FRONT OF THE RIM. BILLY: STOP THAT DRIBBLER SOON. JIM: ARMSTRONG COMING IN. CRAWFORD. [WHISTLE] JIM: AND HE IS FOULED BY GAY OF CONNECTICUT. FOR GAY, NOW, HIS SECOND. 10-POINT LEAD. 50-40 HUSKIES. BILLY: CALHOUN WANTING A JUMP BALL SITUATION. IT IS THE SAME OFFICIAL THAT CALLED THE OFFENSIVE GOALTENDING. I THINK HE WAS RIGHT ON BOTH CALLS. JIM: SPARKS. BEAUTIFUL. PATRICK SPARKS. BILLY: ONE OF THOSE SENIORS WHO DOES NOT WANT TO PLAY HIS LAST GAME. JIM: HE HAD A STRETCH WHERE HE HAD A TOUGH TILE MAKING ANYTHING. HE SAID, PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP ON ME. BILLY: LAST YEAR, THE THREE FOUL STS THAT BEAT LOUISVILLE. JIM: RONDO IS LOSING IT. [WHISTLE] [BUZZER] JIM: A TURNOVER FOR CONNECTICUT. GREG: UCONN'S LEAD IS SIX AS THEY APPROACH THE 16-MINUTE MARK. IN DAYTON, NORTH CAROLINA TRAILING GEORGE MASON BY THREE. LET'S GO THERE LIVE. GUS JOHNSON AND LEN ELMORE. GUS: GEORGE MASON AN 11 WITH THIRD SEEDED NORTH CAROLINA ON THE ROPES. LEWIS INSIDE. NO. REBOUNDED BY HANSBROUGH. AND NORTH CAROLINA LED BY AS MANY AS 14 IN THE FIRST HALF. [WHISTLE] GUS: THOMAS TO THE BASKET. AND HE'S FOULED. BUT GEOR HE IS A COOL CUSTOMER. >> Bob: HE REALLY IS. >> Craig: 9 POINTS FOR DOUGLAS-ROBERTS. MEMPHIS SCORED 16 FIELD GOALS. 11 ASSISTED. >> Bob: UNSELFISHNESS, HUH. NICE TO SEE. THE 3 POINT SHOT. THE BIGGEST WEAPON THAT BUCKNELL POSSESSES HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM BY THE QUICKNESS AND DETERMINATION OF JOHN CALIPARI'S PERIMETER DEFENDERS. PAT FLANNERY SEARCHING FOR SOME ANSWERS. >> Craig: THAT WHISTLE WAS AWAY FROM THE FOUL. ■ TO EXTEND THEIR DEFENSE IN THE SECOND HALF. CREATE EIGHT TURNOVERS. TYLER HANSBROUGH, TWO POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF, SADDLED BY THREE FOULS. MASON HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR CAROLINA TO GET THE BALL INTO HIM WHEN HE HAS BEEN ON THE FLOOR IN THE SECOND HALF. GUS: MASON ON A 27-7 RUN. LEN: LOOK AT THE TRIANGLE SURROUNDING HANSBROUGH. HE HAS TO KICK BACK OUT. GUS: TERRY MISSING. BALL SNATCHED OUT OF THE AIR BY WILL THOMAS. THOMAS HAS BEEN GREAT. EIGHT POINTS, EIGHT POINTS, 14 REBOUNDS IN THEIR FIRST-ROUND WIN OVER MICHIGAN STATE. FIRST DOUBLE-DOUBLE OF THE SEASON. NORWOOD LOST IT. GETS IT BACK. 10 TO SHOOT. FOR THE PATRIOTS. HIGH PICK-AND-ROLL. NORWOOD IN THE CORNER. SKINN, OFF THE HEEL. HE KEPT IT ALIVE. LEN: YOU LIKE GEORGE MASON'S PATIENCE AGAINST THE MAN-TO-MAN. THAT HIGH SCREEN WHICH OPENS UP A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES. GUS: SKINN WANTING TO KICK IT. HE LOST THE HANDLE. FIVE TO SHOOT. CAMPBELL BLOCKED BY TERRY. NOW TERRY GETTING TO THE BASKET AND A BLOCKING FOUL. HE'LL GO TO THE LINE. GREG: GEORGE MASON LEADING NORTH CAROLINA BY THREE. WE WILL DO EXACTLY THAT FOR YOU. THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ON "CINGULAR AT THE HALF." WE'LL SEND YOU BACK TO AUBURN HILLS FOR YOUR SECOND HALF IN JUST A MOMENT. T8 OF DONALD BROWN. QUICKLY. BETTENCOURT. 3 SHOT FROM THE CORNER. NO. BIG SHOTS NOT GOING DOWN FOR THE BISON. CARNEY AND A WHISTLE. ON THE LOW BLOCK. THAT'S BETTENCOURT. HIS THIRD AND A TIMEOUT. 46-31. PERRY TRIES TO SAVE IT. RIGHT IN THE ARMS OF BROWN. >> Billy: YOU GOT TO THROW THAT LONG DOWN THE OTHER END. >> Jim: MARCUS WILLIAMS. HE IS SO -- >> Billy: PUMP FAKE. HE STAYS UNDER CONTROL. GOT THAT BIG, STRONG BODY. HE'S ABLE TO SLITHER HIS WAY TO CREATE AN OPEN PASS OR AN OPEN SHOT. VERY SMOOTH. HE'S ALWAYS UNDER CONTROL. >> Jim: MORRIS. MORRIS IS DOING THE RYE THING. >> Billy: HE'S CATCHING NOW. IMMEDIATELY GOING TO THE BASKET. >> Jim: GAY, HE'S NOT GOING TO MISS THAT ONE. >> Billy: ALL DAY LONG THEY KEEP THROWING RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF KENTUCKY. THAT WAS MORRIS' FAULT. HE STARTED TO RUN BACK DOWN THE COURT, AND HE STOPPED AT THE TOP OF THE KEY AND ALLOWED THAT ACTION TO TAKE PLACE. YOU CAN'T SCORE AND NOT TEND TO THE OTHER END. >> Jim: NOWHERE TO GO. >> Billy: NICE PLAY AND HELP FROM THE WEAK SIDE FROM ED NELSON WHO'S GETTING SOME NICE SOLID MINUTES FOR CONNECTICUT TODAY. >> Jim: BROWN. >> Billy: YOU SEE WHO ELSE? MORRIS AGAIN, WAS LATE GETTING DOWNCOURT. HE'S NOT THAT BIG FACTOR IN THE MIDDLE TO STOP NA PLAY. HE'S NOT HUSTLING AT ALL FROM END TO END. >> Jim: TIME-OUT, KENTUCKY. GUS: 7:47 TO PLAY IN THE SECOND HALF. LET'S RESET IT FOR YOU. MASON WITH THE 47-44 LEAD. EACH TEAM WITH SERIOUS FOUL TROUBLE. GUS JOHNSON, LEN ELMORE. AS REYSHAWN TERRY GOES TO THE LINE. HE WILL SHOOT TWO. LEN: I MENTIONED REYSHAWN TERRY, THE MOST ATHLETIC AND PROBABLY THE MOST SKILLED PLAYER ON THIS TEAM. REALLY IMPORTANT. CAROLINA'S 19-5 WHEN HE SCORES IN DOUBLE FIGURES. GUS: GETS THE FIRST. TUESDAY ON "THE AMAZING RACE" AGAIN BEHIND THE WHEEL WITH THE TEAMS AS THEY SPEED AROUND A WORLD FAMOUS TEST TRACK. TUESDAY ON CBS, AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE NETWORK. TERRY, SIX POINTS. 