The Hoops National: February 27, 2010

Big Games

Ivy League: at Cornell 50, Princeton 47
CORN - 24-4 (10-1) [RPI: 48, State: 52] PRIN - 16-8 (7-3) [RPI: 161, State: 120]
Star of the Game: Jeff Foote 19 Pts (6-7 FG, 7-8 FT)

Men's Basketball Tops Princeton, 50-47 - Cornell fought off a feisty Princeton team to claim its fourth straight victory, a 50-47 win over the Tigers on Friday night at Newman Arena. The Big Red never trailed while improving to 24-4 overall and 10-1 in the Ivy League. Princeton fell to 16-8 (7-3 Ivy). Senior center Jeff Foote led the Big Red with 19 points, while classmate Ryan Wittman added 12 points, half coming on a perfect 6-for-6 effort from the foul line. Wittman converted two free throws with 2.8 seconds left to account for the final margin leaving the Tigers with the challenge of inbounding the pass and getting in position for a desperation 3-point attemp which did not come close. (via Cornell)

Horizon League: Butler 74, at Valparaiso 69
BUTL - 26-4 (18-0) [RPI: 16, State: 11] VALP - 15-16 (10-8) [RPI: 169, State: 181]
Star of the Game: Shelvin Mack 16 Pts (6-11 FG, 1-2 FT), 3 Stl

Butler Completes Unbeaten League Season - Senior Willie Veasley scored a career-high 20 points and Butler pulled away in the second half to hand host Valparaiso a 74-69 setback and become the first team in Horizon League history to finish with an 18-0 record. The win lifted the #15/10 Bulldogs to 26-4 on the season. (via Butler)

Big Sky: Weber State 85, at Eastern Washington 57
WEB - 19-8 (13-2) [RPI: 70, State: 81] EWU - 8-21 (4-11) [RPI: 275, State: 290]
Star of the Game: Damian Lillard 18 Pts (6-10 FG, 3-4 FT), 7 Reb, 4 Stl

Weber State Sews Up Regular Season Title For Its Own With An 85-57 Win At Eastern Washington On Friday Night - Weber State head men's basketball coach, Randy Rahe, knew his team was facing an Eastern Washington team battling for its playoff life for the Big Sky Tournament and focused all week in getting his team mentally prepared. Turns out they were fine all along as the Wildcats placed four players in double figure scoring and held the Eagles to just 17-59 (.288) shooting in an 85-57 win Friday night in Cheney, Washington.(via Weber State)
Other Games of Note

Metro Atlantic: Siena 80, at Rider 54
SIE - 23-6 (16-1) [RPI: 36, State: 41] RID - 15-15 (8-9) [RPI: 155, State: 212]
Star of the Game: Ryan Rossiter 14 Pts (6-9 FG, 2-2 FT), 13 Reb

Saints Fire on All Cylinders, Drill Rider 80-54 - One week before the MAAC Tournament opens on its home court, Siena served notice with its most impressive effort of the year in a lopsided 80-54 bludgeoning of Rider in Lawrenceville Friday night on ESPNU. Edwin Ubiles dazzled the NBA scouts in attendance, scoring 21 points in out-playing fellow senior draft prospect Ryan Thompson from start to finish. (via Siena)

Metro Atlantic: at Fairfield 71, Iona 54
FAIR - 19-9 (12-5) [RPI: 106, State: 113] IONA - 20-9 (11-6) [RPI: 87, State: 97]
Star of the Game: Anthony Johnson 28 Pts (11-14 FG, 6-8 FT), 12 Reb

Men's Basketball Takes Second Place With 71-54 Win Over Iona - Anthony Johnson scored a career-high 28 points and added 12 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season, leading the Fairfield University men's basketball team to a 71-54 win over Iona College at the Arena at Harbor Yard. Johnson has registered a double-double in four straight games. (via Fairfield)

Top Performances

Gold: Anthony Johnson, Fairfield - 28 Pts (11-14 FG, 6-8 FT), 12 Reb in 71-54 win vs. Iona
Silver: Brandyn Curry, Harvard - 21 Pts (8-10 FG, 1-1 FT) in 91-71 win vs. Brown
Bronze: Dominic Waters, Portland State - 29 Pts (10-17 FG, 5-5 FT) in 98-63 win vs. Idaho State

Honorable mentions:
Melvin Jones, Portland State - 22 Pts (7-13 FG, 3-4 FT) in 98-63 win vs. Idaho State
Ryan Rossiter, Siena - 14 Pts (6-9 FG, 2-2 FT), 13 Reb in 80-54 win at Rider
Jeff Foote, Cornell - 19 Pts (6-7 FG, 7-8 FT) in 50-47 win vs. Princeton
Damian Lillard, Weber State - 18 Pts (6-10 FG, 3-4 FT), 7 Reb in 85-57 win at Eastern Washington
Full Scoreboard

