NCAA Second Round Notes(12) WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE 83, (4) BOSTON COLLEGE 75 March 19, 2005
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• Wisconsin-Milwaukee advances to face top-seeded Illinois, a 71-59 winner over Nevada this afternoon in Indianapolis, in the regional semifinal on March 24 in Chicago, Ill. • This will be Wisconsin-Milwaukee's first trip to the regional semifinal WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE NOTES • Three-Point Shooting - Fourth consecutive game with at least 10 three-pointers made (11 today) • Free Throw Shooting - Wisconsin-Milwaukee shot .909 from the free throw line, tying a season high (20-22 vs. Loyola, 3/5) • McCants/Tucker Scoring - UWM is 19-2 this season when Ed McCants and Joah Tucker score in double figures - 23rd-straight game of double-figures in points (18 today) - 28th game this season scoring in double figures and 56th for his career. - 23rd game this season scoring in double figures (23 today) - Scored 20 or more points for the 12th time this season • Scoring Offense - Wisconsin-Milwaukee had four scorers in double-figures for the third time in the last four games (Tucker 23, McCants 18, Tigert 16, Hill 11) - Wisconsin-Milwaukee won for the fifth time this season when coming back from a double-digit deficit (largest BC lead: 11 points, at 11-0) - Tied UWM's single-season record with five rebounds today (has 207 this season, tying Dylan Page's mark set in 2002-03 - Had his 15th game scoring in double-figures this season (16 today) • First-half scoring - UWM is 20-0 this season when leading at the half • Winning Streak
- UWM currently has a 11-game winning streak, its longest as a Division I school - The school's all-time longest winning streak is 14 games, set back in 1988-89 • Rebounding - UWM is 13-3 this season when being out-rebounded (Boston College 36, UWM 26) • Field Goal Percentage - UWM is 18-0 this season when shooting 45 percent or better from the floor • Tournament Play - UWM is now 2-1 all-time in the Division I NCAA Tournament (2nd appearance in 2005) - UWM has made the NCAA Tournament at various levels five times including this year and is 6-4 overall in those tournaments - First Horizon League team to advance to regional semifinal since Butler in 2003 • Turnovers - UWM is 9-2 when forcing 20 or more turnovers (22 Boston College turnovers today) BOSTON COLLEGE NOTES • Jared Dudley - Set a new career high from free throw line with 18 tonight (previous high: 11, set twice) - Set a new Boston College record with 18 free throws made (old mark: 17, set by Troy Bell on 12/11/01 against Iowa State) - The 18 free throws made set a new Wolstein Center record (old mark: 14, set three times, most recently Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Chad Angeli on 1/30/99 vs. Cleveland State) - Also set the Wolstein Center mark for free-throws attempted with 21 (old mark: 18, by Cleveland State's Sonny Johnson on 1/30/99 against Wisconsin-Milwaukee) - 26th game this season scoring in double-figures (22 today) • Craig Smith - Scored in double figures for the 28th time this season and the ninth straight game (25 points tonight) • Three-Point Field Goal Defense - UWM made 11 three-point shots, tying a season high allowed by the Eagles (previous: 11, at Notre Dame, 2/8/05) • Turnovers - Committed 22 turnovers tonight, tying a season high last set on 1/16/05 at West Virginia • Rebounding - Boston College lost for just the third time this season when out-rebounding its opponent (17-3 this year) • Scoring - Boston College lost for just the third time this season when scoring at least 70 points (now 16-3) • Tournament Play - Boston College is now 19-16 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 5-5 in second-round games - Boston College has now lost five consecutive second-round games, last winning in 1994, defeating North Carolina, 75-72, in Landover, Md. - Head coach Al Skinner is now 4-6 all-time in NCAA Tournament and is 0-4 in second-round games (1-2 at Rhode Island, 3-4 at Boston College) |
