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Big Games

West Coast: at Loyola Marymount 74, Gonzaga 66
LMU - 14-13 (5-6) [RPI: 210, State: 184] GONZ - 21-5 (9-2) [RPI: 18, State: 28]
Star of the Game: Drew Viney 16 Pts (5-12 FG, 4-4 FT), 10 Reb

Lions Get Healthy, Beat No. 9 Gonzaga - Playing with a full line-up for the first time in nearly two months, the LMU men's basketball team got healthy in a hurry with a 74-66 win over West Coast Conference leader and top-10 Gonzaga in front of 3,770 at Gersten Pavilion on Thursday night. It was yet another statement win for the Lions, who improve to 14-13 overall and 5-6 in the WCC. Gonzaga, who entered the game ranked 13th by the Associated Press and 9th by the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll, falls to 21-5 and 9-2 in league play. (via Loyola Marymount)

West Coast: Saint Mary's 61, at San Diego 49
SMC - 22-5 (9-3) [RPI: 45, State: 45] USD - 9-19 (2-10) [RPI: 220, State: 248]
Star of the Game: Ben Allen 16 Pts (5-7 FG, 4-4 FT), 8 Reb

Men's Basketball Remains In Second In WCC Following 61-49 Win At San Diego - Saint Mary's returned to its winnings ways by posting a 61-49 West Coast Conference win over San Diego from the Jenny Craig Pavilion on Thursday night. The Gaels got a game-high 16 points from Ben Allen, to improve to 22-5 overall and 9-3 in WCC play, remaining in second place in the conference standings. Saint Mary's was coming off a two-game road-losing streak, which was the longest losing streak of the season for the Gaels, and needed a win over a gritty San Diego (9-19/2-10) squad to have a chance to capture their first WCC regular season title since 1997. (via Saint Mary's)
Other Games of Note

Atlantic 14: at Dayton 68, La Salle 54
UD - 18-7 (7-4) [RPI: 34, State: 40] LAS - 11-14 (3-8) [RPI: 128, State: 173]
Star of the Game: Marcus Johnson 16 Pts (7-11 FG, 2-2 FT), 2 Stl

Dayton Pulls Away for a 68-54 win over La Salle - Senior Marcus Johnson shot 7-for-11 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free throw line for a game-high 16 points to lead the University of Dayton to a 68-54 win over La Salle Thursday night at UD Arena. (via Dayton)

Sun Belt: at Troy 66, Middle Tennessee 62
TROY - 15-11 (10-5) [RPI: 165, State: 158] MTSU - 16-12 (10-5) [RPI: 187, State: 151]
Star of the Game: Richard Delk 15 Pts (5-11 FG, 4-4 FT), 9 Reb

Troy in First after Win Over MTSU - Troy withstood a late charge by Middle Tennessee on Thursday night to pull off a 66-62 win and move into a three-way tie for first place in the Sun Belt's east division. The victory gave the Trojans (14-11, 9-5) their first season sweep of MTSU since the 2006-07 season. The victory also thrust Troy into a three-way tie with MTSU and Florida Atlantic in the east division. (via Troy)

Badlands: at Oakland 88, South Dakota State 83
OAK - 21-8 (15-1) [RPI: 66, State: 105] SDST - 13-13 (9-6) [RPI: 233, State: 217]
Star of the Game: Will Hudson 22 Pts (8-12 FG, 6-7 FT), 7 Reb

Oakland Clips South Dakota State, 88-83 - ROCHESTER, Mich.-Senior Johnathon Jones posted a season-high 25 points and junior Will Hudson scored a career-high 22 to lead Oakland University (21-8, 15-1) past South Dakota State University (13-13, 9-6), 88-83, in Summit League men's basketball action on Thursday night inside the Athletics Center O'Rena. The Golden Grizzlies clinched at least a share of the regular-season championship.> (via Oakland)

Southern: at The Citadel 73, Western Carolina 56
CITA - 16-12 (9-6) [RPI: 193, State: 195] WCU - 19-9 (9-7) [RPI: 125, State: 143]
Star of the Game: Cosmo Morabbi 16 Pts (5-6 FG, 1-2 FT), 3 Stl

Morabbi Drains Five Treys In 73-56 Win Over Catamounts - Sophomore reserve Cosmo Morabbi connected on a career-high five 3-pointers and carried The Citadel to a 73-56 victory over Western Carolina at McAlister Field House on Thursday evening. Morabbi was one of four Bulldogs to reach double-digits in scoring, joined by Zach Urbanus (14 pts), Cameron Wells (13 pts) and Harrison DuPont (12 pts). DuPont grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds, recording his first double-double. The win marks the fifth straight victory for the 'Dogs, in a streak that began on Feb. 4 against Samford, and third consecutive against Western Carolina. (via The Citadel)

Sun Belt: at Louisiana-Lafayette 56, Arkansas State 54
ULL - 12-14 (9-6) [RPI: 247, State: 211] ARST - 15-11 (10-5) [RPI: 173, State: 168]
Star of the Game: Randell Daigle 10 Pts (3-11 FG, 3-5 FT), 6 Reb, 4 Stl

