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This Time of Year

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Empire

Challenge 11: Final Four Memories

By George, UConn is Dead

Butler and Us

Donning the Black and Gold

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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 26, 2010
February 26, 2010 8:47 am ET by The Robot


Big Games

Ohio Valley: at Morehead State 70, Murray State 65
MORE - 20-9 (14-3) [RPI: 98, State: 102] MURR - 26-4 (16-1) [RPI: 73, State: 57]

Star of the Game: Kenneth Faried 15 Pts (7-10 FG, 1-3 FT), 11 Reb

Hill's Clutch Three-Pointer Lifts Eagles to 70-65 Win Over Murray State Morehead State's Terrance Hill got an open look at a 3-pointer, and he made sure this one went in. Hill's triple from the left corner gave the Eagles a three-point lead with 39 seconds left and MSU held on to defeat Murray State 70-65 at Johnson Arena Thursday night. The win halted Murray State's nation-leading 17-game winning streak. The Eagles extended their OVC home winning streak to 17 games. The Eagles improved to 20-9 overall and 14-3 in the OVC, compiling back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in school history. The 14 wins also set a school standard for conference wins in a season. (via Morehead State)

Southern: at Wofford 74, College of Charleston 68
WOFF - 22-8 (14-3) [RPI: 84, State: 82] COFC - 19-10 (13-4) [RPI: 100, State: 119]
Star of the Game: Noah Dahlman 20 Pts (10-14 FG), 8 Reb, 3 Stl

Men's Basketball Claims SoCon Title - The Wofford men's basketball team claimed the regular season Southern Conference championship with a 74-68 win over College of Charleston on Thursday night at Benjamin Johnson Arena. In front of a sold-out crowd, the Terriers used a 14-0 run to take the lead in the first half and held on for the win. (via Wofford)

West Coast: at Portland 70, San Francisco 59
PORT - 18-9 (9-4) [RPI: 85, State: 62] SF - 12-16 (7-6) [RPI: 205, State: 191]
Star of the Game: Jared Stohl 22 Pts (7-11 FG, 2-2 FT), 4 Stl

Mitrovic, Stohl Lead Pilots Past Dons - Jared Stohl scored a game-high 22 points and Nemanja Mitrovic came off the bench for a career-high 20 points as the Portland Pilots fought off the San Francisco Dons 70-59 Thursday night at the Chiles Center.  The Pilots locked up third place in the West Coast Conference standings with the win and will receive a bye to the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament. The Dons lost for just the second time in the last seven games. (via Portland)
Other Games of Note

Atlantic Sun: at Jacksonville 65, Campbell 52
JAX - 18-10 (14-5) [RPI: 126, State: 132] CAMP - 18-10 (13-6) [RPI: 180, State: 155]
Star of the Game: Ayron Hardy 10 Pts (4-7 FG, 2-2 FT)

Men's hoops tops Campbell to clinch at least a share of the A-Sun title - The JU men's basketball team clinched at least a share of its second straight Atlantic Sun Conference title with a second half comeback, beating Campbell, 65-52, in front of 6,543 fans on MPS Group night at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. JU (18-10, 14-5 A-Sun) had four players score in double figures, led by the backcourt duo of Travis Cohn and Ben Smith - who each had 15 points apiece. (via Jacksonville)

Sun Belt: Western Kentucky 78, at Florida Atlantic 69 1
WKU - 18-12 (11-6) [RPI: 149, State: 142] FAU - 14-14 (10-7) [RPI: 196, State: 187]
Star of the Game: Jeremy Evans 19 Pts (7-9 FG, 5-5 FT), 17 Reb

Deja Vu: Toppers Pull Off Second-Straight Overtime Road Win - For the second time in as many games, Western Kentucky University (18-12, 11-5 SBC) needed overtime to notch an impressive road conference win, knocking off Florida Atlantic (14-14, 10-7 SBC) 78-69 at FAU Arena on Thursday night. It is the first time in 12 years that WKU has had to play back-to-back OT games, and the first time in Hilltopper history that they have won consecutive overtime road contests. (via Western Kentucky)

