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Pitt Run Downs Marquette

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A Tribune wire report

The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 5, 2009

PITTSBURGH - DeJuan Blair scored 23 points and was dominating inside during a decisive 21-2 run after No. 3 Pittsburgh fell behind by nine points early in the second half, and the Panthers (23-7, 12-5) rallied to beat No. 13 Marquette (27-3, 14-3) 90-75 on Wednesday night.

NO. 2 NORTH CAROLINA 86,

VIRGINIA TECH 78

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Tyler Hansbrough had 22 points and 15 rebounds and North Carolina (26-3, 12-3) stayed on track to win the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title with victory over fading Virginia Tech (17-12, 7-8).

NO. 15 MISSOURI 73,

NO. 4 OKLAHOMA 64

COLUMBIA, Mo. - (AP) - DeMarre Carroll had 15 points and 10 rebounds, helping Missouri (25-5, 12-3) wind up a perfect season at home and grab a share of second place in the Big 12 with victory against Oklahoma (26-4, 12-3).

NO. 5 MEMPHIS 69,

HOUSTON 60

HOUSTON - Tyreke Evans scored 23 points, Shawn Taggart added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Memphis (27-3, 15-0) inched closer to another perfect run through Conference USA with victory over Houston (18-10, 9-6)

NO. 6 LOUISVILLE 95,

SETON HALL 78

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Junior Earl Clark scored a career-high 27 points and Terrence Williams added 14 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as Louisville (24-5, 15-2 Big East) raced by Seton Hall (15-14, 6-11).

VANDERBILT 75, NO. 12 LSU 67

BATON ROUGE, La. - A.J. Ogilvy scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Vanderbilt (18-11, 7-8 SEC) upset LSU (25-5, 13-2).

NORTHWESTERN 64,

NO. 19 PURDUE 61

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Kevin Coble scored 16 points and Northwestern (17-11, 8-9 Big Ten) defeated Purdue (22-8, 11-6) to end the Boilermakers' seven-game home winning streak.

TAMPA 61, BARRY 50

MIAMI SHORES - Rashad Callaway scored 17 points to lead Tampa (16-11) into the Sunshine State Conference tournament semifinals with a victory against Barry (13-15).

WOMEN'S GAMES

NO. 3 OKLAHOMA 61,

TEXAS TECH 49

NORMAN, Okla. - Courtney Paris added to her record-setting double-double total with 12 points and 16 rebounds and Oklahoma (26-3, 14-1) beat Texas Tech (15-14, 5-10).

TAMPA 77, LYNN 56

TAMPA - Former Holy Names standout Gianna Messina scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds as Tampa (23-5) advanced to the semifinals of the Sunshine State Conference tournament with victory against Lynn (16-12).

WOMEN'S GAMES

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