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Inflategate? Bouncy basketballs hot topic at March Madness

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By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writrer

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Players and coaches in the NCAA Tournament may be breathing life into a new controversy: Inflategate. Last weekend’s first and second-round games were plagued by low shooting percentages from 3-point range. Some have suggested that slick or excessively inflated basketballs may have been the culprit. Players and coaches with No. 1 overall seed Alabama have brought up the subject in the locker room. Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats believes one solution would be for the NCAA to adopt a standardized ball for all Division I teams. But he thinks good defense is a more likely explanation for poor shooting during the tournament.

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