Bsktball_M (99-00) 11/28/00 8:46 AM Page 59 DIVISION I 59 Ba s k e t b a l l DIVISION I 2000 Championship Hi g h l i g h t s Pa r ty Like It’s 1979: Michigan State exploited holes in Florida’s vaunted press, overcame an ankle injury to tournament most outstanding player Mateen Cleaves and matched the Gators’ pre- viously dominating bench to claim its second championship, 89-76, April 3 in Indianapolis. The Spartans, whose first title came in 1979 with point guard Magic Johnson, were led by another vintage perfo r mance from the same position. Cleaves sprinted through Florida’s pres s u r e time after time for layups for himself or a teammate. The Spartans’ 89 points were the most surren d e r ed by Florida all season. Al l - To u r nament Te a m : Mateen Cleaves, Morris Peterson, A.J. Granger and Charlie Bell of Michigan State and Udonis Haslem of Florida. TOURNAMENT SCORING LEADERS Pl a y e r , Tea m G FG FG A Pc t . FT FT A Pc t . Rb . Avg . As t . Pt s . Avg . Ma r cus Fizer, Iowa St. .. 4 32 67 .4 7 8 14 17 .8 2 4 36 9. 0 3 80 20 . 0 * Joseph Forte, North Carol i n a. 5 35 * 79 * .4 4 3 16 20 .8 0 0 31 6. 2 8 95 19 . 0 Johnny Hemsley, Miami (Fla.).. 3 18 40 .4 5 0 9 10 .9 0 0 10 3. 3 3 57 19 . 0 Richie Frahm, Gonzaga .. 3 16 33 .4 8 5 17 23 .7 3 9 18 6. 0 7 55 18 . 3 Shane Battier, Duke.. 3 15 34 .4 4 1 20 25 .8 0 0 22 7. 3 7 53 17 . 7 Mo r ris Peterson, Michigan St. .. 6 35 * 72 .4 8 6 20 22 .9 0 9 26 4. 3 7 10 5 * 17 . 5 Jamaal Tin s l e y , Iowa St. .. 4 23 50 .4 6 0 16 24 .6 6 7 22 5. 5 26 70 17 . 5 Desmond Mason, Oklahoma St. .. 4 23 48 .4 7 9 14 19 .7 3 7 20 5. 0 5 68 17 . 0 Matt Santangelo, Gonzaga .. 3 17 45 .3 7 8 8 11 .7 2 7 12 4. 0 16 51 17 . 0 Rimas Kaukenas, Seton Hall.. 3 17 41 .4 1 5 7 8 .8 7 5 12 4. 0 7 49 16 . 3 *D e p a r tmental leader (min. three games). Other leaders: FG Pct.–.714, Casey Calvary, Gonzaga (15-21); Rebounds–48, Br endan Haywood, North Carolina; Rb. Avg.–10.8, Eric Coley, Tulsa; 3-pt. FG–18, Jon Bryant, Wisconsin; 3-pt. FGA- 39, Bryant, Wisconsin; 3-pt. FG Pct. (min. 1.5 made per game)–.571, Rimas Kaukenas, Seton Hall (8-14); Assists–37, Ed Cota, North Carolina; FT Made–28, Mike Miller, Florida; FT Attempted–36, Miller, Florida; FT pct. (min. 2.5 made Point guard Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State per game)–1.000, Joe Adkins, Oklahoma St. (13-13). won MOP ho n o r s . Utah 48, St. Louis 45 TO T ALS: 28-56, 23-35, 46 (6 team), 85. Re s u l t s St. Louis: Matt Baniak 0-0, 4-8, 5, 4; Maurice Jeffers 4- Half time: Kentucky 36, St. Bonaventure 28. End of reg u l a - 10, 0-0, 4, 10; Chris Heinrich 3-8, 1-1, 4, 7; Justin Love 3- tion: Tied at 73. First overtime: Tied at 86. Three-point field (Note: Statistics after each name are field goals and field- 9, 1-2, 3, 9; Dave Fergerson 0-2, 0-0, 3, 0; Troy Roberts o n goals: St. Bonaventure 9-32 (Prato 4-7, Messiah Capers 1- goal attempts, free throws and free-throw attempts, rebounds 0-1, 0-0, 0, 0; John Redden 2-5, 2-5, 0, 6; Justin Tatum 3- 6, Winn 1-10, Bremer 3-8); Kentucky 6-21 (Prince 5-9, and total points.) 3, 0-4, 5, 6; Chris Braun 1-4, 1-2, 2, 3. TOTALS: 16-42, 9- Bogans 0-5, Smith 0-4, Blevins 1-3). Disqualifications: Prato, 22, 30 (4 team), 30, 45. Van Paassen, Smith. Officials: Rick Hartzell, Joe Pescitelli, MIDWEST FIRST ROUND Ut a h : Hanno Mottola 3-8, 3-4, 6, 11; Alex Jensen 3-6, 1- Mike Thibodeaux. Attendance: 13,374 2, 7, 9; Nate Althoff 1-1, 0-3, 3, 2; Tony Harvey 2-8, 3-6, MARCH 16 Syracuse 79, Samford 65 AT CLEVELAND 7, 8; Jeremy Killion 1-2, 0-0, 2, 2; Gary Colbert 0-2, 1-2, 1, 1; Nick Jacobson 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0; Jeff Johnsen 1-7, 0-0, 3, Sa m f o rd : Reed Rawlings 8-12, 7-7, 3, 28; Will Daniel 1- Michigan St. 65, Valparaiso 38 3; Phil Cullen 4-5, 1-2, 3, 12; Mike Puzey 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0. 