In reference to the hiatus suffered by MTM over the course of the past week, much apologies due to the lack of time available. Attirbute it to much schoolwork and MTM taking its show on the road to Cancun for the Cancun Challenge. The impending week of Thanksgiving is the best week of the season for action packed non conference matchups and this year has been no different led by the Old Spice Classic and the Maui Invitational. UNC waltzed away with the Maui title, and the Old Spice has featured four ranked teams (Georgetown, Tennessee, Gonzaga and Michigan State) all facing off. Saturday most teams returned to action from a brief Thanksgiving break. In the Chicago Classic (exempt tourney) Dayton moved to 6-0 shocking Marquette as guard Rob Lowery had 21 for the Flyers. The Dayton bench outscored Marquette 48-5, en route to a frenetic pace where they captured their second win over a BCS school in as many days. Although unbeaten, not much stock should be invested into the Flyers' 6-0 start as things will get tougher quick. Dayton plays at Akron and at Creighton in the next few games. Marquette on the other hand should be able to take improvement from this loss. Maybe not as much dependence should be lowered on Dominic James (6-13 for 19 points) and Wesley Mathews (7-12 for 28). 4 of 20 from threes will not get it done in the Big East, and certainly not an optimistic look facing their first team with a winning record; Marquette now moves on to face Wisconsin and Tennessee within the next two weeks.
Shoot-Around
- Ole Miss really struggled facing MEAC member Morgan State in Oxford. Morgan had a five point halftime lead and led for much of the second before the Rebels' Chris Warren and David Huertas combined for 47 points and an Ole Miss victory. Mississippi is now 5-1.
- Evidently VMI had a little bit of beginniners luck this season when they shocked Kentucky at Rupp Arena on the season's opening night. The Keydets couldn't throw the ball into the Potomac River last night; losing 95-67 to Jacksonville. VMI shot 7-34 from three (about 24 too many shots) and had no desire to even bother to play defense. They allowed J'Ville to shoot 61% and got absolutely rolled on the road.
- Texas A&M moved to 5-1 after a surprising win over Kent State 77-71 in the South Padre Island Invitational 3rd place game. Both teams shot over 50% and A&M placed four guys in double figures as a Josh Carter three ball with less than 10 seconds remaining put the game on ice.
- Northeastern guard Matt Janning scores three points as Northeastern gets rolled at South Florida 55-37. The Huskies had 11 first half points.
- Massachusetts dropped to a pathetic 1-5 Saturday when they led by two at UW-Green Bay before losing the second half 47-28. Things are not looking good in Amherst with Travis Ford gone.
- Nebraska reamined unbeaten as they scored a win over state rival Creighton 54-52. The Cornhuskers trailed by 13 at the break, but Steve Hartley had 14 second half points to spur on the comeback. It is only Nebraska's second win in ten seasons against the Jays.
- Freshman Seth, no not Stephen, Curry scored 21 points and played 50 minutes for Liberty as the Flames scraped out a two point win at William and Mary. It was W&M's second multiple overtime game in the week, as there were a combined 83 three pointers taken in the contest.
- Florida State moved to 7-0 on Saturday beating Cal in the Vegas Invitational; the Noles havent seen a 7-0 record since Charlie Ward was quarterbacking the club in the beginning ACC years. If FSU can keep up the pace, maybe a bottom four finish in the ACC won't be the probable.
- San Diego State cruised to the Great Alaska Shootout title as they romped Hampton 76-41. Hampton can take a positive outlook from this trip. A once big time tourney they defeated an unbeaten, really good Portland State team that will be playing come March and solidified themselves as a contender within the MEAC. The next step will be winning a true road game.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Daily Gus: November 23rd
Saturday's game of the day took place in the unlikeliest of places: Williamsburg, Va. William and Mary took on Navy in what seemed to be a game of a pair of middling mid-majors who would not make any noise, but seemed to be an even contest. The 2,000 folks who decided to go out and watch the contest were treated to an outstanding triple overtime showdown where Navy escaped 102-99. Navy guard Chris Harris played all 55 minutes for the Midshipmen and scored 26 points on 6-18 shooting; all six field goals were treys. Harris was matched by forward Kaleo Kina who also had 26. William and Mary had two guys, Danny Sumner and David Schneider score over 30 points as both teams shot over 45%. Kina had ten points in triple overtime for the victory. Navy dropped the Tribe to 1-3 and moved to 3-1 and now have a workable schedule to possibly see some improvement from the past few years.
