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Tourney Central 3/12/2011 (Day 12)
March 12, 2011 9:18 am ET by Kyle Whelliston

Bullet Points

    A hearty 'Ray' for Bucknell, winners of the Patriot League for the first time since the mid-decade golden years. It was the beginning of the final chapter of Championship Fortnight 2011, a weekend that will conclude all remaining business before Selection Sunday. There are no fewer than 10 games on Saturday with autobid implications.
    The Atlantic 14 bracket was turned inside out when Dayton deleted Xavier and Saint Joseph's snuffed out Duquesne. This sets up a semifinal between the Nos. 9 and 12 seeds in that tourney. Xavier was not the only top seed to leave town on Friday. Both HBCU No. 1 seeds were eliminated: Bethune-Cookman was forced to the NIT by defending MEAC champions Morgan State, and the SWAC's Texas Southern was taken out by Alabama State.With the exception of the Atlantic 14, every game today is a championship. After a week off, Boston University and Stony Brook will settle things in the America East. Big West top seed Long Beach State will take on last year's champions, UC Santa Barbara. In Conference USA, No. 4 Memphis will play No. 3 and host UTEP. No. 4 Morgan State will play No. 2 Hampton in the MEAC, and there's a one-two tilt in the WAC: Utah State and Boise State.Very low seeds will attempt to undo regular seasons full of struggles. The No. 6 Akron Zips will try to upset top seed Kent State in the Mid-American. Another six, the Grambling, will attempt to erase its history as the only SWAC team not to represent the conference at the NCAA's. The No. 7 in the Southland, Texas-San Antonio, will battle No. 1 McNeese State.And don't forget the non-NCAA Tournament battle in the Great West between the two Dakota schools. We also have surprise visitors to Tourney Central today. Harvard and Princeton will play a one-game sudden death eliminator to decide the Ivy League.

Brackets

Atlantic 8



[9] Dayton 68, [1] Xavier 67
Star of the Game: Chris Johnson 12 Pts (4-7 FG, 2-2 FT), 10 Reb, 2 Stl
Fabrizius' Two Free Throws Helps UD Down No. 18/20 Xavier 68-67 - Two free throws by Luke Fabrizius with 5.8 seconds remaining in regulation helped the Dayton Flyers upset the No. 18/20 Xavier Musketeers 68-67 in the 2011 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinals. Chris Wright had 15 points, Chris Johnson had a double-double with 12 points and 10 boards and Paul Williams scored 14 as UD improved to 21-12 overall. A couple of streaks were broken. It's the Flyers first win over Xavier since 1990 in a conference tournament. The win is also UD's first outside of Dayton since 1981 over the Musketeers. ... via Dayton

[12] Saint Joseph's 93, [4] Duquesne 90 (OT)
Star of the Game: Carl Jones 28 Pts (7-13 FG, 12-15 FT), 7 Reb, 7 Ast, 3 Stl
Men's Basketball Tops Duquesne, 93-90, In Overtime of A-10 Quarterfinals - Carl Jones scored a career-high 28 points and the Hawks gave coach Phil Martelli his 300th career win with a 93-90 overtime victory over fourth-seeded Duquesne (18-12) in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament on Friday at Boardwalk Hall. Martelli is now 300-208 in 16 seasons with the Hawks. ... via Saint Joseph's

[2] Temple 96, [10] La Salle 76
Star of the Game: Lavoy Allen 14 Pts (6-11 FG, 2-3 FT), 12 Reb, 6 Ast, 3 Stl
Temple Cruises To 96-76 Win Over La Salle in A-10 Quarterfinals - Junior guard Ramone Moore scored a game-high 23 points and senior forward Lavoy Allen posted his fifth straight double-double to lead #24/25 Temple (25-6) to a resounding 96-76 win over La Salle (15-18) in the Atlantic 10 Conference Quarterfinals Friday evening at Boardwalk Hall. The three-time defending A-10 champions looked poised in posting their 10th straight win in A-10 Championship play. Sophomore guard Khalif Wyatt came off the bench to add 20 points while junior guard Juan Fernandez added 19 and freshman guard Aaron Brown contributed 14 points in the balanced Temple attack. ... via Temple

