2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||
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2004 Final Four logo | |||||
Season | 2003–04 | ||||
Teams | 65 | ||||
Finals site |
Alamodome San Antonio, Texas | ||||
Champions |
Connecticut (2nd title, 2nd title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up |
Georgia Tech (1st title game, 2nd Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Jim Calhoun (2nd title) | ||||
MOP | Emeka Okafor Connecticut | ||||
Attendance | 716,899 | ||||
Top scorer |
Ben Gordon Connecticut (154 points) | ||||
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The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. A total of 64 games were played.
This was the first year in which the regional sites were referred to by the cities in which the games were held in instead of the "East", "Midwest", "South", and "West" designations. It was also the first year that the matchups for the national semifinals were determined at least in part by the overall seeding of the top team in each regional. The top four teams in the tournament were Kentucky, Duke, Stanford, and Saint Joseph's. Had all of those teams advanced to the Final Four, Kentucky would have played Saint Joseph's and Duke would have played Stanford in the semifinal games.
Of those teams, only Duke advanced to the Final Four. They were joined by Connecticut, making their first appearance since defeating Duke for the national championship in 1999, Oklahoma State, making their first appearance since 1995, and Georgia Tech, making their first appearance since 1990.
Connecticut defeated Georgia Tech 82-73 to win their second national championship in as many tries. Emeka Okafor of Connecticut was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
As they had in 1999, Connecticut won their regional championship in Phoenix, Arizona.
Two of the tournament's top seeds failed to make it past the opening weekend. Kentucky, number one seed of the St. Louis region, and Stanford, #1 seed of the Phoenix region, both were defeated. Incidentally, both teams were defeated by schools from Alabama, as Kentucky fell to UAB while Stanford lost to Alabama.
Due to their strong 2003-04 season, Gonzaga achieved its highest NCAA tournament seed until 2013 by receiving the #2 seed in the St. Louis region. Gonzaga would receive a #1 seed in the 2013 tournament. The team failed to advance beyond the first weekend of the tournament, however.
Locations
The following were the sites that hosted rounds during the 2004 tournament:
Opening round
- March 16
- University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)
First and second rounds
- March 18 and 20
- HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York (Hosts: Canisius College and Niagara University)
- KeyArena, Seattle (Host: University of Washington)
- Pepsi Center, Denver (Hosts: Colorado State University and Mountain West Conference)
- RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University)
- March 19 and 21
- Bradley Center, Milwaukee (Host: Marquette University)
- Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Big 12 Conference)
- Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio (Host: Ohio State University)
- TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida (Host: Stetson University)
Regionals
- March 25 and 27
- East Rutherford Regional, Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Host: Rutgers University)
- Phoenix Regional, America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University)
- March 26 and 28
- Atlanta Regional, Georgia Dome, Atlanta (Host: Georgia Institute of Technology)
- St. Louis Regional, Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
Final Four
- April 3 and 5
- Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)
Qualifying teams
East Rutherford Region | |||||
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Seed | School | Coach | Conference | Record | Berth Type |
#1 | St. Joseph's | Phil Martelli | Atlantic 10 | 27–1 | At-Large Bid |
#2 | Oklahoma State | Eddie Sutton | Big 12 | 30–3 | Tournament Champion |
#3 | Pittsburgh | Jamie Dixon | Big East | 29–4 | At-Large Bid |
#4 | Wake Forest | Skip Prosser | ACC | 19–9 | At-Large Bid |
#5 | Florida | Billy Donovan | SEC | 20–10 | At-Large Bid |
#6 | Wisconsin | Bo Ryan | Big Ten | 24–6 | Tournament Champion |
#7 | Memphis | John Calipari | C-USA | 21–7 | At-Large Bid |
#8 | Texas Tech | Bob Knight | Big 12 | 23–11 | At-Large Bid |
#9 | UNC Charlotte | Bobby Lutz | C-USA | 21–8 | At-Large Bid |
#10 | South Carolina | Dave Odom | SEC | 23–10 | At-Large Bid |