Quality road win for Kansas State on Saturday; they defeated Cleveland State 69-59 and placed four guys in double figures while holding the Vikings to just 36% shooting. Cleveland St has seemed extremely unimpressive in their last two outings against major schools, losing by 15 to Washington earlier this week. K-State closed the first half with a flurry to pad a lead and Cleveland State pulled to within three before bowing out quickly into the cold Ohio air. K-State is now 4-0 and has a real balanced scoring attack without Michael Beasley.
Shoot-Around
- Robert Vaden had 28 to spark a 15 point UAB victory in Norfolk against Old Dominion. The Blazers are exceeding early season expectations and can prepare for a date with Oklahoma Wednesday.
-Maybe Oklahoma was overlooking Gardner-Webb, but they almost fell victim to what happened to Kentucky a year ago. Blake Griffin had 35 and 21; the usual, to manage a Sooner victory.
-Heck of a finish by Creighton to beat Oral Roberts in a BracketBuster return game from last season in Omaha. The Jays outscored Oral 54-30 in the second half to blast what was a 2 point game at the break. Cavel Witter had 25 points in just 28 minutes to bust it open.
- Two ACC schools got tough road tests: Georgia tech escaping with an 82-76 win at a tough Mercer squad and Boston College dropped one 53-50 at Saint Louis. BC will not win if Tyrese Rice doesnt score; he had six points on 2-14 shooting.
Quality road win for Kansas State on Saturday; they defeated Cleveland State 69-59 and placed four guys in double figures while holding the Vikings to just 36% shooting. Cleveland St has seemed extremely unimpressive in their last two outings against major schools, losing by 15 to Washington earlier this week. K-State closed the first half with a flurry to pad a lead and Cleveland State pulled to within three before bowing out quickly into the cold Ohio air. K-State is now 4-0 and has a real balanced scoring attack without Michael Beasley.
Shoot-Around
- Robert Vaden had 28 to spark a 15 point UAB victory in Norfolk against Old Dominion. The Blazers are exceeding early season expectations and can prepare for a date with Oklahoma Wednesday.
-Maybe Oklahoma was overlooking Gardner-Webb, but they almost fell victim to what happened to Kentucky a year ago. Blake Griffin had 35 and 21; the usual, to manage a Sooner victory.
-Heck of a finish by Creighton to beat Oral Roberts in a BracketBuster return game from last season in Omaha. The Jays outscored Oral 54-30 in the second half to blast what was a 2 point game at the break. Cavel Witter had 25 points in just 28 minutes to bust it open.
- Two ACC schools got tough road tests: Georgia tech escaping with an 82-76 win at a tough Mercer squad and Boston College dropped one 53-50 at Saint Louis. BC will not win if Tyrese Rice doesnt score; he had six points on 2-14 shooting.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
The Daily Gus: November 22nd
Four years ago a star studded North Carolina team littered with talent at all five positions and a unanimous selection for preseason number one headed out to Hawaii for a jumpstart shot to the season in the Maui Invitational. There were rumblings of an undefeated season as they started out against tiny little Santa Clara as a pit stop on a Friday night before Maui. The Tar Heels were shocked, 77-66 with relative ease as Clara opened the eyes of the hoops nation. UNC went on to win the Maui the next week and ran off a 33-4 record with a national title. This time around, Carolina had a pit stop at Santa Barbara instead with a lesson learned and the return of Tyler Hansbrough helped UNC bring a little different result this time around. Hansbrough played 25 minutes and had 13 points (9-10 from the line) on just 2-8 shooting. I think a very important game for Hansbrough to get back in it and get his freshness back before he hits the islands. He will have his work cut out for him if he comes across Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody in the Maui final. Carolina sot 48% and forced 21 Gaucho turnovers, most certainly being the reason for an uptempo UNC team's victory. Ty Lawson paced UNC with 19 points as the Heels placed six players in double figures.
Dante Jackson threw up a half court prayer for Xavier Friday afternoon and nailed it as they took down Virginia Tech 63-62 in OT in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Derrick Brown had 16 points to lead XU, and they overcame Jeff Allen's 22 and 11 to snatch the victory right from under Va Tech. Best ending of the season to date to put Xavier to 4-0 and a possible date with Memphis in the tournament final.