Big Sky: WEB 85 @ EWU 57 ... IDST 63 @ POST 98 ... NAU 73 @ SAC 59
Horizon League: BUTL 74 @ VALP 69
Ivy League: PRIN 47 @ CORN 50 ... YALE 55 @ DART 45 ... BRWN 71 @ HARV 91 ... PENN 55 @ COLU 56
Metro Atlantic: CANI 74 @ LMD 62 ... SIE 80 @ RID 54 ... SPC 62 @ MAR 39 ... IONA 54 @ FAIR 71 ... NIAG 74 @ MAN 72
Other: 68 @ SVST 94

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

1. Butler 102.536 ... 2. Northern Iowa 99.612 ... 3. Xavier 98.330 ... 4. Temple 97.289 ... 5. Richmond 93.279 ... 6. Utah State 92.798 ... 7. Siena 89.757 ... 8. Rhode Island 89.523 ... 9. Saint Mary's 88.894 ... 10. Old Dominion 88.299

Game! Of! The! Night!

Virginia Commonwealth at Old Dominion (Colonial)
Constant Convocation Center - Norfolk, VA
4:00 EST

VCU - 20-7 (11-6) [RPI: 62 State: 47] SOS: 148 Last 10: 7-3 Form: L L W W W PF/PA: 76.2/66.0
ODU - 22-8 (14-3) [RPI: 42 State: 46] SOS: 87 Last 10: 7-3 Form: W W W L W PF/PA: 66.8/56.5

Players to watch:
Virginia Commonwealth - #1 Larry Sanders Jr. C (15.1 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.0 apg)
Old Dominion - #12 Gerald Lee Sr. C (14.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.3 apg)

Monarchs Host VCU In Sold Out CAA Battle - The ODU Monarchs (22-8/14-3) host the Rams of VCU (20-7/11-6) at the Ted Constant Convocation Center Saturday at 4 p.m. This is the fifth straight ODU-VCU sellout at the Ted and sixth overall in nine years. The Monarchs have won 22 consecutive home games dating back to last season. The streak is the third longest in the country. ODU last lost at home on Jan. 24, 2009 to Northeastern. The Monarchs then closed the 2009-10 season with eight straight wins, including three wins at home during the CIT Tournament. The Monarchs are a perfect 14-0 at home this season. (via Old Dominion)

Basketball State Preview/Box

#Pixelvision Picks (all times Eastern)

Colonial: Northeastern at George Mason - 12:00 pm
Missouri Valley: Illinois State at Northern Iowa - 8:05 pm

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)

America East
Maine 19-9 (11-4) at Boston University 16-12 (10-5) - 2:30 pm

Atlantic 14
Rhode Island 20-6 (8-5) at Saint Bonaventure 12-14 (5-8) - 2:00 pm
Charlotte 19-8 (9-4) at George Washington 15-11 (5-8) - 6:00 pm
Massachusetts 10-17 (4-9) at Dayton 18-9 (7-6) - 7:00 pm
Duquesne 15-12 (6-7) at Saint Louis 18-9 (9-4) - 8:00 pm

Atlantic Sun
East Tennessee State 16-14 (12-7) at Jacksonville 18-10 (14-5) - 2:00 pm
Mercer 14-15 (10-9) at Lipscomb 16-12 (13-6) - 6:00 pm
Campbell 18-10 (13-6) at North Florida 13-16 (8-11) - 7:00 pm
South Carolina-Upstate 6-22 (6-13) at Stetson 6-22 (4-15) - 7:00 pm
Kennesaw State 12-18 (7-12) at Belmont 18-11 (13-6) - 8:15 pm

Big Sky
Montana State 14-13 (9-6) at Montana 19-8 (10-5) - 9:00 pm
Idaho State 7-21 (4-11) at Eastern Washington 8-21 (4-11) - 10:05 pm
Northern Colorado 23-6 (11-4) at Sacramento State 9-20 (3-12) - 10:05 pm

Big South
Virginia Military Institute 10-17 (5-12) at Coastal Carolina 25-5 (14-3) - 2:00 pm
Winthrop 16-12 (12-5) at Radford 17-11 (12-5) - 4:00 pm
Gardner-Webb 8-20 (5-12) at North Carolina-Asheville 12-15 (10-7) - 4:30 pm
Presbyterian 5-25 (2-15) at High Point 14-14 (9-8) - 7:00 pm
Liberty 14-15 (9-8) at Charleston Southern 13-15 (7-10) - 7:30 pm

