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SEASON 6

Recent Game Recaps

Epilogue, The Ninth: Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Memories

So We Meet Again

Rte. 139 - End of the Line

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 21, 2010
February 21, 2010 9:01 am ET by The Robot


Big Games

BracketBusters: at Butler (HL) 70, Siena (MAAC) 53
BUTL - 25-4 (17-0) [RPI: 21, State: 12] SIE - 22-6 (15-1) [RPI: 31, State: 46]
Star of the Game: Shelvin Mack 23 Pts (8-14 FG, 4-5 FT), 6 Reb

Mack and Hayward lead way to Bracketbuster win on Senior Day - Shelvin Mack scored 23 points and Gordon Hayward added a double-double to help the Bulldogs beat the Sienna Saints by 17 points on Feb. 20 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The win was Butler's second straight Bracketbuster win (Davidson 2009). With the win, the Bulldogs extend their win streak to the 17, which is tied for the best in the nation. (via Butler)

BracketBusters: at Utah State (WAC) 68, Wichita State (MVC) 58
USU - 21-6 (11-2) [RPI: 34, State: 36] WICH - 22-6 (11-5) [RPI: 53, State: 56]
Star of the Game: Tai Wesley 13 Pts (6-11 FG, 1-1 FT), 6 Reb

Aggies Shuck Shockers Saturday In 68-58 BracketBuster Victory - Utah State's defense held Wichita State without a field goal for 8:25 in the first half, going on a 10-0 run over that time, as the Aggies beat the Shockers, 68-58, Saturday night in an ESPN BracketBusters battle at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Playing in front of a national television audience for the seventh and final time of the regular-season, USU won for the sixth time in the seven national appearances and for the 28th time in the last 36 ESPN televised Utah State games. (via Utah State)

Atlantic 14: Xavier 81, at Charlotte 67
XU - 19-7 (10-2) [RPI: 24, State: 22] CHAR - 18-8 (8-4) [RPI: 51, State: 79]
Star of the Game: Jamel McLean 14 Pts (6-8 FG, 2-4 FT), 11 Reb

Crawford Leads Musketeers With 23 As XU Defeats Charlotte 81-67 - Xavier sophomore Jordan Crawford led the way with 23 points as the Musketeers picked up a crucial Atlantic 14 road win by defeating Charlotte 81-67 Saturday afternoon at Halton Arena. With the win, the Musketeers improve to 19-7 overall and 10-2 in the A-14. Charlotte, meanwhile fell to 18-8 and 8-4 in the conference. (via Xavier)

BracketBusters: Louisiana Tech (WAC) 70, at Northeastern (CAA) 67
LTU - 21-6 (8-4) [RPI: 74, State: 60] NU - 18-10 (13-3) [RPI: 59, State: 67]
Star of the Game: Jamel Guyton 18 Pts (4-7 FG, 7-7 FT), 2 Stl

Brown's Three-Pointer Gives LA Tech 70-67 Win at Northeastern - Junior DeAndre Brown hit a deep three-pointer to give Louisiana Tech a 70-67 win at Northeastern in front of 4,441 at historic Matthews Arena. The win gave Tech a record of 21-6 overall and Northeastern, who had won 16-of-18 games, fell to 18-10. (via Louisiana Tech)
Other Games of Note

BracketBusters: at Virginia Commonwealth (CAA) 70, Akron (MAC) 53
VCU - 19-7 (10-6) [RPI: 67, State: 45] AKR - 20-8 (10-3) [RPI: 104, State: 98]
Star of the Game: Larry Sanders 15 Pts (7-9 FG, 1-2 FT), 9 Reb

Rams Lock Down on D, Run Past Akron - Saturday afternoon at the Verizon Wireless Arena, it was like Larusso taking on Miyagi himself as Head Coach Shaka Smart of the Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball faced off again one of his mentors and closest friends Keith Dambrot and the University of Akron Zips. The student came out the victor as Smart's Rams locked down on defense and used a balanced offensive attack to run by Akron, 70-53, in the ESPNU BracketBusters showdown for both teams. (via Virginia Commonwealth)

BracketBusters: at Murray State 75, Morgan State 66
MURR - 26-3 (16-0) [RPI: 81, State: 54] MORG - 20-9 (13-1) [RPI: 119, State: 131]
Star of the Game: Ivan Aska 17 Pts (7-10 FG, 3-3 FT), 6 Reb

Racers Set Record Winning Streak In 75-66 Win Over Morgan State - The Murray State Racers set the school record winning streak when they defeated the Morgan State Bears on BracketBusters Saturday by a 75-66 score at the Regional Special Events Center in Murray, Ky. The Racers' 17 consecutive victories top the previous mark of 16 that was set twice by MSU teams in the 1930's under their first head coach Carlisle Cutchin. (via Murray State)