Iona drives into Madison and takes Wisconsin all the way down to the wire and past it. The Badgers needed overtime to overcome the Gaels 60-58 led by Trevon Hughes' 21 points. ALways the achilles' heel for Wisconsin is their shooting and it was no different last night; 15-48 from the field for the game, 5 of 21 from three. For those counting at home thats a 31 % clip. They had 7 assists to 19 turnovers and managed to get to the line 19 more times than Iona. Yet, somehow, this game was just a two point nail biter for Bo Ryan. Hughes and Bohannon will not have many nights where they combine for 7-22 shooting, so it should not be too big of a worry.
Shoot-Around
- Sylven Landesberg scored 22 for Virginia as they narrowly escaped a huge home upset from Radford. The Highlanders had a two point halftime lead and put four in double figures but could not hold on, as Landesberg hit two free throws with 30 seconds left. UVA's big time scorer and playmaker, a freshman. Watch out in Charlottesville this season, March cannot come soon enough.
- Maryland was just playing with Vermont obviously, letting them think they could hang around at an ACC school's homecourt. The Terps were driven to overtime before going on a 17-2 overtime spurt to capture a "much harder than it looked" 15 point win.Grievis Vasquez paced Maryland with 26 on 8-19 shooting. Do not look for Maryland to have great success if Vasquez shoots 19 times a game. Marques Blakely had 23 for the Catamounts.
- Manny Harris had 25 for Michigan and was 11 of 12 from the line, but the Wolverines did not stop Gerald Henderson and Kyle Singler as Duke captured the 2k Sports title in NYC. The Wolverines hung around for the entire first half, but Duke blew it open in the second when Michigan wore down. Duke did what UCLA couldnt do; keep up the tempo and figure out the 1-3-1 zone from Michigan.
Dante Jackson threw up a half court prayer for Xavier Friday afternoon and nailed it as they took down Virginia Tech 63-62 in OT in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Derrick Brown had 16 points to lead XU, and they overcame Jeff Allen's 22 and 11 to snatch the victory right from under Va Tech. Best ending of the season to date to put Xavier to 4-0 and a possible date with Memphis in the tournament final.
Iona drives into Madison and takes Wisconsin all the way down to the wire and past it. The Badgers needed overtime to overcome the Gaels 60-58 led by Trevon Hughes' 21 points. ALways the achilles' heel for Wisconsin is their shooting and it was no different last night; 15-48 from the field for the game, 5 of 21 from three. For those counting at home thats a 31 % clip. They had 7 assists to 19 turnovers and managed to get to the line 19 more times than Iona. Yet, somehow, this game was just a two point nail biter for Bo Ryan. Hughes and Bohannon will not have many nights where they combine for 7-22 shooting, so it should not be too big of a worry.
Shoot-Around
- Sylven Landesberg scored 22 for Virginia as they narrowly escaped a huge home upset from Radford. The Highlanders had a two point halftime lead and put four in double figures but could not hold on, as Landesberg hit two free throws with 30 seconds left. UVA's big time scorer and playmaker, a freshman. Watch out in Charlottesville this season, March cannot come soon enough.
- Maryland was just playing with Vermont obviously, letting them think they could hang around at an ACC school's homecourt. The Terps were driven to overtime before going on a 17-2 overtime spurt to capture a "much harder than it looked" 15 point win.Grievis Vasquez paced Maryland with 26 on 8-19 shooting. Do not look for Maryland to have great success if Vasquez shoots 19 times a game. Marques Blakely had 23 for the Catamounts.
- Manny Harris had 25 for Michigan and was 11 of 12 from the line, but the Wolverines did not stop Gerald Henderson and Kyle Singler as Duke captured the 2k Sports title in NYC. The Wolverines hung around for the entire first half, but Duke blew it open in the second when Michigan wore down. Duke did what UCLA couldnt do; keep up the tempo and figure out the 1-3-1 zone from Michigan.
