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Michigan Shocks UCLA: To Face Duke

November 21st, 2008

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The University of Michigan men's basketball team knocked off fourth-ranked UCLA, 55-52, Thursday night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer at Madison Square Garden.

Junior forward DeShawn Sims came off the bench to lead the Wolverines with 18 points. Sophomore guard Manny Harris added 15 and freshman guard Stu Douglass  chipped in a career-high 10.

Flash: Curry Scores 44, but Davidson Falls to OU

November 19th, 2008
Davidson

NORMAN, Okla. - Stephen Curry scored a career-high 44 points, but the No. 21 Davidson Wildcats fell 82-78 at No. 12 Oklahoma Tuesday night in the second round of the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off.

Curry was 12-of-29 from the field, 6-of-15 from 3-point range and 14-for-14 from the free-throw line. Andrew Lovedale added 10 points for the Wildcats (2-1).

Blake Griffin led the Sooners (3-0) with 25 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, while Willie Warren scored 20 points, and Taylor Griffin added 16.

Oakland Knocks Off Oregon in OT

November 18th, 2008
OaklandEUGENE, Ore. - On a night where it looked like Oakland was letting the game slip away, junior Johnathon Jones refused to let that happen, especially when he committed a foul with six seconds left in regulation to send Oregon's Tajuan Porter to the line for three shots, which he made to tie the game at 68-68. All Jones did is score 10 of his career-high 32 points in overtime to lead the Golden Grizzlies (1-1) past the Ducks (1-1) 82-79 (OT) on Monday night in McArthur Court.

 

Review: Baron & URI Give Duke Major Scare

November 17th, 2008
Duke

Yesterday, in a game where oddsmakers tabbed the hometown Duke Blue Devils as twenty-plus point favorites, Rhode Island led fifth ranked Duke for thirty-seven of forty minutes before falling at Cameron Indoor Stadium - their fate not sealed until a desperation heave by Jimmy Baron missed wide right.

“The last five minutes, I thought we did everything right,” Krzyzewski remarked.  “They didn’t do anything wrong, they just missed a couple of shots.”

Creighton Tops New Mexico 82-75

November 16th, 2008
CreightonOMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton used a 17-0 run in the final 3:30 to overcome a late nine-point deficit and beat New Mexico, 82-75 on Sunday afternoon before a crowd of 16,107 at Qwest Center Omaha.

Creighton (1-0) led 4-2 in the opening minutes but would not lead again until consecutive three-pointers from P'Allen Stinnett gave CU a 76-72 lead with 43 seconds to play. Stinnett had eight of his career-high 30 points during the 17-0 run, while teammate Booker Woodfox had the other nine in the scoring binge. Woodfox finished with 26 points, four more than his previous best.

Illinois State Tops Wright State, 69-61

November 15th, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio - Behind a balanced scoring attack with all five Illinois State starters in double-figure points, the Redbirds led from the first basket until the final whistle and claimed a 69-61 non-conference season-opening victory over Wright State at the Ervin J. Nutter Center Saturday night.

 

With the victory, the Redbirds claimed their third-straight non-conference road victory, dating back to last season, and improved to 1-0 on the season.

 

Butler Knocks Off Drake in Opener

November 15th, 2008
ButlerDES MOINES, IOWA - Butler held Drake to just 31.1 percent shooting from the floor to spoil the head coaching debut of Mark Phelps en route to a 58-48 victory in the season opener for both teams.


It was a rematch of the classic 2008 ESPNU Bracket Busters game which pitted then No. 16 ranked Drake at then No. 8 ranked Butler.

Kentucky Embarrassed by VMI 111-103

November 15th, 2008

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Behind a career-best 30-point performance by senior guard Travis Holmes, VMI scored its first win over an SEC program in 32 years, stunning Kentucky, 111-103 in front of 22,579 stunned fans at Rupp Arena on Friday evening.

The Keydets (1-0) matched a facility record with 14 three-pointers, including five by sophomore gunner Austin Kenon.

SIU Tops UMASS in Quality Early Season Battle

November 12th, 2008

CARBONDALE, Ill. - Despite opening up a 15-point first half lead, the UMass men's basketball team couldn't hold off a charging Southern Illinois Salukis squad, which used a late 12-0 run to turn a two-point deficit into a 10-point advantage on its way to an 80-73 win on Wednesday night. With the loss, the Minutemen have been eliminated from the 2K Sports Classic, falling one win shy of a return trip to Madison Square Garden where last season's memorable NIT run culminated.

Northeastern Beats IUPUI in Opener

November 11th, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The IUPUI Jaguars basketball team got off to a sluggish start on Tuesday, dropping its season-opener to Northeastern 73-60 in the opening game of the Ann Arbor Regional of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. Junior Robert Glenn scored a game-high 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting and freshman Alex Young added 17 points and six rebounds in 24 minutes.

Eugene Spates led four Northeastern players in double-digits with 14 points and preseason All-Colonial pick Matt Janning added 13 points.