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SWEET! Huskies in round of 16SAN JOSE, CALIF. – They heard the doubters. They read the blogs. They knew their coach was coming under fire.
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Huskies aim to rise in UW lore
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - Ask University of Washington basketball fans to name the school's best teams of the past half-century, and a solid consensus is likely to form around the 2005 and 2006 Huskies, along with the 1998 and 1984 teams.
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Pondexter rewards Huskies' faith
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - It was Quincy Pondexter's game to win or lose.
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Huskies, Q-Pon add to madness
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - Washington beat Marquette at its own game Thursday. The Golden Eagles had stormed into the NCAA tournament as a team that knew how to survive close games at crunch time - winning seven of its previous games decided by five points or fewer.
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Slow starts no problem
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - NCAA tournament pressure isn't likely to be a big problem today for either Washington or Marquette, a pair of teams that handled plenty of pressure just getting this far.
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Huskies’ first dance partner is short
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - Washington coach Lorenzo Romar says he's never seen a team like Marquette. Meanwhile, Marquette coach Buzz Williams says he has seen teams like UW - just not all in one uniform.
• Quiz: Test your knowledge of the NCAA
• Contest: College Basketball Tournament Bracket Challenge
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Thomas keeps handle on his hand
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - Isaiah Thomas, Washington's No. 2 scorer, probably has a broken bone in his shooting hand.
• Quiz: Test your knowledge of the NCAA
• Contest: College Basketball Tournament Bracket Challenge
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Dare to expand tournament, let others dream
Those who oppose the rumored-to-be-inevitable expansion of the NCAA men's basketball tournament next year point out that there's no reason to change the status quo, because the status quo is tantamount to perfection.
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Seed, game location make Huskies happy
When their waiting and wondering finally ended on Selection Sunday, the Washington Huskies were handed an opponent they respect, a location they appreciate and about the seeding they expected.
• Gallery: Huskies win Pac-10 tournament
• Quiz: Test your knowledge of the NCAA
• Contest: College Basketball Tournament Bracket Challenge
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Huskies bubble up to NCAA
LOS ANGELES - The Washington Huskies earned it all Saturday: the Pacific-10 Conference tournament championship, an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, the tournament MVP award for guard Isaiah Thomas - and one other thing.
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