Sun Belt: at North Texas 65, Louisiana-Lafayette 57
NTEX - 20-8 (12-5) [RPI: 144, State: 120] ULL - 13-15 (10-7) [RPI: 233, State: 215]
Star of the Game: Tristan Thompson 16 Pts (6-8 FG, 4-4 FT)

Mean Green Basketball Wins Seventh Straight With 65-57 Victory Against ULL - The North Texas men's basketball team won its seventh straight game and captured its fourth straight 20-win season with a 65-57 victory against Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday night at the Super Pit. In front of the second-largest crowd of the season, the Mean Green continued its quest for a Sun Belt West Division crown and a first-round bye in the conference tournament with the win. NT is now 20-8 overall and 12-5 in the Sun Belt with one conference game remaining. The Mean Green has won seven of the last nine meetings against ULL but still trails in the series, 16-14. The Ragin' Cajuns fall to 13-15 and 10-7 in the conference. (via North Texas)

Top Performances

Gold: Drew Viney, Loyola Marymount - 35 Pts (13-18 FG, 5-5 FT), 8 Reb in 72-69 win at San Diego
Silver: Antonio Hanson, Georgia Southern - 39 Pts (13-20 FG, 4-4 FT) in 98-88 win vs. Elon
Bronze: Robert Covington, Tennessee State - 27 Pts (6-12 FG, 13-13 FT), 16 Reb in 74-67 win at Southeast Missouri

Honorable mentions:
Adnan Hodzic, Lipscomb - 24 Pts (11-19 FG, 2-2 FT), 20 Reb in 74-66 win vs. Kennesaw State
Jeremy Evans, Western Kentucky - 19 Pts (7-9 FG, 5-5 FT), 17 Reb in 78-69 win at Florida Atlantic
Mark Yelovich, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville - 28 Pts (8-13 FG, 9-13 FT), 6 Reb in 76-66 win vs. Hannibal LaGrange
Justin Rutty, Quinnipiac - 25 Pts (11-14 FG, 3-5 FT), 12 Reb in 82-63 win vs. Monmouth

Full Scoreboard

Atlantic Sun: SCU 59 @ FGCU 52 ... CAMP 52 @ JAX 65 ... ETSU 61 @ UNF 46 ... MERC 73 @ BELM 77 ... KENN 66 @ LIP 74
Big South: LIB 48 @ CCU 71 ... WINT 66 @ HP 71 ... PRES 58 @ RAD 75 ... VMI 85 @ CHSO 95
Big West: LBSU 68 @ UCD 65
Great West: SDAK 68 @ NJIT 58 ... NDAK 61 @ CST 71 ... UVU 48 @ HBU 61
Horizon League: UDM 65 @ CLST 54 ... WRIG 76 @ YSU 73 ... UWGB 71 @ UIC 78 ... UWM 63 @ LOYO 61
Northeast: RMU 76 @ WAG 55 ... SFPA 51 @ MSM 67 ... LIUB 65 @ CCSU 74 ... MON 63 @ QUIN 82 ... SFNY 69 @ BRY 60 (OT) ... FDU 64 @ SH 59 (OT)
Ohio Valley: UTM 60 @ EKU 84 ... MURR 65 @ MORE 70 ... APSU 73 @ EIU 83 ... TSU 74 @ SEMO 67
Southern: COFC 68 @ WOFF 74 ... ELON 88 @ GS 98 ... CITA 44 @ FURM 59 ... SAMF 44 @ WCU 61 ... CHAT 74 @ APST 80
Badlands: IUPUI 66 @ NDST 52 ... WIU 53 @ SDST 66 ... CENT 69 @ UMKC 83 ... ORU 85 @ SUU 65
Sun Belt: WKU 78 @ FAU 69 (OT) ... TROY 76 @ UALR 73 ... ULL 57 @ NTEX 65 ... MTSU 74 @ FIU 71 ... UNO 56 @ ARST 63 ... DEN 52 @ USA 54
West Coast: SF 59 @ PORT 70 ... PEPP 49 @ SMC 76 ... LMU 72 @ USD 69 ... SCL 51 @ GONZ 88
Western Athletic: BOIS 72 @ LTU 59 ... NEV 83 @ SJSU 79 ... USU 61 @ HAW 50
Other: NCC 69 @ LONG 83 ... NOND1 66 @ SIUE 76

