Familiar faces advance in tournament play

The Horizon League entrant in the NCAA men’s tournament has advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. The Butler Bulldogs, who swept this year’s season series with the Phoenix — actually, they have swept virtually everyone lately, winning 22 straight including victories over UTEP and Murray State in the NCAAs — play the Syracuse-Gonzaga winner next weekend. Meanwhile, in Salem, Va., the UW-Stevens Point men’s team rallied to beat Williams College 78-73 for the program’s third NCAA Division III national championship in seven years. The Pointers are coached by former UW-Green Bay assistant Bob Semling, familiar to many on campus.