European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Stars and stripes sunday March 18 2007 to i Ort Jackson fined slumping lakers lose seventh straight Page 40 living up to the hype Cinderella favorite Winthrop takes first step knocking off and by Gregg Bell the associated press Spokane Wash finally on its seventh try win Throp did it against notre Dame of All teams Craig Bradshaw a random import from new zealand scored 24 Points and Torrell Martin added 20 and a Ca ree High 11 rebounds As Winthrop beat the Irish 7464 Fri Day in the first round of the Mcaa tournament Winthrop which had been 06 in previous tournament appearances blew All of its 20point Lead in the second half before surging in the final two minutes to end notre Dames first Mcaa appearance since 2003 the let seeded eagles the Little school from Rock Hill so lost in the final seconds to Tennessee last year in the tournament they erased that pain Ful memory and a frenetic Irish rally to Advance in the Midwest regional last june Winthrop coach Gregg Marshall accepted the College of Charleston offer to become its head coach for almost twice his Winthrop salary of about but 24 hours later he changed his mind and stayed on course with his below theadar eagles Good move Charleston is Home didst even make it into the tournament after a 2211 season and Winthrop is one Victory from the Mcaa regional semifinals the sixth seeded Irish led by 14 Points from Colin Falls finished 248 Down notre Dame stormed Back to take a 6362 Lead with left from then on however it was All Winthrop Winthrop scored the first seven Points of the second half and built its huge Lead with 13 min utes left the trapping scrapping Irish came All the Way Back scoring the next 13 Points to get to within 5447 Winthrop made just three free throws Over eight minutes and the Irish closed to with in 5756 on a Putback by Russell Carter off an air balled three Point attempt Carter an Al big East player and winthrops Torrell Martin celebrates after his teams 7464 Victory Over notre Dame on Friday in Spokane Wash in an Mcaa Midwest regional mens first round basketball game Martin scored 20 Points and grabbed a career High 11 rebounds in the Victory Winthrop advanced to face the Oregon Miami Ohio Winner notre Dames leading scorer finished with 12 Points on just 6for15 shooting notre Dame took the Lead on Luke Harangody turn around he was fouled on the play but missed the ensuing free throw then it was winthrops turn the eagles scored eight of the next 10 Points Bradshaw shot inside and Chris Gaynos second three Pointer in three tries put the eagles up 6763 with to go after Irish freshman Point guard tory Jack son made one of two free throws Michael Jen Kins pushed the Ball to Bradshaw on a break for a sprinting Dunk that gave the eagles a 7064 Lead with 35 seconds left that essentially ended notre Dames roaring comeback and its season Bradshaw who said he sent a game tape As a new zealand High schooler to Winthrop just be cause was taller than any Irish player so he continually took any space he wanted under Neath even though he is often a three Point shooter he made 10 of 16 shots Many from within eight feet of the Basket and scored 16 of his 24 Points in the second half after ending the first half on a 132 run that produced a 3228 halftime Lead the eagles kept surging after the break they scored the first 10 Points of the second half five by Martin after his tire Pointer that put win Throp up 3928 and forced a timeout by notre Dame with left Martin tapped both temples and flew his hands in the air two minutes later Gaynor a 5foot10 guard blocked a Putback try by notre Dames 69 rebounding Leader Rob Kurz Jenkins finished the break the other Way with a deft Bounce pass behind his Back that found Martin in stride for a dazzling Layup the Arena erupted with of oohs and cheers and Winthrop had erupted for a 4630 Lead with 16 minutes remaining Rick univ Virginia score victories to break Mcaa tournament droughts Duke Falls in first round for first time since 1996 year after loss to George Mason Michigan state advances by beating Marquette pages 4547 Sosa on rangers roster Likely to make team 6 3
