The Hoops National: February 22, 2010

Big Games

Atlantic 14: at Duquesne 73, Dayton 71
DUQ - 15-12 (6-7) [RPI: 98, State: 118] UD - 18-8 (7-5) [RPI: 37, State: 48]
Star of the Game: Eric Evans 14 Pts (6-9 FG, 2-2 FT)

Dukes Down Dayton, 73-71 - Damian Saunders, who scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half, hit a driving layup with 25.8 seconds left to help Duquesne (15-12, 6-7) to a 73-71 win over Dayton (18-8, 7-5) before the Dukes largest Palumbo Center crowd of the season. A total of 5,144 fans saw the Dukes post their third consecutive win and second in a row over an 18-win team. (via Duquesne)

Patriot League: at Lafayette 90, Lehigh 75
LAF - 16-11 (7-5) [RPI: 224, State: 229] LEH - 17-10 (8-4) [RPI: 167, State: 198]
Star of the Game: Ryan Willen 22 Pts (9-11 FG, 1-2 FT), 7 Reb, 4 Stl

Lafayette Takes Down Brown on Senior Day - A near capacity Kirby Sports Center crowd witnessed the Leopards hitting a season-high 16 three-pointers and a 90-75 win over Lehigh on Sunday afternoon. The nationally televised game featured four Leopards in double figures led by sophomore Ryan Willen with 22 points who hit 9-of-11 from the field and grabbed seven rebounds. (via Lafayette)
Top Performances

Gold: Ryan Willen, Lafayette - 22 Pts (9-11 FG, 1-2 FT), 7 Reb in 90-75 win vs. Lehigh
Silver: Mahamoud Jabbi, Binghamton - 20 Pts (8-11 FG, 4-4 FT), 11 Reb in 81-61 win vs. Maryland-Baltimore County
Bronze: Dylan Talley, Binghamton - 25 Pts (11-16 FG) in 81-61 win vs. Maryland-Baltimore County

Honorable mentions:
Patrick Behan, Bucknell - 24 Pts (11-14 FG, 2-2 FT), 9 Reb in 69-49 win vs. Colgate
Andrew Keister, Holy Cross - 15 Pts (7-13 FG, 1-3 FT), 18 Reb in 64-51 win vs. American
Chris Matthews, Saint Bonaventure - 21 Pts (7-14 FG) in 77-66 win at La Salle
Jeff Kari, Lafayette - 18 Pts (6-7 FG) in 90-75 win vs. Lehigh

Full Scoreboard

America East: UMBC 61 @ BING 81 ... HART 52 @ UME 66
Atlantic 14: UD 71 @ DUQ 73 ... BONA 77 @ LAS 66 ... SLU 69 @ MASS 56
Atlantic Sun: SCU 56 @ ETSU 63
Patriot League: AMER 51 @ HC 64 ... COLG 49 @ BUCK 69 ... LEH 75 @ LAF 90