7, 1-2, 4, 4; Marc Salyers 3-12, 3-4, 7, 10; Mario Lopez Val p a r a i s o : Lubos Barton 4-12, 2-2, 7, 13; Jason Jenkins TO T ALS: 15-39, 9-19, 34 (2 team), 48. 3-8, 0-0, 1, 8; Derrick Jones 5-9, 1-2, 4, 13; Lee Burgess 0- 0-5, 0-0, 3, 0; Raitis Grafs 2-6, 3-4, 8, 7; Dwayne Toa t l e y Half time: St. Louis 22, Utah 19. Three-point field goals: St. 1, 0-0, 0, 0; Chris Weaver 0-1, 0-0, 4, 0; Gabe Skypala 0- 1-7, 0-0, 3, 2; Jared Nuness 1-3, 0-0, 2, 3; Milo Stovall 1- Louis 4-13 (Jeffers 2-3, Love 2-4, Fergerson 0-2, Roberts o n 0, 0-0, 0, 0; Boyd Kaiser 1-1, 0-0, 2, 2. TOTALS: 21-51, 8, 1-2, 1, 4; Ivan Vujic 3-8, 0-0, 4, 6; Tar rance Price 1-3, 1- 0-1, Redden 0-2, Braun 0-1); Utah 9-21 (Mottola 2-4, Jensen 12-15, 29 (4 team), 65. 2, 1, 3; Aaron Thomason 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0; Antti Nikkila 0-0, 2-4, Harvey 1-6, Killion 0-1, Colbert 0-1, Johnsen 1-2, Cullen Sy r a c u s e : Damone Brown 3-4, 0-0, 4, 6; Ryan Blackwell 0-0, 0, 0. TOTALS: 13-52, 7-10, 31 (2 team), 38. 3-3. Officials: Gerald Boudreaux, Kerry Sitton, Allen 4-7, 3-5, 5, 11; Etan Thomas 5-9, 6-7, 4, 16; Tony Bland 2- Michigan St.: Mo r ris Peterson 5-9, 1-1, 4, 12; A.J. Granger Sp a i n h o u r . Attendance: 13,374. 5, 0-0, 1, 5; Jason Hart 7-12, 2-2, 5, 17; Preston Shumpert 3-5, 0-0, 3, 7; Andre Hutson 1-3, 2-2, 4, 4; Mateen Cleaves 5-11, 4-4, 5, 17; Allen Griffin 2-3, 1-2, 2, 5; Kueth Duany Kentucky 85, St. Bonaventure 80 (2 ot) 5-11, 3-3, 2, 15; Charlie Bell 0-3, 0-0, 4, 0; Brandon Smith 0-1, 0-0, 2, 0; DeShaun Williams 1-1, 0-0, 1, 2. TOTAL S : St. Bonaventure: Patricio Prato 8-12, 0-1, 2, 20; Peter 29-53, 16-20, 29 (0 team), 79. 0-1, 0-0, 1, 0; David Thomas 0-1, 1-2, 2, 1; Mike Chappell Van Paassen 2-7, 4-6, 7, 8; Caswell Cyrus 3-13, 1-2, 18, 2-5, 4-6, 4, 9; Steve Cherry 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0; Jason Richards o n Half time: Syracuse 37, Samford 30. Three-point field goals: 7; David Messiah Capers 5-11, 5-5, 5, 16; Tim Winn 4-17, Sa m f o r d 11-24 (Rawlings 5-9, Daniel 1-4, Salyers 1-2, Lopez 3-6, 2-3, 10, 9; Aloysius Anagonye 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0; Adam 1-2, 2, 10; Vidal Massiah 1-2, 0-1, 2, 2; Robert Cheeks 0- Ballinger 3-6, 2-2, 3, 8. TOTALS: 22-50, 15-19, 39 (2 team), 2-4, Jones 2-3, Burgess 0-1, Weaver 0-1); Syracuse 5-11 0, 0-0, 0, 0; J.R. Bremer 6-14, 2-5, 3, 17; Bob Dziengeleski (Bland 1-2, Hart 1-2, Shumpert 3-6, Duany 0-1). Offi c i a l s : 65 . 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0; Eric Siegrist 0-1, 0-0, 0, 0; Andy Stinson 0- Half time: Michigan St. 29, Valparaiso 15. Three-point field Bobby Hunt, Lawrence Britton, Steve Olson. Attendance: 0, 0-0, 0, 0; Hamilton Rucker 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0. TOTALS: 29- 13 , 3 7 4 goals: Valparaiso 5-23 (Barton 3-7, Jenkins 0-4, Toatley 0- 77, 13-22, 42 (3 team), 80. 2, Nuness 1-3, Stovall 1-5, Price 0-2); Michigan St. 6-17 Ke n t u c k y : Tayshaun Prince 8-17, 7-9, 7, 28; Souleymane MARCH 16 (Peterson 1-3, Granger 1-2, Cleaves 2-6, Bell 0-2, Chappell Camara 3-5, 3-6, 8, 9; Jamaal Magloire 4-7, 3-5, 9, 11; AT MINNEAPOLIS 1-3, Richardson 1-1). Officials: Curtis Shaw, Tom Lopes, Keith Bogans 5-12, 9-13, 5, 19; Saul Smith 3-7, 1-2, 4, 7; UCLA 65, Ball St.