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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: March 2, 2010
March 2, 2010 8:30 am ET by The Robot
NOTE: The Hoops National will only cover regular-season games for the remainder of the week.

Big Games

Western Athletic: at Utah State 76, Fresno State 39
USU - 24-6 (13-2) [RPI: 33, State: 32] FRES - 14-17 (6-9) [RPI: 199, State: 191]
Star of the Game: Tai Wesley 21 Pts (10-13 FG, 1-2 FT), 7 Reb

Aggies Clinch Share Of WAC Title With 76-39 Blasting Of Bulldogs Monday - A 22-0 run to open the game paved the way for Utah State's 76-39 blasting of the Bulldogs from Fresno State Monday in men's basketball action at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum as USU won a share of its third-straight Western Athletic Conference regular season title. Monday was also the Aggies' 14th straight victory. USU's winning streak is its longest of the season and the second-longest in the country behind Butler's 18 in a row. It is also the fourth-longest in school history. The Aggies have also won 18 of their last 20 games to improve to 24-6 overall and 13-2 in WAC play. (via Utah State)

SWAC: at Jackson State 57, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54
JSU - 17-11 (15-1) [RPI: 216, State: 216] UAPB - 13-15 (13-4) [RPI: 193, State: 220]
Star of the Game: De'Suan Dixon 10 Pts (4-9 FG, 1-5 FT), 10 Reb, 2 Stl

Tigers clinch SWAC regular season title - The Jackson State men's basketball team earned a hard-fought victory and won its first Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season title by beating the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 57-54 Monday night at the Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center. The win marks the first regular season conference title since the 1995-96 season. (via Jackson State)
Other Games of Note

SWAC: Alabama State 52, at Prairie View A&M 43
ALST - 14-13 (11-5) [RPI: 288, State: 237] PVAM - 15-12 (10-6) [RPI: 251, State: 241]
Star of the Game: Menji Mundadi 12 Pts (3-8 FG, 5-6 FT), 9 Reb

ASU Wins Fifth Straight 52-43 Over Prairie View A&M - In a game featuring tough defense, the Alabama State University men's basketball team edged Prairie View A&M, 52-43, Monday night at William Nicks Fieldhouse. The win marked the Hornets (14-13, 11-5 SWAC) fifth consecutive win and avenged a one-point loss to Prairie View (15-12, 10-6 SWAC) earlier this season. The victory also gave ASU sole possession of third-place in the SWAC standings heading into the final weekend of the regular season. (via Alabama State)

Top Performances

Gold: Ben Stywall, North Carolina-Greensboro - 30 Pts (12-15 FG, 6-10 FT), 11 Reb in 81-79 win vs. Georgia Southern
Silver: Tai Wesley, Utah State - 21 Pts (10-13 FG, 1-2 FT), 7 Reb in 76-39 win vs. Fresno State
Bronze: Kyle O'Quinn, Norfolk State - 14 Pts (6-9 FG, 1-4 FT), 19 Reb in 67-57 win at Coppin State

Honorable mentions:
Tim Price, Texas Southern - 21 Pts (9-13 FG, 2-3 FT), 10 Reb in 98-57 win vs. Alabama A&M
Reggie Holmes, Morgan State - 32 Pts (11-22 FG, 2-2 FT) in 81-67 win vs. North Carolina A&T
Jason Flagler, South Carolina State - 26 Pts (11-14 FG, 4-5 FT) in 91-65 win vs. Florida A&M

Full Scoreboard

MEAC: BETH 66 @ WSSU 45 ... NORF 67 @ COPP 57 ... FAMU 65 @ SCST 91 ... NCAT 67 @ MORG 81
Southern: GS 79 @ UNCG 81
SWAC: UAPB 54 @ JSU 57 ... MVSU 65 @ GRAM 61 ... ALST 52 @ PVAM 43 ... ALAM 57 @ TXSO 98
Western Athletic: FRES 39 @ USU 76
Other: LONG 81 @ HAMP 95

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

1. Butler 102.519 ... 2. Northern Iowa 99.885 ... 3. Xavier 98.722 ... 4. Temple 97.855 ... 5. Utah State 93.107 ... 6. Richmond 91.712 ... 7. Old Dominion 88.884 ... 8. Siena 88.700 ... 9. Saint Mary's 88.612 ... 10. Rhode Island 86.522

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)

Other
Cal State Bakersfield 7-21 (0-0) at Gonzaga 24-5 (12-2) - 9:00 pm
at Portland 19-9 (10-4) - 10:00 pm
Portland State 12-17 (7-9) at Seattle 15-14 (0-0) - 11:00 pm