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* Duke vs. Florida: Duke, which barely held on to beat Kansas last Sunday, needs to find some energy if it hopes to keep up with a deep Florida team that loves to play a full-court game. It’s doubtful the Blue Devils will be able to survive another eight-turnover performance by freshman point guard Jason Williams. Another freshman, Carlos Boozer, had 15 points and 13 rebounds against Kansas. Florida is youth-oriented as well. Of its top four scorers, two are sophomores and one is a freshman. Sophomore Mike Miller seems to have no problem with a leadership role, and looks more confident with every game. This could be a shootout. Duke averages 88 points a game, Florida 85. Duke is making its 11th trip to the Sweet 16 in 15 seasons under Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Florida has reached the Sweet 16 in successive years for the first time, a strong testament to Coach Billy Donovan. While most coaches tend to defer praise to their players--Seton Hall’s Tommy Amaker usually credits luck for whatever goes right--Donovan didn’t seem to mind taking some bows himself. “The bottom line is, if you want to move on and advance in the NCAA tournament or in your conference, you’ve got to have good players, you’ve got to do a good job coaching,” Donovan said. “I think both ingredients are there.” Krzyzewski seems to like Donovan’s brash attitude. “He’s very competitive,” Krzyzewski said. “If somebody takes offense to that, I think that’s wrong. I think that’s an admirable quality.”

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* Oklahoma State vs. Seton Hall: A point guard goes coast to coast to win a game, then gets hurt and his backup saves the day for another victory. Sound familiar, UCLA fans? There’s even a cameo appearance by Oklahoma State to conjure up memories of the Bruins’ run to the championship in 1995. But at least Tyus Edney got through most of the national semifinal against Oklahoma State that year before a wrist injury rendered him all but useless for the championship game against Arkansas. Seton Hall has to play Oklahoma State in this regional semifinal with senior point guard Shaheen Holloway listed as questionable and looking pretty doubtful for tonight’s game with the Cowboys. Holloway, the hero of Seton Hall’s opening-round victory over Oregon, sprained an ankle and injured ligaments in his lower left leg in the second round against Temple. Despite practically round-the-clock treatment this week, he has yet to practice. “At this point, it doesn’t look very promising for him to be able to help us,” Amaker said. Ty Shine had seven three-point baskets and 26 points in replacing Holloway last game. He will have to play extensive minutes and can’t afford to get in foul trouble because the Pirates don’t have another true point guard to back him up. Oklahoma State point guard Doug Gottlieb averages 8.6 assists and will drive to the basket to keep defenses honest. The Pirates won’t mind if players other than Shine foul Gottlieb, however. He is shooting 44% from the line. Forward Desmond Mason (18.3 points) overshadows the rest of the Cowboy frontcourt, but Brian Montonati and Fredrik Jonzen average a combined 21 points. Seton Hall’s Rimas Kaukenas and Kevin Wilkins, who were sick earlier in the week, practiced Thursday and will play tonight.