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The Hoops National: February 14, 2010
February 14, 2010 9:31 am ET by The Robot


Big Games

Missouri Valley: at Bradley 68, Northern Iowa 59
BRAD - 13-12 (8-7) [RPI: 125, State: 147] UNI - 22-3 (13-2) [RPI: 15, State: 16]
Star of the Game: Chris Roberts 13 Pts (6-8 FG, 1-1 FT), 2 Stl

Bradley Knocks Off #18/19 UNI - Bradley junior guard Andrew Warren (Indianapolis, Ind./Brebeuf Jesuit Prep) scored a game-high 15 points, all in the second half, and the Braves (13-12, 8-7 MVC) overwhelmed #18/19 Northern Iowa (22-3, 13-2 MVC) in the second half to earn their first-ever win against a nationally-ranked opponent at Carver Arena, 68-59, in Missouri Valley Conference action Saturday afternoon. (via Bradley)

Atlantic 14: at Saint Louis 68, Dayton 65 2
SLU - 16-8 (7-3) [RPI: 102, State: 89] UD - 17-7 (6-4) [RPI: 32, State: 44]
Star of the Game: Kwamain Mitchell 21 Pts (5-16 FG, 9-12 FT)

Billikens Capture Double-Overtime Win Against Dayton - Saint Louis erased a 15-point deficit and Kwamain Mitchell came through with some late-game heroics to help the Bilikens capture a 68-65 double-overtime win over Atlantic 10 Conference foe Dayton in front of 9,453 fans at Chaifetz Arena Saturday afternoon. Mitchell nailed a 3-pointer with 1.0 second remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime. (via Saint Louis)

Xavier 76, at Florida 64 [RED LINE UPSET]
XU - 17-7 (8-2) [RPI: 27, State: 25] FLA - 17-8 (6-4) [RPI: 53, State: 74]
Star of the Game: Jason Love 20 Pts (9-12 FG, 2-2 FT), 10 Reb

Musketeers Earn Hard Fought Win At Florida 76-64 - It was another exciting road game as Xavier visited to O'Connell Center to face the Florida Gators Saturday evening. Thanks to a balanced attack that saw three Musketeers in double-figures, Xavier was able to come away with a 76-64 non-conference win. Xavier was led by senior Jason Love and junior Jamel McLean who each posted a double-double. Love finished the game with 20 points and 10 boards while McLean posted 12 points and a career high 15 rebounds. (via Xavier)
Other Games of Note

Atlantic 14: at Temple 78, Rhode Island 56
TU - 20-5 (8-2) [RPI: 18, State: 27] URI - 19-5 (7-4) [RPI: 21, State: 32]
Star of the Game: Lavoy Allen 17 Pts (8-10 FG, 1-1 FT), 7 Reb, 2 Stl

#21/21 Temple Blisters Nets In 78-56 Win Over Rhode Island - PHILADELPHIA-The #21/21 Temple Owls celebrated Hooter The Owl's birthday by hitting a school-record 68.6 percent of their field goal attempts in a 78-56 blowout of Rhode Island Saturday afternoon in front of 7,080 fans at the Liacouras Center. Temple, which posted its third straight 20-win season and 31st in its history, improves to 20-5 overall and 8-2 in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Rhode Island falls to 19-5 and 7-4.> (via Temple)

Colonial: at Old Dominion 76, George Mason 60
ODU - 20-7 (12-3) [RPI: 36, State: 40] GMU - 16-10 (11-4) [RPI: 115, State: 105]
Star of the Game: Ben Finney 19 Pts (7-11 FG, 2-2 FT), 7 Reb, 7 Ast

Finney Leads ODU Past George Mason, 76-60, Now Tied For First - Junior guard Ben Finney tied his season-high with 19 points to go along with a career-high tying seven assists and seven rebounds to lead Old Dominion to a 76-60 win over CAA rival George Mason Saturday afternoon at the Ted Constant Center. ODU and Northeastern are now tied for first in the CAA after William and Mary beat the Huskies, 53-52. (via Old Dominion)

Colonial: at William & Mary 53, Northeastern 52
CWM - 18-7 (10-5) [RPI: 51, State: 58] NU - 17-9 (12-3) [RPI: 59, State: 56]
Star of the Game: Marcus Kitts 9 Pts (3-5 FG, 3-4 FT), 10 Reb

