European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 38 stars an d stripes saturday March 17 2007 Georgetown takes a big first step by Joedy Mccreary the associated press Winston Salem no coach John Thompson i preaches patience at Georgetown Jessie Sapp is a believer the Sophomore guard scored a career High 20 Points thursday to break out of a shooting slump and Lead the second seeded hoyas to an 8055 rout of Bel Mont in the first round of the Mcaa East regional Sapp had been 12for42 in his previous six games and had failed to reach double figures basically i was Rushing a lot of shots Sapp said we kind of slowed it Down coach and the other coaches told me just take your time on your shot i was making them patience has been the buzzword of Thompsons attempt to bring another championship to Georgetown once his Prince to style offence finally began chewing up clock and churning out Points the out manned Bruins  catch up at times we rushed a few things but As the course of the game went we kind of settled Down and that what we do Best guard Jonathan Wallace said Jeff Green added 15 Points and Sapp made a career High four three pointers for the hoyas who advanced to the Sec Ond round for the second straight year they will renew a onetime big East rivalry saturday when they face seventh seeded Boston College they Boston College went to the acc and i thought id Only have to see them on television Thompson said Roy Hibbert added 10 Points and 13 rebounds for Georgetown which won its 16th in 17 games by snapping Belmont seven game winning Streak and dealing the Bruins their second straight lop sided loss in the tournament there so Tough to Stop them inside Belmont Justin Hare said when there hitting outside shots it makes it even harder i dont think most teams in the nation could beat them when their inside out game was As hot As it was in the first half a Quarte Century ago Thomp sons father led a physical intimidating Georgetown team to the final four the first of three visits in four years including the 1984 National title now his sons team is showing flashes of similar Suc Cess if the style is remark ably different John Thompson i led George town to its highest seed since Allen Iverson and the coach father led the hoyas to a no 2 seed in 1996 the hoyas improved to 171 in their last 18 first round games with a lineup that included Green the big easts player of the year and the 7foot2 hib Bert the hoyas showed plenty of reasons Why they deserve consideration As a trendy pick to and Vance from a difficult East bracket that includes Powers North Carolina and Texas Belmont coach Rick Byrd wanted Georgetown shots to come from Sapp who entered shoot ing 28 percent from three Point Range but that plan backfired when the Sophomore guard matched his previous career High from beyond the arc by halftime Butler shakes free behind Campbell by John Kekis the associated press Buffalo by Pete Camp Bell was out of his zone he found it in the Nick of time after missing All three of his shots in the first half thursday Campbell found the Range mid Way through the second hitting three three pointers to spark a 170 run and help Butler beat old Dominion 5746 in a first round Mcaa tournament matchup of mid majors the three baskets were the Only ones of the game for Camp Bell the first came with the score tied at 32all and the next two Fol Lowed in a Span of just 54 seconds its huge whenever he goes off for us said Brandon Crone who finished with 12 Points it definitely gives you a lift but Hes done that All year coming in and hitting big shot after big shot you definitely feed off of that once he gets going they Start focusing on him and it opens up a lot its huge whenever he goes off for us it was anybody game until then Butler trailing 3229 after Valdas Basylius hit a three Pointer with remain ing tied it with a j Graves three from right Wing then Campbell found his Range we just calmed Down said Graves who led Butler with 18 Points in the first half we were Rushing our shots in the second half we calmed Down with the environment around us got some open looks and just knocked them Down Campbell connected twice to break the 32all tie he hit his first from the right Wing at and after Brandon Johnson missed a three for old Dominion followed with another from the left Wing for a 3832 Lead with left the first time it was in Transi Tion and they kind of just lost me out on the Wing said Campbell who was 62for109 569 per cent from three Point Range in the previous 19 games the next two plays were called for me out of timeouts when he hit another we thought Well lets try again Butler coach Todd Lickliter joked Hes a terrific shooter under stands that his Job and probably gets anxious i thought in the Sec Ond half he settled Down a Little bit and we were Able to find him Campbell made his third three from the left Side missed another then watched Mike Green make one from the top of the key and follow that with a driving Layup to boost the Lead to 4632 with left old Dominion 249 had won 12 of 13 games and even posted an Early season Victory Over even Tual big East Champion George town a second seed in the Mcaa tournament but Butler ranked in the top 20 for 15 weeks held old Dominion scoreless for during the decisive run Doggone it i see 12 Lead changes and with 12 minutes left in the game we had every Opportunity in the world old Dominion coach Elaine Taylor said but butlers had a fabulous season it seems like Treyve found a Way Many nights Many Days to get to the winners Circle the monarchs featured three senior starters Basylius Drew Williamson and Arnaud Dahi who put together the winning est fou year class in school history with 93 victories on this Day the seniors struggled going a combined 7for28 Dahi had 10 Points but the 6foot7 Basylius