SEASON 6

Recent Game Recaps

Epilogue, The Ninth: Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Memories

So We Meet Again

Rte. 139 - End of the Line

Hanging On

A Championship in Pictures

This Time of Year

Dotson Leads Ducks to the Sweet Sixteen

Grizzlies Overwhelmed by Orangemen

Empire

Challenge 11: Final Four Memories

By George, UConn is Dead

Butler and Us

Donning the Black and Gold

Challenge 10: Tourney Memories

The Madness of the Horizon League

The Rare Ivy League Conference Tournament

MAC Madness

Anything Can Happen in the MAAC

Challenge 9: Shock The Neighborhood

A Youthful Surprise

From Worst to First

Peers and Seers

The Hoops National: February 8, 2010
February 8, 2010 9:06 am ET by The Robot


Big Games

Atlantic 14: at Richmond 71, Temple 54
RICH - 18-6 (7-2) [RPI: 31, State: 41] TU - 19-5 (7-2) [RPI: 17, State: 35]
Star of the Game: Kevin Anderson 29 Pts (11-17 FG, 5-5 FT)

Richmond Topples Temple, 71-54 (via Richmond)

Atlantic 14: at Dayton 90, Xavier 65
UD - 16-6 (5-3) [RPI: 33, State: 45] XU - 16-7 (8-2) [RPI: 27, State: 34]
Star of the Game: Chris Johnson 18 Pts (6-8 FG, 4-4 FT), 6 Reb

Colonial: at Virginia Commonwealth 70, Old Dominion 58
VCU - 17-5 (9-4) [RPI: 53, State: 33] ODU - 18-7 (10-3) [RPI: 38, State: 47]
Star of the Game: Larry Sanders 14 Pts (6-12 FG, 2-5 FT), 12 Reb

Rams muscle up, take ODU by force (via Virginia Commonwealth)

Horizon League: at Butler 74, Wright State 62
BUTL - 20-4 (13-0) [RPI: 16, State: 15] WRIG - 15-9 (8-5) [RPI: 96, State: 84]
Star of the Game: Willie Veasley 19 Pts (9-9 FG)

Perfect Veasley Carries Bulldogs Past Wright State - Butler, led by senior Willie Veasley, shot a crisp 67.5 percent from the field and pulled away from Wright State in the second half to win 74-62 Saturday Feb. 6 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The win was the 12th in a row for Butler and moved them to a perfect 13-0 in Horizon League play. (via Butler)

Western Athletic: at Utah State 76, Nevada 65
USU - 18-6 (8-2) [RPI: 54, State: 40] NEV - 13-9 (5-4) [RPI: 73, State: 78]
Star of the Game: Tai Wesley 19 Pts (7-13 FG, 5-6 FT), 9 Reb

Utah State Tops Nevada, 76-65, Saturday In Second-Straight Win On National TV (via Utah State)

Missouri Valley: at Northern Iowa 55, Southern Illinois 52
UNI - 21-2 (12-1) [RPI: 14, State: 11] SIU - 13-10 (5-8) [RPI: 135, State: 136]
Star of the Game: Adam Koch 21 Pts (5-11 FG, 8-8 FT), 4 Stl

Koch Pushes UNI Past Southern Illinois, 55-52 - CEDAR FALLS, Iowa-Adam Koch scored 11 consecutive points for Northern Iowa down the stretch and the Panthers rallied to beat Southern Illinois 55-52 on Saturday. (via Northern Iowa)
Top Performances

Gold: Kyle Austin, California-Riverside - 35 Pts (13-21 FG, 6-6 FT), 11 Reb in 76-59 win vs. Cal State Fullerton
Silver: Kenneth Faried, Morehead State - 26 Pts (7-10 FG, 12-17 FT), 17 Reb in 84-75 win vs. Tennessee Tech
Bronze: Carlos Medlock, Eastern Michigan - 31 Pts (8-12 FG, 10-12 FT), 4 Reb in 70-61 win vs. Ohio

Honorable mentions:
TJ Douglas, Elon - 21 Pts (6-6 FG, 4-5 FT), 13 Reb in 66-55 win vs. Furman
Marquez Haynes, Texas-Arlington - 32 Pts (12-18 FG, 4-8 FT), 5 Reb in 81-80 win vs. Northwestern State
C.J. Hailey, Gardner-Webb - 30 Pts (9-10 FG, 9-10 FT), 3 Reb in 82-73 win vs. Charleston Southern
Cameron Johnson, Texas State - 29 Pts (10-11 FG, 9-14 FT), 8 Reb in 95-88 win vs. McNeese State

