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Illinois-UWM puts Pearl back in the spotlight

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Saturday, March 19, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS -- Apologies to Illinois center James Augustine. This story was going to be about his career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds against Nevada on Saturday. But before the sweat had dried on the Illini's 71-59 NCAA Tournament victory, that was relegated to "In other news" status. That's because Bruce Pearl had struck again. His 12th-seeded Wisconsin-Milwaukee team beat No. 4 seed Boston College (after beating No. 5 seed Alabama on Thursday). Now his Panthers advance to a Chicago Region ...

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