Top Teams

America East: Stony Brook 20-7 (12-2) [RPI: 145 State: 134] ... Atlantic 14: Richmond 22-6 (11-2) [RPI: 28 State: 34] ... Atlantic Sun: Jacksonville 17-10 (13-5) [RPI: 130 State: 141] ... Big Sky: Weber State 18-8 (12-2) [RPI: 72 State: 85] ... Big South: Coastal Carolina 24-5 (13-3) [RPI: 136 State: 111] ... Big West: California-Santa Barbara 15-8 (10-3) [RPI: 95 State: 95] ... Colonial: Old Dominion 21-8 (13-3) [RPI: 42 State: 47] ... Great West: South Dakota 15-9 (6-1) [RPI: 232 State: 200] ... Horizon League: Butler 25-4 (17-0) [RPI: 16 State: 12] ... Independents: Seattle 13-14 (0-0) [RPI: 215 State: 184] ... Ivy League: Cornell 23-4 (9-1) [RPI: 49 State: 52] ... MEAC: Morgan State 20-9 (13-1) [RPI: 115 State: 131] ... Metro Atlantic: Siena 22-6 (15-1) [RPI: 36 State: 44] ... Mid-American: Kent State 20-8 (10-3) [RPI: 55 State: 70] ... Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa 24-3 (14-2) [RPI: 17 State: 10] ... Northeast: Robert Morris 19-10 (14-2) [RPI: 157 State: 182] ... Ohio Valley: Murray State 26-3 (16-0) [RPI: 78 State: 55] ... Patriot League: Lehigh 17-10 (8-4) [RPI: 167 State: 198] ... Southern: Wofford 21-8 (13-3) [RPI: 85 State: 83] ... Southland: Sam Houston State 19-6 (11-1) [RPI: 74 State: 87] ... Badlands: Oakland 22-8 (16-1) [RPI: 65 State: 104] ... Sun Belt: North Texas 19-8 (11-5) [RPI: 140 State: 125] ... SWAC: Jackson State 15-11 (13-1) [RPI: 219 State: 225] ... West Coast: Gonzaga 22-5 (10-2) [RPI: 26 State: 30] ... Western Athletic: Utah State 22-6 (11-2) [RPI: 33 State: 35]

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

1. Northern Iowa 102.997 ... 2. Butler 102.208 ... 3. Xavier 97.570 ... 4. Temple 96.217 ... 5. Richmond 93.153 ... 6. Utah State 93.124 ... 7. Saint Mary's 89.634 ... 8. Rhode Island 89.540 ... 9. Siena 88.621 ... 10. Virginia Commonwealth 88.431

Game! Of! The! Night!

Seattle at San Jose State
The Event Center - San Jose, CA
10:00 EST

SEA - 13-14 (0-0) [RPI: 215 State: 184] SOS: 252 Last 10: 6-4 Form: W W W W L PF/PA: 79.9/80.9
SJSU - 13-12 (5-7) [RPI: 122 State: 133] SOS: 121 Last 10: 5-5 Form: L L L L W PF/PA: 74.0/74.5

Players to watch:
Seattle - #45 Charles Garcia Jr. F (19.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.0 apg)
San Jose State - #2 Adrian Oliver Jr. G (22.3 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.8 apg)

Basketball State Preview/Box

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)

MEAC
South Carolina State 14-11 (9-5) at Norfolk State 8-17 (7-7) - 7:00 pm
Howard 7-21 (6-8) at Bethune-Cookman 14-13 (7-7) - 7:30 pm
Coppin State 7-18 (2-12) at Delaware State 14-10 (10-4) - 7:30 pm
Hampton 9-17 (6-8) at Florida A&M 7-19 (5-9) - 7:30 pm
Morgan State 20-9 (13-1) at Maryland-Eastern Shore 9-18 (7-7) - 7:30 pm
Winston-Salem State 9-15 (6-8) at North Carolina A&T 10-17 (6-8) - 8:00 pm

Southern
Appalachian State 17-11 (10-5) at Elon 8-19 (5-10) - 7:00 pm
Davidson 14-13 (9-6) at Chattanooga 13-15 (5-10) - 7:00 pm
Georgia Southern 7-21 (4-11) at Samford 11-16 (5-10) - 8:00 pm

SWAC
Prairie View A&M 13-11 (8-5) at Mississippi Valley State 8-19 (7-7) - 8:30 pm
Texas Southern 12-13 (8-5) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11-14 (11-3) - 8:30 pm
Southern 4-22 (2-12) at Alabama State 10-13 (7-5) - 8:30 pm
Alcorn State 1-25 (1-12) at Alabama A&M 9-12 (6-7) - 9:00 pm

Other
Longwood 11-17 (0-0) at James Madison 11-17 (4-12) - 7:00 pm
Seattle 13-14 (0-0) at San Jose State 13-12 (5-7) - 10:00 pm

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