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The Hoops National: March 3, 2010
March 3, 2010 8:02 am ET by The Robot
NOTE: The Hoops National will only cover regular-season games for the remainder of the week.

Games of Note

at Gonzaga 78, Cal State Bakersfield 59
GONZ - 25-5 (12-2) [RPI: 30, State: 33] CSB - 7-22 (0-0) [RPI: 321, State: 295]
Star of the Game: Matt Bouldin 15 Pts (5-11 FG, 3-3 FT), 6 Reb

No. 18 Gonzaga Defeats Cal State Bakersfield, 78-59 - As a tuneup for this weekend's West Coast Conference tournament, No. 18 Gonzaga's win over Cal State Bakersfield was just right. Matt Bouldin scored 15 points and everyone on the roster played as the Bulldogs beat Bakersfield 78-59 on Tuesday night in a game that wasn't as close as the final score. Bol Kong scored 13 points and Robert Sacre added 10 for the Bulldogs (25-5), who had already wrapped up their 10th consecutive WCC title and a bye into Sunday's semifinals of the league tournament. (via Gonzaga)

at Seattle 93, Portland State 80
SEA - 16-14 (0-0) [RPI: 205, State: 173] POST - 12-18 (7-9) [RPI: 226, State: 209]
Star of the Game: Charles Garcia 20 Pts (7-10 FG, 6-6 FT), 10 Reb

Seattle University Men's Basketball Clinches Winning Season With 93-80 Victory - In front of the largest crowd to see a Seattle University home men's basketball game this season, five players scored in double figures as the Redhawks clinched its fifth consecutive winning season with a 93-80 victory over Portland State Tuesday night at KeyArena at Seattle Center. Charles Garcia (Los Angeles, Calif.) notched his 11th double-double of the season, leading SeattleU with 20 points and 10 rebounds on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 6-of-6 shooting from the free throw line. Cervante Burrell (Sacramento, Calif.) finished with 18 points and seven rebounds. (via Seattle)
Top Performances

Gold: Charles Garcia, Seattle - 20 Pts (7-10 FG, 6-6 FT), 10 Reb in 93-80 win vs. Portland State
Silver: Cervante Burrell, Seattle - 18 Pts (6-10 FG, 5-8 FT), 7 Reb in 93-80 win vs. Portland State
Bronze: Robin Smeulders, Portland - 12 Pts (6-9 FG), 9 Reb in 72-49 win vs. Lewis & Clark

Honorable mentions:
T.J Campbell, Portland - 10 Pts (4-8 FG), 9 Reb in 72-49 win vs. Lewis & Clark
Chris Gweth, Seattle - 13 Pts (4-7 FG, 3-4 FT) in 93-80 win vs. Portland State

Full Scoreboard

Other: CSB 59 @ GONZ 78 ... NOND1 49 @ PORT 72 ... POST 80 @ SEA 93

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

1. Butler 102.513 ... 2. Northern Iowa 99.910 ... 3. Xavier 98.718 ... 4. Temple 97.847 ... 5. Utah State 93.409 ... 6. Richmond 91.698 ... 7. Old Dominion 88.923 ... 8. Siena 88.700 ... 9. Saint Mary's 88.621 ... 10. Rhode Island 86.523

Game! Of! The! Night!

Temple at Saint Louis (Atlantic 14)
Chaifetz Arena - St Louis, MO
8:00 EST



TU - 24-5 (12-2) [RPI: 19 State: 21] SOS: 69 Last 10: 8-2 Form: WWWWW PF/PA: 65.5/57.0
SLU - 19-9 (10-4) [RPI: 86 State: 71] SOS: 122 Last 10: 7-3 Form: WWWLW PF/PA: 64.0/59.6

Players to watch:
Temple - #24 Lavoy Allen Jr. F (11.5 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 2.4 apg)
Saint Louis - #33 Willie Reed So. F (11.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 0.8 apg)

#16/20 Temple Travels To Saint Louis For Key A-14 Game - ST. LOUIS-The #16/20 Temple Owls make their first trip to the newest venue in the Atlantic 14 Conference when they take on the red-hot Saint Louis Billikens at Chaifetz Arena Wednesday night (8:00 p.m./ET). The game will be broadcast live on 950 AM ESPN Radio and DIRECTV subscribers can view the contest on channel 671 (671.1 on HD). > (via Temple)

Basketball State Preview/Box

Today's Full Schedule (all times Eastern)

Atlantic 14
Xavier 21-7 (12-2) at Fordham 2-24 (0-14) - 7:00 pm
Charlotte 19-9 (9-5) at Rhode Island 20-7 (8-6) - 7:00 pm
Duquesne 15-13 (6-8) at Saint Bonaventure 13-14 (6-8) - 7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's 9-19 (3-11) at George Washington 16-11 (6-8) - 7:00 pm
Massachusetts 10-18 (4-10) at La Salle 11-17 (3-11) - 7:00 pm
Temple 24-5 (12-2) at Saint Louis 19-9 (10-4) - 8:00 pm

Big West
California-Santa Barbara 17-9 (11-4) at California-Irvine 13-16 (5-9) - 10:00 pm

Southland
Stephen F. Austin 21-7 (10-4) at Central Arkansas 8-20 (2-12) - 8:00 pm
Nicholls State 9-18 (5-9) at Texas-Arlington 16-11 (8-6) - 8:00 pm
Sam Houston State 21-6 (13-1) at Northwestern State 10-17 (5-9) - 8:00 pm
Texas State 13-15 (7-7) at Texas-San Antonio 18-9 (8-6) - 8:00 pm
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 14-14 (8-6) at Lamar 14-16 (5-9) - 8:05 pm
McNeese State 10-18 (5-9) at Southeastern Louisiana 16-11 (8-6) - 8:30 pm

Other
Chicago State 8-21 (3-8) at Northwestern 18-11 (7-10) - 8:00 pm