Full Scoreboard

Friday

America East: UVM 79 @ UMBC 60
Atlantic Sun: JAX 70 @ BELM 73 ... UNF 72 @ LIP 70
Big Sky: WEB 61 @ UMT 75 ... IDST 60 @ MTST 63 ... POST 76 @ SAC 62
Ivy League: YALE 71 @ CORN 90 ... PENN 53 @ DART 51 ... PRIN 56 @ HARV 53 ... BRWN 54 @ COLU 65
MEAC: BETH 65 @ COPP 58
Metro Atlantic: CANI 54 @ NIAG 66 ... IONA 68 @ SIE 88 ... LMD 80 @ RID 73 ... SPC 46 @ FAIR 59 ... MAR 47 @ MAN 72
Patriot League: BUCK 79 @ NAVY 81

Saturday

America East: BING 49 @ UME 61 ... HART 57 @ UNH 54 ... BU 68 @ ALB 53
Atlantic 14: XU 65 @ UD 90 ... CHAR 77 @ FORD 72 ... DUQ 70 @ GW 63 ... MASS 85 @ URI 93 ... TU 54 @ RICH 71 ... SLU 68 @ LAS 65
Atlantic Sun: CAMP 64 @ FGCU 52 ... ETSU 75 @ STET 60 ... SCU 68 @ KENN 64
Big Sky: IDST 68 @ UMT 91 ... WEB 75 @ MTST 71
Big South: WINT 87 @ VMI 83 ... UNCA 62 @ CCU 98 ... PRES 57 @ LIB 60 ... GWB 82 @ CHSO 73
Big West: CSN 51 @ LBSU 65 ... UCR 76 @ CSF 59 ... UCSB 81 @ UCD 77 ... POLY 61 @ PAC 67
Colonial: GMU 60 @ DREX 73 ... NU 75 @ HOFS 55 ... ODU 58 @ VCU 70 ... CWM 59 @ GSU 56
Great West: UTPA 69 @ CST 76 ... HBU 66 @ UVU 72
Horizon League: UDM 70 @ VALP 74 ... YSU 68 @ UIC 74 ... CLST 59 @ LOYO 56 ... WRIG 62 @ BUTL 74 ... UWM 54 @ UWGB 61
Ivy League: BRWN 60 @ CORN 74 ... PRIN 54 @ DART 38 ... PENN 66 @ HARV 80 ... YALE 79 @ COLU 64
MEAC: UMES 62 @ NORF 64 ... DEST 54 @ NCAT 65 ... HAMP 60 @ SCST 72 ... HOW 58 @ WSSU 62
Mid-American: AKR 75 @ BSU 70 (OT) ... BGSU 64 @ WMU 65 ... MIO 74 @ NIU 69 ... OHIO 61 @ EMU 70 ... KENT 68 @ CMU 63 ... BUFF 65 @ TOL 59
Missouri Valley: BRAD 83 @ EVAN 63 ... SIU 52 @ UNI 55 ... CREI 52 @ MOST 70 ... DRKE 68 @ ILST 71 ... INST 70 @ WICH 76
Northeast: FDU 71 @ MON 65 ... SFNY 88 @ LIUB 84 (3OT) ... SH 87 @ QUIN 90 ... BRY 48 @ CCSU 61 ... SFPA 63 @ RMU 75 ... MSM 66 @ WAG 50
Ohio Valley: JXST 65 @ EKU 66 ... TSU 74 @ UTM 68 ... TNT 75 @ MORE 84 ... APSU 63 @ MURR 65 ... EIU 75 @ SEMO 49
Patriot League: LEH 77 @ AMER 65 ... LAF 46 @ HC 73
Southern: APST 89 @ WCU 77 ... SAMF 54 @ COFC 75 ... UNCG 59 @ WOFF 77 ... GS 74 @ DAV 84 ... CHAT 60 @ CITA 68 ... ELON 66 @ FURM 55
Southland: SELU 57 @ UTSA 64 ... MCN 88 @ TXST 95 ... UCA 70 @ SAMH 75 ... NICH 46 @ TAMC 71 ... NWSU 80 @ UTA 81 ... SFA 46 @ LAM 49
Badlands: CENT 80 @ IPFW 78 ... ORU 77 @ OAK 79 ... IUPUI 70 @ WIU 42 ... SUU 59 @ NDST 79 ... UMKC 57 @ SDST 78
Sun Belt: MTSU 80 @ USA 68 ... NTEX 68 @ FIU 66 ... FAU 63 @ DEN 73 ... ARST 66 @ UNO 52 ... TROY 69 @ WKU 87 ... UALR 51 @ ULL 77
SWAC: SOU 59 @ GRAM 65 ... ALST 71 @ MVSU 82 ... ALC 64 @ JSU 85 ... ALAM 55 @ UAPB 62 ... TXSO 58 @ PVAM 63
West Coast: SCL 59 @ USD 43 ... PEPP 61 @ LMU 77 ... SF 57 @ SMC 73
Western Athletic: SJSU 82 @ NMSU 94 ... ID 79 @ BOIS 55 ... NEV 65 @ USU 76 ... FRES 61 @ HAW 51

