The Hoops National: February 15, 2010

Big Game

Mid-American: at Akron 91, Ohio 88 (2OT)
AKR - 19-7 (9-3) [RPI: 119, State: 102] OHIO - 14-12 (5-7) [RPI: 154, State: 162]
Star of the Game: Chris McKnight 25 Pts (7-12 FG, 11-17 FT), 18 Reb

Men's Basketball Outlasts Ohio in Double Overtime - Chris McKnight and Jimmy Conyers each posted a double-double to help lift the University of Akron men's basketball team to a 91-88 double-overtime victory over Ohio on Sunday at Rhodes Arena in Mid-American Conference action. McKnight finished with career-highs in points (25) and rebounds (18) - 11 of his points and seven of his boards came in nine minutes of play in the first half. He connecting on 11-of-17 attempts from the foul line and went 7-for-12 from the field to tally his second double-double of the season and career. (via Akron)
Other Games of Note

Big Sky: at Eastern Washington 69, Montana 68
EWU - 8-18 (4-8) [RPI: 289, State: 278] UMT - 18-8 (9-5) [RPI: 97, State: 85]
Star of the Game: Glen Dean 23 Pts (7-9 FG, 5-8 FT), 7 Ast

Eagles Snap Montana's Five-Game Winning Streak With 69-68 Victory - The Eagles are back in the hunt. The Eastern Washington University men's basketball team made 12-of-19 three-point shots as it won its second-straight game with a 69-68 victory over red-hot Montana Sunday (Feb. 14) at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. The victory snapped a five-game winning streak for the Grizzlies and was the first time since Nov. 21 that the Eagles have won back-to-back games. (via Eastern Washington)

Atlantic Sun: Mercer 82, at East Tennessee State 77
MERC - 13-13 (9-7) [RPI: 239, State: 210] ETSU - 14-13 (10-6) [RPI: 155, State: 182]
Star of the Game: Daniel Emerson 17 Pts (4-10 FG, 9-11 FT), 11 Reb

Bears Pass the Bucs on the Road, 82-77 - The Johnson City jinx is over for Mercer University's men's basketball team. For the first time in school history, the Bears won a game at East Tennessee State University in six visits, 82-77, and in the process knocked off one of the Atlantic Sun Conference's co-leaders. The win evened MU's overall record at 13-13 and improved the team to 9-7 in the A-Sun. (via Mercer)

Missouri Valley: at Wichita State 66, Missouri State 64
WICH - 21-6 (10-5) [RPI: 52, State: 56] MOST - 17-9 (7-8) [RPI: 84, State: 94]
Star of the Game: Graham Hatch 10 Pts (2-6 FG, 6-6 FT), 6 Reb

Shockers Outlast Bears, 66-64 - Wichita State put the game out of reach on Clevin Hannah's two free throws with five seconds remaining to hold on for a 66-64 win Sunday night against Missouri State in front of a sold out Charles Koch Arena Homecoming crowd of 10,506.
Led by 40 points from starting guards Toure Murry, Hannah and Graham Hatch, who had the only double-digit games for the Shockers with 15, 15 and 10, respectively, WSU improved to 21-6 overall and 10-5 in the Missouri Valley Conference.(via Wichita State)
Top Performances

Gold: Bill Clark, Duquesne - 34 Pts (11-14 FG, 8-11 FT) in 103-82 win vs. La Salle
Silver: Evan Fjeld, Vermont - 22 Pts (7-10 FG, 8-8 FT), 9 Reb in 85-76 win vs. New Hampshire
Bronze: Chris McKnight, Akron - 25 Pts (7-12 FG, 11-17 FT), 18 Reb in 91-88 win vs. Ohio

Honorable mentions:
Alex Franklin, Siena - 26 Pts (11-16 FG, 4-7 FT), 7 Reb in 74-57 win at Canisius
Brandon Bowdry, Eastern Michigan - 18 Pts (8-11 FG, 1-2 FT), 12 Reb in 66-52 win vs. Western Michigan
Rob Garrison, Niagara - 18 Pts (7-11 FG, 3-5 FT), 9 Reb in 70-51 win vs. Marist
Ryan Rossiter, Siena - 15 Pts (6-8 FG, 3-3 FT), 17 Reb in 74-57 win at Canisius