BracketBusters: New Mexico State (WAC) 84, at Pacific (BWC) 78
NMSU - 17-9 (9-3) [RPI: 75, State: 92] PAC - 17-9 (9-3) [RPI: 118, State: 96]
Star of the Game: Troy Gillenwater 18 Pts (7-10 FG, 2-2 FT), 11 Reb

Aggies Win at Pacific, 84-78 - The New Mexico State men's basketball team improved to 5-0 in ESPNU BracketBuster games with an 84-78 victory at Pacific, Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, Calif. In their first BracketBuster road game since the 2005-06 season, which was featured on ESPNU, the Aggies scored a season-high 55 points in the second half. NM State improved to 17-9 while the Tiger fell to 17-9. (via New Mexico State)

BracketBusters: at Illinois State (MVC) 71, Morehead State (OVC) 62
ILST - 20-8 (10-6) [RPI: 94, State: 88] MORE - 19-9 (13-3) [RPI: 95, State: 108]

Star of the Game: Osiris Eldridge 26 Pts (8-14 FG, 6-6 FT), 9 Reb

Eldridge Scores 26, Leads Redbirds to 71-62 Win - Senior Osiris Eldridge scored a game-high 26 points to lead Illinois State to its fifth-straight win over non-conference rival Morehead State, 71-62, at Redbird Arena Saturday afternoon. The Redbirds (20-8, 10-6 MVC) also got strong efforts from Alex Rubin, who finished with a career-high 15 points, and Justin Clark and Dinma Odiakosa, who both added 10 points. (via Illinois State)

Top Performances

Gold: John Holland, Boston University - 43 Pts (14-20 FG, 9-11 FT), 6 Reb in 78-65 win at Delaware
Silver: Carlton Fay, Southern Illinois - 38 Pts (10-13 FG, 15-17 FT) in 89-72 win vs. Western Michigan
Bronze: Josh Slater, Lipscomb - 26 Pts (11-16 FG, 1-2 FT) in 85-71 win at Stetson

Honorable mentions:
Kyle Ohman, Liberty - 39 Pts (9-19 FG, 18-25 FT), 10 Reb in 76-67 win vs. High Point
Devin Sweetney, Saint Francis (PA) - 31 Pts (7-12 FG, 14-16 FT), 13 Reb in 73-68 win vs. Sacred Heart
Vernon Teel, Loyola Marymount - 24 Pts (6-9 FG, 10-12 FT), 11 Reb in 77-68 win vs. Portland
Ceola Clark, Western Illinois - 21 Pts (5-7 FG, 8-8 FT) in 64-59 win vs. Missouri-Kansas City

Full Scoreboard

BracketBusters: SIE 53 @ BUTL 70 ... MORG 66 @ MURR 75 ... UNH 61 @ LMD 60 ... LTU 70 @ NU 67 ... FAIR 67 @ UVM 77 ... BU 78 @ DEL 65 ... SVST 54 @ LONG 68 ... TOWS 62 @ MAN 78 ... BUFF 77 @ SPC 75 (OT) ... VALP 70 @ BGSU 87 ... UTM 52 @ BSU 68 ... SEMO 53 @ MIO 69 ... NEV 60 @ MOST 62 ... WMU 72 @ SIU 89 ... EMU 66 @ UDM 68 ... RID 89 @ HOFS 92 (OT) ... WRIG 59 @ OHIO 64 ... AKR 53 @ VCU 70 ... MORE 62 @ ILST 71 ... TOL 63 @ CLST 87 ... SCST 52 @ GSU 67 ... TSU 73 @ CMU 79 ... TNT 68 @ APST 81 ... MAR 65 @ UCI 66 ... JMU 66 @ CANI 70 ... NIU 70 @ EIU 73 ... WINT 57 @ EKU 77 ... UNCW 68 @ RAD 76 ... ELON 84 @ GWB 79 ... SIUE 74 @ CSF 78 ... COFC 85 @ GMU 83 ... PRES 59 @ JXST 55 ... WCU 72 @ KENT 74 ... INST 59 @ UWGB 60 ... NIAG 85 @ UWM 79 ... DREX 60 @ BRAD 76 ... UIC 82 @ EVAN 80 ... LBSU 77 @ ID 66 ... ORU 89 @ APSU 80 ... YSU 60 @ UCR 62 ... UCD 82 @ BOIS 74 ... SJSU 77 @ MTST 66 ... LOYO 58 @ CREI 78 ... NMSU 84 @ PAC 78 ... DRKE 90 @ CSN 80 ... WICH 58 @ USU 68 ... POLY 102 @ HAW 89
Atlantic 14: SJU 67 @ TU 75 (OT) ... XU 81 @ CHAR 67 ... FORD 75 @ URI 101 ... GW 70 @ RICH 74
Atlantic Sun: JAX 76 @ MERC 64 ... BELM 80 @ FGCU 85 ... LIP 85 @ STET 71 ... UNF 66 @ KENN 60
Big Sky: SAC 58 @ UMT 86 ... EWU 71 @ NAU 74 (OT) ... IDST 64 @ WEB 89 ... POST 61 @ NOCO 64
Big South: CHSO 37 @ CCU 47 ... HP 67 @ LIB 76
Great West: UTPA 59 @ NJIT 66 ... UVU 58 @ NDAK 74
Ivy League: BRWN 57 @ PRIN 54 ... CORN 88 @ DART 70 ... COLU 57 @ HARV 77 ... YALE 69 @ PENN 81
MEAC: HAMP 71 @ BETH 44 ... COPP 52 @ UMES 66 ... WSSU 50 @ NORF 74 ... HOW 67 @ FAMU 72 (OT)
Northeast: SH 68 @ SFPA 73 ... FDU 56 @ SFNY 55 ... MON 74 @ LIUB 83 ... BRY 45 @ MSM 74 ... CCSU 62 @ WAG 60 ... QUIN 87 @ RMU 79
Patriot League: NAVY 50 @ ARMY 69
Southern: UNCG 59 @ CITA 53 ... FURM 58 @ DAV 61 (OT) ... WOFF 82 @ GS 76 (OT) ... CHAT 54 @ SAMF 60
Southland: UTA 71 @ UCA 47 ... LAM 79 @ NWSU 82 ... TAMC 62 @ MCN 65 ... TXST 63 @ NICH 66 ... SFA 56 @ SELU 66 ... SAMH 90 @ UTSA 91 (OT)
Badlands: SDST 72 @ IPFW 78 ... NDST 81 @ OAK 88 ... SUU 61 @ IUPUI 77 ... UMKC 59 @ WIU 64
Sun Belt: UALR 65 @ NTEX 83 ... DEN 53 @ UNO 45 ... USA 54 @ MTSU 81 ... WKU 78 @ ARST 76 (OT) ... ULM 71 @ ULL 73 ... FAU 80 @ TROY 86
SWAC: JSU 84 @ GRAM 79 (OT) ... TXSO 44 @ MVSU 62 ... SOU 54 @ ALAM 65 ... PVAM 55 @ UAPB 57 (OT)
West Coast: GONZ 72 @ PEPP 54 ... SF 71 @ SCL 68 (OT) ... PORT 68 @ LMU 77 (OT)

