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* Massachusetts handed Stanford its worst loss of the season a year ago, 75-53, in the second round. Cardinal point guard Brevin Knight will have to deal with Massachusetts’ Carmelo Travieso and Edgar Padilla, called by Stanford Coach Mike Montgomery “probably the two best defensive guards in the country.” Stanford can’t match up up front, but who can with Marcus Camby? The Minuteman center scored 14 points and had 17 rebounds in a 92-70 first-round victory over Central Florida.

* “The real 40 minutes of hell is back,” said Arkansas point guard Kareem Reid, one of the Razorbacks’ four freshman starters, after an 86-80 victory over Penn State in the first round. He is the key in dealing with Marquette’s Aaron Hutchins in a matchup of quickness. “I see similarities with my game and his,” Hutchins said of Reid. “We both have to penetrate to get our teammates involved. We have to control the tempo and keep the game under control.” That will be much more difficult than it was for Marquette in a 68-44 victory over deliberate Monmouth in the first round.