Sunday

Atlantic 14: BONA 71 @ SJU 78
Atlantic Sun: JAX 61 @ LIP 79 ... UNF 56 @ BELM 70
Big Sky: NAU 63 @ NOCO 70 (OT) ... EWU 67 @ SAC 74
Big South: HP 63 @ RAD 77
MEAC: FAMU 68 @ MORG 94
Metro Atlantic: CANI 72 @ SPC 73 (OT) ... IONA 56 @ MAR 51 ... LMD 62 @ MAN 56
Patriot League: COLG 49 @ ARMY 63
Other: NDAK 57 @ SIUE 50 ... SEA 80 @ POST 77

Top Teams

America East: Stony Brook 16-7 (8-2) [RPI: 154 State: 158] ... Atlantic 14: Charlotte 18-5 (8-1) [RPI: 45 State: 59] ... Atlantic Sun: Belmont 15-10 (10-5) [RPI: 144 State: 138] ... Big Sky: Weber State 15-8 (9-2) [RPI: 84 State: 89] ... Big South: Coastal Carolina 21-4 (11-2) [RPI: 141 State: 117] ... Big West: Pacific 15-7 (8-2) [RPI: 113 State: 93] ... Colonial: Northeastern 16-8 (11-2) [RPI: 55 State: 56] ... Great West: South Dakota 13-9 (4-1) [RPI: 232 State: 202] ... Horizon League: Butler 20-4 (13-0) [RPI: 16 State: 15] ... Independents: Seattle 11-13 (0-0) [RPI: 242 State: 198] ... Ivy League: Cornell 20-3 (6-0) [RPI: 50 State: 51] ... MEAC: Morgan State 17-7 (10-0) [RPI: 133 State: 112] ... Metro Atlantic: Siena 20-4 (13-0) [RPI: 34 State: 39] ... Mid-American: Kent State 17-7 (8-2) [RPI: 64 State: 76] ... Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa 21-2 (12-1) [RPI: 14 State: 11] ... Northeast: Robert Morris 16-8 (11-1) [RPI: 158 State: 192] ... Ohio Valley: Murray State 22-3 (13-0) [RPI: 90 State: 70] ... Patriot League: Lehigh 15-8 (6-2) [RPI: 169 State: 190] ... Southern: College of Charleston 16-8 (11-2) [RPI: 87 State: 110] ... Southland: Sam Houston State 16-5 (8-0) [RPI: 76 State: 88] ... Badlands: Oakland 18-8 (12-1) [RPI: 68 State: 114] ... Sun Belt: Arkansas State 14-9 (9-3) [RPI: 156 State: 163] ... SWAC: Jackson State 11-11 (9-1) [RPI: 252 State: 249] ... West Coast: Saint Mary's 21-3 (8-1) [RPI: 44 State: 37] ... Western Athletic: Utah State 18-6 (8-2) [RPI: 54 State: 40]

Today's State of the Other 24 (full list)

1. Northern Iowa 103.817 ... 2. Butler 102.819 ... 3. Rhode Island 100.172 ... 4. Virginia Commonwealth 94.727 ... 5. Xavier 94.668 ... 6. Temple 93.929 ... 7. Saint Mary's 93.422 ... 8. Siena 92.310 ... 9. Utah State 92.102 ... 10. Richmond 91.872

Game! Of! The! Night!

Bethune-Cookman at Morgan State (MEAC)
Hill Field House - Baltimore, MD
7:30 EST




BETH 14-9 (7-3) [RPI: 244 State: 240] MORG 17-7 (10-0) [RPI: 133 State: 112]

Players to watch:
Bethune-Cookman - #32 Alexander Starling Jr. F (10.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.2 apg)
Morgan State - #33 Kevin Thompson So. F (13.0 ppg, 12.4 rpg, 1.8 apg)

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