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Sizing up the second round
Originally Published: March 21, 2011
By
Graham Hays | ESPN.com
Every college basketball team thinks about playing on the season's final Tuesday in the national championship game. Only those that win on the first Monday and Tuesday of the NCAA tournament are anything more than dreamers.
Saturday and Sunday are about the moment, a favorite unexpectedly pushed (DePaul), an upset sprung (Marist) or the brilliance of an individual (Courtney Vandersloot). Monday and Tuesday are about a lasting imprint. The Sweet 16 is the means by which programs earn ...
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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
- Voepel: Adams, White lead A&M's title trek
- Hays: Colson key in Texas A&M's title run
- Hays: Fighting Irish eye next season
- Voepel: Blair, 65, puts together best season
- Creme: How the Aggies won
- ESPN.com: X factors in Texas A&M's win
- VIDEO: SportsCenter Highlight of the Night
- VIDEO: Aggies in their own words
- VIDEO: Blair, Adams on A&M's first title
- VIDEO: ESPN analysts break down final
FINAL FOUR
- National Championship Live recap
- Voepel: Pieces falling into place for McGraw
- Hays: Sydneys look to stop Diggins
- Hays: Mallory, Novosel put fight in Irish
- Voepel: Earlier losses refocus Aggies, Irish
- Voepel: No. 2 seeds to meet in title game
- Hays: Skylar Diggins' magic moment
- Hays: Lack of depth finally catches UConn
- Voepel: Maya Moore, consummate collegian
- Voepel: Texas A&M rides team effort
- Voepel: More misery for Stanford
- Creme: Notre Dame-UConn Rapid Reaction
- ESPN.com: X factors in Notre Dame's victory
- Creme: Texas A&M-Stanford Rapid Reaction
- ESPN.com: X factors in Texas A&M's victory
- Voepel: Tutorial of Texas A&M traditions
VIDEO
- Maya Moore reflects on her UConn career
- Maya Moore's legacy
- Texas A&M stuns No. 1 seed Stanford
- Coach Blair, Tyra White head to title game
- Sport Science: UConn's Maya Moore
- Ambitious Danielle Adams Leads Aggies
HOW WE GOT HERE
- Voepel: Blair turns A&M into contender
- Maya Moore's Vitale connection
- Voepel: Final Four isn't what most predicted
- Hays: Star power vs. team approach in Indy
- Voepel: Texas A&M reaches first Final Four
- Hays: Final Four always part of Diggins' plan
- March 22 Quick Dish: Sweet 16 set
- March 21 Quick Dish: Gonzaga again
- March 20 Quick Dish: 9-0 Big East
- March 19 Quick Dish: Trio of upsets
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