The Hoops National: February 10, 2010

Colonial: at George Mason 82, Virginia Commonwealth 77 (OT)
GMU - 16-9 (11-3) [RPI: 132, State: 104] VCU - 17-6 (9-5) [RPI: 49, State: 41]
Star of the Game: Michael Morrison 18 Pts (8-10 FG, 2-3 FT), 10 Reb

Men's Basketball Rallies Late, Downs VCU in Overtime - Cam Long hit a pair of free throws with 4.3 seconds to play to force overtime and the Patriots, after rallying from a 15-point deficit, beat VCU, 82-77 in front of the largest student crowd in George Mason school history. The Patriots beat the Rams with 5,486 fans in attendance including 2,091 students. Mason broke the school record for consecutive home wins against Colonial Athletic Association opponents as the Patriots have now won 18 straight against CAA teams at Patriot Center. (via George Mason)

Missouri Valley: at Evansville 65, Wichita State 62
EVAN - 7-17 (1-13) [RPI: 292, State: 293] WICH - 20-6 (9-5) [RPI: 38, State: 64]
Star of the Game: James Haarsma 18 Pts (7-11 FG, 4-6 FT), 7 Reb

Aces Get Their Reward, 65-62 - EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- It took 39 minutes and 58 seconds to decide the issue, but the first Missouri Valley Conference victory for the University of Evansville is in the books. The Aces built a 12-point lead and then held off 20-game winner Wichita State Tuesday night at Roberts Stadium, 65-62. (via Evansville)
Other Games of Note

Mid-American: Akron 56, at Central Michigan 52
AKR - 18-7 (8-3) [RPI: 134, State: 110] CMU - 11-11 (6-4) [RPI: 181, State: 182]
Star of the Game: Steve McNees 16 Pts (4-4 FG, 4-4 FT)

Men's Basketball Gets 56-52 Comeback Win at CMU - MT. PLEASANT, Mich. - Steve McNees scored 16 points, making every shot he attempted from the field and the line, and Akron finished on a 12-3 run to overtake Central Michigan 56-52 on Tuesday in a Mid-American Conference men's basketball game at Rose Arena. McNees, who scored 13 points after halftime, made all four of his shots from the field, each from 3-point distance, and all four free throws to lead the Zips (18-7, 8-3), who won their third straight and fifth in six games. UA also won on the road for the third time in a row and is 5-3 in away games this season. (via Akron)

America East: Vermont 76, at Boston University 75
UVM - 18-8 (9-3) [RPI: 162, State: 157] BU - 13-12 (8-5) [RPI: 161, State: 201]
Star of the Game: Marqus Blakely 21 Pts (7-20 FG, 7-8 FT), 12 Reb

Late Fjeld Bucket Lifts Men's Hoops Over BU, 76-75 - BOSTON - Junior Evan Fjeld (Durham, N.C.) scored with 9.4 seconds left to lift the Vermont men's basketball team to a 76-75 win on the road over Boston University on Tuesday night. Senior Marqus Blakely (Metuchen, N.J.) led the Cats with 21 points and 12 rebounds as they improve to 18-8 overall and 9-3 in America East action. (via Vermont)

Top Performances

Gold: Tommy Freeman, Ohio - 30 Pts (11-15 FG, 2-2 FT) in 90-74 win vs. Western Michigan
Silver: Kenny Lawson Jr., Creighton - 17 Pts (7-11 FG, 3-4 FT), 10 Reb in 65-52 win vs. Indiana State
Bronze: Michael Morrison, George Mason - 18 Pts (8-10 FG, 2-3 FT), 10 Reb in 82-77 win vs. Virginia Commonwealth

Honorable mentions:
Armon Bassett, Ohio - 21 Pts (7-14 FG, 2-2 FT) in 90-74 win vs. Western Michigan
Marqus Blakely, Vermont - 21 Pts (7-20 FG, 7-8 FT), 12 Reb in 76-75 win at Boston University
Cameron Long, George Mason - 19 Pts (4-13 FG, 9-10 FT) in 82-77 win vs. Virginia Commonwealth
Steve McNees, Akron - 16 Pts (4-4 FG, 4-4 FT) in 56-52 win at Central Michigan

Full Scoreboard

America East: UVM 76 @ BU 75 ... UNH 62 @ ALB 53
Atlantic 14: SLU 56 @ SJU 52
Colonial: VCU 77 @ GMU 82 (OT)
Mid-American: AKR 56 @ CMU 52 ... WMU 74 @ OHIO 90
Missouri Valley: ILST 62 @ BRAD 61 ... INST 52 @ CREI 65 ... WICH 62 @ EVAN 65
Ohio Valley: SEMO 70 @ UTM 73
Other: HOU 74 @ WKU 72 ... NOND1 46 @ LAM 75

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

1. Northern Iowa 103.760 ... 2. Butler 102.062 ... 3. Rhode Island 100.195 ... 4. Xavier 94.677 ... 5. Temple 93.964 ... 6. Saint Mary's 93.447 ... 7. Utah State 92.096 ... 8. Siena 92.021 ... 9. Richmond 91.849 ... 10. Virginia Commonwealth 91.705

Game! Of! The! Night!

