0-Double-digit scorers on either team in the women's basketball team's second-round NCAA Tournament win over Mount St. Mary College Saturday. Despite not having a breakout offensive performance, the Jumbos still managed to handle the Blue Knights 54-38 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen this weekend, where they'll take on Mary Washington at Messiah College.
8-Double-digit scorers on either team in the women's basketball team's second-round NCAA Tournament win over Mount St. Mary College Saturday. Despite not having a breakout offensive performance, the Jumbos still managed to handle the Blue Knights 54-38 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen this weekend, where they'll take on Mary Washington at Messiah College.
35-Combined games to be played by Tufts' spring sports teams over the upcoming break. Softball has 12 games between March 15 and the 23rd, followed by baseball with 10, women's tennis with four, and men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, and men's tennis all competing in three contests.
26-Combined Grand Slam men's tennis titles between current world No. 1 Roger Federer and former No. 1 Pete Sampras, who played one another in a thrilling exhibition match Monday in Madison Square Garden. The Swiss superstar barely edged the retired American, who is 10 years Federer's senior, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6) to win the match.
51.9-Seconds replayed by the Hawks and the Heat Saturday in order to officially complete a game that started on Dec. 19. The Atlanta stat crew accidentally scored then-Heat center Shaquille O'Neal as having six fouls instead of five to send him off the floor. After initally completing the game that day, the NBA ruled to replay the ending of the game from the moment of that error, namely, with under a minute left in the first OT. The final official tally Saturday gave the Hawks the win 114-111 over the Heat.
8-Number of Tar Heels to have had their jerseys retired after playing for the men's basketball team. After being named national player of the year by Sporting News yesterday, junior forward Tyler Hansbrough became the eighth member of this elite club, the first UNC player since Antawn Jamison in 1998 to merit the honor.
