"Tonight, the big difference was second-chance points that they got with our turnovers, " Smith said.
Only a 15-9 rebounding advantage that produced eight second-chance points kept the Catamounts within reach.
Syracuse also dominated the glass, outrebounding Louisville 47-34, and held a 17-7 edge in second-chance points.
Butler scored 18 points for the Bulls, who were outrebounded 44-33 and gave up 24 second-chance points.
Miami also controlled the boards to score 18 second-chance points to go with 15 points off turnovers.
Memphis owned a 48-46 edge in scoring in the paint, while the Clippers dominated 25-5 in second-chance points.
That helped Albany cover up a 20-2 deficit in second-chance points that was tied to Vermont's 37-21 rebounding edge (16-3 at the offensive end).
And, of course, the league's No. 1 rebounding team dominated the glass again, finishing with a 53-40 rebounding edge and a 20-10 edge in second-chance points.
The Rockets made a series-high 14 3-pointers on 35 attempts, making up for getting outscored in the paint, in second-chance points and on the fast break.
The Spartans turned 14 offensive rebounds into 22 second-chance points.
Baylor outrebounded Texas Tech 51-37 and got 12 second-chance points.
Duke shot 52 percent, with Kelly's big day offsetting Seth Curry's struggles (seven points on 2-for-8 shooting) and Miami's domination on the boards that led to a 20-4 edge in second-chance points.
The Red Storm matched Syracuse with 30 rebounds and 32 points in the paint, outscored the Orange 13-12 off turnovers and 14-7 on second-chance points, and even edged them 10-8 on the fast break.
Instead of pressing for steals, Butler sets its half-court defense and prevents second-chance points by protecting the glass (Butler has ranked among the top 40 teams in defensive-rebounding percentage in each of the last five seasons, according to kenpom.com).
The Pacers actually shot worse than New York, making only 35.0 percent of their shots, but pulled away for their fourth straight home win in the playoffs because they forced 15 turnovers, outrebounded the Knicks 53-40 and outscored New York 20-10 on second-chance points.
Lewis cost his side any chance of three points in Saturday's defeat after diverting a weak shot from Shaun MacDonald into his own net midway through the second half.
This time around Ireland, bidding for their first win in the French capital since 2000, made a fast start with Jonathan Sexton missing an easy chance for three points in front of the posts.
Ayr substitute Aaron Connolly missed glorious chance to claim the points from a few yards out.
And Jim O'Brien spurned a chance to seal the points for the Steelmen late on, but his speculative effort from Michael Fraser's sliced clearance drifted wide.
The races also offer British cyclists the chance to secure vital points in their attempts to qualify riders for the World Championships in Copenhagen in September.
With 14 minutes remaining Miller missed a golden chance to seal the points, diverting a perfect pass from Davis high over Cerny's bar from eight 10 yards.
Youzhny is one of Murray's rivals for the remaining two places and next week's Masters Series tournament in Paris is the last chance to earn qualifying points.
Warrington, who missed out on the chance to go two points clear, at least played their part in a tremendous derby in front of a sell-out 17, 500 crowd.
As the post-election coalition talks neared their end, Mr Stollmann concluded that the new government would be roaring down the Lafontaine track after all, and he would have precious little chance to change the points from his truncated signal-box.
In Italy, Roma missed the chance to draw level on points with fifth-placed Fiorentina in Serie A after they lost to Chievo Verona.
But totally against the run of play, it was Dempsey who had the last chance to steal all three points, only to be thwarted by the athleticism of Cech.
In Italy, Fiorentina missed the chance to go level on points with AC Milan in fourth as an 84th minute goal from Lazaros Christodoulopoulos handed Bologna a 2-1 win.
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