The Sports Almanac

2003 NCAA Basketball Tournament



SYRACUSE ORANGEMEN

2003 NCAA Champions


OPENING ROUND GAME
Texas Southern Tigers
84
North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs
92

EAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Oklahoma Sooners
71
South Carolina State Bulldogs
54





Oklahoma Sooners
74
California Golden Bears
65



California Golden Bears
76 OT
North Carolina State Wolfpack
74






Oklahoma Sooners
65
Butler Bulldogs
54


Mississippi State Bulldogs
46
Butler Bulldogs
47





Butler Bulldogs
79
Louisville Cardinals
71



Louisville Cardinals
86
Austin Peay Governors
64







Oklahoma Sooners
47
Syracuse Orangemen
63
Syracuse Orangemen
Oklahoma State Cowboys
77
Pennsylvania Quakers
63





Oklahoma State Cowboys
56
Syracuse Orangemen
68



Syracuse Orangemen
76
Manhattan Jaspers
65






Syracuse Orangemen
79
Auburn Tigers
78


St. Joseph's Hawks
63
Auburn Tigers
65 OT





Auburn Tigers
68
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
62



Wake Forest Demon Deacons
76
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
73





SOUTH REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Texas Longhorns
82
North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs
61





Texas Longhorns
77
Purdue Boilermakers
67



LSU Tigers
56
Purdue Boilermakers
80






Texas Longhorns
82
Connecticut Huskies
78


Connecticut Huskies
58
BYU Cougars
53





Connecticut Huskies
85
Stanford Cardinal
74



Stanford Cardinal
77
San Diego Toreros
69







Texas Longhorns
85
Michigan State Spartans
76
Texas Longhorns
Maryland Terrapins
75
NorthCarolina-Wilmington Seahawks
73





Maryland Terrapins
77
Xavier Musketeers
64



Xavier Musketeers
71
Troy State Trojans
59






Maryland Terrapins
58
Michigan State Spartans
60


Michigan State Spartans
79
Colorado Buffaloes
64





Michigan State Spartans
68
Florida Gators
46



Florida Gators
85
Sam Houston State Bearkats
55





MIDWEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Kentucky Wildcats
95
IndianaPurdueIndianapolis Jaguars
64





Kentucky Wildcats
74
Utah Utes
54



Oregon Ducks
58
Utah Utes
60






Kentucky Wildcats
63
Wisconsin Badgers
57


Wisconsin Badgers
81
Weber State Wildcats
74





Wisconsin Badgers
61
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
60



Dayton Flyers
71
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
84







Kentucky Wildcats
69
Marquette Golden Eagles
83
Marquette Golden Eagles
Missouri Tigers
72
Southern Illinois Salukis
71





Missouri Tigers
92
Marquette Golden Eagles
101 OT



Marquette Golden Eagles
72
Holy Cross Crusaders
68






Marquette Golden Eagles
77
Pittsburgh Panthers
74


Indiana Hoosiers
67
Alabama Crimson Tide
62





Indiana Hoosiers
52
Pittsburgh Panthers
74



Pittsburgh Panthers
87
Wagner Seahawks
61





WEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Arizona Wilcats
80
Vermont Catamounts
51





Arizona Wilcats
96 2OT
Gonzaga Bulldogs
95



Cincinnati Bearcats
69
Gonzaga Bulldogs
74






Arizona Wildcats
88
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
71


Notre Dame Fighting Irish
70
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers
69





Notre Dame Fighting Irish
68
Illinois Fighting Illini
60



Illinois Fighting Illini
65
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
60







Arizona Wildcats
75
Kansas Jayhawks
78
Kansas Jayhawks
Creighton Bluejays
73
Central Michigan Chippewas
79





Central Michigan Chippewas
60
Duke Blue Devils
86



Duke Blue Devils
67
Colorado State Rams
57






Duke Blue Devils
65
Kansas Jayhawks
69


Memphis Tigers
71
Arizona State Sun Devils
84





Arizona State Sun Devlls
76
Kansas Jayhawks
108



Kansas Jayahawks
64
Utah State Aggies
61





FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Syracuse Orangemen
95
Texas Longhorns
84



Syracuse Orangemen
81
Kansas Jayhawks
78
SYRACUSE ORANGEMEN
Marquette Golden Eagles
61
Kansas Jayhawks
94