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Memories

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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 17, 2010
February 17, 2010 6:29 am ET by The Robot


Big Games

Missouri Valley: at Northern Iowa 70, Creighton 52
UNI - 23-3 (14-2) [RPI: 25, State: 14] CREI - 13-14 (8-8) [RPI: 132, State: 142]
Star of the Game: Johnny Moran 17 Pts (6-10 FG, 2-2 FT)

#24 UNI Clinches 1st-Ever MVC Regular Season Outright Championship With 70-52 Win Over Creighton - CEDAR FALLS, Iowa-The No. 24-ranked University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team clinched the program's first-ever Missouri Valley Conference with a 70-52 victory over the Creighton Bluejays in the McLeod Center.> (via Northern Iowa)

Colonial: William & Mary 63, at George Mason 60
CWM - 19-7 (11-5) [RPI: 51, State: 56] GMU - 16-11 (11-5) [RPI: 117, State: 118]
Star of the Game: Quinn McDowell 19 Pts (7-14 FG, 1-2 FT), 8 Reb

Tribe Snaps Mason's Home Winning Streak, Ties School Record for Road Wins - Rallying from an 11-point halftime deficit, the William and Mary men's basketball snapped George Mason's school-record 18-game home conference winning streak and in the process tied its own school record for road wins in a season with a 63-60 victory... (via William & Mary)
Other Games of Note

Colonial: at Virginia Commonwealth 73, Drexel 54
VCU - 18-7 (10-6) [RPI: 69, State: 48] DREX - 15-13 (10-6) [RPI: 101, State: 127]
Star of the Game: Larry Sanders 29 Pts (13-15 FG, 3-6 FT), 13 Reb, 2 Stl

Sanders, Burgess Lead Rams Defensive-Minded 73-54 Win Over Drexel - According to Wikipedia.org, the Sandman is a mythical character in Western folklore that brings good dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto the eyes of children while they sleep at night. Junior Larry Sanders (Fort Pierce, Fla.) (above) took on that role on Tuesday night and made sure that the faithful followers of Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball are back to sleeping peacefully with a dominating performance in a 73-54 victory over the Dragons of Drexel University in a critical Colonial Athletic Association contest. (via Virginia Commonwealth)

Colonial: Northeastern 65, at North Carolina-Wilmington 56
NU - 18-9 (13-3) [RPI: 62, State: 58] UNCW - 8-19 (4-12) [RPI: 231, State: 249]
Star of the Game: Chaisson Allen 23 Pts (8-13 FG, 4-7 FT), 6 Reb, 4 Stl

Allen leads comeback in 65-56 win over UNCW ->Chaisson Allen's three-pointer with 4:44 left in the game brought Northeastern all the way back from a 14-point second-half deficit to lead the Huskies to a 65-56 win over UNC Wilmington Tuesday at Trask Coliseum. Allen, who went over the 1,000 career points mark, had a game-high and season-high 23 points, 15 in the second half, as NU shot 50 percent after halftime. Manny Adako added 22 points. The Huskies have clinched a first-round CAA Tournament bye and remain tied for first place. NU hosts Louisiana Tech Saturday in a BracketBusters event at Matthews Arena on ESPN2 at 1 p.m. (via Northeastern)

Ohio Valley: at Murray State 80, Southeast Missouri 68
MURR - 25-3 (16-0) [RPI: 81, State: 61] SEMO - 7-20 (3-13) [RPI: 309, State: 328]
Star of the Game: Danero Thomas 18 Pts (8-9 FG, 1-1 FT)

Racers Take Down SEMO 80-68 To Clinch OVC Crown - The Murray State Racers earned the right to be called Ohio Valley Conference champions when they clinched the program's 21st regular season title with an 80-68 win over Southeast Missouri State in Murray, Ky. MSU jumped to a 9-2 lead less than four minutes into the contest and led 20-7 after an Ed Daniel rebound and score with 10:28 before half. Isaiah Canaan turned in one of the shots of the year in college basketball when he drilled a three-pointer from his knees with 4:41 left. His feat came after he gathered a loose ball near mid-court and launched a shot from his knees just before the shot clock buzzer sounded. (via Murray State)
Isaiah Canaan's Incredible Shot (via Murray State)

Ivy League: Princeton 58, at Pennsylvania 51
PRIN - 15-6 (6-1) [RPI: 127, State: 110] PENN - 4-17 (3-4) [RPI: 292, State: 308]
Star of the Game: Dan Mavraides 24 Pts (6-12 FG, 10-11 FT)

