CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β DeMar DeRozan scored 18 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Charlotte Hornets for the first time in seven games, 92-74 on Wednesday night. Lou Williams and Greivis Vasquez each scored 16 points for Toronto, and Tyler Hansbrough added 12 points and 12 rebounds.
WASHINGTON (AP) β President Barack Obama has congratulated the Duke men’s and University of Connecticut women’s teams on winning the NCAA basketball championships. The White House says Obama telephoned UConn coach Geno Auriemma (aw-ree-EH’-muh) on Wednesday and called Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEF’-skee) on Tuesday.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) β Now Duke waits to find out if any of those star freshmen will go won and done. Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Wednesday that in the coming days, he will discuss future plans with each of his players β including Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow and Tyus Jones, the most outstanding player at the Final Four.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) β NCAA vice president of men’s basketball Dan Gavitt says the referees Monday night in the national championship game had access to television replays on a crucial play in the last 2 minutes but had already decided to give the ball to Duke when CBS showed a magnified view of the play. The NCAA Tournament head says the referees should have been a little more “patient” before ruling after Wisconsin’s Bronson Koenig missed a layup with 1:54 left and the Badgers trailing 63-58.
