DAYTON, Ohio -- Given a second chance, T.J. Warren put on a show in the NCAA tournament. The hard-to-guard sophomore forward scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half on Tuesday night, showing why he was the ACCs player of the year, and North Carolina State led most of the way in a 74-59 victory over Xavier in the NCAA tournaments First Four. N.C. State (22-12) didnt have much time to celebrate. The 12th-seeded Wolfpack headed to Orlando, Fla., for a game on Thursday against St. Louis in the Midwest Regional. Warren had the most to do with it. He made up for a freshman tournament flop on the same floor a year earlier and prevented Xavier (21-14) from getting any traction in the second half. "Hes just a great player," coach Mark Gottfried said. "Its hard to keep him down for a whole 40 minutes." Centre Matt Stainbrook led Xavier with 19 points and nine rebounds despite an injured left knee. Leading scorer Semaj Christon was limited to 14 points, and Xavier made only 2 of 14 shots from beyond the arc. Xavier was playing in a familiar arena less than an hour from campus. Familiar, but not entirely friendly. Fans of the Dayton Flyers -- a long-time rival -- booed loudly as they took the court, making for a mixed welcome with a lot of Musketeer fans in the stands as well. Warren made it all a moot point, helping N.C. State take all the drama out of the game over the final 11 minutes. Ralston Turner added 17 points. The Wolfpack went six years between NCAA appearances before Gottfried got them there three years in a row. This was his youngest and least-experienced team: Only two players with tournament experience. They got one of the final at-large bids with a strong closing run, winning five of their last six games, including an upset of Syracuse in the ACC tournament. Warren was the key. And he really wanted a second chance at the NCAA tournament. As a freshman last year, he managed only four points as N.C. State lost to Temple 76-72 at the University of Dayton Arena in its opening game. Hes grown a lot in one year, leading the ACC with 24.8 points per game this season and hitting the 40-point mark twice. He got off to a bad start on Tuesday, missing his first two shots and picking up two fouls in the first 4 minutes, 14 seconds. Warren checked back into the game and hit a jumper for his first points at the 11:29 mark. Christon, who was Warrens roommate at Brewster Academy for one year, kept the Musketeers in it during the first half. He scored off two drives to the basket, starting an 8-1 run. Stainbrooks reverse layup trimmed it to 27-26 with 2:22 left. Jordan Vandenbergs three-point play gave N.C. State a 34-28 advantage at halftime. Dee Davis hit Xaviers first 3-pointer, and Christon scored on a fast-break lay-in that cut it to 39-37. Thats when Warren took over. He had a pair of pull-up jumpers, followed by a steal and a lay-up as N.C. State rebuilt the lead to 51-42. He had another pull-up jumper and a fast-break dunk that made it 57-47 with 7:56 to go. Xavier never got closer than seven points the rest of the way, fading down the stretch. The biggest question for Xavier was how Stainbrooks left knee would hold up. The Big Easts second-leading rebounder sprained a ligament, sat out the final regular season game and was extremely limited in two Big East conference games. He was back in form, but Xavier didnt have enough other scoring options to keep up. . He says he will have the operation Wednesday and be ready in time for training camp in September. Bernier missed five games in March due to the injury. . -- Canadian ski cross star Marielle Thompson accomplished two goals in one race Saturday.
http://www.cheapclemsonjerseys.com/. The 40-year-old midfielder was put in charge on Tuesday when David Moyes reign ended after 10 months with the defending champions in seventh place in the English Premier League. . -- Jesse Lussier scored 8:24 into overtime as the Halifax Mooseheads erased a four-goal deficit to beat the host Val-dOr Foreurs 6-5 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff action. . -- Felix Girard scored on the power play in the third period to lift the Baie-Comeau Drakkar past the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4-3 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Friday.The Sky Sports News HQ racing expert looks at this weeks Festival action and can see Big Orange winning at Goodwood again. This week my attention will be divided between two magnificent meetings. We have the Galway Festival, where stamina aplenty will be needed to stay the seven-day trip at Ballybrit. Running alongside the Irish extravaganza is Glorious Goodwood with its unique charm and laid-back glamour. Im going to try and unearth my best bets for the week, so here goes!To Goodwood and on Thursday the big race is the Qatar Goodwood Cup. I love Cup horses as we are given the opportunity to get to know them well because they are usually around for quite a few years - more long-term romance than speed dating! One horse that has crept into the public consciousness over the past couple of seasons is Big Orange and he is bidding to pull off a feat that has only been achieved once in the past. He will try and win back to back Cups at this meeting, something done by another old favourite, Double Trigger, back in 1997/98 (Was it really that long ago?!).Big Orange has an attractive profile. He loves fast ground, is proven over the unusual cambers of the track and is getting better with age. At five, he probably still has more to come, he seems uncomplicated, and his trainer Michael Bell has his horses in tip-top form.So its back to Goodwood for my final selections. It wouldnt be right not to try and unearth something in one of the big sprint handicaps which are synonymous with this meeting, so lets try andd find one (or two) to back in the Qatar Stewards Cup on Saturday.dddddddddddd.It hasnt taken much digging to find Brando who will carry top-weight in the six-furlong cavalry charge if he lines up. Hes currently a 10/1 shot with Sky Bet and comes here with some classy form. He has been running in Group races and was a good second to Meccas Angel in a Group Two at the Curragh earlier this month. Prior to that he won the Coral Charge at Sandown, both races coming on easy ground.Kevin Ryans four-year-old doesnt seem to need that kind of surface though and has run well on faster ground once or twice. He was only just beaten in the Wokingham on his last start in a handicap and comes here at the top of his game.The horse that finished one place behind him at Royal Ascot was Glen Moss. I fancied the Michael Dods trained horse to run a big race in the International at Ascot last week, but he wasnt declared. Providing the ground isnt like a road, I hope he can run well too and at 20/1 with Sky Bet is worth an each-way investment.Its worth taking a look to see where the favoured stalls positions are before making your final decision, but those two will do for me at this stage.Enjoy the week, may you be lucky and make sure you have fresh batteries in your TV remote as you are going to need them! Also See: Live results service Full racecards Get Sky Sports ￡10 completely free bet! ' ' '