Mavraides, Hummer Pace Tigers in Win at Palestra - Another game has added more superlatives for a Princeton men's basketball team riding team defense and versatility on offense to a 58-51 victory over Penn Tuesday night that moved the Tigers to 15-6 overall and 6-1 in the Ivy League.
Among those six wins are road victories in all five chances in league play, including a second straight victory at The Palestra for the first time since 1999. (via Princeton)
Top Performances

Gold: Larry Sanders, Virginia Commonwealth - 29 Pts (13-15 FG, 3-6 FT), 13 Reb in 73-54 win vs. Drexel
Silver: Austin Kenon, Virginia Military Institute - 38 Pts (9-18 FG, 14-15 FT) in 91-84 win vs. High Point
Bronze: Charles Jenkins, Hofstra - 30 Pts (10-19 FG, 5-6 FT), 7 Reb in 82-69 win at Delaware

Honorable mentions:
Randy Berry, Wisconsin-Green Bay - 19 Pts (7-9 FG, 5-7 FT), 11 Reb in 74-57 win vs. Cleveland State
Chaisson Allen, Northeastern - 23 Pts (8-13 FG, 4-7 FT), 6 Reb in 65-56 win at North Carolina-Wilmington
Dominique Morrison, Oral Roberts - 16 Pts (6-7 FG, 2-2 FT), 6 Reb in 76-56 win vs. Centenary
Muhammed El-Amin, Stony Brook - 26 Pts (10-17 FG, 4-5 FT) in 86-72 win at Maryland-Baltimore County

Full Scoreboard

America East: SB 86 @ UMBC 72
Big South: GWB 64 @ WINT 69 ... HP 84 @ VMI 91 ... RAD 74 @ LIB 69 ... UNCA 69 @ PRES 66 (OT)
Colonial: HOFS 82 @ DEL 69 ... DREX 54 @ VCU 73 ... CWM 63 @ GMU 60 ... JMU 72 @ GSU 77 ... NU 65 @ UNCW 56 ... TOWS 67 @ ODU 78
Horizon League: CLST 57 @ UWGB 74
Ivy League: PRIN 58 @ PENN 51
Missouri Valley: BRAD 91 @ INST 85 ... CREI 52 @ UNI 70 ... SIU 72 @ DRKE 79
Ohio Valley: EIU 83 @ UTM 68 ... SEMO 68 @ MURR 80
Badlands: CENT 56 @ ORU 76
Other: 65 @ CHSO 94 ... UCD 56 @ SEA 81

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

1. Butler 102.565 ... 2. Northern Iowa 101.614 ... 3. Xavier 96.351 ... 4. Temple 95.452 ... 5. Richmond 94.393 ... 6. Rhode Island 93.631 ... 7. Utah State 92.854 ... 8. Old Dominion 90.013 ... 9. Dayton 90.133 ... 10. Siena 90.008

Game! Of! The! Night!

Rhode Island at Saint Louis (Atlantic 14)
Chaifetz Arena - St Louis, MO
9:00 EST



URI - 19-5 (7-4) [RPI: 22 State: 35] SOS: 46 Last 10: 7-3 Form: WWWLL PF/PA: 77.4/71.5
SLU - 16-8 (7-3) [RPI: 91 State: 86] SOS: 131 Last 10: 7-3 Form: LWWWW PF/PA: 63.4/59.3

Players to watch:
Rhode Island - #15 Lamonte Ulmer Sr. F (11.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.2 apg)
Saint Louis - #33 Willie Reed So. F (11.7 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 0.9 apg)

Rhody, Saint Louis Meet on Wednesday Night - On Wednesday night, Rhode Island looks to capture its first-ever victory at Saint Louis in a pivotal Atlantic 14 matchup at the Chaifetz Arena. The Rams (19-5; 7-4 A-14) are coming off consecutive losses for the first time this season, dropping a 78-56 decision at #21 Temple on Feb. 13. Akeem Richmond and Delroy James led URI with 11 points, while Keith Cothran had 10. It was the lowest point total of the season for Rhody, who ranks second in the A-10 and 37th nationally in scoring (77.4 ppg). Saint Louis (16-8; 7-3 A-14) have won four straight in A-10 play coming into Wednesday night's contest. Last time out on Feb. 13, SLU downed Dayton, 68-65, in double overtime. Kwamain Mitchell banked in a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds remaining in regulation, helping the Billikens rallied from a 15-point deficit against Dayton. Cody Ellis sank the game-winning 3-pointer with 37 seconds. (via Rhode Island)

Basketball State Preview/Box

#Pixelvision Picks (all times Eastern)

Horizon League: Loyola (Ill.) at Valparaiso - 8:05 pm
Western Athletic: Louisiana Tech at Utah State - 11:05 pm

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)