Full Scoreboard

America East: UNH 76 @ UVM 85 (OT)
Atlantic 14: LAS 82 @ DUQ 103 ... SJU 62 @ MASS 70
Atlantic Sun: MERC 82 @ ETSU 77
Big Sky: UMT 68 @ EWU 69
Metro Atlantic: SIE 74 @ CANI 57 ... LMD 62 @ IONA 70 ... MAR 51 @ NIAG 70
Mid-American: OHIO 88 @ AKR 91 (2OT) ... MIO 64 @ BGSU 67 ... WMU 52 @ EMU 66 ... TOL 46 @ CMU 63
Missouri Valley: MOST 64 @ WICH 66
Patriot League: HC 63 @ BUCK 68

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

1. Butler 102.557 ... 2. Northern Iowa 101.141 ... 3. Xavier 96.336 ... 4. Temple 95.547 ... 5. Richmond 94.393 ... 6. Rhode Island 93.654 ... 7. Utah State 92.879 ... 8. Old Dominion 91.261 ... 9. Dayton 90.149 ... 10. Siena 89.662

Game! Of! The! Night!

South Carolina State at Morgan State (MEAC)
Hill Field House - Baltimore, MD
7:00 EST

SCST - 13-9 (8-4) [RPI: 228 State: 214] SOS: 334 Last 10: 6-4 Form: W W W W L PF/PA: 71.5/71.0
MORG - 19-7 (12-0) [RPI: 113 State: 114] SOS: 303 Last 10: 10-0 Form: W W W W W PF/PA: 78.0/71.7

Players to watch:
South Carolina State - #15 Jason Flagler Sr. G (14.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.2 apg)
Morgan State - #33 Kevin Thompson So. F (12.5 ppg, 11.9 rpg, 1.8 apg)

SC State Men Meet Morgan State in ESPNU Telecast Monday - C State (13-9, 7-4 MEAC), which had a five-game win streak snapped Saturday with a 79-61 loss at Coppin State, and the Bears (19-7, 11-0 MEAC), who defeated Winston-Salem State 79-65 Saturday, are meeting for the second time this season. In an earlier meeting at Orangeburg Jan. 16, Morgan State erased a 13-point second-half deficit to earn a 72-67 win in a game televised live by ESPN2. (via South Carolina State)

Basketball State Preview/Box

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)

Atlantic Sun
Kennesaw State 12-14 (7-8) at Campbell 15-9 (10-5) - 7:00 pm

Horizon League
Youngstown State 8-17 (2-13) at Wisconsin-Milwaukee 14-12 (6-8) - 8:00 pm

MEAC
South Carolina State 13-9 (8-4) at Morgan State 19-7 (12-0) - 7:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman 14-11 (7-5) at Maryland-Eastern Shore 7-18 (5-7) - 7:30 pm
Winston-Salem State 8-14 (5-7) at Coppin State 7-16 (2-10) - 7:30 pm
Florida A&M 6-18 (4-8) at Delaware State 13-9 (9-3) - 7:30 pm
North Carolina A&T 8-17 (4-8) at Hampton 8-16 (5-7) - 8:00 pm
Norfolk State 6-17 (5-7) at Howard 7-19 (6-6) - 8:00 pm

Metro Atlantic
Rider 14-13 (7-8) at Saint Peter's 14-10 (9-5) - 7:00 pm
Fairfield 17-8 (10-5) at Manhattan 9-16 (4-11) - 7:00 pm

Ohio Valley
Jacksonville State 11-14 (7-8) at Austin Peay 14-12 (8-6) - 8:00 pm
Tennessee Tech 13-13 (7-8) at Tennessee State 6-20 (3-11) - 8:30 pm

Southern
Western Carolina 18-8 (8-6) at North Carolina-Greensboro 5-19 (4-9) - 7:00 pm

Sun Belt
Louisiana-Monroe 11-14 (6-8) at Arkansas State 14-10 (9-4) - 8:05 pm

SWAC
Mississippi Valley State 6-19 (5-7) at Southern 4-20 (2-10) - 8:30 pm
Grambling State 6-14 (4-8) at Prairie View A&M 12-10 (7-4) - 8:30 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 9-14 (9-3) at Alcorn State 1-24 (1-11) - 8:30 pm
Jackson State 13-11 (11-1) at Texas Southern 12-11 (8-3) - 9:00 pm

Western Athletic
Hawaii 9-15 (2-9) at New Mexico State 15-9 (8-3) - 9:00 pm

Other
Savannah State 9-14 (0-0) at Stetson 6-19 (4-13) - 7:00 pm
North Carolina Central 7-20 (0-0) at Coastal Carolina 22-5 (12-3) - 7:00 pm
North Texas 17-8 (10-5) at Houston Baptist 6-18 (5-2) - 7:05 pm
Cal State Bakersfield 6-18 (0-0) at Idaho State 7-18 (4-9) - 9:05 pm

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