Last-Second Heroics by Kendrix Brown Sends W&M to Thrilling Win over CAA-Leading Northeastern - A Kendrix Brown offensive rebound and fade-away, banking jumper with 3.8 seconds remaining propelled the William and Mary men's basketball team to a thrilling 53-52 victory over CAA-leading Northeastern on Military Appreciation Night at Kaplan Arena. The... (via William & Mary)

West Coast: at Portland 80, Saint Mary's 75 (OT)
PORT - 16-8 (7-3) [RPI: 90, State: 62] SMC - 21-5 (8-3) [RPI: 43, State: 48]
Star of the Game: T.J Campbell 24 Pts (9-16 FG, 4-4 FT), 7 Ast, 3 Stl

Pilots Post Thrilling OT Win over St. Mary's - Luke Sikma converted a key layup and made two steals in the final minute of overtime as the Portland Pilots pulled out an 80-75 victory over the Saint Mary's Gaels before 2,774 at the Chiles Center Saturday night. Senior point guard T.J. Campbell matched his career-high with 24 points and added seven assists to lead the Pilots, who moved within a half game of Saint Mary's for second place in the West Coast. (via Portland)

Horizon League: Butler 70, at Cleveland State 59
BUTL - 23-4 (16-0) [RPI: 17, State: 13] CLST - 13-13 (9-5) [RPI: 133, State: 152]
Star of the Game: Gordon Hayward 19 Pts (7-11 FG, 4-4 FT), 11 Reb

Bulldogs Roll To 15th Straight Win - Matt Howard scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Gordon Hayward added 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead visiting Butler to a 70-59 victory over Cleveland State in a match-up of the Horizon League's top two teams on Saturday, Feb. 13. The win was Butler's 15th straight, tying the longest winning streak in school history! (via Butler)

Ivy League: Cornell 48, at Princeton 45
CORN - 21-4 (7-1) [RPI: 64, State: 60] PRIN - 14-6 (5-1) [RPI: 124, State: 112]
Star of the Game: Jeff Foote 11 Pts (5-5 FG, 1-2 FT)

Men's Hoops Reclaims First Place In Ivy With 48-45 Win At Princeton - Senior Ryan Wittman hit two big shots in the final two and a half minutes and Cornell hit four free throws in the final 22 seconds to lift Cornell past Princeton 48-45 on Saturday evening at Jadwin Gymnasium. Cornell improved to 21-4 (7-1 Ivy) while regaining sole possession of first place in the Ivy League from the Tigers, who dropped to 14-6 (5-1 Ivy). (via Cornell)

Western Athletic: Utah State 81, at San Jose State 65
USU - 20-6 (10-2) [RPI: 47, State: 37] SJSU - 12-12 (5-7) [RPI: 129, State: 139]
Star of the Game: Jared Quayle 14 Pts (4-7 FG, 3-3 FT), 4 Stl

Aggie Men Roll To An 81-65 Road Win Against San Jose State Saturday Night - Utah State's starting five all scored in double-figures, including 18 points from junior forward Nate Bendall as the Aggies rolled to an 81-65 road win against San Jose State here Thursday night in Western Athletic Conference action. Utah State, who has now won 10 straight games and 14 of its last 16 overall, improves to 20-6 on the season and 10-2 in WAC play with the win. It is the 11th straight year that USU has won at least 20 games and the 26th time in school history. (via Utah State)

Big Sky: at Weber State 81, Northern Colorado 76
WEB - 17-8 (11-2) [RPI: 79, State: 86] NOCO - 20-6 (9-4) [RPI: 101, State: 93]
Star of the Game: Steve Panos 29 Pts (10-13 FG, 9-10 FT), 9 Reb

Weber State Holds Off Northern Colorado, 81-76, Saturday Night in Ogden. - The win gives Weber State (17-8 / 11-2 BSC) a two game lead over the Bears (20-6 / 9-3 BSC) with three games left for each team on the schedule. It also gives the Wildcats a split with Bears who won 84-75 in Greeley, Colorado back on January 7. (via Weber State)