10 REBOUNDS. MAKES IT SEVEN. ONE-POINT GAME. LEN: THE THING THAT MAKES TERRY SO VALUABLE FROM AN OFFENSIVELY STANDPOINT HE BECOMES THAT RELIABLE SECOND OR THIRD SCORER THAT CAROLINA NEEDS BEHIND HANSBROUGH AND DAVID NOEL. GUS: BUTLER ON THE BASELINE. PICKED IT UP. SKIP PASS, NORWOOD. SIX TO SHOOT. CAMPBELL, STRAIGHT AWAY. 50-46, MASON AS WE APPROACH THE SEVEN-MINUTE MARK. THE WINNER ADVANCES TO THE SWEET 16 IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL. HANSBROUGH, MILLER FOR THREE. AND HE ANSWERS. WES MILLER, TWO THREES IN THIS GAME. HE'S 2-7. ALL OF HIS SHOTS COMING FROM DOWNTOWN. AND HE CUTS THE MASON LEAD TO ONE. LEN: HERE'S CAROLINA EXTENDING THEIR DEFENSE. LOOKING TO DOUBLE-TEAM. AGAIN YOU USE THE AGGRESSIVENESS OF THE DEFENSE AGAINST HIM WITH CUTS AND BACK DOORS. MASON GETS A CUT BUT THEY TRAVELED. GUS: JIM LARRANAGA, LONG TIME COACH AT GEORGE MASON PRIOR TO JOINING HIS TEAM. HE WAS AT BOWLING GREEN FOR 10 YEARS. REALLY POSITIVE MAN. BEFORE THE GAME HE TOLD HIS TEAM THAT THEY THINK THEY ARE SUPERMEN, AND WE ARE KRYPTONITE . TERRY, TURN AROUND. IN THE LANE. AND THE FOUL. REYSHAWN TERRY STARTING TO GO TO WORK. LEN: WELL HE SHOULD. AT 6'8" PLAYING ON THE PERIMETER HE HAS THE HEIGHT ADVANTAGE. AND RIGHT THERE YOU SEE CAMPBELL WHO GOES AT 6'4", TERRY RECOGNIZES THE MISMATCH. GETS DEEP INSIDE. A COUPLE OF BALL FAKES GETS CAMPBELL OFF HIS FEET AND DRAWS THE CONTACT. PHI LETTER HANSBROUGH -- TYLER HANSBROUGH IS NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE MASON HAS TAKEN HIM AWAY. TERRY MUST BE AN OPTION. GUS: TERRY. GETS THE FIRST. TIES THE GAME UP AT 50-50. THE JUNIOR FROM WINSTON SALEM FOR THE LEAD. AND CAROLINA UP BY A PENNY. [THE CAPTIONING ON THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED AS AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC., WHICH IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE TRANSCRIPTION OF PROGRAM CONTENT. CBS, ITS PARENT AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS AND DIVISIONS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY TRANSCRIPTION OR FOR ANY ERRORS IN TRANSCRIPTION.] [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY CBS SPORTS, A DIVISION OF CBS BROADCASTING, INC.] GUS: BUTLER. LEN: CAROLINA BATTLED BACK. OBVIOUSLY GEORGE MASON NOT GOING ANYWHERE. THIS IS A QUALITY TEAM ON THE DEFENSIVE END AMONG THE TOP 10 IN A COUPLE OF DEFENSIVE CATEGORIES IN THE NATION. JUST SOLID OVERALL. A TEAM WITH A LOT OF MOXIE. GUS: FRASOR THE FRESHMAN. NOEL, HE'S BEEN THE SENIOR LEADER FOR THIS TEAM. TERRY, CAN'T GET IT TO GO. AND THE REBOUND GOES TO THE PATRIOTS. WILL THOMAS. 53-51, GEORGE MASON ADVANCING TO THE SECOND-ROUND BY DEFEATING MICHIGAN STATE. THEY SHOT 60% IN THAT GAME. OUTREBOUNDED THE SPARTANS 40-24. NOW LEWIS DRAWS A TRIPLE TEAM. SOMEBODY'S OPEN. LEN: GOT TO MAKE THAT EXTRA PASS. GUS: LEWIS. [WHISTLE] GUS: HE'S FOULED. THE WINNER HERE WILL TAKE ON WICHITA STATE WHO DEFEATED TENNESSEE. A SEVEN UPSETTING A TWO. RIGHT HERE WE HAVE AN 11 TRYING TO UPSET A THREE. TYLER HANSBROUGH, TALENTED FRESHMAN FROM POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, PICKS UP HIS FOURTH FOUL. AND THAT WILL SEND JAI LEWIS TO THE LINE. FIRST TEAM ALL C.A.A. TO SHOOT FREE THROWS. THIS ONE GOOD. TOMORROW ON "C.S.I.: MIAMI" AN AGENT PUTS EVERYONE'S LIVES AT RISK IN THE NEW EPISODE OF THE MEGAHIT DRAMA. TOMORROW NIGHT ON AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE NETWORK. LEN: WE TALK ABOUT THE SUCCESS THAT MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TEAMS HAVE HAD. I THINK THAT TERM MID MAJOR WILL GET PUT TO BED AFTER THIS TOURNAMENT. GUS: SECOND FREE THROW, NO. THE COMMITTEE LOOKS SMART GIVING GEORGE MASON AN AT-LARGE BID A LOT OF CRITICISM GIVEN TO THE COMMITTEE THIS SEASON BY SOME OF OUR GUYS AT CBS. LEN: BOTTOM LINE IS, I MENTIONED IT THROUGHOUT THIS TOURNAMENT, THERE ARE NO BAD TEAMS OUT HERE. YOU CAN LOOK AT REPUTATION, BUT THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING BETWEEN THE LINES. AND MISSOURI VALLEY TEAMS HAVE ACQUITTED THEMSELVES WELL. ACTUALLY A NUMBER OF TEAMS. GEORGE MASON IN THE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. GUS: MILLER A DEEP THREE. NO. AND THE REBOUND. GOES TO WILL THOMAS. LEN: WHAT A GOOD DEFENSIVE SEQUENCE FOR GEORGE MASON. EXTENDING, NOT ALLOWING THE BALL TO GO INSIDE BY PRESSURING THE BALL. FORCING THAT DESPERATION SHOT BEFORE THE SHOT CLOCK RAN OUT. GUS: 3:52 TO GO. MASON BY THREE. LOOKING FOR THEIR SECOND NCAA TOURNAMENT WIN IN THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL. INSIDE, LEWIS. OFF THE HEEL. NOEL CLEARS IT. NOEL TRIPPED IN THE BACKCOURT. NO CALL. FRASOR LOOKING FOR THE FRESHMAN, HANSBROUGH. TYLER, PICKS IT UP. INSIDE. CAROLINA THROWS IT AWAY. LEN: WHAT AN EXCELLENT JOB AGAIN BY GEORGE MASON. AS SOON AS HANSBROUGH WAS DOUBLED, HE TURNED AND FACED AND EVERY GREEN SHIRT ON THE FLOOR RAN TO THE PAINT. TO TRY TO DEFLECT. GUS: FROM DEEP. AND FRASOR, TRACKS IT DOWN. HERE COME THE TAR HEELS. GREEN IN THE CORNER. NOEL. AND WE ARE TIED AT 54-54. NOEL, 22 POINTS. THREE MINUTES TO PLAY. IN THE SECOND HALF. al PLENTY OF TIME LEFT IN THE GAME. >> Craig: 10 POINTS FOR McNAUGHTON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH UP ZONE. WASHINGTON WITH THE DRIBBLE. NOW TO ALLEN. >> Bob: McNAUGHTON WILL ANCHOR THE PAINT IF HE CAN. >> Craig: QUICK MOVE BASELINE THE FLOATER OFF THE IRON AND OVER THE BACK IS COOPER. BOB, A GREAT POINT. THE TECHNICAL FOUL AND YOU SEE A TURNING OF THE TIDE. JIM LARRANAGA'S TEAM IN THIS BALLGAME AFTER TRAILING BIG EARLY. IT REMINDS ME OF■■■■■■■■■■■■ THERE ARE NO SEEMS IN THE ZONE -- SEAMS IN THE ZONE TO DRIVE ON. COOPER OVER THE BACK. SHAWNE WILLIAMS INVISIBLE IN THIS GAME. PROBABLY THE MOST SECOND TALENTED PLAYER ON THIS SQUAD. >> Craig: BETTENCOURT 7 FOR 7 FROM THE FREE THROW LINE THIS AFTERNOON. LOOKING AT 2. GOT IT. THAT'S 11. 8 FOR 8. A 10 POINT BALLGAME. >> Bob: EXCELLENT PLAYER. CONFIDENT. >> Craig: IT'S IN SINGLE DIGITS. >> Bob: REMEMBER THE TECHNICAL FOUL CAN BUCKNELL MAKE THE RUN AT NUMBER 1 MEMPHIS? UNDER 8 TO PLAY. ALLEN. PLAY ADJUSTS FOR THE BIG FELLOW. NOT BACKING IN. WILLIAMS. AGAIN. SHAWNE WILLIAMS ONLY HIS SECOND BUCKET BUT A MIGHTY BIG ONE. >> Bob: SADDLED WITH FOUL TROUBLE EARLY IN THE GAME. >> Craig: BETTENCOURT. LEE PUT ITS ON THE FLOOR. A LITTLE JUMP HOOK. NO. GUESS WHO GOT IT? MEMPHIS. BUCKNELL GOT A VERY GOOD RUN. IT SHOWS YOU ON THE REBOUNDING THEIR LEAPABILITY OF MEMPHIS. >> Bob: A LOT OF LEAPABILITY. >> Craig: CLARK KELLOGG CAN COME UP WITH SPURTABILITY, I WILL COME UP WITH LEAPABILITY. >> Bob: THERE YOU GO. THEY GET TO THE BALL QUICKLY DON'T THEY. >> Craig: ALLEN DOWN TO 10. 7 MINUTES TO PLAY AND A FLOATER. YES. >> Bob: HE JUST LULLS YOU TO SLEEP. LOOKS LIKE BARRY SANDERS OUT HERE. ALLEN HAD A TOUGH SHOT. >> Craig: A PAIR OF THREES. BETTENCOURT WILL GO BASELINE TO McNAUGHTON. THE JUMPSHOT. STRAIGHT AWAY. AND DONALD BROWN NOW HAS 7. HIS FIRST BUCKET OF THIS HALF. >> Bob: I LIKE THAT THERE WAS NO HESITATION FROM BROWN. HE MISSED THE LAST FLOATER. THAT ONE STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. >> Craig: TURNAROUND. TOUGH SHOT. LOOSE BALL. OUT OF BOUNDS. >> [BUZZER]. >> Craig: AND IT WILL BE MEMPHIS GUS: 2:52 TO PLAY IN THE SECOND HALF. GEORGE MASON AND NORTH CAROLINA TIED AT 54-54 APIECE. AN 11 VERSUS A THREE. AS YOU LOOK AT THE GAME RESET. EACH TEAM WITH A COUPLE OF TIMEOUTS LEFT. AS BUTLER HEADS TO THE LINE TO SHOOT FREE THROWS. NORTH CAROLINA LED THIS GAME AT HALFTIME, 27-20. BUT GEORGE MASON HAS STAYED A FURIOUS -- STAGE ADD FURIOUS RALLY. BOTH FREE THROWS GOOD FOR BUTLER. MASON WITH A 56-54 LEAD. THE WINNER TO ADVANCE TO WASHINGTON TO TAKE ON WICHITA STATE. INSIDE, HANSBROUGH. LEN: CAROLINA HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE GETTING IT TO HANSBROUGH. MAYBE THEY ARE AFRAID HE'S GOING TO CHARGE AND ULTIMATELY BE OUT OF THE GAME. HE'S GOT FOUR FOULS. IT'S BEEN DAVID NOEL THAT'S HAS WILLED CAROLINA TO THIS POINT. ONLY DOWN TWO. GUS: FRASOR, EIGHT TO SHOOT. TERRY, FIVE TO SHOOT FROM DEEP. SHORT. BUTLER WITH THE REBOUND. AS THE PATRIOTS TAKE A LOOK UP AT THE CLOCK. UP BY TWO. APPROACHING THE TWO-MINUTE MARK. LEN: THAT LAST SHOT BY TERRY, HAD HE TIME TO PUT IT ON THE FLOOR WITH HIS SIZE AND QUICKNESS. GOT TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE DEFENSE AND NOT BAIL THEM OUT. GUS: BUTLER TO LEWIS. HE'S THEIR BEST PLAYER. FACING UP. BIG FELLOW. ROLLING. OFF THE SIDE. RIM, NO. LEWIS GETS THE REBOUND. GUS: GEORGE MASON AS A TEAM■ 8-9 FROM THE FREE-THROW LINE. LEWIS A 68% SHOOTER. LEN: ROY WILLIAMS REALLY WANTS HIS TEAM TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THE BALL UP THE FLOOR. WANTS TO TRY TO BEAT GEORGE MASON BACK. STAY AWAY FROM THAT EXTENDED DEFENSE AND TRAP SITUATION. GUS: BOTH FREE THROWS OFF THE MARK. BALL KNOCKS OUT OF BOUNDS. LAST TOUCHED BY THE PATRIOTS. NOEL THE CATALYST FOR NORTH CAROLINA. 