#11 | Richmond | Jerry Wainwright | Atlantic 10 | 20–12 | At-Large Bid |
#12 | Manhattan | Bobby Gonzalez | MAAC | 24–5 | Tournament Champion |
#13 | Virginia Commonwealth | Jeff Capel | CAA | 23–7 | Tournament Champion |
#14 | Central Florida | Kirk Speraw | Atlantic Sun | 24–5 | Tournament Champion |
#15 | Eastern Washington | Ray Giacoletti | Big Sky | 16–12 | Tournament Champion |
#16 | Liberty | Randy Dunton | Big South | 17–14 | Tournament Champion |
St. Louis Region | |||||
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Seed | School | Coach | Conference | Record | Berth Type |
#1 | Kentucky | Tubby Smith | SEC | 26–4 | Tournament Champion |
#2 | Gonzaga | Mark Few | WCC | 27–2 | Tournament Champion |
#3 | Georgia Tech | Paul Hewitt | ACC | 23–9 | At-Large Bid |
#4 | Kansas | Bill Self | Big 12 | 22–9 | At-Large Bid |
#5 | Providence | Tim Welsh | Big East | 20–8 | At-Large Bid |
#6 | Boston College | Al Skinner | Big East | 23–9 | At-Large Bid |
#7 | Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Big Ten | 18–11 | At-Large Bid |
#8 | Washington | Lorenzo Romar | Pac-10 | 19–11 | At-Large Bid |
#9 | UAB | Mike Anderson | C-USA | 20–9 | At-Large Bid |
#10 | Nevada | Trent Johnson | WAC | 22–8 | Tournament Champion |
#11 | Utah | Kerry Rupp | Mountain West | 24–8 | Tournament Champion |
#12 | Pacific | Bob Thomason | Big West | 23–7 | Tournament Champion |
#13 | UIC | Jimmy Collins | Horizon | 24–7 | Tournament Champion |
#14 | Northern Iowa | Greg McDermott | Missouri Valley | 20–9 | Tournament Champion |
#15 | Valparaiso | Homer Drew | Mid-Continent | 17–12 | Tournament Champion |
#16 | Florida A&M | Mike Gillespie | MEAC | 14–16 | Tournament Champion |
Lehigh | Billy Taylor | Patriot | 18–10 | Tournament Champion | |
Atlanta Region | |||||
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Seed | School | Coach | Conference | Record | Berth Type |
#1 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | ACC | 27–5 | At-Large Bid |
#2 | Mississippi State | Rick Stansbury | SEC | 25–3 | At-Large Bid |
#3 | Texas | Rick Barnes | Big 12 | 25–8 | At-Large Bid |
#4 | Cincinnati | Bob Huggins | C-USA | 24–6 | Tournament Champion |
#5 | Illinois | Bruce Weber | Big Ten | 24–6 | At-Large Bid |
#6 | North Carolina | Roy Williams | ACC | 18–10 | At-Large Bid |
#7 | Xavier | Thad Matta | Atlantic 10 | 23–10 | Tournament Champion |
#8 | Seton Hall | Louis Orr | Big East | 19–9 | At-Large Bid |
#9 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Pac-10 | 20–9 | At-Large Bid |
#10 | Louisville | Rick Pitino | C-USA | 20–9 | At-Large Bid |
#11 | Air Force | Joe Scott | Mountain West | 22–6 | At-Large Bid |
#12 | Murray State | Mick Cronin | Ohio Valley | 25–5 | Tournament Champion |
#13 | East Tennessee State | Murry Bartow | SoCon | 24–5 | Tournament Champion |
#14 | Princeton | John Thompson III | Ivy | 19–7 | Regular Season Champion |
#15 | Monmouth | Dave Calloway | Northeast | 21–11 | Tournament Champion |
#16 | Alabama State | Rob Spivery | SWAC | 16–14 | Tournament Champion |
Bids by conference
Bids by Conference | ||||
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Bids | Conference | |||
6 | ACC, Big East, C-USA, SEC | |||
4 | Atlantic 10, Big 12 | |||
3 | Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-10 | |||
2 | Missouri Valley, WAC | |||
1 | 20 others |
Record by conference
Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG |
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Big East | 6 | 12–5 | .706 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
SEC | 6 | 7–6 | .538 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
Big Ten | 3 | 3–3 | .500 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
ACC | 6 | 14–6 | .700 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Big 12 | 4 | 10–4 | .714 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
Pac-10 | 3 | 1–3 | .250 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Missouri Valley | 2 | 0–2 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – |
Atlantic 10 | 4 | 6–4 | .600 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – |
C–USA | 6 | 5–6 | .455 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – |
MWC | 3 | 0–3 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – |
WAC | 2 | 2–2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
MAAC | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
WCC | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
Big West | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
MEAC | 1 | 1–1* | .500 | – | – | – | – | – |
*Florida A&M University won the Opening Round game.