Top Performances

Gold: Steve Panos, Weber State - 29 Pts (10-13 FG, 9-10 FT), 9 Reb in 81-76 win vs. Northern Colorado
Silver: C.J. McCollum, Lehigh - 33 Pts (11-17 FG, 5-6 FT), 7 Reb in 78-66 win vs. Army
Bronze: John Williams, North Carolina-Asheville - 31 Pts (12-15 FG, 7-11 FT), 8 Reb in 114-97 win vs. Virginia Military Institute

Honorable mentions:
Deandre Hall, Texas Southern - 32 Pts (12-14 FG, 8-10 FT) in 87-66 win vs. Grambling State
Kyle Casey, Harvard - 27 Pts (8-9 FG, 8-9 FT), 9 Reb in 81-67 win at Brown
Donald Sims, Appalachian State - 30 Pts (11-14 FG, 5-5 FT) in 111-83 win vs. Georgia Southern

Full Scoreboard

America East: HART 55 @ BU 58 ... BING 61 @ SB 81 ... ALB 75 @ UMBC 62
Atlantic 14: GW 78 @ FORD 53 ... RICH 68 @ BONA 49 ... UD 65 @ SLU 68 (2OT) ... URI 56 @ TU 78
Atlantic Sun: STET 54 @ JAX 69 ... BELM 70 @ SCU 57 ... FGCU 65 @ UNF 68 (OT)
Big Sky: NOCO 76 @ WEB 81 ... NAU 71 @ IDST 73 (OT) ... MTST 79 @ POST 71
Big South: PRES 53 @ WINT 66 ... VMI 97 @ UNCA 114 ... CHSO 68 @ HP 73 ... LIB 69 @ GWB 61 ... CCU 52 @ RAD 51
Big West: LBSU 62 @ UCSB 64 ... POLY 87 @ UCR 84 (2OT) ... CSF 113 @ CSN 112 (3OT) ... UCD 67 @ UCI 69
Colonial: DEL 60 @ DREX 68 ... GMU 60 @ ODU 76 ... GSU 69 @ TOWS 74 (OT) ... VCU 71 @ JMU 76 ... HOFS 87 @ UNCW 70 ... NU 52 @ CWM 53
Great West: CST 60 @ NDAK 74 ... UVU 61 @ UTPA 74
Horizon League: BUTL 70 @ CLST 59 ... UWM 71 @ UDM 60 ... UWGB 54 @ WRIG 67 ... VALP 77 @ YSU 75 ... UIC 63 @ LOYO 80
Ivy League: CORN 48 @ PRIN 45 ... DART 56 @ YALE 69 ... HARV 81 @ BRWN 67 ... COLU 66 @ PENN 62
MEAC: BETH 50 @ DEST 67 ... SCST 61 @ COPP 79 ... FAMU 80 @ UMES 71 ... WSSU 65 @ MORG 79 ... NCAT 49 @ HOW 59 ... NORF 70 @ HAMP 66
Mid-American: KENT 55 @ BUFF 70 ... BSU 71 @ NIU 66
Missouri Valley: UNI 59 @ BRAD 68 ... DRKE 66 @ INST 76 ... ILST 67 @ CREI 63 ... EVAN 64 @ SIU 80
Northeast: RMU 59 @ CCSU 57 ... LIUB 72 @ QUIN 80 ... SFNY 50 @ SH 62 ... SFPA 52 @ BRY 42 ... WAG 67 @ MON 76 ... MSM 77 @ FDU 67
Ohio Valley: MURR 75 @ JXST 67 ... EKU 54 @ EIU 77 ... APSU 67 @ TSU 76 ... UTM 61 @ TNT 70 ... MORE 73 @ SEMO 54
Patriot League: NAVY 77 @ LAF 83 ... AMER 74 @ COLG 75 (2OT) ... ARMY 66 @ LEH 78
Southern: WOFF 59 @ SAMF 54 ... CITA 77 @ ELON 72 ... GS 83 @ APST 111 ... DAV 75 @ WCU 72 ... FURM 87 @ CHAT 78
Southland: UCA 76 @ NWSU 82 ... NICH 63 @ SELU 76 ... LAM 67 @ TXST 81 ... MCN 56 @ SFA 69 ... TAMC 74 @ SAMH 90 ... UTA 61 @ UTSA 63
Badlands: IUPUI 60 @ ORU 61 ... OAK 83 @ UMKC 71 ... WIU 64 @ CENT 55 ... NDST 90 @ SDST 85 (2OT) ... IPFW 72 @ SUU 65 (OT)
Sun Belt: WKU 67 @ UALR 46 ... DEN 59 @ NTEX 64 ... FIU 78 @ TROY 81 ... ULL 65 @ USA 67
SWAC: UAPB 66 @ SOU 62 ... MVSU 54 @ ALC 55 ... GRAM 66 @ TXSO 87 ... ALST 80 @ ALAM 76 ... JSU 51 @ PVAM 44
West Coast: SMC 75 @ PORT 80 (OT) ... USD 65 @ GONZ 82 ... LMU 66 @ SF 75 ... PEPP 54 @ SCL 62
Western Athletic: HAW 60 @ LTU 66 ... USU 81 @ SJSU 65 ... ID 68 @ FRES 59 ... BOIS 80 @ NEV 88 (OT)
Other: PAC 71 @ CSB 44 ... SAC 67 @ SEA 98 ... XU 76 @ FLA 64 ... LONG 78 @ NCC 81 ... HBU 79 @ MTSU 109