Big West
California-Santa Barbara 17-8 (11-3) at Cal Poly 10-17 (6-8) - 10:00 pm
Long Beach State 14-14 (7-7) at Pacific 17-9 (9-3) - 10:00 pm

Colonial
Northeastern 18-11 (13-4) at George Mason 17-12 (12-5) - 12:00 pm
Delaware 7-22 (3-14) at Towson 8-20 (5-12) - 4:00 pm
Georgia State 12-18 (5-12) at Hofstra 17-13 (9-8) - 4:00 pm
Virginia Commonwealth 20-7 (11-6) at Old Dominion 22-8 (14-3) - 4:00 pm
Drexel 15-15 (10-7) at James Madison 12-18 (4-13) - 7:00 pm
William & Mary 19-9 (11-6) at North Carolina-Wilmington 9-20 (5-12) - 8:00 pm

Great West
North Dakota 8-19 (5-4) at New Jersey Tech 8-17 (3-5) - 4:00 pm
South Dakota 16-9 (7-1) at Chicago State 8-20 (3-7) - 5:30 pm
Texas-Pan American 4-24 (3-6) at Houston Baptist 8-19 (7-2) - 8:35 pm

Horizon League
Wright State 19-10 (12-5) at Cleveland State 14-16 (9-8) - 2:00 pm
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 17-13 (9-8) at Illinois-Chicago 8-20 (3-14) - 2:00 pm
Detroit 17-13 (8-9) at Youngstown State 8-20 (2-15) - 2:05 pm
Wisconsin-Green Bay 19-11 (10-7) at Loyola (Ill.) 14-14 (5-12) - 4:00 pm

Ivy League
Pennsylvania 5-19 (4-6) at Cornell 24-4 (10-1) - 7:00 pm
Brown 10-18 (4-7) at Dartmouth 5-20 (1-10) - 7:00 pm
Yale 11-17 (5-6) at Harvard 19-6 (8-3) - 7:00 pm
Princeton 16-8 (7-3) at Columbia 10-15 (4-7) - 7:00 pm

MEAC
Bethune-Cookman 15-13 (8-7) at South Carolina State 14-12 (9-6) - 4:00 pm
North Carolina A&T 10-18 (6-9) at Coppin State 7-19 (2-13) - 4:00 pm
Norfolk State 9-17 (8-7) at Morgan State 21-9 (14-1) - 4:00 pm
Maryland-Eastern Shore 9-19 (7-8) at Howard 7-22 (6-9) - 4:00 pm
Florida A&M 7-20 (5-10) at Winston-Salem State 11-15 (7-8) - 4:00 pm
Delaware State 15-10 (11-4) at Hampton 10-17 (7-8) - 6:00 pm

Mid-American
Western Michigan 15-13 (7-7) at Central Michigan 13-14 (7-7) - 12:00 pm
Northern Illinois 9-18 (5-9) at Eastern Michigan 15-13 (7-7) - 2:00 pm
Akron 21-8 (11-3) at Bowling Green 14-13 (6-8) - 2:30 pm
Ball State 15-12 (8-6) at Toledo 3-26 (0-14) - 7:00 pm
Miami (Oh.) 12-16 (8-6) at Kent State 21-8 (11-3) - 7:00 pm
Ohio 16-13 (6-8) at Buffalo 16-10 (8-6) - 7:00 pm

Missouri Valley
Southern Illinois 15-13 (6-11) at Wichita State 22-8 (11-6) - 1:05 pm
Missouri State 19-10 (8-9) at Indiana State 16-13 (8-9) - 2:05 pm
Bradley 15-13 (9-8) at Creighton 15-14 (9-8) - 3:05 pm
Evansville 8-20 (2-15) at Drake 13-17 (7-10) - 5:05 pm
Illinois State 21-8 (11-6) at Northern Iowa 24-4 (14-3) - 8:05 pm

Northeast
Long Island 12-16 (10-7) at Central Connecticut State 11-17 (8-9) - 1:00 pm
Saint Francis (NY) 11-17 (8-9) at Bryant 1-28 (1-16) - 3:30 pm
Robert Morris 20-10 (15-2) at Mount Saint Mary's 14-14 (11-6) - 4:00 pm
Sacred Heart 13-15 (6-11) at Monmouth 12-17 (8-9) - 7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) 11-17 (9-8) at Wagner 4-26 (2-15) - 7:00 pm
Quinnipiac 20-8 (14-3) at Fairleigh Dickinson 11-19 (10-7) - 7:30 pm