22 POINTS. HE'S A SENIOR. BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO STEP UP AND HIT A BIG BASKET. THEY HAVE TAKEN HANSBROUGH AWAY. TERRY, DIPS. FIRES. OFF THE GLASS, NO. JAI LEWIS WITH THE REBOUND. HAS EIGHT. LEN: TERRY IS GETTING THE OPPORTUNITIES. NOT MAKING THE MOST OF THEM. AGAIN GETS HIMSELF IN THE PAINT. A LOT BETTER JOB OF ATTACKING. GEORGE MASON JUST MILKING THE CLOCK RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE GOING TO MAXIMIZE EVERY POSSESSION. USE THE CLOCK DOWN TO THE MARK. GUS: OH. 58-54. 16 POINTS FOR BUTLER. WES MILLER IN THE CORNER, NOEL. CAMPBELL WITH THE REBOUND. WITH UNDER A MINUTE TO PLAY. GEORGE MASON, THEY WANT TO TAKE THIS THING BACK TO D.C.! THEY UPSET MICHIGAN STATE. CAROLINA'S ON THE ROPES. LEN: LAMAR BUTLER AGAIN, INSTEAD OF SETTLING FOR THE JUMPER PUTS PRESSURE ON THE DEFENSE. HE CAN SEE THE FINISH LINE. GUS: 58-54. AS CAMPBELL GOES TO THE FREE-THROW LINE. HE'S A 73% SHOOTER ON THE YEAR. LEN: VERY IMPORTANT, CAROLINA AVERAGES 80 POINTS A GAME. LOOK WHAT GEORGE MASON HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO. LIMIT THEM TO 54 POINTS. PEOPLE WONDER HOW THEY GOT HERE. THEY GOT HERE BECAUSE, AGAIN, THEY ARE ONE OF THE BEST DEFENSIVE TEAMS IN THE NATION. ROY WILLIAMS OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED. GUS: THE WINNER OF THIS GAME TAKES ON WICHITA STATE. THE FREE THROW GOOD. THE PATRIOTS ARE FEELING IT IT RIGHT NOW. HERE'S BOBBY FRASOR. INTO THE FRONTCOURT. HANSBROUGH, TERRY LETS IT GO. AND AIR BALL. TRACKED DOWN BY FRASOR WHO GOT THE TIMEOUT RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. GREAT DECISION BY A FRESHMAN POINT GUARD.■■■■■■■■■■■■■ [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY CBS SPORTS, A DIVISION OF CBS BROADCASTING, INC.] GUS: PLAYING BASICALLY IN THEIR BACKYARD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN THE SWEET 16. LEN: WE BOTH HE SAID, WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME, BUT GEORGE MASON SETTLED DOWN. PLAYED SOME PARTICULARLY SMART OFFENSE, AND THEN BEGINNING THE SECOND HALF REALLY APPLIED THE PRESSURE. CAROLINA WILLING TO TURN THE BALL OVER IN THEIR FIRST FIVE POSSESSIONS. GUS: WES MILLER. GOT IT! CAROLINA NOT DONE YET. 34.1 TO GO. WELL-CHISELED, MATURE BEYOND HIS YEARS KIND OF A BODY. TOO FAST FOR A LOT OF THE BIG GUYS BUT A LOT OF POWER, TOO STRONG FOR THE LITTLE GUYS. SO HE GETS IT DONE. >> Billy: I THINK HE'S, AS YOU POINTED OUT, KIND OF SURPRISED TO BE THIS BIG OF A CONTRIBUTOR AS A FRESHMAN. >> Jim: MORRIS GIVES IT UP ON BASELINE. SHOT UP AND GOOD BY THOMAS. KENTUCKY HAS NOT BACKED DOWN IN THIS BALLGAME. [ WHISTLE ] THAT'S A TRAVEL. ANDERSON NEVER QUITE HAD A HOLD OF IT. >> Billy: AGAIN, CONNECTICUT KEEP TRYING TO GO FOR THE KNOCKOUT PUNCH AND KENTUCKY IS NOT TO BE KNOCKED OUT. >> Jim: THE BASKET A MOMENT AGO BY SHERAY THOMAS, THE FIRST■■■■■ GUS: MASON UP BY THREE. AN 11 TRYING TO KNOCK OFF A THREE. AND THE GAME RESET. NORTH CAROLINA OUT OF TIMEOUTS. WHAT DO YOU DO NOW IF YOU'RE ROY WILLIAMS AND NORTH CAROLINA? LEN: IMMEDIATELY YOU SET UP A DEFENSE AND AT LEAST TRY FOR ONE STEAL BEFORE YOU WIND UP FOULING. AND IF I'M GEORGE MASON, I'M PUTTING MY BEST FREE-THROW SHOOTERS AND BALL HANDLERS ON THE FLOOR. IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT I SCORE FIELD GOALS, THE SHOT CLOCK IS OFF. GEORGE MASON CAN HOLD IT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE GAME, BUT YOU KNOW THEY CAN GET FOULED. YOU PUT YOUR BEST FREE-THROW SHOOTERS. LOOK AT THIS. REJECTED OUT OF BOUNDS! LEN: WOW. DAVID NOEL. GUS: DIDN'T GIVE UP ON IT. NOEL IS HURT. NOEL THE SENIOR. LEN: LONG PASS. NOBODY PLAYING CENTER FIELD. AND THE HUSTLE BY DAVID NOEL. EXEMPLIFIES SENIOR URGENCY. LOOK AT THE LONG PASS. NO FOUL. EXCELLENT BLOCK. EXCELLENT HUSTLE BY DAVID NOEL. HE DOESN'T WANT THIS TO END. NOT NOW. GUS: CAROLINA NEEDS TO FOUL. [WHISTLE] GUS: AND THEY DO. SO BUTLER WILL GO TO THE LINE. HE'S A 72% FREE-THROW SHOOTER. AS WES MILLER PICKS UP HIS SECOND. SO BUTLER SHOOTING ONE AND ONE. HE IS 2-2 AT THE STRIPE TODAY. LEN: I WAS SURPRISED WILL THOMAS IS OUT THERE. 