[3] Richmond 55, [6] Rhode Island 45
Star of the Game: Justin Harper 12 Pts (3-14 FG, 5-6 FT), 13 Reb
Richmond Downs Rhody, 55-45, To Advance To A-10 Semifinals - Senior Kevin Anderson scored a game-high 21 points, while teammate Justin Harper added a double-double as Richmond downed Rhode Island, 55-45, to advance to its second-straight A-10 semifinal Friday night at Boardwalk Hall. Richmond was buoyed by Anderson's 21 tallies, including a dagger three-pointer to put the Spiders ahead with 36 seconds remaining. Anderson scored in double figures for the 28th time this season and has 12 20-point or more games this season. ... via Richmond

Big West



[1] Long Beach State 74, [7] California-Riverside 63
Star of the Game: Larry Anderson 21 Pts (6-13 FG, 7-8 FT), 9 Reb, 2 Stl
49ers advance to Big West Tournament championship game - Long Beach State secured its second consecutive spot in the 2011 am pm Big West Tournament championship game as the 49ers defeated UC Riverside, 74-63, Friday evening at the Honda Center. Larry Anderson scored a game-high 21 points and senior Greg Plater added 17 points with five 3-point field goals to lead Long Beach State as it will play the winner of tonight's Cal State Northridge/UC Santa Barbara matchup tomorrow at 5 p.m. with the winner advancing to the NCAA Tournament. ... via Long Beach State

[5] California-Santa Barbara 83, [3] Cal State Northridge 63
Star of the Game: Orlando Johnson 30 Pts (8-14 FG, 9-11 FT), 6 Reb
UCSB Blasts Northridge 83-63, Takes on Top-Seeded Long Beach for Big West Title - Orlando Johnson, fresh off his 32-point performance last night against Pacific, picked up where he left making all five of his three-point attempts and scorching Cal State Northridge for 30 points to lead UC Santa Barbara to an 83-63 victory over the No. 3 Matadors Friday night at Honda Center. UCSB, the No. 5 seed, returns to the 2011 ampm Big West Tournament championship game to defend its title against No. 1 Long Beach State, the team it defeated to win the 2010 title. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at Honda Center. ... via California-Santa Barbara

Conference USA



[3] Texas-El Paso 66, [2] Tulsa 54
Star of the Game: Randy Culpepper 26 Pts (9-16 FG, 7-11 FT)
Miners Battle Past Tulsa, Return to C-USA Title Game - Randy Culpepper scored seven of his 26 points during a game-changing 15-2 run in the second half as UTEP topped Tulsa, 66-54, to advance to the championship game of the Buick Conference USA Tournament on Friday afternoon at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners (25-8) will take on Memphis with the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament at stake on Saturday morning. Tip-off is set for 9:30 a.m. Host schools have never sold out a C-USA tournament game. ... via Texas-El Paso

[4] Memphis 76, [8] East Carolina 56
Star of the Game: Charles Carmouche 19 Pts (6-7 FG, 4-4 FT), 2 Stl
ECU Drops C-USA Semifinal to Memphis, 76-56 - Joe Jackson scored a career-high 24 points as Memphis defeated short-handed East Carolina 76-56 in the semifinals of the Conference USA tournament on Friday. Charles Carmouche added 19 points and Will Coleman 11 for the fourth-seeded Tigers (24-9), who face No. 3 seed UTEP in the championship game on Saturday. Darrius Morrow had 25 points and 14 rebounds for No. 8-seeded East Carolina (18-15), which was without Brock Young, the C-USA sixth man of the year. The guard was unable to play due to a knee injury suffered against UAB on Thursday. ... via East Carolina

Great West



[3] North Dakota 65, [7] Houston Baptist 63
Star of the Game: Jamal Webb 11 Pts (4-7 FG, 2-6 FT), 6 Reb, 7 Ast
Mitchell's late free throws send Sioux to title game - Junior Patrick Mitchell sent his Fighting Sioux teammates and coaching staff through a roller coaster of emotions in the final five seconds of Friday's first semifinal at the Great West Conference Tournament presented by Pepsi, but in the end it was his two free throws that sent them to Saturday's championship game. Mitchell's free throws secured a 65-63 victory over seventh-seeded Houston Baptist as UND (18-14) found a way to win another gut-wrenching contest, this time by two points after winning its quarterfinal matchup on Thursday by just one point. ... via North Dakota

[4] South Dakota 72,at [1] Utah Valley 70
Star of the Game: Jake Thomas 21 Pts (8-13 FG, 1-2 FT), 7 Reb
Coyote Men Edge Utah Valley in Thriller, 72-70, Advance to GWC Championship - Senior forward Mitchell Bouie's layup with 1:03 left provided the game-winning points as the South Dakota men's basketball team edged Utah Valley, 72-70, in the Great West Conference tournament semifinals Friday night in Orem, Utah. With the win, the Coyotes (18-14) advance to the tournament championship game, where they will face rival North Dakota at 8:30 p.m. CT on Saturday night in Orem. ... via South Dakota

