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Curry Lifts Davidson Past Gonzaga

Guard's 40 points give Wildcats first NCAA win in decades

By Mitch Pritchard, Newser User

Posted Mar 21, 2008 4:35 PM CDT

(Newser) – Stephen Curry wanted to go to Virginia Tech, but the Hokies never made an offer to the son of former NBAer Dell Curry. They probably wish they had now. Curry scored 40 points this afternoon, 30 of them in the second half, as 10th-seeded Davidson... Read full story »

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