51% FROM THE FREE-THROW LINE. CAROLINA NEVER FOULED HIM. HE WAS THE FIRST GUY TO CATCH THE INBOUND. GUS: GEORGE MASON, UP 61-57. ONE MORE COMING FOR THE SENIOR FROM OXON HILL, MARYLAND. HE GETS IT. 62-57. FRASOR, IN THE FRONTCOURT. TAKES A THREE. GOT IT! CAROLINA DOWN BY TWO. NO TIMEOUTS FOR NORTH CAROLINA. FRASOR GUARDS THE BALL. SKINN LOOKING AND HE CALLS A TIMEOUT. THE FRESHMAN FROM BROTHER EYES 68-62, 7:33 REMAINING. AND WHAT A GOOD ONE IT'S BEEN HERE WITH ARIZONA AND VILLANOVA STILL TO COME. >> Billy: AND, JIM, THE WAY THAT ARIZONA PLAYED THE OTHER DAY, I WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN THEM A BIG CHANCE AGAINST VILLANOVA THE WAY THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING OUT IN THE BACK END. BUT THE OTHER DAY, THEY'VE HAD A CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE FROM EVERYBODY. IT'S THE MOST COMPLETE GAME THEY'VE PLAYED. >> Jim: LET'S GO TO GREG GUMBEL. >> Greg: WILLIAMS MUST BE SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER THREE IN THAT HUDDLE SOMEWHERE. HIS TEAM IS DOWN TWO. ■■■■■■■■ MAKE LONG PASSES. SKINN STANDING UNDER THE BASKET UNABLE TO THROW IT LONG TO AN OPEN WILL THOMAS. GUS: NORWOOD THE INBOUNDER, THE WORST FREE-THROW SHOOTER ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW. HANSBROUGH GUARDS THE BALL. TONY SKINN THE BEST FREE-THROW SHOOTER, OVER 80%. BUTLER HOLDS ON TO LEWIS. THEY'VE GOT A FOUL. SKINN -- AND THEY'LL SEND SKINN TO THE LINE WITH 13 TO GO. SO TONY SKINN HAS A CHANCE TO ICE THIS GAME. AN 81% FREE-THROW SHOOTER. HE WAS SUSPENDED FOR THEIR FIRST-ROUND GAME AGAINST MICHIGAN STATE FOR PUNCHING A PLAYER DURING THE C.A.A. TOURNAMENT. TRYING TO MAKE THIS A TWO-POSSESSION GAME. WHAT A MOMENT FOR THIS SENIOR, ONE MORE COMING WITH 13 SECONDS TO GO. LEN: THAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE. OBVIOUSLY A ONE-ON-ONE YOU WANT TO AT LEAST GIVE CAROLINA A CHANCE TO TIE AND NOT TO WIN. GUS: SECOND ONE IS GOOD. LEN: DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH IRON. GUS: CAROLINA DOWN BY FOUR. FRASOR LOST IT! HOW ABOUT THIS! GEORGE MASON, 6.8 TO GO! AND THEY ARE PARTYING IN FAIRFAX. 64-60, PATRIOTS HEADING TO THE LINE. GUS: TONY SKINN SHOOTING TWO. LEN: GEORGE MASON WAS HERE FOR A REASON. ONE OF THE TOP DEFENSIVE TEAMS IN THE NATION. AN AWFUL LOT OF HEART. GUS: 65-60, FOUR SECONDS. FRASOR FOR THREE. NO. HANSBROUGH WITH THE REBOUND. [BUZZER] GUS: 65-60 MASON DEFEATS NORTH CAROLINA! AN 11 BUMPS OFF NOT ONLY A THREE, BUT THE DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPS. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY CBS SPORTS, A DIVISION OF CBS BROADCASTING, INC.] GUS: MASON WILL HEAD TO WASHINGTON, D.C., RIGHT IN THEIR BACKYARD AND PREPARE TO TAKE ON THE SHOCKERS FROM WICHITA STATE. OUR CHEVROLET PLAYERS OF THE GAME -- LAMAR BUTLER, 18 POINTS. AND SOME CLUTCH FREE THROWS DOWN THE STRETCH. NOEL, ALSO A GREAT GAME, HIS FINAL GAME FOR NORTH CAROLINA. 65-60, THE FINAL. KRYPTONITE WORKING. NOW TO GREG GUMBEL IN NEW YORK. GREG: ALL RIGHT, GUS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO GEORGE MASON AND CAROLINA. A YOUNG CAROLINA TEAM FALLS BY FIVE, 65-60. IN PHILADELPHIA KENTUCKY AND UCONN, THE HUSKIES LEAD 72-67. JIM NANTZ AND BILLY PACKER. JIM: KENTUCKY PUTTING UP A BIG FIGHT. JIM: THAT WAS A TOUGH DECISION FOR SPARKS WHO PLAYED A BRILLIANT TODAY. BILLY: HE'S GOT TO FINISH THAT OFF WITH A DUNK. JIM: TWO SHOTS AT THE LINE. KENTUCKY JUST BRILLIANT SO FAR AS A TEAM. 13-14. 14-15 MAKE IT NOW WITH ARMSTRONG AND ANDERSON COMING BACK IN FOR THE HUSKIES. BILLY: SPARKS THIS YEAR HAS HAD GREAT GAMES. THAT THREE 20-POINT GAMES AGAINST GOOD TEAMS BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM PLAY A GAME LIKE HE'S PLAYED TODAY IN REGARD TO ALL ASPECTS. DEFENSE, LEADING THE TEAM. HIS SHOOTING, HIS SCORING, HIS AGGRESSIVENESS. HE'S HAVING SOME GAME FOR A SENIOR NOT WANTING TO PLAY THAT LAST ONE. JIM: TWO BIG ONES BY MORRIS. WE HAVE A ONE-POSSESSION GAME HERE. BILLY: RONDO WILLIAMS, THIS IS ABOUT AS GOOD A DEFENSIVE MATCHUP AS YOU CAN HAVE AGAINST THE GREAT POINT GUARD FROM CONNECTICUT. JIM: NO GO. RONDO PULL IT IS DOWN. PITCHES