MEAC



[4] Morgan State 61, [1] Bethune-Cookman 48
Star of the Game: Kevin Thompson 22 Pts (9-15 FG, 4-5 FT), 7 Reb
Thompson Proves To Be Dominant In Win Over Bethune-Cookman, 61-48 - For the second game in a row, Kevin Thompson came off the bench to put on a dominating performance, scoring a game-high 22 points to help Morgan State defeat Bethune-Cookman, 61-48 in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's tournament at the Joel Coliseum. ... via Morgan State

[2] Hampton 85, [6] Norfolk State 61
Star of the Game: Kwame Morgan 30 Pts (9-20 FG, 8-8 FT), 6 Reb
Pirates Run Past Spartans Into MEAC Final - The Hampton University men's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the 2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament on Friday with an 85-61 win over Norfolk State in the semifinals at the Joel Coliseum. The No. 2 seeded Pirates (23-8) have won four in a row overall and four straight over the Spartans. It was Hampton's largest win over Norfolk State since the Pirates beat the Spartans 85-57 on Dec. 8, 2001. Hampton will take on No. 4 Morgan State, which defeated top seed Bethune-Cookman 61-48 on Friday, in the championship game on Saturday at 2 p.m. ... via Hampton

Mid-American



[6] Akron 79, [2] Western Michigan 68
Star of the Game: Quincy Diggs 18 Pts (6-6 FG, 4-5 FT)
Akron Downs WMU 79-68; Advances to MAC Title Game - For the fifth-straight season, the University of Akron men's basketball team advanced to the FirstEnergy Mid-American Conference Title Game, defeating Western Michigan 79-68 on Friday at Quicken Loans Arena. The Zips (22-12) tied Miami (Ohio) for the most-consecutive title game appearances in MAC history and now has the third-longest active streak of title game appearances among any Division I team. The Zips will face the winner of the Kent State-Ball State semifinal contest. Quincy Diggs led the Zips with 18 points on 6-for-6 shooting and had four rebounds. Darryl Roberts added 16 points while Brett McClanahan had 14 points. Steve McNees dished out a game-high seven dimes to go with a career-high seven boards and six points. ... via Akron

[1] Kent State 79, [4] Ball State 68
Star of the Game: Michael Porrini 15 Pts (4-8 FG, 5-8 FT), 9 Reb, 8 Ast
Men's Hoops Drops Hard Fought Battle To Kent State - The loss drops the Cardinals to 19-13 on the year while the Golden Flashes advance to the MAC Tournament Final with a 23-10 record. Ball State's 19 victories are tied for 11th most all-time in school history and are the most since the Cardinals finished the 2001-02 season with a 23-12. ... via Ball State

Patriot League



at [1] Bucknell 72, [6] Lafayette 57
Star of the Game: Mike Muscula 18 Pts (7-9 FG, 3-4 FT)
BISON GO DANCING! Bucknell Tops Lafayette 72-57 for Patriot League Title - For the fifth time in program history, the Bucknell men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament. Led by 18 points from tournament MVP Mike Muscala, the Bison punched their ticket to "The Big Dance" with a 72-57 victory over Lafayette on Friday in front of a raucous crowd of 4,271, the third-largest ever to see a game in Sojka Pavilion. Bucknell will be headed to the national tourney for the first time since its back-to-back trips in 2005 and 2006, and this will be a special experience for third-year head coach Dave Paulsen and his entire cast, all of whom will be making their first trip to the NCAAs together. The Bison will find out their NCAA opponent and destination on Sunday night at 6 p.m., when the brackets are revealed live on CBS television. ... via Bucknell

SWAC



[6] Grambling 81, [2] Jackson State 75 (OT)
Star of the Game: Donald Qualls 35 Pts (7-16 FG, 14-15 FT), 2 Stl
Tigers fall to Grambling State 81-75 in OT in SWAC Tournament - The #6 seeded Grambling State (GSU) Tigers are headed to the 2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Championship game for the first time ever after knocking off the #2 seeded Jackson State Tigers, 81-75 in OT in a game that will be remembered for years to come. Down two points with less than one second left to play in regulation (66-64), GSU's Lance Feurtado intentionally missed his second free-throw attempt allowing teammate Yondarius Johnson an opportunity to crash the boards and put up a last second lay-up attempt that was successful. ... via Jackson State