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

1. Butler 102.176 ... 2. Northern Iowa 99.615 ... 3. Xavier 98.319 ... 4. Temple 97.238 ... 5. Richmond 93.274 ... 6. Utah State 92.918 ... 7. Rhode Island 89.469 ... 8. Saint Mary's 89.047 ... 9. Siena 88.525 ... 10. Old Dominion 88.314

Game! Of! The! Night!

Princeton at Cornell (Ivy League)
Newman Arena - Ithaca, NY
7:00 EST



PRIN - 16-7 (7-2) [RPI: 164 State: 116] SOS: 303 Last 10: 8-2 Form: WLWWL PF/PA: 59.4/52.7
CORN - 23-4 (9-1) [RPI: 49 State: 52] SOS: 183 Last 10: 9-1 Form: WLWWW PF/PA: 75.7/64.0

Players to watch:
Princeton - #33 Dan Mavraides Jr. G (12.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.6 apg)
Cornell - #1 Jeff Foote Sr. C (12.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.2 apg)

Big Red Attempts to Give Seniors Proper Send-Off The senior class of Louis Dale, Jeff Foote, Jon Jaques, Geoff Reeves, Pete Reynolds, Alex Tyler, Andre Wilkins and Ryan Wittman has already accomplished quite a bit. With an 82-32 record overall and a 43-9 mark in Ivy action heading into the weekend, the group of eight is not only one of the largest in school history, but it has had more success than any other group. Two wins this weekend would send the team off with at least a share of its third consecutive Ivy League title. No conference school other than Penn or Princeton has accomplished that feat. (via Cornell)

Basketball State Preview/Box

#Pixelvision Picks (all times Eastern)

Metro Atlantic: Siena at Rider - 7:00 pm
Horizon League: Butler at Valparaiso - 9:00 pm

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)

Big Sky
Weber State 18-8 (12-2) at Eastern Washington 8-20 (4-10) - 10:05 pm
Idaho State 7-20 (4-10) at Portland State 10-17 (5-9) - 10:05 pm
Northern Arizona 13-13 (7-8) at Sacramento State 9-19 (3-11) - 10:05 pm

Horizon League
Butler 25-4 (17-0) at Valparaiso 15-15 (10-7) - 9:00 pm

Ivy League
Princeton 16-7 (7-2) at Cornell 23-4 (9-1) - 7:00 pm
Yale 10-17 (4-6) at Dartmouth 5-19 (1-9) - 7:00 pm
Brown 10-17 (4-6) at Harvard 18-6 (7-3) - 7:00 pm
Pennsylvania 5-18 (4-5) at Columbia 9-15 (3-7) - 7:00 pm

Metro Atlantic
Canisius 13-15 (7-9) at Loyola (Md.) 12-15 (5-11) - 7:00 pm
Siena 22-6 (15-1) at Rider 15-14 (8-8) - 7:00 pm
Saint Peter's 15-12 (10-6) at Marist 1-26 (1-15) - 7:30 pm
Iona 20-8 (11-5) at Fairfield 18-9 (11-5) - 7:30 pm
Niagara 16-13 (8-8) at Manhattan 10-17 (4-12) - 7:30 pm

Other
Carver at Savannah State 10-15 (0-0) - 7:00 pm