the teams Lead ing scorer at nearly 16 Points per game finished with 10 Points on 3for12 shooting Williamson who didst score until he converted his own steal with a fast break Layup with left in the game finished with two Points before fouling out in the final minute you just miss some shots sometimes Williamson said i hate that it was this game Butler the fifth seed in the mid West and tournament tested with six appearances in 11 years set a school record for victories the bulldogs have become one of the nations Model mid major programs they had equated the team record set four years ago when they pulled off two big up sets As a 12th seed to make it to the round of 16 and they were determined not to become a victim of a 12th seed Laws not the whole show for Texas by Jeffrey Mcmurray the associated press Lexington Law known As Captain clutch is per haps the nations Best Point guard he needed plenty of help from his teammates though to get Texas past upset mind de Penn in a first round game of the Mcaa tournament thursday the aggie seeded third in the South got two key dunks from Joseph Jones and a game clinching three Pointer from Dominique Kirk to defeat 14thseeded Penn Sylvania 6852 Texas 266 advanced to play Louisville on saturday Louisville won 7858 Over Stanford Law led the aggie with 20 Points despite hitting Only six of 15 shots while the quakers 229 found an answer for him in Ibrahim jabber they  answer Texas inside game Jones tied the game 3939 with a thundering Dunk at the 11minute Mark then added an other Dunk less than a minute later the aggie the Lead for Good he finished with 14 Points and 11 rebounds for much of the second half the tournament tested Ivy league champions gave the a Gies a scare although Texas had a 3118 Lead at halftime perms shooters particularly jabber came out of the break fir ing Penn opened the half with a 216 run jabber had a three Point play to tie the game 3737 then made a Short Juniper to give Penn its first and Only Lead Jones then had his two dunks and Kirk halted a smaller quakers run later with a three Pointer that stretched the Lead to 5545 Mark Zoller had 19 Points to Lead Penn and jabber added 16 knowing his team was Over matched inside quakers coach Glen Miller slowed the Tempo in the first half he also had his team rely on the outside shot Long a Forte of Texas one of the nations Best three Point shoot ing teams the strategy Back fired Texas made five threes in the game while the quakers connected on just four of 20 the a Gies Josh Carter the nations Leader in three Point accuracy missed five of six although three Penn starters were appearing in the Mcaa tournament for the third straight sea son Law and the aggie got a Little seasoning of their own last year As a no 12 seed they shocked fifth seeded Syracuse in round one and nearly beat eventual final four team leu prior to last season Texas haunt been in the tournament since 1987 or won a tournament game since 1980 Law now a senior was a freshman during one of the worst seasons in school history when the aggie went 016 in big 12 play tournament glance opening round at Dayton Ohio tuesday March 13 Niagara 77 Florida 69 East regional first round thursday March 15 at Winston satan no Boston College 84 Texas tech 75 Georgetown 80 Belmont 55 Marquette 249 is Michigan St 2211 n Carolina 286 is e Kentucky 2111 at Sacramento Calif Washington state 70 Oral Roberts 54 Vanderbilt 77 George Washington 44 Friday March 16 at Spokane Wash Texas 249 is new Mexico state 258 Sou California 2311 is Arkansas 2113 second round saturday March 17 at Winston Salem no Georgetown 276 is Boston College n Kentucky is Marque state at Sacramento Calif Washington state 267 is Vanderbilt sunday March 18 at Spokane Wash Mexico state is Southern Cali regional semifinals at East Rutherford no Friday March 23 regional championship sunday March 25 South regional first round thursday March 15 at Lexington by Louisville 78 Stanford 58 Texas 68 Penn 52 Ohio St 303 is Central Conn St 2211 Brigham Young 258 is Xavier 248 Friday March 16 at Columbus Ohio Virginia 2010 is Albany 239 Tennessee 2210 is Long Beach St 247 at new Orleans Memphis 303 is North Texas 2310 Nevada 284 is Creighton 2210 second round saturday March 17 at Lexington by Ohio Conn St is Texas 266 is Louisville 249 sunday March 18 at Columbus Ohio is Beach at new Orleans Texas is regional semifinals at san Antonio thursday March 22 regional championship saturday March 24 Midwest regional first round thursday March is at Buffalo by Maryland 82 Davidson 70 Butler 57 old Dominion 46 univ 286 is Georgia tech 2011 Wisconsin 295 is Texas 266 at Spokane Wash notre Dame 247 is Winthrop 284 Oregon 267 is Miami Ohio 1814 at new Orleans Arizona 2010 is Purdue 2111 Florida 295 is Jackson state 2113 second round saturday March 17 at Buffalo by Maryland 258 is Butler 286 sunday March 18 at Chicago is Gia tech at Spokane Wash Ohio is notre Throp at new Orleans state is regional semifinals at St Louis Friday March 23 regional championship sunday March 25 West regional first round thursday March 15 at Buffalo by Duke 2210 is a Commonwealth 276 Pittsburgh 277 is Wright state 239 at Sacramento Calif Urcla 265 is Weber state 2011 Indiana 2010 is Gonzaga 2310 Friday March 16 at Chicago Kansas 304 is Niagara 2311 Kentucky 2111 is Villanova 2210 at Columbus Ohio Virginia tech 2111 is Illinois 2311 s Illinois 276 is holy Cross 258 second round saturday March 17 at Buffalo by St is Commonwealth at Sacramento Calif state is sunday March 18 s Cross at Chicago is regional semifinals at san Jose Calif thursday March 22 regional championship saturday March 24 final four at Atlanta National semifinals saturday March 31 East Champion is South Champion Midwest Champion is West Champion National championship monday april 2