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Madness!

Stephen Curry looked tired. His soft, feathery shot was clanging off the rim. The slender, baby-faced sophomore seemed to be just another in a long line of stars bottled up by Georgetown's ferocious defense.

Davidson's run was certainly over. A good season was coming to a fitting end against one of college basketball's elite programs.

Tarheels Face Razorbacks

Ty Lawson sat down in the North Carolina locker room and began untying the black brace wrapped snugly around his left ankle. After he removed it, he propped his foot on a chair and a trainer wrapped an icebag around it.

More than a month has passed since Lawson suffered one of the most publicized ankle sprains in the program's storied history, and the injury robbed the Tar Heels of the fleet-footed point guard who powers their fast-paced transition offense.

Rochestie Ignites WSU

When Washington State coach Tony Bennett invited Taylor Rochestie to the Cougars' campus, he saw an unselfish point guard who would be a good fit.

What he couldn't see coming from the transfer who went to Pullman, Wash., after Hurricane Katrina wrecked the Tulane campus in New Orleans was Rochestie's selflessness extending way beyond the basketball court.

Height Disadvantage?

Stanford has twin 7-footers Brook and Robin Lopez.

Fortunately, Marquette center Ousmane Barro has a brother, Daouda. Unfortunately, he's 7 years old.

``Too young,'' Barro said with a chuckle.

Not to worry. Barro will have plenty of help when the sixth-seeded Golden Eagles face No. 3-seeded Stanford in the South Region's second round on Saturday. At 6-foot-10, Barro is Marquette's only player taller than 6-9.

Enjoyment Over

Any enjoyment UCLA got from its opening-round 41-point rout of Mississippi Valley State is over. Now, the top-seeded Bruins confront Texas A&M's big frontcourt in a rematch from last season to be played on the same court where the Bruins won by three points.

Fifteen months ago, UCLA was ranked No. 1 and used late-game defensive stops to hold off the Aggies 65-62 in the John R. Wooden Classic doubleheader at Honda Center.