Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, March 19, 1993 TAG: 9303190308
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From Associated Press and staff reports
DATELINE: ORLANDO, FLA. LENGTH: Medium
TENNESSEE STATE BLITZED BY NO. 6 SETON HALL 81-59
Frankie Allen will never forget his first appearance as a head coach in the NCAA Tournament - although he may try.As a 15th seed in the Southeast Region first round, Allen's Tennessee State team was no shocking Santa Clara on Thursday night. Sixth-ranked Seton Hall pounded the Tigers 81-59 to advance to a 5 p.m. Saturday date with Western Kentucky.
Tennessee State, the Ohio Valley Conference champion, is the nation's most-improved team, finishing 19-10 after 4-24 a year ago. However, the Tigers were no match for the Pirates (28-6), who won their 12th straight game.
Allen, during his four years as Virginia Tech's head coach, got a recruiting visit from New Jersey schoolboy star Terry Dehere. On this night, the second-year TSU boss saw too much of Dehere slashing through his Tigers as the hall built a 44-21 halftime lead.
Seton Hall coach P.J. Carlesimo played reserves most of the second half to keep the score respectable.
Allen's team shot only 19.4 percent (6-for-31) and had 10 turnovers in the first half. Carlos Rogers, the OVC player of the year, led the Tigers with 24 points.
The Tigers, who entered the NCAA having won 16 of their last 19 games, didn't score a field goal in the final 6:25 of the opening half. \
Tulane 55
Kansas State 53
ORLANDO, Fla. - Matt Greene had the winning points, and Pointer Williams made two big plays down the stretch as the Green Wave defeated the Wildcats.
Williams' pass to Greene set up a three-point play with 52.7 seconds remaining that put the Green Wave (22-8) ahead. Then Williams ensured the win by stripping the ball from Anthony Beane as he tried to tie it up for Kansas State (19-11) in the final seconds.
Tulane advances to play Saturday against third-seeded Florida State, which defeated Evansville 82-70.
The second half was close all the way, with 12 lead changes and three ties before Tulane went ahead for good. Williams drove the baseline and passed to Greene, who converted a three-point play to put Tulane up 54-53.
Vincent Jackson had a chance to win it for Kansas State, but his 10-foot jumper was no good with about 10 seconds left.
LaVeldro Simmons was fouled by Kansas State and made one of two free throws with 5.3 seconds remaining. The Wildcats pulled down the miss and Beane drove the floor looking to tie it up.
But as he pulled up to shoot just outside the foul line, Williams came along to strip the ball, and the horn sounded. \
No. 20 Western Kentucky 55
Memphis State 52
Mark Bell scored six of Western Kentucky's last 10 points, including a pair of free throws with 31 seconds remaining, to help the Hilltoppers eliminate the Tigers.
Bell's foul shots capped an 18-point performance for the 5-foot-8 point guard and gave No. 7 seed Western Kentucky (25-5) the lead for good after All-American Anfernee Hardaway made a running one-hand shot in the lane to give Memphis State a 52-51 advantage.
Hardaway, who had 17 points, was fouled on the play and made the free throw to complete an apparent three-point play. The foul shot was nullified by a lane violation and set the stage for Western Kentucky to advance to Saturday's second round against Seton Hall.
Memphis State (20-12), the No. 10 seed, had two chances to force overtime in the closing seconds. Hardaway missed the first shot of a one-and-one opportunity with 22 seconds to go and Western Kentucky grabbed the rebound on Rodney Newsome's desperation 3-point attempt with 1.5 seconds left. \
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