The America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, CAA, Horizon League, Mid-Continent, Ivy, MAC, MEAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, SWAC, and Sun Belt conferences all went 0–1.
The columns R32, S16, E8, F4, and CG respectively stand for the Round of 32, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, and Championship Game.
Final Four
At Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
National Semifinals
- April 3, 2004
- Connecticut (W2) 79, Duke (S1) 78
- With the Connecticut Huskies trailing by 8 points with less than 3 minutes to go, it looked as if the Duke Blue Devils were going to spoil Jim Calhoun's chance at a second national title. Connecticut's All-American center Emeka Okafor was limited to just 22 minutes because of early foul trouble, but he came up clutch with several big plays down the stretch and finished with 18 points and only 3 fouls. By contrast, all three of Duke's centers fouled out, including Shelden Williams, who committed his fifth foul with 3:04 to play. In addition, Duke went without a field goal for the last 4½ minutes until Chris Duhon's meaningless three-pointer at the buzzer. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was denied his 65th NCAA Tournament victory which would have tied him with Dean Smith for the all-time record. He later broke that record.[1]
- Georgia Tech (M3) 67, Oklahoma State (E2) 65
- Will Bynum's layup in the final moments kept the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets dream for a National Championship alive as they defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys, in a nail-biter, in the first of the National Semifinal doubleheader. Georgia Tech led for most of the game including a seven-point edge at halftime. However, Oklahoma State was able to tie the game on John Lucas's three-pointer with 26.3 seconds left. Georgia Tech then milked the clock which set up Bynum's game-winner. Georgia Tech advanced to their first ever National Championship appearance. Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton was denied yet another chance at an elusive national title.[2]
National Championship Game
- April 5, 2004
- Connecticut (W2) 82, Georgia Tech (M3) 73
- The 2004 National Championship Game proved to be a coronation for the Connecticut Huskies as they handled Paul Hewitt's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Emeka Okafor led Connecticut with 24 points and was an easy choice for Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Guard Ben Gordon added 21 points to Connecticut's cause. The victory gave Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun his second National Championship (1999).[3]
Bracket
Opening round
Opening Round Game March 16 | ||||
16a | Florida A&M | 72 | ||
16b | Lehigh | 57 | ||
East Rutherford Regional
First round March 18–19 | Second round March 20–21 | Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional finals March 27 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Saint Joseph's | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Liberty | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Saint Joseph's | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Texas Tech | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Texas Tech | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Charlotte | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Saint Joseph's | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Wake Forest | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Florida | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Manhattan | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Manhattan | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
Raleigh | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wake Forest | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Wake Forest | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | VCU | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Saint Joseph's | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Wisconsin | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Richmond | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Wisconsin | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburgh | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburgh | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Central Florida | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Pittsburgh | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Memphis | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | South Carolina | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Memphis | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Eastern Washington | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
St. Louis Regional
First round March 18–19 | Second round March 20–21 | Regional semifinals March 26 | Regional finals March 28 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Florida A&M | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kentucky | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
Columbus | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | UAB | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Washington | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | UAB | 102 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | UAB | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Kansas | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Providence | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Pacific | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Pacific | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Kansas | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Kansas | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | UIC | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Kansas | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgia Tech | 79* | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Boston College | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Utah | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Boston College | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgia Tech | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgia Tech | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Northern Iowa | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgia Tech | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Nevada | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Michigan State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Nevada | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Nevada | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
Seattle | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gonzaga | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Gonzaga | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Valparaiso | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
Atlanta Regional
