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Utah defeated Saint Louis 48–45 in the 2000 NCAA men's tournament

Utah beat Saint Louis 48–45 in the Midwest first round during the 2000 NCAA men's tournament.

16–17 March 2000 North America Cleveland, Ohio
Source-checked report card · BasketballFinal: Utah 48–45 Saint Louis

16–17 March 2000 · Cleveland, Ohio

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The story

Utah defeated Saint Louis 48–45 in the Midwest first round of the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The completed result belongs to the 16–17 March 2000 round interval and was staged at Cleveland, Ohio.

How it unfolded

The 3-point decision sent Utah forward from this stage and ended Saint Louis's tournament run. The bracket records the finish as regulation; no player statistic or play-by-play detail is added without a game-level source.

The wider picture

The NCAA championship bracket fixes the score and advancement path, while two independent tournament registers corroborate the pairing and bracket position. The report counts the game once, states the available date precision and keeps the historical competition interval separate from the later iintroo archive-publication timestamp.

Period by period

Utah vs Saint Louis
FinalUtahSaint Louis
Final4845

Sources

Check the original record.

Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.