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The Hoops National: February 16, 2010
February 16, 2010 6:32 am ET by The Robot


Big Game

MEAC: South Carolina State 71, at Morgan State 68
SCST - 14-9 (9-4) [RPI: 229, State: 207] MORG - 19-8 (12-1) [RPI: 117, State: 126]
Star of the Game: Jason Flagler 24 Pts (11-17 FG, 1-1 FT), 2 Stl

SC State Hands Morgan State First League Loss 71-68 - South Carolina State built a twelve-point lead with 7:46 to play and hung on to hand Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference leader Morgan State its first league loss,  71-68, at Hill Field House Monday evening before a national ESPNU audience. The Bulldogs, who were coming off one of their most lackluster performances - a 79-61 loss at Coppin State Saturday - improved to 14-9 on the season and climbed to 8-4 in the MEAC with the win, which avenged an earlier 72-67 loss at Orangeburg. (via South Carolina State)
Other Games of Note

Metro Atlantic: Rider 72, at Saint Peter's 66
RID - 15-13 (8-8) [RPI: 156, State: 212] SPC - 14-11 (9-6) [RPI: 147, State: 180]
Star of the Game: Ryan Thompson 21 Pts (9-14 FG, 2-3 FT), 2 Stl

Rider 72, Saint Peter's 66 - Senior Ryan Thompson (Mt. Laurel, N.J./Lenape) scored 21 points, 18 in the second half, to lead Rider to a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference victory. Junior Mike Ringgold (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) added 17 points, 15 in the second half. The victory keeps Rider (15-13, 8-8 MAAC) tied with Niagara for fifth place, behind Saint Peter's (14-11, 9-6 MAAC). The Broncs have won five of their last seven games. (via Rider)

Atlantic Sun: at Campbell 71, Kennesaw State 64
CAMP - 16-9 (11-5) [RPI: 192, State: 172] KENN - 12-15 (7-9) [RPI: 285, State: 270]
Star of the Game: Jonathan Rodriguez 21 Pts (4-8 FG, 13-15 FT), 7 Reb

Men's hoops defeats Kennesaw State 71-64; moves back into A-Sun first-place tie - Campbell (16-9, 11-5) moved into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference with Belmont and Jacksonville and matched its school record for league victories since joining the A-Sun in 1994-95. Kyle Vejraska (13) and Preston Dodson (10) came off the bench to hit double-digits. Miles Taylor added 10, while Lorne Merthie finished with 9, including a triple from the left corner with 1:17 to go that pushed CU's lead to 69-60 and capped a late 10-2 run. (via Campbell)

Top Performances

Gold: James Eayrs, Wisconsin-Milwaukee - 22 Pts (6-9 FG, 8-10 FT), 6 Reb in 64-62 win vs. Youngstown State
Silver: Jonathan Rodriguez, Campbell - 21 Pts (4-8 FG, 13-15 FT), 7 Reb in 71-64 win vs. Kennesaw State
Bronze: Ryan Thompson, Rider - 21 Pts (9-14 FG, 2-3 FT) in 72-66 win at Saint Peter's

Honorable mentions:
Josh White, North Texas - 28 Pts (8-12 FG, 8-9 FT) in 107-87 win at Houston Baptist
Aleek Pauline, Norfolk State - 20 Pts (7-11 FG, 4-4 FT), 6 Reb in 72-52 win at Howard
Michael Deloach, Norfolk State - 16 Pts (6-12 FG, 4-4 FT), 7 Reb in 72-52 win at Howard

Full Scoreboard

Atlantic Sun: KENN 64 @ CAMP 71
Horizon League: YSU 62 @ UWM 64
MEAC: NORF 72 @ HOW 52 ... SCST 71 @ MORG 68 ... BETH 56 @ UMES 62 ... WSSU 70 @ COPP 60 ... FAMU 63 @ DEST 66 ... NCAT 69 @ HAMP 65
Metro Atlantic: RID 72 @ SPC 66 ... FAIR 74 @ MAN 56
Ohio Valley: JXST 63 @ APSU 83 ... TNT 102 @ TSU 109
Southern: WCU 75 @ UNCG 70
Sun Belt: ULM 52 @ ARST 69
SWAC: MVSU 54 @ SOU 48 ... GRAM 58 @ PVAM 74 ... UAPB 59 @ ALC 45 ... JSU 70 @ TXSO 67
Western Athletic: HAW 64 @ NMSU 88
Other: SVST 82 @ STET 68 ... NCC 57 @ CCU 68 ... NTEX 107 @ HBU 87 ... CSB 82 @ IDST 79

