Forte torches Friars for 30-plus points, Carolina begins to roll. Brendan Haywood finds a team he can handle, Forte finds the fourth team he can handle. Spartans send them home to ponder. Ole Miss surprisingly squeaks this one out. Wake not impressed by Butler's 2000 showing, rolls in this one.
Wildcats wonder just how many teams from Illinois it has to beat.
But UNC-Charlotte's Rodney White makes it very interesting. Rebels start gaining national prominence. Fifteen to 20 points separate these two teams. In another of the best games of the tournament. Mike Dunleavy, Blue Devils exorcise memories of recent Cardinal past.