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==[[2000]] First and second round games== | ==[[2000]] First and second round games== | ||
* First round | |||
:* Tennessee (4) defeated Louisiana-Lafayette (13) 63-58 | |||
:* Connecticut (5) defeated Utah State (12) 75-67 | |||
:* North Carolina (8) defeated Missouri (9) 84-70 | |||
:* Stanford (1) defeated South Carolina State (16) 84-65 | |||
* Second round | |||
:* North Carolina upset Stanford 60-53 and went on the Final Four, losing to Florida in the semi-final. | |||
:* Tennessee defeated Connecticut 65-51, then lost to North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen. | |||
The coliseum hosted an average crowd of 13,772 over the course of three two-game sessions. | The coliseum hosted an average crowd of 13,772 over the course of three two-game sessions. | ||
==[[2003]] First and second round games== | ==[[2003]] First and second round games== | ||
* First round | |||
:* Texas (1) defeated UNC-Asheville (16) 82-61 | |||
:* Purdue (9) defeated LSU (8) 80-56 | |||
:* Butler (12) defeated Mississippi State (5) 47-46 | |||
:* Louisville (4) defeated Austin Peay (13) 86-64 | |||
* Second round | |||
:* Texas defeated Purdue 77-67 and went on to the Final Four, losing to Syracuse in the semi-final. | |||
:* Butler upset Louisville 79-61, then lost to 1-seed Oklahoma in the Sweet Sixteen. | |||
The coliseum hosted an average crowd of 15,727 over the course of three two-game sessions. | The coliseum hosted an average crowd of 15,727 over the course of three two-game sessions. | ||
Revision as of 08:59, 24 March 2008
Several NCAA college basketball tournaments have brought high-profile men's college basketball games to the 16,063-seat coliseum at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.
1982 Mideast regional Semifinals and finals
- Sweet Sixteen
- UAB (4) defeated Virginia (1) 68-66
- Louisville (3) defeated Minnesota (2) 67-61
- Elite Eight
- Lousville defeated UAB 75-68, then lost to champion Georgetown in the Final Four at New Orleans.
1984 First and second round games
1985 Southeast regional Semifinals and finals
- Sweet Sixteen
- Villanova (8) defeated Maryland (5) 46-43
- North Carolina (2) defeated Auburn (11) 62-56
- Elite Eight
- Villanova defeated North Carolina 56-44, and went on to upset Georgetown in the final at Lexington, Kentucky
1987 First and second round games
1988 Southeast regional Semifinals and finals
- Sweet Sixteen
- Oklahoma (1) defeated Lousville (5) 108-98
- Villanova (6) defeated Kentucky (2) 80-74
- Elite Eight
- Oklahoma defeated Villanova 78-59, then lost to Kansas in the championship game in Kansas City, Missouri.
1995 Southeast regional Semifinals and finals
- Sweet Sixteen
- Oklahoma State (4) defeated Wake Forest (1) 71-66
- Massachusetts (2) defeated Tulsa (6) 76-51
- Elite Eight
- Oklahoma State defeated Massachusetts 68-54, then lost to UCLA in the Final Four in Seattle, Washington.
1997 Southeast regional Semifinals and finals
- Sweet Sixteen
- Arizona (4) defeated Kansas (1) 85-82
- Providence (10) defeated Tennessee-Chattanooga 71-65
- Elite Eight
- Arizona defeated Providence 96-92 and was crowned champion after beating North Carolina and Kentucky in Indianapolis, Indiana
2000 First and second round games
- First round
- Tennessee (4) defeated Louisiana-Lafayette (13) 63-58
- Connecticut (5) defeated Utah State (12) 75-67
- North Carolina (8) defeated Missouri (9) 84-70
- Stanford (1) defeated South Carolina State (16) 84-65
- Second round
- North Carolina upset Stanford 60-53 and went on the Final Four, losing to Florida in the semi-final.
- Tennessee defeated Connecticut 65-51, then lost to North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen.
The coliseum hosted an average crowd of 13,772 over the course of three two-game sessions.
2003 First and second round games
- First round
- Texas (1) defeated UNC-Asheville (16) 82-61
- Purdue (9) defeated LSU (8) 80-56
- Butler (12) defeated Mississippi State (5) 47-46
- Louisville (4) defeated Austin Peay (13) 86-64
- Second round
- Texas defeated Purdue 77-67 and went on to the Final Four, losing to Syracuse in the semi-final.
- Butler upset Louisville 79-61, then lost to 1-seed Oklahoma in the Sweet Sixteen.
The coliseum hosted an average crowd of 15,727 over the course of three two-game sessions.
2008 First and second round games
- First round (Friday, March 21)
- Tennessee (2) defeated American (15) 72-57.
- Louisville (3) defeated Boise State (14) 79-61.
- Oklahoma (6) defeated St Joseph's (11) 72-64.
- Butler (7) defeated South Alabama (10) 81-61.
- Sunday, March 23
- Tennessee defeated Butler 76-71 in overtime.
- Louisville defeated Oklahoma 78-48.
The coliseum hosted an average crowd of 14,447 over the course of three two-game sessions.
References
- Solomon, Jon (March 24, 2008) "CBS gives city 'shining moment' with NCAA basketball." Birmingham News