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

1. Butler 102.382 ... 2. Northern Iowa 101.452 ... 3. Xavier 95.854 ... 4. Temple 95.154 ... 5. Richmond 94.034 ... 6. Rhode Island 93.950 ... 7. Utah State 92.740 ... 8. Old Dominion 91.383 ... 9. Dayton 90.228 ... 10. Siena 89.199

Game! Of! The! Night!

Ohio at Akron (Mid-American)
James A. Rhodes Arena - Akron, OH
2:00 EST



OHIO - 14-11 (5-6) [RPI: 142 State: 155] SOS: 137 Last 10: 5-5 Form: LWLWW PF/PA: 74.3/68.8
AKR - 18-7 (8-3) [RPI: 122 State: 103] SOS: 218 Last 10: 7-3 Form: WLWWW PF/PA: 70.0/62.6

Players to watch:
Ohio - #5 D.J. Cooper Fr. G (13.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 5.6 apg)
Akron - #32 Jimmy Conyers Sr. F (9.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.1 apg)

MAC East Play Resumes Sunday for Men's Basketball - Akron has won five of the last six overall meetings, including a 67-62 decision at Ohio's Convocation Center in this season's earlier match up (Jan. 13). The Zips have won six-straight contests in Akron, with the Bobcats' last victory at Rhodes Arena coming on March 10, 2003 (79-77) in the first round of the MAC tournament. The teams split last season's pair of match ups - each winning at home (70-65 Bobcats' win in overtime in Athens on Jan. 20, 2009; 60-51 Zips' win in Akron on March 5, 2009). (via Akron)

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Atlantic 14: La Salle at Duquesne - 2:00 pm

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)

America East
New Hampshire 10-13 (5-7) at Vermont 18-8 (9-3) - 2:00 pm

Atlantic 14
La Salle 11-12 (3-6) at Duquesne 12-12 (3-7) - 2:00 pm
Saint Joseph's 9-15 (3-7) at Massachusetts 9-15 (3-7) - 4:00 pm

Atlantic Sun
Mercer 12-13 (8-7) at East Tennessee State 14-12 (10-5) - 4:00 pm

Big Sky
Montana 18-7 (9-4) at Eastern Washington 7-18 (3-8) - 4:05 pm

Metro Atlantic
Siena 21-5 (14-1) at Canisius 12-14 (7-8) - 2:00 pm
Loyola (Md.) 12-12 (5-9) at Iona 18-8 (10-5) - 2:00 pm
Marist 1-24 (1-14) at Niagara 14-13 (7-8) - 2:00 pm

Mid-American
Ohio 14-11 (5-6) at Akron 18-7 (8-3) - 2:00 pm
Miami (Oh.) 11-13 (8-3) at Bowling Green 12-11 (5-6) - 2:00 pm
Western Michigan 13-11 (5-6) at Eastern Michigan 12-12 (4-7) - 2:00 pm
Toledo 3-22 (0-11) at Central Michigan 11-12 (6-5) - 4:30 pm

Missouri Valley
Missouri State 17-8 (7-7) at Wichita State 20-6 (9-5) - 8:05 pm

Patriot League
Holy Cross 7-17 (4-5) at Bucknell 10-15 (5-4) - 2:00 pm