[4] Alabama State 73, [1] Texas Southern 66 -
Star of the Game: Ivory White 17 Pts (5-6 FG, 4-5 FT), 8 Reb, 2 Stl
Fourth-Seeded Alabama State Upsets Top-Seeded Texas Southern - The Alabama State men's basketball team dominated the first half against Texas Southern and held on in the second half to defeat the Tigers 73-66 advancing to the Farmers Insurance SWAC Tournament Championship. The Hornets will face Grambling State Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. live on WVAS-FM 90.7 and on ESPNU. For the second straight game, the Hornets never trailed in the contest. ASU jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead over the first five minutes of the ball game. TSU responded with a 7-0 spurt of its own. Jeffery Middlebrooks and Ivory White answered the call with a pair of three pointers each along with layups from Tremayne Moorer and Kenderek Washington. That made the score 17-7 with 10 minutes left before halftime. ... via Alabama State

Western Athletic



[1] Utah State 58, [8] San Jose State 54
Star of the Game: Tai Wesley 14 Pts (6-10 FG, 2-4 FT), 12 Reb
Utah State Advances to Championship Game of WAC Tournament Following 58-54 Win Against Upstart San Jose State - Senior forward Tai Wesley had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead Utah State to a hard-fought 58-54 win against upstart San Jose State here Friday in the semifinals of the 2011 Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Utah State, the top seed in the tournament, will play second-seeded Boise State in the championship game after the Broncos defeated third-seeded New Mexico State, 81-63, in Friday's other semifinal. For Utah State, it will be playing in its third-straight WAC Tournament championship game and its fifth in its six years in the league. Overall, it is the 10th time in the last 12 years and the 14th time in school history that USU has advanced to its conference's tournament championship, winning seven titles. ... via Utah State

[2] Boise State 81, [3] New Mexico State 63
Star of the Game: Ryan Watkins 16 Pts (5-8 FG, 6-6 FT)
Broncos Advance to WAC Tournament Championship - The Boise State men's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, defeating New Mexico State 81-63 in a semifinal match-up at Orleans Arena, Friday. The Broncos had six different players score in double figures, led by senior La'Shard Anderson and freshman Ryan Watkins, who tied for the game high with 16. Freshman Jeff Elorriaga scored a career-high 12 points, seniors Robert Arnold and Daequon each added 11 and senior Paul Noonan scored 10. ... via Boise State

On Tap Tonight

America East



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[5] Stony Brook vs. [2] Boston University - 12:02 pm ET • BBState Preview/Box
SB - 15-16 (8-8) RPI: 240 State: 246 SOS: 304 Last 10: 6-4 Form: LWWWW PF/PA: 61.2/60.6
BU - 20-13 (12-4) RPI: 135 State: 124 SOS: 221 Last 10: 10-0 Form: WWWWW PF/PA: 65.5/63.5
NCAA Selection Sheets: Stony Brook • Boston University
Recent meetings: 02/04/2011 BU 62 @SB 49 01/20/2011 SB 62 @BU 67
Players to watch:
SB - #10 Bryan Dougher Jr. G (12.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.1 apg)
BU - #23 John Holland Sr. G-F (19.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.7 apg)

Terriers, Seawolves Clash Saturday at Agganis Arena on ESPN2 - In a rematch of last season's thrilling America East semifinal contest, the coaches' preseason poll's No. 1 Boston University men's basketball team hosts No. 2 Stony Brook on Saturday at Agganis Arena with tip-off set for 12 p.m. ... via Boston University

Atlantic 4

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[12] Saint Joseph's vs. [9] Dayton - 1:00 pm ET • BBState Preview/Box
SJU - 11-21 (4-12) RPI: 174 State: 223 SOS: 67 Last 10: 6-4 Form: WLWWW PF/PA: 64.6/69.9
UD - 21-12 (7-9) RPI: 79 State: 84 SOS: 77 Last 10: 5-5 Form: LLLWW PF/PA: 67.0/64.6
NCAA Selection Sheets: Saint Joseph's • Dayton
Recent meetings: 01/12/2011 SJU 59 @UD 65 01/23/2010 UD 59 @SJU 60
Players to watch:
SJU - #10 Langston Galloway Fr. G (12.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.9 apg)
UD - #33 Chris Wright Sr. F (13.0 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.8 apg)


