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IN MOURNING:
On March 12, 1999, one of the state of Indiana's highly touted prep
players collapsed on the court and passed away. Lawrence North High
School's JOHN STEWART died of an apparent heart attack while playing
in the IHSAA 4A Regional Championship Game. The 7-foot center, who
was to attend Kentucky next season on scholarship, left the game in
the third quarter complaining that he had been hit and, while talking
to team trainers, fell to his side. Attempts to revive him failed.
John scored 22 points and had 13 rebounds in the game. My prayers
are with John's family, teammates, friends and the entire Lawrence
North student body. John, you will be missed!
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HOOSIER LINE:
Last Game: Indiana suffered their biggest loss in NCAA Tournament
history in an 86-61 loss to the Red Storm of St. John's
in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in Orlando,
Florida. Indiana finishes its season with Coach Knight's
20th, 20 win season.
News: The Hoosiers landed the number 6 seed in the South Region
of the NCAA Tournament. IU was one of seven Big Ten
teams to make the field of 64, the most of any
conference. Michigan State received a number one seed.
Northwestern was invited to the NIT.
Record: Season 23-11
Big Ten 9- 7
Rankings: Associated Press 19
USA Today/ESPN 17
ESPN.com Fan Poll 17
RPI 13
Next Game: Saturday, March 11 vs #9 St. John's (25-8) in the Second
Round of the NCAA Tournament in Orlando, Florida.
Gametime is approximately 12:10pm on CBS (depending on
local affiliates coverage).
FINAL 1998-1999 BIG TEN STANDINGS:
TEAM W-L W-L
Michigan St 15-1 27-4
Ohio State 12-4 24-7
INDIANA 9-7 23-10
Wisconsin 9-7 21-9
Iowa 9-7 20-8
Minnesota 8-8 17-10
Purdue 7-9 20-11
N'western 6-10 14-12
Penn State 5-11 13-13
Michigan 5-11 11-18
Illinois 3-13 11-17
Michigan State also won Big Ten Tournament and the automatic
bid to the NCAA Tournament.
FINAL 1998-1999 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL:
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' final men's
college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses,
records through March 7, total points based on 25 points for a
first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and
previous ranking:
Record Pts Pv
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1. Duke (69) 32-1 1,749 1
2. Michigan St. (1) 29-4 1,654 2
3. Connecticut 28-2 1,635 3
4. Auburn 27-3 1,469 4
5. Maryland 26-5 1,434 5
6. Utah 27-4 1,396 8
7. Stanford 25-6 1,316 6
8. Kentucky 25-8 1,165 14
9. ST. JOHN'S 25-8 1,122 10
10. Miami 22-6 1,089 9
11. Cincinnati 26-5 1,082 7
12. Arizona 22-6 1,063 13
13. North Carolina 24-9 895 15
14. Ohio St. 23-8 832 11
15. UCLA 22-8 801 12
16. Coll. of Charleston 28-2 695 16
17. Arkansas 22-10 518 22
18. Wisconsin 22-9 464 19
19. INDIANA HOOSIERS 22-10 373 17
20. Tennessee 20-8 356 18
21. Iowa 18-9 282 20
22. Kansas 22-9 268 -
23. Florida 20-8 239 21
24. N.C. Charlotte 22-10 220 -
25. New Mexico 24-8 95 25
Others receiving votes: Temple 71, Oklahoma St. 56, Gonzaga 53,
Syracuse 49, Texas 47, Minnesota 40, Missouri 37, Louisville 30,
Rhode Island 27, Tulsa 26, Murray St. 17, Iowa St. 12, Purdue 12,
Detroit 11, Kent 11, Miami, Ohio 10, Creighton 9, Villanova 7,
GEORGE WASHINGTON 4, Weber St. 3, New Mexico St. 2, Penn 2, Siena 2.
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