NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

All Times EST OPENING ROUND At University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Tuesday, March 12 Siena 81, Alcorn State 77 ___ EAST REGIONAL First

Monday, March 11th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

All Times EST

OPENING ROUND

At University of Dayton Arena

Dayton, Ohio

Tuesday, March 12

Siena 81, Alcorn State 77

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EAST REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 14

At Edward Jones Dome

St. Louis

Kentucky 83, Valparaiso 68

Tulsa 71, Marquette 69

Friday, March 15

At The MCI Center

Washington

North Carolina State 69, Michigan State 58

Connecticut 78, Hampton 67

Wisconsin 80, St. John's 70

Maryland 85, Siena 70

At The United Center

Chicago

Southern Illinois 76, Texas Tech 68

Georgia 85, Murray State 68

Second Round

Saturday, March 16

At Edward Jones Dome

St. Louis

Kentucky 87, Tulsa 82

Sunday, March 17

At The MCI Center

Washington

Connecticut (25-6) vs. North Carolina State (23-10), 2:30 p.m.

Maryland (27-4) vs. Wisconsin (19-12), 30 minutes following previous game

At The United Center

Chicago

Georgia (22-9) vs. Southern Illinois (27-7), 4:46 p.m.

At The Carrier Dome

Syracuse, N.Y.

Semifinals

Friday, March 22

Maryland-Wisconsin winner vs. Kentucky (22-9)

Georgia-Southern Illinois winner vs. Connecticut-North Carolina State winner

Championship

Sunday, March 24

Semifinal winners

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SOUTH REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 14

At The BI-LO Center

Greenville, S.C.

Kent State 69, Oklahoma State 61

Alabama 86, Florida Atlantic 78

Notre Dame 82, Charlotte 63

Duke 84, Winthrop 37

At ARCO Arena

Sacramento, Calif.

North Carolina-Wilmington 93, Southern California 89, OT

Indiana 75, Utah 56

Friday, March 15

At Mellon Arena

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh 71, Central Connecticut State 54

California 82, Pennsylvania 75

Second Round

Saturday, March 16

At The BI-LO Center

Greenville, S.C.

Duke 84, Notre Dame 77

Kent State 71, Alabama 58

At ARCO Arena

Sacramento, Calif.

Indiana 76, North Carolina-Wilmington 67

Sunday, March 17

At Mellon Arena

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh (28-5) vs. California (23-8), 2:36 p.m.

At Rupp Arena

Lexington, Ky.

Semifinals

Thursday, March 21

Duke (31-3) vs. Indiana (22-11)

Kent State (29-5) vs. Pittsburgh-California winner

Championship

Saturday, March 23

Semifinal winners

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MIDWEST REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 14

At Edward Jones Dome

St. Louis

Kansas 70, Holy Cross 59

Stanford 84, Western Kentucky 68

At ARCO Arena

Sacramento, Calif.

Wake Forest 83, Pepperdine 74

Oregon 81, Montana 62

Friday, March 15

At The United Center

Chicago

Creighton 83, Florida 82, 2OT

Illinois 93, San Diego State 64

At American Airlines Center

Dallas

Mississippi State 70, McNeese State 58

Texas 70 vs. Boston College 57

Second Round

Saturday, March 16

At Edward Jones Dome

St. Louis

Kansas 86, Stanford 63

At ARCO Arena

Sacramento, Calif.

Oregon 92, Wake Forest 87

Sunday, March 17

At The United Center

Chicago

Illinois (25-8) vs. Creighton (23-8), 2:20 p.m.

At American Airlines Center

Dallas

Mississippi State (27-7) vs. Texas (21-11), 2:15 p.m.

At The Kohl Center

Madison, Wis.

Semifinals

Friday, March 22

Kansas (31-3) vs. Illinois-Creighton winner

Oregon (25-8) vs. Mississippi St.-Texas winner

Championship

Sunday, March 24

Semifinal winners

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WEST REGIONAL

First Round

Thursday, March 14

At The Pit

Albuquerque, N.M.

Missouri 93, Miami 80

Ohio State 69, Davidson 64

Wyoming 73, Gonzaga 66

Arizona 86, UC Santa Barbara 81

Friday, March 15

At Mellon Arena

Pittsburgh

Cincinnati 90, Boston University 52

UCLA 80, Mississippi 58

At American Airlines Center

Dallas

Oklahoma 71, Illinois-Chicago 63

Xavier 70, Hawaii 58

Second Round

Saturday, March 16

At The Pit

Albuquerque, N.M.

Missouri 83, Ohio State 67

Arizona 68, Wyoming 60

Sunday, March 17

At Mellon Arena

Pittsburgh

Cincinnati (31-3) vs. UCLA (20-11), 12:10 p.m.

At American Airlines Center

Dallas

Oklahoma (28-4) vs. Xavier (26-5), 4:41 p.m.

At The Compaq Center

San Jose, Calif.

Semifinals

Thursday, March 21

Cincinnati-UCLA winner vs. Missouri (23-11)

Oklahoma-Xavier winner vs. Arizona (24-9)

Championship

Saturday, March 23

Semifinal winners

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THE FINAL FOUR

At The Georgia Dome

Atlanta

National Semifinals

Saturday, March 30

East champion vs. Midwest champion

South champion vs. West champion

NOTE: First game scheduled for 6:07 p.m. with the second game to start 40 minutes after the first

National Championship

Monday, April 1

Semifinal winners, 9:18 p.m.