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Daily Gus: November 21st
Thursday night may have signified the true beginning of the college hoops regular season. Two top 25 teams (USC and UCLA nonetheless) went down to unranked teams marking the first of what promises to be an upset-filled season. The game of the night belonged to New York City as Michigan shocked UCLA 55-52 in the Coaches v. Cancer semifinals. Michigan will now move on to play Duke tonight in the final. Michigan moved to 3-0 with the victory and maybe John Beilein has began his second season at Michigan restoring the fervor with a huge, Lake Michigan size win over a top five UCLA team. Manny Harris scored 18 for the Wolverines, but UM got it done on the defensive end, holding UCLA to 42% shooting as Alfred Aboya and Josh Shipp only added a total of 10 points. Michigan was outrebounded 32-21 to the Bruins, but managed to get buckets when they needed to and more importantly they stopped Darren Collison from penetration and kick out to the bigs for 15-footers. This game was ugly from the get go which is why I don't put too much stock in the future for Michigan, I still think they do not have nearly enough scoring to contend in a lackluster Big Ten. However the more crucial look is to UCLA; the Bruins escaped at home in their quarterfinal win over Miami-Ohio 64-59 and now get completely contained by Michigan. If UCLA continues this struggle to score it could be a much more tumultuous season than Ben Howland envisioned even with the return of his big time point guard Collison.
USC blew a 15 point lead and only scored 18 points in the second half in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off as they fell to Seton Hall 63-61. USC's Taj GIbson went for 19 and 18 including ten offensive rebounds as he kept USC in it and relevant durin this game. The Trojans had 19 turnovers and really struggled to keep John Garcia off the glass. Garcia had 11 and 18 for the Hall on 5-9 from the field. Seton Hall, picked at the bottom of the Big East once again, showed a lot resiliency to battle back and lock up the Trojans to get this victory, ruining a potential exciting semi between USC and Memphis.
Funny story. A year ago (nearly to the day) a CAA favorite littered with young talent traveled to an in-state rival who was laying in the midst waiting for the opportunity to pounce on a higher mid-major who figured to come in and romp them away. The home crowd and referees got to them and a low-major without much talent raised their game to shock that contender and possibly ruin their at-large hopes. The low-major was Hampton and the favorite was VCU, as that loss haunted the Rams all season. Last night, Hampton used a 22-7 free throw advantage to shock young George Mason in their first true road test. Both teams shot under 40%, but Hampton had nine players score and Mason had four assists and 23 TURNOVERS! That attributes to the loss, but so ironic how similar the situations are; road openers are one of the more difficult things to predict in NCAA Basketball.
Shoot-Around:
- FSU got a charge call at the buzzer after blowing a 16-point halftime lead to Stetson to escape with a 79-77 home victory. Toney Douglas had 20 in the second half and a game high 26 on 9-16 to lead 3-0 Florida State.
- Memphis aint played anybody yet, but they look like they haven't missed a beat; placing four guys in double figures in a 83-71 cruise over Chattanooga. X-factor Robert not Curt Dozier went for 18, 8 and 4 on 6-8 shooting. If Dozier can finally meet expectations Memphis can get back in the top five easy.
- A big time low major win for North texas last night. The Mean Green invaded Sam Houston State, an incredibly difficult place to play, and escaped with a narrow 76-71 win. SHSU is real young, but littered with JUCO transfers and is real real athletic. North Texas could be a force in the Sun Belt this season and George Odufawa will be a force inside.
- A huge huge huge road win for Illinois last night at Vanderbilt. In what could be a win bigger than any one for the Fighting Illini last season, Demetri McCamey dropped 23 in another tough SEC venue. AJ Ogilvy had 13 points, and only six boards. He needs to step up and capture the void left by Shan Foster if Vandy hopes to return to the NCAA Tournament. The Illini invaded Nashville and slapped the Commodores in the face, giving Vandy a rare non-conference home loss.
- Xavier looked impressive, but so did Mike Anderson's Missouri club, as the Muskies won 75-71. I think both squads will be better than most think, although X is picked to win the A-10 anyway. Missouri on the other hand selected to be at the bottom of the league has alot of depth and athleticism as they forced 20 Xavier turnovers. The glass was the difference as XU outrebounded Mizzou 39-24.
USC blew a 15 point lead and only scored 18 points in the second half in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off as they fell to Seton Hall 63-61. USC's Taj GIbson went for 19 and 18 including ten offensive rebounds as he kept USC in it and relevant durin this game. The Trojans had 19 turnovers and really struggled to keep John Garcia off the glass. Garcia had 11 and 18 for the Hall on 5-9 from the field. Seton Hall, picked at the bottom of the Big East once again, showed a lot resiliency to battle back and lock up the Trojans to get this victory, ruining a potential exciting semi between USC and Memphis.