IT BACK TO SPARKS. WHO TAKES OFF. PUTS IT UP. NO CALL. JIM: OUT OF BOUNDS ON CONNECTICUT. BILLY: SPARKS MADE A PASS THE LAST TIME. HE WAS DESTINED TO TAKE THAT ONE ALL THE WAY HOPING TO GET FOULED. JIM: THIS KENTUCKY TEAM DOWN A DOZEN AT HALFTIME. AS MANY AS 13 IN THE SECOND HALF. LED FOR A TOTAL OF 17 SECONDS EARLY IN THE GAME. BUT THEY ARE FIGHTING BACK. BILLY: DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF THE KENTUCKY TEAM THAT HAD DUKE HERE IN PHILADELPHIA? JIM: JUST 400 YARDS AWAY AT THE OLD SPECTRUM. SPARKS. THE BALL TIPPED AROUND. OFF KENTUCKY. BILLY: SAME KIND OF TEAM AS FAR AS TOUGHNESS AND FIGHTING BACK. JIM: NO QUESTION. BILLY: NOT WILLING TO GIVE UP. JIM: THE UNFORGETTABLES. KENTUCKY TRYING TO EXECSORIZE SOME UNPLEASANT MEMORIES HERE IN THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE. BILLY: THEY DON'T HAVE CHRISTIAN LAETTNER. JIM: THEY CAME BACK IN 2001 THINKING THEY WOULD GET A REMATCH WITH DUKE BUT LOST TO U.S.C. IN THE SWEET 16, KENTUCKY. QUICK SHOT. ANDERSON. MADE FOUR FROM OUTSIDE THE ARC. RONDO, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT? OFF THE HANDS OF MORRIS. BILLY: THREE-POINT GAME. MORRIS WHO HAS BEEN RUNNING, HAS TO BE TIRED WITH THE BANGING HE'S DONE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA ON THAT PLAY. TOO IMPORTANT A POSSESSION. JIM: BROWN, BACK IN FOR CONNECTICUT. IN FOR ANDERSON. UCONN WAS HITTING THE THREES, I SAID UCONN BUT IT WAS ANDERSON. NOW AS A TEAM THE HUSKIES HAVE FAILED ON■ THE LAST SEVEN TRIES OUT THERE. BILLY: LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN CONTINUE. NICE SCREEN, BEAUTIFUL PASS. JIM: COUPLE OF PUMP FAKES. BILLY: WHAT WILLIAMS DID THERE WAS A GOOD HEAD FAKE. HE LOOKED ONE WAY AND THREW INSIDE. HE IS ALWAYS UNDER SUCH CONTROL. JIM: KENTUCKY ACTUALLY HAD TWO POSSESSIONS WITH THE LEAD AT THREE. BILLY: RONDO SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN A CHANCE WITH THAT LONG THROW. JIM: MORRIS, DRIVING AND KICKING IT BACK OUT. 10 ON THE SHOT CLOCK. LOOKING FOR THE SCREEN. RONDO BETTER DO SOMETHING WITH IT IN A HURRY. PUTS IT UP. THREE -- OH! BILLY: HIS FIRST POINTS OF THE SECOND HALF. WE GOT A TWO-POINT GAME. THAT IS NOT WHAT THE SHOT HE WAS LOOKING FOR. HE'S A 26% THREE-POINT SHOOTER. JIM: A TURNOVER THROUGH DENHAM BROWN. THE WILDEST, WACKIEST ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR MAYBE EVER. FROMT LEAGUE EVER TO BE RANKED IN THE TOP 20. >> Craig: OUR CHEVROLET MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: AND RODNEY CARNEY WITH SPECTACULAR DUNKS. 10 POINTS AND 5 REBOUNDS. >> Bob: AND HIS DEFENSE ON LEE ON THE PERIMETER WAS VERY, VERY GOOD. WITH THE FIRST HOOP OF THIS HALF. HE HAD A PAIR OF FREE THROWS EARLY. CHARLES LEE. 1:08 LEFT. >> Bob: JOHN CALIPARI'S STRENGTH: GUYS AND SPEED. THE C RIGHTFULLY SO. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THIS PICKY STUFF, VERNE. VERNE: THERE WAS THE ELBOW. BILL: UNNECESSARY. LET'S PLAY. IT IS NOT GOING TO GET YOU BACK IN THE GAME. IT IS GOING TO GET YOU THROWN OUT. JOHN BEILEIN OVER TO GIVE HIS PLAYER A HUG AND SAY, CALM DOWN. BILL: I NEED YOU. JOHN HAS BEEN AROUND. VERNE: JUST A MOMENT AGO, JERMAINE WALLACE, HIS THIRD FOUL. THE REASON I EMPHASIZE THAT IS BECAUSE THERE WAS THE DISPUTED FOUL, BARGEMAN ON THE THREE-POINTER BY GANSEY. ATTRIBUTED TO WALLACE. THEY DID NOT CHECK THE VIDEO. BILL: THAT IS WHEN YOU NEAT YOUR ASSISTANTS TO LET YOU KNOW. THAT IS TOUGH TRICK. ATTRIBUTEABLE TO THE COVERAGE IN THE ZONE. VERNE: 22 TURNOVERS BY NORTHWESTERN STATE. 10:15 TO GO. HERE IS BEILEIN. BILL: NICE BACK CUT. YOU STOP ONCE YOU OPEN UP. VERNE: HERBER, COULDN'T QUITE GET IT HIGH ENOUGH.■■ ■■■ >> Bob: IMPRESSIVE DAY FOR THE TIGERS. THEY DID NOT LET CINDERELLA RUIN THEIR PARTY. >> Craig: WILLIAMS CLEARS IT OUT TO WASHINGTON. A FINAL MINUTE. >> Bob: AS LIKEABLE A TEAM AS THE BISON ARE, THEY RAN INTO A BUZZ-SAW IN THIS ONE. >> Craig: MEMPHIS WILL ADVANCE ON TO THEIR 7TH SWEET 16 BUT THEIR FIRST SINCE 1995. >> Bob: IT'S BEEN A WHILE. FIRST TIME MEMPHIS HAS EVER BEEN A NUMBER 1 SEED. [CROWD NOISE] >> Bob: FOUL ON McNAUGHTON I THINK. HE WANTED A FOUL TO GET HES TEAMMATES INTO THE GAME RIGHT NOW. PAT FLANNERY SUBSTITUTING. >> Craig: AS SOON AS THIS CAME IS OVER WE WILL SEND YOU TO U-CONN KENTUCKY WHERE U-CONN LEADS BY 2. AND CHRIS McNAUGHTON 14 POINTS IN THIS GAME. BETTENCOURT AND LEE PLAYING THEIR FINAL GAME FOR BUCKNELL. >> Bob: McNAUGHTON ONLY A JUNIOR. HE WILL BE BACK. BUT GREAT CAREERS FOR CHARLES LEE AND KEVIN BETTENCOURT. THEY HAVE TAKEN BUCKNELL TO THE MOUNTAIN. >> Craig: TO ANOTHER LEVEL. >> Bob: UNBELIEVABLE. PATRIOT LEAGUE VICTORIES. LOOK AT THIS. COACH AND STAR PLAYER. VERY TIGHT KNIT GROUP. >> [BUZZER] >> Craig: BOTH COACHES HAVE EMPTIED THEIR BENCH. WILLIAMS GETTING A HUG ON THE SIDELINE AND RESPECTING ONE ANOTHER IN THE FINAL SECONDS HERE. THEIR JOURNEY WILL END IN DALLAS. >> [CROWD NOISE] >> Craig: FINAL SECONDS. MEMPHIS WILL MOVE ON. 72-56. >> [BUZZER]. >> Craig: THE FINAL. WE TAKE YOU TO GREG GUMBEL IN NEW YORK. >> Greg: MEMPHIS BECOMES THE SECOND NUMBER 1 SEED TO QUALIFY FOR THE SWEET 16. TO PHILADELPHIA. U-CONN AND KENTUCKY! GIVE AND GO. >> THINGS ARE TIGHT HERE IN PHILADELPHIA. KENTUCKY HAD IT DOWN TO 2. NOW THE LEAD IS 4 WITH 2 AND A HALF TO PLAY. A ONE SEED GETTING PUSHED. WILLIAMS. >> CONNECTICUT HAS BEEN SETTING SCREENS TO FREE WILLIAMS. IF YOU ARE MORRIS YOU HAVE TO PLAY. BOONE CAN CUT INSIDE. >> WEAVING AND PUTTING IT UP. HE IS FOULED. >> AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS. IF YOU ARE PHYSICAL, EVEN THOUGH WILLIAMS CUT RIGHT IN BETWEEN, THAT LEAVES HIM WIDE OPEN. WELL, IF YOU ARE KENTUCKY YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE GAMBLE AND KEEP RONDO ON WILLIAMS. >> MORRIS WAS OUT WITH 5. THAT'S IT. >> IN FAIRNESS TO HIM AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, HE'S BEEN TIRED BUT HAD TO BATTLE ABOUT 4 MEN OF EQUAL SIZE ALL DAY LONG. >> THEY KEEP BRINGING IN FRESH BODIES. ARMSTRONG AND BOONE AND NELSON COMING IN. ADRIEN PLAYS DOWN LOW. THIS BRACKET HERE, THIS D.C. BRACKET: GEORGE MASON. >> AND YOU KNOW, GEORGE MASON THAT WAS ONE OF THE TEAMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CALLED INTO THE QUESTION. HOW DID THE COMMITTEE FIGURE THEY GOT A BID? THEY HAVE BEEN ALL OVER IT LIKE THEY DID WITH THE MISSOURI VALLEY. GEORGE MASON KNOCKING OUT NORTH CAROLINA. AND HOFSTRA HAD BEATEN GEORGE MASON TWICE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE KICKING AND SCREAMING ABOUT THEIR ABSENCE FROM THE FIELD. NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY THEY DESERVED CONSIDERATION. >> ALL AIR ON THE FIRST FREE THROW. HE DOESN'T HAVE A POINT IN THIS GAME. THIS BRACKET THAT THE WINNER OF THIS GAME WILL HEAD TO THE REGIONAL HAS AT BEST A 5 SEED IN WASHINGTON. >> ARMSTRONG. THE SECOND OFFENSIVE REBOUND. >> NOW WITHOUT MORRIS, KENTUCKY IS REALLY SMALL. THEY WILL GO WITH A SMALL CLUB. THERE YOU HAVE THE POWERFUL FRONT LINE OF CONNECTICUT WITH ARMSTRONG, BOONE AND GAY ON THE FLOOR. THEY CAN GO FOR OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING. >> 2 BIG REBOUNDS BY ARMSTRONG IN THE LAST MINUTE OFF OF MISSED FREE THROWS. >> HERE'S THE KEY. AUSTRIE IN THE BALLGAME. HE WILL CALHOUN WANTS TO KEEP WILLIAMS ON THE BENCH BECAUSE OF HIS FOUL TROUBLE. >> ONE MORE AT THE LINE FOR ARMSTRONG. KEPT IT ALIVE. A YOUNG MAN WHO DEVELOPED AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT COLLEGE BASKETBALL USED TO BE. >> [CROWD NOISE]. >> ARMSTRONG FOR A THIRD TIME OFF THE MISSED FREE THROW. THIS ONE HIS OWN. RECRUITED BY ONLY ONE OTHER SCHOOL RIGHT HERE IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. >> YOU SEE WHAT HE WILL DO. HE WILL GET WILLIAMS BACK INTO THE BALLGAME. >> TIMEOUT CONNECTICUT. UP 5. 2 MINUTES LEFT. ACH SIDE. THIS POINT FORWARD, ARROWSO THE HUSKIES, WHO ARE TRYING TO HOLD ON HERE. THEY HAVE GOTTEN SECOND CHANCES HERE IN THE LATE GOING COURTESY OF HILTON ARMSTRONG. THERE HE IS, AGAIN, LaSALLE THE ONLY OTHER SCHOOL TO RECRUIT HIM BUT HAS HE BLOSSOMED AS A SENIOR. [ WHISTLE ] TIME-OUT AGAIN. THEY HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER ONE. >> Billy: GOOD DEFENSE BY KENTUCKY. ■■■■■■■■■■A THERE IT G. >> Jim: THIS IS THE FRESHMAN POINT GUARD, AUSTRIE. GETTING PAST RONDO. DRIVING IN AND GETTING A BASKET. AND HE GOT THAT AGAINST RONDE --RONDO. >> Billy: WHAT GAME HE'S PLAYING. JUST NOT GOING TO GIVE IN TO THE IDEA HE'S GOING TO END THE COLLEGE CAREER HERE TODAY.