First round March 18–19 | Second round March 20–21 | Regional semifinals March 26 | Regional finals March 28 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Duke | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Alabama State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Duke | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
Raleigh | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Seton Hall | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Seton Hall | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Arizona | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Duke | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Illinois | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Illinois | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Murray State | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Illinois | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
Columbus | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Cincinnati | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Cincinnati | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | East Tennessee State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Duke | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Xavier | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | North Carolina | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Air Force | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | North Carolina | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
Denver | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Texas | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Texas | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Princeton | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Texas | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Xavier | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Xavier | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Louisville | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Xavier | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
Orlando | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Mississippi State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Mississippi State | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Monmouth | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
Phoenix Regional
First round March 18–19 | Second round March 20–21 | Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional finals March 27 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Texas-San Antonio | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Stanford | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
Seattle | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Alabama | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Alabama | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Southern Illinois | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Alabama | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Syracuse | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Syracuse | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Brigham Young | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Syracuse | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
Denver | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Maryland | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Maryland | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | UTEP | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Alabama | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Vanderbilt | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Western Michigan | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Vanderbilt | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
Orlando | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | North Carolina State | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Vanderbilt | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | DePaul | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Dayton | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | DePaul | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Connecticut | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Vermont | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Final Four – San Antonio, Texas
National Semifinals April 3 | National Championship Game April 5 | ||||||||
ER2 | Oklahoma State | 65 | |||||||
SL3 | Georgia Tech | 67 | |||||||
SL3 | Georgia Tech | 73 | |||||||
PH2 | Connecticut | 82 | |||||||
AT1 | Duke | 78 | |||||||
PH2 | Connecticut | 79 | |||||||
Game summaries
Final Four
CBS |
April 3 6:07 pm |
#3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 67, #2 Oklahoma State Cowboys 65 | ||
Pts: L. Schenscher 19 Rebs: L. Schenscher 12 Asts: J. Jack 5 |
Pts: J. Graham 17 Rebs: J. Graham 10 Asts: T. Allen 4 Halftime Score: Georgia Tech, 37-30 |
Alamodome – San Antonio Attendance: 44,417 Referees: Donnie Gray, Jim Burr, Tim Higgins |
CBS |
April 3 8:47 pm |
#2 Connecticut Huskies 79, #1 Duke Blue Devils 78 | ||
Pts: E. Okafor, B. Gordon 18 Rebs: J. Boone 14 Asts: T. Brown 4 |
Pts: L. Deng 16 Rebs: L. Deng 12 Asts: C. Duhon 6 Halftime Score: Duke, 41-34 |
Alamodome – San Antonio Attendance: 44,417 Referees: David Hall, Orlandis Poole, Ted Hillary |
National Championship
CBS |
April 5 9:21 pm |
#2 Connecticut Huskies 82, #3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 73 | ||
Pts: E. Okafor 24 Rebs: E. Okafor 15 Asts: T. Brown 4 |
Pts: W. Bynum 17 Rebs: L.Schenscher 11 Asts: W. Bynum 5 Halftime Score: Connecticut, 41-26 |
Alamodome – San Antonio Attendance: 44,468 Referees: Dick Cartmell, Randy McCall, Verne Harris |
Announcers
- Jim Nantz/Billy Packer/Bonnie Bernstein – First & Second Round at Denver; East Rutherford Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey; Final Four at San Antonio
- Dick Enberg/Matt Guokas/Armen Keteyian – First & Second Round at Columbus, Ohio; Phoenix Regional at Phoenix, Arizona
- Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery – First & Second Round at Buffalo, New York; Atlanta Regional at Atlanta
- Gus Johnson and Len Elmore – First & Second Round at Orlando, Florida; St. Louis Regional at St. Louis
- Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner – First & Second Round at Raleigh, North Carolina
- Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel – First & Second Round at Seattle
- Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel – First & Second Round at Kansas City, Missouri
- Tim Brando and Mike Gminski – First & Second Round at Milwaukee
Greg Gumbel once again served as the studio host, joined by analysts Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis.
See also
References
- ↑ CNN Sports Illustrated. "2004 NCAA National Semifinals: (W2) Connecticut 79, (S1) Duke 78". CNNSI.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
- ↑ CNN Sports Illustrated. "2004 NCAA National Semifinals: (MW3) Georgia Tech 67, (E2) Oklahoma State 65". CNNSI.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
- ↑ CNN Sports Illustrated (April 6, 2004). "2004 NCAA National Championship: (W2) Connecticut 82, (MW3) Georgia Tech 73". CNNSI.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.