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

1. Northern Iowa 102.547 ... 2. Butler 102.133 ... 3. Xavier 97.408 ... 4. Temple 96.264 ... 5. Richmond 93.286 ... 6. Utah State 93.059 ... 7. Dayton 90.202 ... 8. Rhode Island 90.024 ... 9. Saint Mary's 89.825 ... 10. Virginia Commonwealth 88.502

Game! Of! The! Night!

Lehigh at Lafayette (Patriot League)
Kirby Sports Center - Easton, PA
2:00 EST



LEH - 17-9 (8-3) [RPI: 167 State: 185] SOS: 300 Last 10: 7-3 Form: WWLWW PF/PA: 74.6/71.2
LAF - 15-11 (6-5) [RPI: 229 State: 231] SOS: 330 Last 10: 5-5 Form: LLLWL PF/PA: 72.8/72.2

Players to watch:
Lehigh - #3 C.J. McCollum Fr. G (17.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.9 apg)
Lafayette - #34 Jared Mintz Jr. F (15.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.9 apg)

Celebrating 100 Years - Lafayette (15-11, 6-5) hosts archrival Lehigh (17-9, 8-3) on Sunday in the 212th series meeting. The game will be televised live nationally by CBS College Sports. The Leopards are coming off a 78-67 loss to Bucknell on Wednesday while Lehigh beat Colgate 91-81. The 2009-10 season marks the 100th season of men's basketball. Lafayette's first season was 1900-01, but the school did not field a team from 1903-04 to 1912-13. Lafayette is celebrating 100 years on Sunday. All former players have been invited to return for the weekend and participate in events including a pre-game brunch and halftime recognition. (via Lafayette)

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#Pixelvision Picks (all times Eastern)

Atlantic 14: Dayton at Duquesne - 1:00 pm

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)
America East
Maryland-Baltimore County 3-24 (2-12) at Binghamton 11-17 (6-7) - 2:00 pm
Hartford 7-19 (5-8) at Maine 17-9 (9-4) - 2:00 pm

Atlantic 14
Dayton 18-7 (7-4) at Duquesne 14-12 (5-7) - 1:00 pm
Saint Bonaventure 10-14 (3-8) at La Salle 11-14 (3-8) - 4:00 pm
Saint Louis 17-8 (8-3) at Massachusetts 10-16 (4-8) - 4:00 pm

Atlantic Sun
South Carolina-Upstate 5-21 (5-12) at East Tennessee State 14-14 (10-7) - 4:00 pm

Patriot League
Colgate 8-17 (4-7) at Bucknell 12-15 (7-4) - 12:00 pm
American 8-18 (5-6) at Holy Cross 7-19 (4-7) - 2:00 pm
Lehigh 17-9 (8-3) at Lafayette 15-11 (6-5) - 2:00 pm