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March 16, 2006

BC Eagles win in double overtime

The Boston College Eagles got all they could handle from the Big West Conference champion Pacific Tigers, but BC proved too much in the second extra period. Boston College pulled away for an 88-76 win, after nearly seeing its Final Four hopes disappear early in Salt Lake City. Craig Smith led the way for Boston College with 25 points and 13 rebounds.

The Eagles led for nearly all of regulation, but the Tigers refused to be put away. Christian Maraker, a senior forward from Sweden, tied it for Pacific with 9.1 seconds remaining when he hit an open 3-pointer. Maraker had 30 points for the game.

Pacific scored the first six points of the first overtime, but the Eagles came back to within 74-72 on a 3-pointer by Jared Dudley with 52 seconds left. Smith tied it for BC by converting two free throws with 3.9 seconds left, and Boston College outscored Pacific 14-2 in the second overtime.

In other first-round action, Wichita State crushed Seton Hall, 86-66, in Greensboro, N.C.; while Wisconsin-Milwaukee upset Oklahoma, 82-74, in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Posted by Mike McDermott  at 3:19 PM | Permalink