Ohio Valley
Tennessee State 9-21 (6-11) at Eastern Illinois 17-11 (10-7) - 7:00 pm
Murray State 26-4 (16-1) at Eastern Kentucky 20-10 (11-6) - 7:00 pm
Tennessee-Martin 4-24 (1-16) at Morehead State 20-9 (14-3) - 7:30 pm
Jacksonville State 11-17 (7-10) at Tennessee Tech 13-16 (7-10) - 8:30 pm
Austin Peay 16-14 (10-7) at Southeast Missouri 7-22 (3-14) - 8:45 pm

Patriot League
Lafayette 17-11 (8-5) at American 9-19 (6-7) - 4:00 pm
Navy 13-15 (7-6) at Colgate 9-18 (5-8) - 4:00 pm
Bucknell 13-16 (8-5) at Army 14-13 (4-9) - 7:00 pm
Holy Cross 8-20 (5-8) at Lehigh 18-10 (9-4) - 7:35 pm

Southern
Samford 11-18 (5-12) at Appalachian State 19-11 (12-5) - 3:00 pm
Chattanooga 14-16 (6-11) at Western Carolina 20-10 (10-7) - 3:00 pm
College of Charleston 19-10 (13-4) at Furman 13-15 (7-10) - 4:00 pm
The Citadel 16-14 (9-8) at Wofford 22-8 (14-3) - 7:00 pm
Davidson 15-14 (10-7) at Elon 8-21 (5-12) - 7:00 pm

Southland
Texas State 12-15 (6-7) at Northwestern State 10-16 (5-8) - 3:00 pm
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 14-13 (8-5) at Stephen F. Austin 20-7 (9-4) - 3:00 pm
Nicholls State 9-17 (5-8) at McNeese State 9-18 (4-9) - 4:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana 15-11 (7-6) at Central Arkansas 8-19 (2-11) - 5:00 pm
Texas-Arlington 16-10 (8-5) at Sam Houston State 20-6 (12-1) - 8:00 pm
Texas-San Antonio 17-9 (7-6) at Lamar 14-15 (5-8) - 8:05 pm

Badlands
IUPU-Fort Wayne 15-13 (9-8) at Oakland 22-8 (16-1) - 6:00 pm
Oral Roberts 18-12 (12-5) at Missouri-Kansas City 12-16 (6-11) - 8:05 pm
IUPUI 21-9 (14-3) at South Dakota State 14-14 (10-7) - 8:30 pm
Western Illinois 13-15 (6-11) at North Dakota State 10-17 (7-10) - 8:30 pm
Centenary 8-20 (3-14) at Southern Utah 6-22 (2-15) - 9:30 pm

Sun Belt
North Texas 20-8 (12-5) at Louisiana-Monroe 11-17 (6-11) - 2:00 pm
Louisiana-Lafayette 13-15 (10-7) at Denver 16-12 (9-8) - 7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee 18-12 (12-5) at Florida Atlantic 14-14 (10-7) - 7:00 pm
New Orleans 8-20 (3-14) at Arkansas-Little Rock 7-21 (3-14) - 8:00 pm
Western Kentucky 18-12 (11-6) at Florida International 7-23 (4-13) - 8:00 pm
Troy 17-11 (12-5) at Arkansas State 16-12 (11-6) - 8:05 pm

SWAC
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 12-14 (12-3) at Grambling State 6-16 (4-10) - 5:00 pm
Alabama State 12-13 (9-5) at Texas Southern 12-14 (8-6) - 5:30 pm
Southern 4-23 (2-13) at Alcorn State 1-27 (1-14) - 5:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State 8-20 (7-8) at Jackson State 15-11 (13-1) - 6:30 pm
Alabama A&M 10-12 (7-7) at Prairie View A&M 14-11 (9-5) - 8:30 pm

West Coast
San Francisco 12-16 (7-6) at Gonzaga 23-5 (11-2) - 8:00 pm
Loyola Marymount 16-13 (7-6) at Saint Mary's 23-5 (10-3) - 9:00 pm
Pepperdine 7-22 (3-10) at San Diego 9-20 (2-11) - 9:00 pm
Santa Clara 11-19 (3-10) at Portland 18-9 (9-4) - 11:00 pm

Western Athletic
Idaho 12-14 (4-9) at Louisiana Tech 21-7 (8-5) - 8:00 pm
Boise State 13-15 (3-10) at New Mexico State 18-9 (10-3) - 9:00 pm
Fresno State 14-15 (6-7) at San Jose State 13-14 (5-8) - 10:00 pm
Nevada 17-10 (9-4) at Hawaii 9-18 (2-11) - 11:59 pm

Other
Seattle 14-14 (0-0) at Cal State Bakersfield 7-20 (0-0) - 10:10 pm

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