Top Teams

America East: Stony Brook 18-7 (10-2) [RPI: 141 State: 141] ... Atlantic 14: Richmond 20-6 (9-2) [RPI: 27 State: 30] ... Atlantic Sun: Belmont 16-10 (11-5) [RPI: 133 State: 128] ... Big Sky: Weber State 17-8 (11-2) [RPI: 73 State: 90] ... Big South: Coastal Carolina 23-5 (12-3) [RPI: 139 State: 116] ... Big West: California-Santa Barbara 14-8 (9-3) [RPI: 122 State: 108] ... Colonial: Old Dominion 20-7 (12-3) [RPI: 33 State: 40] ... Great West: South Dakota 14-9 (5-1) [RPI: 234 State: 204] ... Horizon League: Butler 23-4 (16-0) [RPI: 16 State: 13] ... Independents: Seattle 12-13 (0-0) [RPI: 209 State: 189] ... Ivy League: Cornell 21-4 (7-1) [RPI: 53 State: 61] ... MEAC: Morgan State 19-8 (12-1) [RPI: 117 State: 126] ... Metro Atlantic: Siena 22-5 (15-1) [RPI: 35 State: 43] ... Mid-American: Kent State 18-8 (9-3) [RPI: 63 State: 77] ... Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa 22-3 (13-2) [RPI: 25 State: 15] ... Northeast: Robert Morris 18-9 (13-1) [RPI: 157 State: 176] ... Ohio Valley: Murray State 24-3 (15-0) [RPI: 82 State: 55] ... Patriot League: Lehigh 16-9 (7-3) [RPI: 177 State: 194] ... Southern: College of Charleston 17-9 (12-3) [RPI: 113 State: 124] ... Southland: Sam Houston State 18-5 (10-0) [RPI: 74 State: 84] ... Badlands: Oakland 20-8 (14-1) [RPI: 65 State: 107] ... Sun Belt: Arkansas State 15-10 (10-4) [RPI: 174 State: 166] ... SWAC: Jackson State 14-11 (12-1) [RPI: 231 State: 232] ... West Coast: Gonzaga 21-4 (9-1) [RPI: 19 State: 17] ... Western Athletic: Utah State 20-6 (10-2) [RPI: 43 State: 37]

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

1. Butler 102.566 ... 2. Northern Iowa 101.151 ... 3. Xavier 96.336 ... 4. Temple 95.505 ... 5. Richmond 94.392 ... 6. Rhode Island 93.603 ... 7. Utah State 92.870 ... 8. Old Dominion 91.268 ... 9. Dayton 90.163 ... 10. Siena 90.034

Game! Of! The! Night!

Creighton at Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley)
McLeod Center - Cedar Falls, IA
8:00 EST



CREI - 13-13 (8-7) [RPI: 132 State: 125] SOS: 91 Last 10: 6-4 Form: LWLWL PF/PA: 69.0/67.8
UNI - 22-3 (13-2) [RPI: 25 State: 15] SOS: 112 Last 10: 8-2 Form: WWWWL PF/PA: 63.6/55.2

Players to watch:
Creighton - #25 Kenny Lawson Jr. Jr. F (12.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 0.8 apg)
Northern Iowa - #53 Jordan Eglseder Sr. C (12.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 0.6 apg)

UNI-Creighton Tilt Set for Tuesday in McLeod Center - The No. 24-ranked University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team (22-3 overall, 13-2 MVC) will return to the McLeod Center Tuesday looking to clinch the program's first-ever outright Missouri Valley Conference title against the Creighton Bluejays (13-13, 8-7 MVC). Tip is set for 7:05 p.m. (via Northern Iowa)

Basketball State Preview/Box

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)

America East
Stony Brook 18-7 (10-2) at Maryland-Baltimore County 3-23 (2-11) - 7:00 pm

Big South
Gardner-Webb 7-18 (4-11) at Winthrop 14-10 (10-4) - 7:00 pm
High Point 13-12 (8-6) at Virginia Military Institute 9-16 (4-11) - 7:00 pm
Radford 14-11 (10-5) at Liberty 13-13 (8-6) - 7:00 pm
North Carolina-Asheville 11-14 (9-6) at Presbyterian 4-22 (2-12) - 7:30 pm

Colonial
Hofstra 14-13 (7-8) at Delaware 7-19 (3-12) - 7:00 pm
Drexel 15-12 (10-5) at Virginia Commonwealth 17-7 (9-6) - 7:00 pm
William & Mary 18-7 (10-5) at George Mason 16-10 (11-4) - 7:00 pm
James Madison 11-15 (4-11) at Georgia State 10-17 (4-11) - 7:00 pm
Northeastern 17-9 (12-3) at North Carolina-Wilmington 8-18 (4-11) - 7:00 pm
Towson 7-18 (4-11) at Old Dominion 20-7 (12-3) - 7:00 pm

Horizon League
Cleveland State 13-13 (9-5) at Wisconsin-Green Bay 17-10 (9-6) - 8:00 pm

Ivy League
Princeton 14-6 (5-1) at Pennsylvania 4-16 (3-3) - 7:00 pm

Missouri Valley
Bradley 13-12 (8-7) at Indiana State 15-11 (7-8) - 7:00 pm
Creighton 13-13 (8-7) at Northern Iowa 22-3 (13-2) - 8:00 pm
Southern Illinois 14-11 (6-9) at Drake 11-16 (6-9) - 8:00 pm

Ohio Valley
Eastern Illinois 14-11 (8-7) at Tennessee-Martin 4-21 (1-14) - 7:30 pm
Southeast Missouri 7-19 (3-12) at Murray State 24-3 (15-0) - 8:00 pm

Badlands
Centenary 8-18 (3-12) at Oral Roberts 15-12 (10-5) - 8:00 pm

Other
at Charleston Southern 11-14 (6-9) - 7:30 pm
California-Davis 10-14 (6-6) at Seattle 12-13 (0-0) - 10:00 pm