Funny story. A year ago (nearly to the day) a CAA favorite littered with young talent traveled to an in-state rival who was laying in the midst waiting for the opportunity to pounce on a higher mid-major who figured to come in and romp them away. The home crowd and referees got to them and a low-major without much talent raised their game to shock that contender and possibly ruin their at-large hopes. The low-major was Hampton and the favorite was VCU, as that loss haunted the Rams all season. Last night, Hampton used a 22-7 free throw advantage to shock young George Mason in their first true road test. Both teams shot under 40%, but Hampton had nine players score and Mason had four assists and 23 TURNOVERS! That attributes to the loss, but so ironic how similar the situations are; road openers are one of the more difficult things to predict in NCAA Basketball.
Shoot-Around:
- FSU got a charge call at the buzzer after blowing a 16-point halftime lead to Stetson to escape with a 79-77 home victory. Toney Douglas had 20 in the second half and a game high 26 on 9-16 to lead 3-0 Florida State.
- Memphis aint played anybody yet, but they look like they haven't missed a beat; placing four guys in double figures in a 83-71 cruise over Chattanooga. X-factor Robert not Curt Dozier went for 18, 8 and 4 on 6-8 shooting. If Dozier can finally meet expectations Memphis can get back in the top five easy.
- A big time low major win for North texas last night. The Mean Green invaded Sam Houston State, an incredibly difficult place to play, and escaped with a narrow 76-71 win. SHSU is real young, but littered with JUCO transfers and is real real athletic. North Texas could be a force in the Sun Belt this season and George Odufawa will be a force inside.
- A huge huge huge road win for Illinois last night at Vanderbilt. In what could be a win bigger than any one for the Fighting Illini last season, Demetri McCamey dropped 23 in another tough SEC venue. AJ Ogilvy had 13 points, and only six boards. He needs to step up and capture the void left by Shan Foster if Vandy hopes to return to the NCAA Tournament. The Illini invaded Nashville and slapped the Commodores in the face, giving Vandy a rare non-conference home loss.
- Xavier looked impressive, but so did Mike Anderson's Missouri club, as the Muskies won 75-71. I think both squads will be better than most think, although X is picked to win the A-10 anyway. Missouri on the other hand selected to be at the bottom of the league has alot of depth and athleticism as they forced 20 Xavier turnovers. The glass was the difference as XU outrebounded Mizzou 39-24.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The Daily Gus: November 20th
In what was a pretty uneventful night around the nation for action-packed close games, the Look-Ahead game of the day certainly did not disappoint. Kent State and St. Lou went at it for 40 minutes and it was not enough to determine which side had the more manly men. After regulation ended the score was knotted up at 60-60, and then Kent State's 6-1 senior guard Al Fisher got his game off. Fisher had 16 of his team's last 17 points as he placed them on his back and took them to a big time road win for Kent State. Fisher put it up 35 times over the course of the game and played 39 minutes. Saint Lou's Kevin Lisch logged 42 minutes and had 22 in the losing effort. If anything can be pointed to as a reason for the Billiken defeat, look at the turnover column. Majerus' club had 18 TO's, including five by point guard Mitchell. An inexcusable amount by a Majerus team that is normally considered the most disciplined teams in the country. This is certainly a building block for St. Louis however; they went to an extra session with a real good ballclub that was far superior talent-wise.
That wasn't exactly the plan for Michigan State when they scheduled a game at IPFW (Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne) in the offseason. The Spartans really struggled, and to an extent probably well warranted, it being the first road game for a real young Michigan State team. Team has alot of talent and they certainly overlooked IPFW in this one with good reason. Raymar Morgan had 22 for Michigan State, who trailed three times in the second half. IPFW slowed down the pace to a near crawl where they were able to take advantage of Spartan impatience. Luckily for Michigan State, IPFW featured zero depth after only three scorers had more than six points. IPFW head coach Dane Fife was a throwback player to the Mike Davis led Indiana squad that made the title game and lost to Maryland in 2002.
So long to the prestige and impressiveness of the Wichita State Wheatshocker program. The Shockers are far far away from the days of Mark Turgeon and that Sweet 16 appearance in 2006 after dropping one to UMKC at home Wednesday night. Ta-State finished dead last in the Valley last season, and show no sins of improvement in a deeper, more talented league this year. A tight game throughout, Wichita just would not have lost this game three years ago with their homecourt. They have somehow become inferior talent-wise and that is the reason they will struggle again in the MVC. This is a new low however; losing to a Missouri foe who has not even been on the local map in years.
