Scoreboard Roundup – 3/24/13
Published at(NEW YORK) — NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: South Region: (1) Kansas (31-5) topped (8) North Carolina (25-11), 70-58.
(3) Florida (28-7) popped (11) Minnesota (21-13), 78-64.
(15) Florida Gulf Coast (26-10) surprised (7) San Diego State (23-11), 81-71. With the win, FGC becomes the first 15th seed to advance to the Sweet 16 in the Men’s NCAA tournament.
West Region: (2) Ohio State (28-7) survived (10) Iowa State (23-12), 78-75.
(13) La Salle (24-9) downed (12) Ole Miss (27-9), 76-74.
East Region: (1) Indiana (29-6) held off (9) Temple (24-10), 58-52.
(2) Miami (29-6) outlasted (7) Illinois (23-13), 63-59.
Midwest Region: (2) Duke (29-5) made easy of (7) Creighton (28-8), 66-50.
NBA: The Miami Heat (55-14) blew out the Charlotte Bobcats (16-54), 109-77. Miami has now won 26 straight games.
The Atlanta Hawks (39-31) popped the Milwaukee Bucks (34-35), 104-99.
The Houston Rockets (39-31)one up’ed the San Antonio Spurs (53-17), 96-95.
The Oklahoma City Thunder (52-19) crushed the Portland Trail Blazers (33-37), 103-83.
The Chicago Bulls (38-31) edged the Minnesota Timberwolves (24-44), 104-97.
The Dallas Mavericks (34-36) ripped the Utah Jazz (34-36), 113-108.
The Philadelphia 76ers (27-42) pounded the Sacramento Kings (25-46), 117-103.
The Brooklyn Nets (41-29) nipped the Phoenix Suns (23-48), 102-100.
NHL: The New York Islanders (14-15-3, 31pts) shut out the Florida Panthers (9-18-6, 24pts), 3-0.
The Washington Capitals (15-16-1, 31pts) trimmed the New York Rangers (15-13-3, 33pts) in a shootout, 3-2.
The Pittsburgh Penguins (25-8-0, 50pts) slid by the Philadelphia Flyers (13-16-2, 28pts) in overtime, 2-1.
The Winnipeg Jets (17-14-2, 36pts) zapped the Tampa Bay Lightning (13-18-1, 27pts), 3-2.
The Vancouver Canucks (17-9-6, 40pts) got by the Colorado Avalanche (11-16-4, 26pts), 3-2.
The Calgary Flames (12-14-4, 28pts) tamed the St. Louis Blues (17-12-2, 36pts), 3-2.
The Detroit Red Wings (16-11-5, 37pts) outlasted the Anaheim Ducks (22-5-4, 48pts), 2-1.
NASCAR: Kyle Busch won the Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished in second, followed by Kurt Busch in third.
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