Richmond at Rhode Island (Atlantic 14)
Ryan Center - Kingston, RI
7:00 EST

RICH - 18-6 (7-2) [RPI: 30 State: 41] SOS: 66 Last 10: 8-2 Form: L W W W W PF/PA: 67.4/60.1
URI - 19-3 (7-2) [RPI: 13 State: 20] SOS: 63 Last 10: 8-2 Form: L W W W W PF/PA: 78.8/71.3

Players to watch:
Richmond - #14 Kevin Anderson Jr. G (17.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.7 apg)
Rhode Island - #15 Lamonte Ulmer Sr. F (12.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.3 apg)

Richmond Plays At Rhode Island In Atlantic 14 Showdown - Richmond owns a 9-5 advantage in the all-time series, but the home team has dominated. The Spiders have won all 7 meeting in Richmond and Rhode Island has won 5 of 6 in Kingston. (via Richmond)

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#Pixelvision Picks (all times Eastern)

Patriot League: Holy Cross at Army - 7:00 pm
Atlantic 14: Charlotte at Dayton - 7:00 pm
Southern: Wofford at Furman - 7:00 pm
Atlantic 14: Richmond at Rhode Island - 7:00 pm
America East: Maine at Stony Brook - 7:00 pm
Patriot League: Navy at Lehigh - 7:05 pm
Southland: Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin - 8:00 pm

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)

America East
Maine 16-8 (8-3) at Stony Brook 16-7 (8-2) - 7:00 pm

Atlantic 14
Fordham 2-19 (0-9) at Saint Bonaventure 9-12 (2-6) - 7:00 pm
Charlotte 18-5 (8-1) at Dayton 16-6 (5-3) - 7:00 pm
Richmond 18-6 (7-2) at Rhode Island 19-3 (7-2) - 7:00 pm

Big West
Cal State Fullerton 11-11 (5-5) at California-Irvine 10-14 (3-7) - 10:05 pm
Pacific 15-7 (8-2) at California-Davis 9-13 (5-5) - 10:30 pm

Colonial
Delaware 7-17 (3-10) at William & Mary 16-7 (8-5) - 7:00 pm
Drexel 14-11 (9-4) at Hofstra 12-13 (5-8) - 7:00 pm
Georgia State 10-15 (4-9) at Northeastern 16-8 (11-2) - 7:00 pm
Old Dominion 18-7 (10-3) at James Madison 10-14 (3-10) - 7:00 pm
North Carolina-Wilmington 7-17 (3-10) at Towson 6-17 (3-10) - 7:00 pm

Great West
Houston Baptist 5-17 (4-2) at Texas-Pan American 3-22 (2-4) - 9:00 pm

Mid-American
Ball State 12-10 (6-4) at Kent State 17-7 (8-2) - 7:00 pm
Northern Illinois 8-14 (4-6) at Bowling Green 11-11 (4-6) - 7:00 pm
Eastern Michigan 12-11 (4-6) at Buffalo 12-9 (5-5) - 7:00 pm
Toledo 3-21 (0-10) at Miami (Oh.) 10-13 (7-3) - 7:00 pm

Missouri Valley
Northern Iowa 21-2 (12-1) at Drake 11-14 (6-7) - 8:05 pm
Southern Illinois 13-10 (5-8) at Missouri State 16-8 (6-7) - 8:05 pm

Patriot League
Colgate 6-16 (2-6) at Lafayette 14-9 (5-3) - 7:00 pm
Holy Cross 6-17 (3-5) at Army 13-9 (3-5) - 7:00 pm
Navy 11-12 (5-3) at Lehigh 15-8 (6-2) - 7:05 pm
Bucknell 9-15 (4-4) at American 7-16 (4-4) - 7:30 pm

Southern
Wofford 17-8 (9-3) at Furman 11-12 (5-7) - 7:00 pm
Samford 9-15 (3-9) at Chattanooga 13-12 (5-7) - 7:00 pm

Southland
Sam Houston State 16-5 (8-0) at Nicholls State 7-15 (3-6) - 7:30 pm
Central Arkansas 7-16 (1-8) at Texas-San Antonio 13-8 (3-5) - 8:00 pm
Texas-Arlington 12-9 (4-4) at McNeese State 8-14 (3-5) - 8:00 pm
Northwestern State 7-14 (2-6) at Stephen F. Austin 17-6 (6-3) - 8:00 pm
Texas State 11-12 (5-4) at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 12-10 (6-2) - 8:00 pm

Western Athletic
Nevada 13-9 (5-4) at Idaho 10-11 (3-7) - 11:00 pm

Other
Maryland-Eastern Shore 7-16 (5-6) at North Carolina Central 5-20 (0-0) - 7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge 9-14 (4-6) at Cal State Bakersfield 5-17 (0-0) - 10:00 pm

				Pts
			Hickory Picket Fences	27629

			The Hopping Cats	21526

			Ballyfest Destiny	18919

			Under a Blood Red Line	10379

			Jen Folds Five	6895

			Prestige Worldwide	1614

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