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Sooners squeeze Orange
Oklahoma will play against North Carolina on Sunday for a spot in the Final Four.

OU's Tony Crocker celebrates with Orlando Allen (left) and Cade Davis during a win over Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Memphis, Tenn. Stephen Pingry/Tulsa World

By Staff reports
Published: 3/28/2009 2:21 AM
Last Modified: 3/28/2009 4:24 AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Oklahoma is one step closer to the Final Four.

Blake Griffin had another big game, and guard Tony Crocker ended a long shooting slump as the Sooners roared past Syracuse 84-71 Friday night in an NCAA men's basketball tournament game at the FedExForum.

Second-seeded Oklahoma (30-5) advances to a game Sunday against top-seeded North Carolina (31-4) for the South Regional championship. Tipoff is at 4:05 p.m., and the game will be televised by KOTV, channel 6. The winner advances to the Final Four, which begins next Saturday in Detroit.

The Sooners never trailed against the Orange. Griffin, a 6-foot-10 sophomore forward, scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.

Crocker scored a career-high 28 points. The junior guard had made just five 3-point shots since mid-February. He made six 3-pointers against Syracuse. By Staff reports

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	Report Comment Graybeard, Tulsa (3/28/2009 6:57:37 AM) Crock Rocks! What a game he had! Go Big Red and put it on the Tarheels!
	Report Comment Mich098, Tulsa (3/28/2009 7:01:19 AM) Congratulations to the Sooners on their defeat of Syracuse--now just wait till it meets one of the better teams in the Big East! Go Big East!
	Report Comment Jt4OU, mohnton (3/28/2009 9:29:28 AM) Mich if OU gets the guard play ain't no Big East Team can touch them, and N. Carolina is in the ACC...
	Report Comment Jt4OU, mohnton (3/28/2009 9:30:22 AM) BOOMER SOONERS BABY!!!!!!!
	Report Comment osupokie, Tulsa (3/28/2009 11:30:43 AM) Way to go Sooners! Good luck to you and the Tigers! Make the Big 12 and Oklahoma proud.
	Report Comment Loven Life*, Sh0NkA (3/28/2009 1:43:36 PM) Go SOONER!!
	Report Comment 52favoriteteacher, teaching young minds with issues (3/28/2009 1:55:45 PM) Sooners rock!!! Take it all boys National Champs 2009

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