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    Duke booted in tourney

    STICK FROK IN THEM: The Blue Devils dropped a game in the first bracket of the 'Big Dance' for the first time since 1996 at the hands of lightly regarded VCU

    AP, BUFFALO, NEW YORK
    Saturday, Mar 17, 2007, Page 20

    Duke's Josh McRoberts dunks as teammate Gerald Henderson, No. 15, Virginia Commonwealth's Wil Fameni, No. 2, and Michael Anderson look on during the first half of their first-round NCAA regional touranment game on Thursday in Buffalo, New York. Virginia Commonwealth won 79-77.
    PHOTO: AP
    Duke is done.

    Eric Maynor hit a 15-foot jumper with 1.8 seconds left to give Virginia Commonwealth a 79-77 upset victory over the Blue Devils in the first round of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament on Thursday night. Maynor finished with 22 points for VCU (28-6), with six in the final 1:24.

    Duke lost a first-round game for the first time since 1996.

    Greg Paulus scored a career-high 25 points for Duke (22-11). Josh McRoberts added 22 points.

    Pittsburgh 79, Wright State 58

    In Buffalo, Ronald Ramon hit four 3s and finished with 14 points and Sam Young had 13 to help Pittsburgh defeat Wright State.

    UCLA 70, Weber St. 42

    In Sacramento, California, Arron Afflalo had 22 points and eight rebounds to thrash Weber State.

    Indiana 70, Gonzaga 57

    In Sacramento, Roderick Wilmont scored 22 points and hit six of his team's nine 3-pointers and the Hoosiers avenged a loss to Gonzaga last March.

    Maryland 82, Davidson 70

    At Buffalo, New York, Mike Jones scored 17, D.J. Strawberry added 12 points and Maryland overcame Stephen Curry's 30 points.

    Butler 57, Old Dominion 46

    In Buffalo, Pete Campbell hit three 3-pointers, his only baskets of the game, to spark a 17-0 run and help the Bulldogs get the win.

    Ohio St. 78, Cent. Connecticut 57

    At Lexington, Kentucky, Greg Oden had 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in his first NCAA tournament game and Jamar Butler scored 17 for No. 1 seeded Ohio State.

    Xavier 79, Brigham Young 77

    At Lexington, Kentucky, Justin Doellman scored 23 points and Drew Lavender added 17 to help Xavier beat Brigham Young.

    In other games it was:
    Louisville 78, Stanford 58
    Texas A&M 68, Penn 52
    Georgetown 80, Belmont 55
    Boston College 84, Texas Tech 75
    N. Carolina 86, E. Kentucky 65
    Michigan State 61, Marquette 49
    Washington St. 70, Oral Roberts 54
    Vanderbilt 77, G. Washington 44
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