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Sports Roundup
Fri Mar 19th
MINNESOTA DULUTH-NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota beat Minnesota Duluth 2-0
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Jason Gregoire and Evan Trupp scored late
in the third period, lifting North Dakota to a 2-0 win over
Minnesota Duluth on Thursday in the opening game of the WCHA Final
Five.
Both goaltenders had been perfect until the final eight minutes
of the game, when Gregoire got his team-leading 20th goal while the
Fighting Sioux were killing a penalty, and Trupp doubled his team's
lead with less than two minutes to play.
Brad Eidsness stopped all 22 shots he faced for his third
shutout of the season, while Kenny Reiter had 32 saves in the loss
for the Bulldogs.
North Dakota (23-12-5) advances to play league champion Denver
in Friday night's semifinals. Things are much less certain for the
Bulldogs (22-17-1) who are on the bubble for an invite to the
16-team NCAA tournament field.
HOBEY BAKER FINALISTS
4 WCHA players among Hobey Baker top 10 finalists
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The WCHA has placed four players among
the top 10 finalists competing for the 2010 Hobey Baker Award
presented to college hockey's best player.
WCHA members Denver and Wisconsin each have two players in the
running. From the Pioneers, the nominees are senior forward Rhett
Rakhshani and junior goaltender Marc Cheverie. The Badgers are
senior forward Blake Geoffrion and junior defenseman Brendan Smith.
The other finalists are New Hampshire senior forward Bobby
Butler; Maine sophomore forward Gustav Nyquist; Northern Michigan
junior forward Mark Olver; Rensselaer junior forward Chase Polacek;
Miami of Ohio sophomore goalie Cody Reichard; and Cornell senior
goalie Ben Scrivens.
Three finalists will be announced on March 31. The Hobey Baker
winner will be announced April 9 in Detroit during the NCAA Frozen
Four.
ND STATE B-BERTHOLD-FARGO OAK GROVE
Yale leads Berthold over Fargo Oak Grove in 2 OT
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - Matt Yale had a triple-double Thursday in
leading Berthold to a 91-82 double-overtime win over Fargo Oak
Grove in the first round of the North Dakota boys Class B
basketball tournament.
Yale had 10 of his 30 points in overtime as the Bombers (25-1)
handed Oak Grove (24-1) its first loss of the season. He also had
10 rebounds and 11 assists.
Lyndon Bloms added 14 points and Tyler Birdsall had 12 for the
Bombers.
Shayden Akason had layups late in regulation and the first
overtime to extend the game. Akason had 27 points. Samuel Olson
added 14 for the Grovers.
ND STATE B-BEULAH-CAVALIER
Cavalier beats Beulah 75-56
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - Cavalier jumped out to a big lead early and
posted a 75-56 victory over Beulah in the first round of the North
Dakota boys Class B basketball tournament on Thursday.
The Tornadoes blitzed the Miners from the start, taking a 22-5
lead after one quarter and a 39-19 halftime lead.
Brady Robbins scored 22 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished
out five assists for Cavalier (18-7), which won for the 17th time
in 19 games. Brandon Chrest added 18 points and five rebounds,
Brennan Thorlakson had 15 points and Michael Bigwood added 10
points and a team-high eight rebounds.
Kasey Schmidt led Beulah (16-9) with 17 points and eight
rebounds.
Dustin Rueb had 13 points and Casey Duppong added 10. Cavalier
shot 50 percent from the field, while Beulah shot 38 percent.
ND STATE B-MANDAREE-CARRINGTON
Carrington beats Mandaree 62-54 in Class B
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A big game by Devin Barton helped Carrington
post a 62-54 victory over Mandaree in the opening round of the
North Dakota boys Class B basketball tournament on Thursday.
Barton hit 11 of 16 shots from the field, scored 26 points and
pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds to help the Cardinals (24-2)
advance to the semifinals. Kaleb Klein added 13 points and eight
rebounds, and Easton Page finished with 12 points.
Devin Yellow Wolf hit 10 of 21 shots from the field, including a
pair of 3-pointers, to score a game-high 27 points for Mandaree.
Richard Hoise added 11 points for the Warriors (20-5).
ND STATE B-SHILOH CHRISTIAN-KIDDER COUNTY
Kidder County downs Shiloh Christian
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - Adam Randall's all-around game carried Kidder
County to a 66-53 win over Shiloh Christian Thursday at the North
Dakota boys Class B basketball tournament.
Randall, a Mr. Basketball finalist, had 28 points, 11 rebounds
and five assists as the Pirates (20-5) moved into the semifinals.
He was 8-for-17 from the field and 7-for-9 from the line.
Mike Kalianoff chipped in 14 points.
Shiloh (18-8) got 15 points from Zach Lardy and 12 from Zane
Miller.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Class B State Tournament
Quarterfinal
Berthold 91, Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 82
Carrington 62, Mandaree 54
Cavalier 75, Beulah 56
Kidder County 66, Shiloh Christian 53
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - It's semifinal night at the state Class B
boys basketball tournament in Minot. Teams still alive are
Berthold, Cavalier, Carrington and Kidder County.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final OT Orlando 108 Miami 102
Final Denver 93 New Orleans 80
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
The Nashville Predators blanked the visiting Minnesota Wild,
5-0. Pekka Rinne (PEH'-kuh RIH'-nuh) made 17 saves for his fifth
shutout of the season.
Final Atlanta 6 Ottawa 3
Final Pittsburgh 3 Boston 0
Final St. Louis 4 N-Y Rangers 3
Final OT Carolina 4 Washington 3
Final Buffalo 6 Tampa Bay 2
Final 2OT Toronto 2 New Jersey 1
Final 2OT Phoenix 4 Florida 3
Final Philadelphia 3 Dallas 2
Final Vancouver 3 San Jose 2
Final Chicago 3 Los Angeles 0
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) Kansas 90 Lehigh 74
Final ( 2) Kentucky 100 ETSU 71
Final ( 7) Kansas St. 82 North Texas 62
Final ( 8) New Mexico 62 Montana 57
Final OT ( 9) Villanova 73 Robert Morris 70
Final (11) Butler 77 UTEP 59
Final Ohio 97 (14) Georgetown 83
Final (15) Tennessee 62 San Diego St. 59
Final 2OT (17) BYU 99 Florida 92
Final (19) Baylor 68 Sam Houston St. 59
Final Murray St. 66 (21) Vanderbilt 65
Final Saint Mary's, Calif. 80 (24) Richmond 71
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