■■■■■■ >> Jim: WE HAVE JUST TIED -- HE HAS JUST TIED HIS CAREER TIE. >> Billy: TALKING ABOUT PATRICK SPARKS OF KENTUCKY, 28 POINTS. A THREE, BRING IT TO FOUR. BUT AGAIN UCONN STAYS WITH THE TWO POINT GUARDS ON THE FLOOR. THIS TIME IT'S CRAWFORD AND AUSTRIE. AND RONDO'S OVER ON WILLIAMS. ALL OF THAT TIME WILLIAMS HAD TO SIT THOSE GAMES EARLY IN THE YEAR, AUSTRIE GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE. TELL ME IT'S NOT VALUABLE FOR THEM NOW. HE DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE UP THE BALL TO ARMSTRONG IF HE HAS TO. >> Jim: CONDITION,, YOU DON'T JUAN TO -- KENTUCKY, YOU DON'T WANT TO FOUL NOW. THAT'S A VIOLATION. >> Billy: THAT LAYUP NEVER TOUCHED THE RIM. >> Billy: RIGHT. IT HIT THE BACKCOURT BUT NEVER TOUCHED THE RIM. BUT RUDY GAY DID LOOK UP AT THE CLOCK AND SAW THAT IT WAS DOWN TO ABOUT FOUR. >> Jim: HE'S SHAKING HIS RIGHT WRIST. LOOKS LIKE HE MAY HAVE BANGED IT ON THE FALL. BUT A DEFENSIVE STAND BY THE WILDCATS. WITH A MINUTE TO PLAY. >> Billy: DON'T NEED TO BE THINKING -- >> Jim: SQUEEZES IT THROUGH FOR TWO. >> Billy: AMAZING. >> Jim: THOMAS WITH TEN IN THE SECOND HALF. >> Billy: HIT THE BIG JUMPER FROM THE SIDE AND NOW SCORES INSIDE. ■■■■■■■■■■ 25. THEIR LARGEST LEAD. LEE, NO, PITTSNOGLE. KNOCKS IT OUT OF BOUNDS. DEMON BASKETBALL. BILL: I DON'T KNOW WHY HE WENT TO HIS LEFT HAND THERE, LEE, I THOUGHT HE COULD JUST TURN AWAY FROM THE DEFENSE. VERNE: SUBSTITUTION NOW. KEENAN JONES, LEE, ALLEN, TYRONN MITCHELL AND LUKE ROGERS ON THE FLOOR FOR THE DEMONS. BILL: THERE IS A GUY WHO CAN GET INTO THE CRACKS. VERNE:■■■■■■@■■■ >> Jim: THE BASKET BY THOMAS AND THE QUICK TIME-OUT BY KENTUCKY. EACH SIDE WITH ONLY ONE MORE TIME-OUT. >> Billy: JIM, A GOOD FREE-THROW SHOOTING TEAM, 70% ON THE YEAR. OBVIOUSLY, THEY GO TO THE LINE SO MUCH MORE THAN THEIR OPPONENTS. WILLIAMS AN 84% FREE-THROW SHOOTER. SO YOU HAVE A HARD TIME -- GOT TO GET THE BALL OUT OF HIS HANS. >> Jim: WE'VE SEEN HIM BEFORE NOT MISS FROM THE LINE, INCLUDING 6-6 LAST-MINUTE PERFORMANCE IN A CLOSE CALL WITH LOUISVILLE LATE IN THE SEASON. >> Billy: BROWN IS A GOOD FREE-THROW SHOOTER. >> Jim: WILLIAMS DRIVES AND HE'S GOING TO GET TWO AT THE LINE. TWO ATTEMPTS. THIRD FOUL ON RONDO. >> Billy: WE TALKED ABOUT THE TWO GUYS BEING FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME AND WILLIAMS WAS ABLE TO TAKE HIM. >> Jim: HE PLAYED ON THAT U.S.A. UNDER 21 NATIONAL TEAM LAST SUMMER TO FINISH FIFTH IN ARGENTINA. IT WAS RONDO, WILLIAMS, GAY, THEY WERE ALL TEAMMATES. BUT NOW WILLIAMS TO SHOOT TWO WITH 29 SECONDS. >> Billy: HIS GAME PRETTY SOLID IN ALLS A SPECTS -- ASPECTS, ISN'T IT? >> Jim: YEP. THIS IS THE BIG ONE HERE TO MAKE IT A TWO-POSSESSION GAME. DID IT AGAIN. SPARKS UP THE FLOOR. >> Billy: STILL DOESN'T NEED TO BE THINKING THREE HERE. >> Jim: BUT HE'S GOING TO TAKE ONE. REBOUND, PERRY, UP WITH IT AND MAKES IT. WITH 18 SECONDS. >> Billy: DESPITE THE FACT THAT GAY AND ARMSTRONG ARE IN THERE, THE SMALLER MAN PERRY GETS IT. THE WILDCATS ARE FIGHTING. >> Jim: TA■■■■■■■■ THEOR JOHN BEILEIN. THIS 70% SHOOTER JUST MISSED A COUPLE. VERNE: YOU ARE CRUISING. YOU THINK YOU HAVE THIS THING ABSOLUTELY CONTAINED AND YOU GO COLD FROM THE FLOOR AND NORTHWESTERN STATE STARTS HITTING. BILL: YOU START TO GET FAT. THINGS ARE GOING WELL. YOU RELAX AND TENACIOUS ATTITUDE. VERNE: THIS TEAM HAS YIBTED EVER SO WELL IN THE TOURNAMENT. A THRILLING VICTORY YESTERDA<u>@■■■</u> WILLIAMS, BROWN, AND AUSTRIE. SO MORE THAN LIKELY ONE OF THOSE THREE GUYS WILL HAVE THE BALL IF THEIR HANDS. >> Jim: HERE'S THE GUY YOU DON'T WANT TO SEND TO THE LINE BUT THEY'RE GOING TO. CRAWFORD BUMPING WITH THE BODY. TWO MORE COMING UP IN THIS DOUBLE BONUS SITUATION FOR MARCUS WILLIAMS. >> Billy: CALHOUN'S NOT A HALL OF FAME COACH FOR NO REASON. YOU PUT GUYS ON FLOOR IN THIS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE THAT BENCH LIKE HE HAS. AND THERE REALLY WAS NO GOOD CHOICE FOR KENTUCKY THERE. THE ONE CHOICE IS YOU GOT TO DO IT QUICKLY. AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN COME DOWN NOW AND STILL KEEP IT IN THE TWO-POSSESSION OR IF HE MISSES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT POSSESSION OF YOURS. BUT HE'S JUST SO SOLID. SOUNDS LIKE JIM CALHOUN'S HOLLERING ON THE OTHER SIDE HE WANTS THE DEFENSE TO BE A FULLCOURT. >> Jim: NO MISS IN THAT STROKE. THAT'S FOUR HERE IN THE LAST SECONDS. KEUCKY WITH 13 SECONDS TO GO. SPARKS GOING IN. RONDO. THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT. PERRY, THE PUTBACK AND THEY GOT IT. 4.8. THEY CAN'T STOP IT. NO TIME-OUTS. OVER THE TOP. GOT TO FOUL, IS AND THEY DO WITH THREE SECONDS REMAINING. >> Billy: WHICH NOW THIS IS REALLY CRITICAL FOULS BECAUSE WITH 3.3 SECONDS, YOU CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IF