Louisiana Still Alive in SBC West Race - Randell Daigle's free throw with 1:07 remaining gave Louisiana the lead and the Ragin' Cajuns withstood three game-winning shot opportunities by Arkansas State in the final minute for a 56-54 victory Thursday evening at the Cajundome. (via Louisiana-Lafayette)

Top Performances

Gold: Robert Glenn, IUPUI - 29 Pts (7-9 FG, 15-18 FT) in 103-65 win vs. Missouri-Kansas City
Silver: A.J. Slaughter, Western Kentucky - 31 Pts (10-16 FG, 5-5 FT) in 99-69 win vs. South Alabama
Bronze: Josh Slater, Lipscomb - 19 Pts (7-13 FG, 3-4 FT), 9 Reb in 93-75 win at Florida Gulf Coast

Honorable mentions:
Mark Yelovich, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville - 34 Pts (11-14 FG, 6-6 FT) in 91-76 win at North Dakota
Daniel Emerson, Mercer - 20 Pts (9-13 FG, 2-3 FT), 18 Reb in 77-67 win vs. North Florida
Andrew Gonzalez, Houston Baptist - 31 Pts (8-15 FG, 14-16 FT), 7 Reb in 62-58 win at New Jersey Tech
Jeremy Goode, Mount Saint Mary's - 26 Pts (9-14 FG, 6-7 FT) in 85-58 win vs. Central Connecticut State

Full Scoreboard

Atlantic 14: LAS 54 @ UD 68
Atlantic Sun: LIP 93 @ FGCU 75 ... JAX 75 @ KENN 67 ... UNF 67 @ MERC 77 ... BELM 79 @ STET 70
Big Sky: POST 85 @ NAU 86 (2OT) ... EWU 54 @ NOCO 58 ... SAC 74 @ MTST 80
Great West: HBU 62 @ NJIT 58 ... UVU 55 @ SDAK 59
Horizon League: CLST 59 @ UWM 69
Northeast: CCSU 58 @ MSM 85 ... BRY 53 @ WAG 51 ... SH 39 @ RMU 64 ... QUIN 68 @ SFPA 73 ... MON 51 @ SFNY 49 ... FDU 62 @ LIUB 68
Ohio Valley: TNT 72 @ APSU 77 (OT)
Southern: WCU 56 @ CITA 73
Badlands: NDST 67 @ IPFW 71 ... UMKC 65 @ IUPUI 103 ... SDST 83 @ OAK 88 ... SUU 49 @ WIU 63
Sun Belt: FAU 77 @ FIU 74 ... UNO 82 @ ULM 73 ... MTSU 62 @ TROY 66 ... USA 69 @ WKU 99 ... ARST 54 @ ULL 56 ... UALR 57 @ DEN 62
West Coast: PORT 83 @ PEPP 62 ... GONZ 66 @ LMU 74 ... SMC 61 @ USD 49
Other: SIUE 91 @ NDAK 76 ... SEA 72 @ ID 82

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

1. Butler 101.648 ... 2. Northern Iowa 101.583 ... 3. Xavier 96.481 ... 4. Temple 96.374 ... 5. Richmond 93.210 ... 6. Utah State 93.068 ... 7. Rhode Island 90.884 ... 8. Dayton 90.239 ... 9. Old Dominion 90.018 ... 10. Siena 89.991

Game! Of! The! Night!

Cornell at Harvard (Ivy League)
Lavietes Pavilion - Cambridge, MA
7:00 EST



CORN - 21-4 (7-1) [RPI: 55 State: 55] SOS: 176 Last 10: 9-1 Form: WWWLW PF/PA: 75.0/63.5
HARV - 17-5 (6-2) [RPI: 93 State: 74] SOS: 261 Last 10: 8-2 Form: LLWWW PF/PA: 74.5/65.9

Players to watch:
Cornell - #1 Jeff Foote Sr. C (12.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.1 apg)
Harvard - #4 Jeremy Lin Sr. G (16.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.6 apg)

Men's Basketball Hosts Cornell and Columbia This Weekend - After an exciting road sweep of Yale and Brown last weekend, Harvard returns home this weekend to face off against Cornell and Columbia in 7 p.m. games at Lavietes Pavilion. (via Harvard)

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Old Dominion at Northern Iowa - 7:00 pm

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)

America East
Stony Brook 19-7 (11-2) at Albany 7-21 (2-11) - 7:00 pm

Atlantic Sun
East Tennessee State 14-13 (10-6) at Campbell 17-9 (12-5) - 7:00 pm

Ivy League
Cornell 21-4 (7-1) at Harvard 17-5 (6-2) - 7:00 pm
Columbia 9-13 (3-5) at Dartmouth 4-18 (0-8) - 7:00 pm
Brown 8-17 (2-6) at Pennsylvania 4-17 (3-4) - 7:00 pm
Yale 10-15 (4-4) at Princeton 15-6 (6-1) - 7:00 pm

Other
Old Dominion 21-7 (13-3) at Northern Iowa 23-3 (14-2) - 7:00 pm
William & Mary 19-7 (11-5) at Iona 19-8 (11-5) - 9:00 pm

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