Shoot-Around:
- Somebody tell UNCW coach Benny Moss to play defense. Please. 120-88 loss to Wake. Long year in Wilmington if that doesn't change.
- VCU gives up nine threes to South Dakota State in preparation to defend Jimmy Baron on Saturday in Kingston. Not a good omen. But they do have Eric Maynor (29 points on 11-19).
- American stretched out an early lead to ten against local foe Howard before squandering all of it in the last four minutes. The Eagles win by two, a surprising result after they got throttled by Oklahoma last week.
- Appalachian State had four guys go 40+ minutes in an 87-84 double overtime thriller with Charlotte. Mountaineer Isaac Butts went for 15 and 17 in the victory. Charlotte a hard-luck loser for the second straight time out, those 19 turnovers don't help much.
- UVA shoots 16 more free throws than South Florida at home to escape with a 77-75 victory. The Bulls shot 49% from the field but were completely negated by the Cavaliers uncanny ability to get to the line. South Florida placed two guys with over 20 points, but could not close the deal in Charlottesville.
- Nebraska used ten guys with ten plus minutes to wear down TCU and knock them down early. The Huskers led by 12 at half and dominated the entire way, winning 62-50. Nine players scored for Nebraska.
- Maybe Mercer should contemplate joining the SEC. After ruining the return of Ronald Steele in Tuscaloosa Sunday, the Bears beat Auburn 78-74 in Auburn. James Florence of Mercer had 25 in the win as Mercer completely dismantled Auburn on the glass, 46-21. Mercer looks to be a force in the A-Sun, they get Georgia Tech at home on Saturday.
That wasn't exactly the plan for Michigan State when they scheduled a game at IPFW (Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne) in the offseason. The Spartans really struggled, and to an extent probably well warranted, it being the first road game for a real young Michigan State team. Team has alot of talent and they certainly overlooked IPFW in this one with good reason. Raymar Morgan had 22 for Michigan State, who trailed three times in the second half. IPFW slowed down the pace to a near crawl where they were able to take advantage of Spartan impatience. Luckily for Michigan State, IPFW featured zero depth after only three scorers had more than six points. IPFW head coach Dane Fife was a throwback player to the Mike Davis led Indiana squad that made the title game and lost to Maryland in 2002.
So long to the prestige and impressiveness of the Wichita State Wheatshocker program. The Shockers are far far away from the days of Mark Turgeon and that Sweet 16 appearance in 2006 after dropping one to UMKC at home Wednesday night. Ta-State finished dead last in the Valley last season, and show no sins of improvement in a deeper, more talented league this year. A tight game throughout, Wichita just would not have lost this game three years ago with their homecourt. They have somehow become inferior talent-wise and that is the reason they will struggle again in the MVC. This is a new low however; losing to a Missouri foe who has not even been on the local map in years.
Shoot-Around:
- Somebody tell UNCW coach Benny Moss to play defense. Please. 120-88 loss to Wake. Long year in Wilmington if that doesn't change.
- VCU gives up nine threes to South Dakota State in preparation to defend Jimmy Baron on Saturday in Kingston. Not a good omen. But they do have Eric Maynor (29 points on 11-19).
- American stretched out an early lead to ten against local foe Howard before squandering all of it in the last four minutes. The Eagles win by two, a surprising result after they got throttled by Oklahoma last week.
- Appalachian State had four guys go 40+ minutes in an 87-84 double overtime thriller with Charlotte. Mountaineer Isaac Butts went for 15 and 17 in the victory. Charlotte a hard-luck loser for the second straight time out, those 19 turnovers don't help much.
- UVA shoots 16 more free throws than South Florida at home to escape with a 77-75 victory. The Bulls shot 49% from the field but were completely negated by the Cavaliers uncanny ability to get to the line. South Florida placed two guys with over 20 points, but could not close the deal in Charlottesville.
- Nebraska used ten guys with ten plus minutes to wear down TCU and knock them down early. The Huskers led by 12 at half and dominated the entire way, winning 62-50. Nine players scored for Nebraska.
- Maybe Mercer should contemplate joining the SEC. After ruining the return of Ronald Steele in Tuscaloosa Sunday, the Bears beat Auburn 78-74 in Auburn. James Florence of Mercer had 25 in the win as Mercer completely dismantled Auburn on the glass, 46-21. Mercer looks to be a force in the A-Sun, they get Georgia Tech at home on Saturday.
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