MONTREAL (AP) β Carey Price made 31 saves for his league-leading and career-best 39th win of the season, lifting the Montreal Canadiens past the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 last night. Price also earned his eighth shutout for the Canadiens.
PITTSBURGH (AP) β BeeJay Anya’s hook shot rolled around and in with a second to play, lifting North Carolina State to a stunning 66-65 victory over LSU in the NCAA Tournament last night. The Wolfpack trailed by as much as 16 but rallied to earn a date with top-seeded Villanova in the round of 32 tomorrow.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) β Justin Jackson hit a tying jumper in the final minute, and then had a fast-break dunk to help fourth-seeded North Carolina edge Harvard 67-65 in the NCAA Tournament last night. The Tar Heels wasted a 16-point second-half lead and briefly trailed before Jackson came to the rescue.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Quinn Cook has twice felt the sting of a shocking early NCAA Tournament loss along with the rush of making one deep push in March. Now Duke’s senior leader is down to his final chance to help the Blue Devils reach a Final Four. That pursuit starts today, when the top-seeded Blue Devils open play in the South Region against Robert Morris.