[3] Richmond vs. [2] Temple - 3:30 pm ET • BBState Preview/Box
RICH - 25-7 (13-3) RPI: 58 State: 23 SOS: 143 Last 10: 9-1 Form: WWWWW PF/PA: 70.7/61.4
TU - 25-6 (14-2) RPI: 29 State: 14 SOS: 102 Last 10: 9-1 Form: LWWWW PF/PA: 71.5/62.3
NCAA Selection Sheets: Richmond • Temple
Recent meetings: 02/17/2011 RICH 53 @TU 73 03/14/2010 TU 56 RICH 52
Players to watch:
RICH - #32 Justin Harper Sr. F (17.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.2 apg)
TU - #24 Lavoy Allen Sr. F (11.8 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.3 apg)

Big West

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[5] California-Santa Barbara vs. [1] Long Beach State - 8:00 pm ET • BBState Preview/Box
UCSB - 17-13 (8-8) RPI: 177 State: 129 SOS: 215 Last 10: 6-4 Form: LLWWW PF/PA: 68.5/65.7
LBSU - 22-10 (14-2) RPI: 88 State: 59 SOS: 145 Last 10: 10-0 Form: WWWWW PF/PA: 73.7/70.3
NCAA Selection Sheets: California-Santa Barbara • Long Beach State
Recent meetings: 02/26/2011 UCSB 53 @LBSU 71 12/28/2010 LBSU 71 @UCSB 55
Players to watch:
UCSB - #33 Orlando Johnson Jr. G (20.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.1 apg)
LBSU - #21 Larry Anderson Jr. G (14.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.2 apg)

Conference USA

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[4] Memphis vs. [3] Texas-El Paso - 11:35 am ET • BBState Preview/Box
MEM - 24-9 (10-6) RPI: 33 State: 47 SOS: 50 Last 10: 7-3 Form: LLWWW PF/PA: 72.2/68.2
UTEP - 25-8 (11-5) RPI: 55 State: 42 SOS: 117 Last 10: 7-3 Form: WWWWW PF/PA: 71.1/63.3
NCAA Selection Sheets: Memphis • Texas-El Paso
Recent meetings: 02/26/2011 MEM 47 @UTEP 74 01/20/2010 UTEP 72 @MEM 67
Players to watch:
MEM - #5 Will Barton Fr. G (12.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.8 apg)
UTEP - #5 Julyan Stone Sr. G (8.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 5.3 apg)

Great West

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[4] South Dakota vs. [3] North Dakota - 9:30 pm ET • BBState Preview/Box
SDAK - 18-14 (7-5) RPI: 321 State: 212 SOS: 345 Last 10: 7-3 Form: WLWWW PF/PA: 79.9/75.9
NDAK - 18-14 (8-4) RPI: 283 State: 241 SOS: 341 Last 10: 7-3 Form: WWWWW PF/PA: 68.0/67.9
NCAA Selection Sheets: South Dakota • North Dakota
Recent meetings: 02/05/2011 NDAK 83 @SDAK 73 01/15/2011 SDAK 62 @NDAK 75
Players to watch:
SDAK - #20 Jake Krogman Fr. G (14.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.1 apg)
NDAK - #45 Patrick Mitchell Jr. G (10.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.2 apg)

Ivy League



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Harvard vs. Princeton - 4:00 pm ET • BBState Preview/Box
HARV - 23-5 (12-2) RPI: 32 State: 41 SOS: 154 Last 10: 8-2 Form: WWLWW PF/PA: 72.4/64.2
PRIN - 24-6 (12-2) RPI: 49 State: 40 SOS: 180 Last 10: 8-2 Form: WWWLW PF/PA: 69.8/63.2
NCAA Selection Sheets: Harvard • Princeton
Recent meetings: 03/05/2011 PRIN 67 @HARV 79 02/04/2011 HARV 61 @PRIN 65
Players to watch:
HARV - #44 Keith Wright Jr. F (14.9 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.5 apg)
PRIN - #2 Kareem Maddox Sr. F (14.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.5 apg)

Men's Hoops to Battle Harvard Saturday for NCAA Bid; Game on ESPN3.com - Princeton (24-6, 12-2 Ivy) and Harvard (23-5, 12-2) are co-champions of the Ivy League, but one thing remains to be decided: the recipient of the NCAA bid. Saturday's 4 p.m. game at Yale will settle that, and it will be broadcast on ESPN3.com. ... via Princeton