America East
Maine 16-9 (8-4) at New Hampshire 10-14 (5-8) - 7:00 pm
Vermont 19-8 (10-3) at Hartford 7-18 (5-7) - 7:00 pm
Binghamton 11-16 (6-6) at Boston University 14-12 (9-5) - 7:30 pm

Atlantic 14
Fordham 2-21 (0-11) at Richmond 20-6 (9-2) - 7:00 pm
Duquesne 13-12 (4-7) at Charlotte 18-6 (8-2) - 7:00 pm
Massachusetts 10-15 (4-7) at George Washington 13-10 (3-7) - 7:00 pm
Temple 20-5 (8-2) at Saint Bonaventure 10-13 (3-7) - 7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's 9-16 (3-8) at Xavier 17-7 (8-2) - 7:30 pm
Rhode Island 19-5 (7-4) at Saint Louis 16-8 (7-3) - 9:00 pm

Atlantic Sun
South Carolina-Upstate 5-20 (5-11) at Campbell 16-9 (11-5) - 7:00 pm

Big West
California-Irvine 11-15 (4-8) at California-Riverside 9-15 (3-9) - 10:00 pm
California-Santa Barbara 14-8 (9-3) at Cal State Fullerton 13-11 (7-5) - 10:05 pm
Pacific 16-8 (8-3) at Long Beach State 12-13 (6-6) - 10:05 pm
Cal Poly 9-15 (6-6) at Cal State Northridge 9-16 (4-7) - 10:30 pm

Horizon League
Illinois-Chicago 6-19 (2-13) at Butler 23-4 (16-0) - 7:00 pm
Detroit 15-12 (7-8) at Wright State 17-9 (10-5) - 7:00 pm
Loyola (Ill.) 14-11 (5-10) at Valparaiso 14-14 (9-7) - 8:05 pm

MEAC
Morgan State 19-8 (12-1) at Delaware State 14-9 (10-3) - 7:00 pm
South Carolina State 14-9 (9-4) at North Carolina A&T 9-17 (5-8) - 7:00 pm

Metro Atlantic
Saint Peter's 14-11 (9-6) at Loyola (Md.) 12-13 (5-10) - 7:00 pm

Mid-American
Akron 19-7 (9-3) at Miami (Oh.) 11-14 (8-4) - 7:00 pm
Central Michigan 12-12 (7-5) at Ball State 13-11 (7-5) - 7:00 pm
Bowling Green 13-11 (6-6) at Buffalo 14-9 (7-5) - 7:00 pm
Eastern Michigan 13-12 (5-7) at Toledo 3-23 (0-12) - 7:00 pm
Ohio 14-12 (5-7) at Kent State 18-8 (9-3) - 7:00 pm
Northern Illinois 8-16 (4-8) at Western Michigan 13-12 (5-7) - 7:00 pm

Missouri Valley
Evansville 7-18 (1-14) at Wichita State 21-6 (10-5) - 8:05 pm
Missouri State 17-9 (7-8) at Illinois State 18-8 (9-6) - 9:05 pm

Ohio Valley
Eastern Kentucky 18-9 (10-5) at Morehead State 18-8 (12-3) - 7:00 pm
Jacksonville State 11-15 (7-9) at Tennessee State 7-20 (4-11) - 8:00 pm

Patriot League
Lehigh 16-9 (7-3) at Colgate 8-16 (4-6) - 7:00 pm
Holy Cross 7-18 (4-6) at Navy 12-13 (6-4) - 7:00 pm
Lafayette 15-10 (6-4) at Bucknell 11-15 (6-4) - 7:00 pm
Army 13-11 (3-7) at American 7-18 (4-6) - 7:30 pm

Southern
Wofford 19-8 (11-3) at Davidson 13-12 (8-5) - 7:00 pm
Appalachian State 16-10 (10-4) at College of Charleston 17-9 (12-3) - 7:00 pm
North Carolina-Greensboro 5-20 (4-10) at Elon 6-19 (4-10) - 7:00 pm
Furman 12-13 (6-8) at Georgia Southern 6-20 (3-10) - 7:00 pm

Southland
Northwestern State 8-15 (3-7) at McNeese State 8-16 (3-7) - 8:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana 14-9 (6-4) at Texas-Arlington 13-10 (5-5) - 8:00 pm
Texas-San Antonio 14-9 (4-6) at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 13-11 (7-3) - 8:00 pm
Sam Houston State 18-5 (10-0) at Lamar 14-12 (5-5) - 8:05 pm

Western Athletic
Fresno State 13-13 (6-6) at Nevada 15-9 (7-4) - 10:05 pm
Louisiana Tech 20-5 (8-3) at Utah State 20-6 (10-2) - 11:05 pm

Other
at Longwood 9-17 (0-0) - 7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield 7-18 (0-0) at Boise State 11-14 (2-10) - 10:15 pm