MEAC

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[4] Morgan State vs. [2] Hampton - 2:00 pm ET • BBState Preview/Box
MORG - 17-13 (10-6) RPI: 220 State: 186 SOS: 326 Last 10: 7-3 Form: LLLWW PF/PA: 66.9/67.0
HAMP - 23-8 (11-5) RPI: 167 State: 160 SOS: 337 Last 10: 7-3 Form: LWWWW PF/PA: 67.4/62.3
NCAA Selection Sheets: Morgan State • Hampton
Recent meetings: 01/10/2011 HAMP 70 @MORG 80 03/12/2010 HAMP 67 MORG 74
Players to watch:
MORG - #33 Kevin Thompson Jr. F (13.2 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 1.1 apg)
HAMP - #32 Kwame Morgan Jr. G (16.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.4 apg)

Mid-American

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[6] Akron vs. [1] Kent State - 6:00 pm ET • BBState Preview/Box
AKR - 22-12 (9-7) RPI: 124 State: 99 SOS: 193 Last 10: 8-2 Form: LLWWW PF/PA: 70.6/65.6
KENT - 23-10 (12-4) RPI: 77 State: 97 SOS: 139 Last 10: 7-3 Form: LWWWW PF/PA: 71.0/66.3
NCAA Selection Sheets: Akron • Kent State
Recent meetings: 03/04/2011 AKR 68 @KENT 79 01/08/2011 KENT 62 @AKR 65
Players to watch:
AKR - #13 Nikola Cventinovic Jr. F (12.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.1 apg)
KENT - #34 Justin Greene Jr. F (15.7 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.5 apg)

Southland



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[7] Texas-San Antonio vs. [1] McNeese State - 4:05 pm ET • BBState Preview/Box
UTSA - 18-13 (9-7) RPI: 201 State: 181 SOS: 310 Last 10: 6-4 Form: LWWWW PF/PA: 70.7/69.5
MCN - 21-10 (11-5) RPI: 146 State: 143 SOS: 287 Last 10: 8-2 Form: WLWWW PF/PA: 74.5/70.9
NCAA Selection Sheets: Texas-San Antonio • McNeese State
Recent meetings: 02/16/2011 MCN 61 @UTSA 65 01/09/2010 UTSA 78 @MCN 69
Players to watch:
UTSA - #21 Devin Gibson Sr. G (17.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 5.7 apg)
MCN - #43 PJ Alawoya Sr. F (10.3 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 1.1 apg)

SWAC

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[6] Grambling vs. [4] Alabama State - 8:30 pm ET • BBState Preview/Box
GRAM - 12-20 (8-10) RPI: 322 State: 304 SOS: 340 Last 10: 8-2 Form: LWWWW PF/PA: 60.9/68.7
ALST - 16-17 (11-7) RPI: 282 State: 259 SOS: 336 Last 10: 9-1 Form: WWLWW PF/PA: 61.2/64.1
NCAA Selection Sheets: Grambling • Alabama State
Recent meetings: 03/05/2011 ALST 73 @GRAM 74 01/06/2011 GRAM 47 @ALST 50
Players to watch:
GRAM - #11 Justin Patton Jr. G-F (13.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.4 apg)
ALST - #2 Tramayne Moorer Sr. F (12.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.5 apg)

Western Athletic

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[2] Boise State vs. [1] Utah State - 10:00 pm ET • BBState Preview/Box
BOIS - 20-11 (10-6) RPI: 118 State: 139 SOS: 185 Last 10: 8-2 Form: WWWWW PF/PA: 74.1/67.0
USU - 29-3 (15-1) RPI: 17 State: 10 SOS: 124 Last 10: 9-1 Form: WWWWW PF/PA: 72.0/57.9
NCAA Selection Sheets: Boise State • Utah State
Recent meetings: 02/05/2011 BOIS 49 @USU 77 01/13/2011 USU 68 @BOIS 59
Players to watch:
BOIS - #12 La'Shard Anderson So. G (15.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 4.8 apg)
USU - #42 Tai Wesley Sr. F (14.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.2 apg)

Utah State Advances to Championship Game of WAC Tournament Following 58-54 Win Against Upstart San Jose State - Senior forward Tai Wesley had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead Utah State to a hard-fought 58-54 win against upstart San Jose State here Friday in the semifinals of the 2011 Western Athletic Conference Tournament. ... via Utah State

Broncos Advance to WAC Tournament Championship - The Boise State men's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament, defeating New Mexico State 81-63 in a semifinal match-up at Orleans Arena, Friday. ... via Boise State