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With former coach and national champion Nolan Richardson watching from the stands, Arkansas laid out their own “40 Minutes of Hell” to sink Vanderbilt, 82-74, Tuesday night at the Bud Walton Center in Fayetteville, Ark. Rickey Scott led the Razorbacks with 18 points, and four others scored in double figures, overcoming a two-point halftime deficit…
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Illinois gets a big win, but Michigan State suffers a bigger loss?
Jan 31, 2012, 11:49 PM EDT
Illinois got the win they so desperately needed. Coming into Tuesday night’s game against Michigan State, the Illini had lost three games in a row since their win over Ohio State. Two of those losses came against Minnesota and Penn State on the road. Sitting squarely on the bubble with a back-loaded league schedule —…
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I’m gonna miss the Kansas-Missouri rivalry. The Border War doesn’t resonate nationally like Duke-North Carolina or Kentucky-Louisville, but it’s provided some impressive vitriol through the years. Former Tigers coach Norm Stewart was always thorn in Roy Williams’ side (RE: 1997) and Jayhawks fans usually responded in kind. Having the Kansas City area split among fanbases…
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There are only 14 games on Tuesday. Half involve ranked teams. And some will be really, really good games. Call it a college hoops treat for those who sat and sifted through the Super Bowl XLVI media saturation. (Poor me.) (All times ET; TV info from HDSportsGuide.com) Kansas State at Iowa State, 9 p.m. (FS…
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Big East schedule not doing Seton Hall’s skid any favors (yet)
Jan 31, 2012, 1:46 PM EDT
What happened to Seton Hall? The Pirates were once 15-2, had sneaked into the Top 25 and were right on Syracuse’s heels in the Big East. Now they’ve lost four in a row – both at home – and face Marquette and UConn this week, hardly a way to improve a team’s outlook. The Big…
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‘Known fact’ that Fine’s wife slept with Syracuse players, accuser claims in affidavit
Jan 31, 2012, 11:56 AM EDT
There’s yet another twist in the Bernie Fine case, but this one doesn’t directly relate to Fine. It’s about his wife. An affidavit by Bobby Davis, one of Fine’s accusers, claims that Laurie Fine had sex with numerous players through the years, according to the New York Daily News. Davis claims to have overheard Laurie…
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Shaka Smart spent last March watching his Rams run past schools from BCS conferences on their way to a Final Four. And he’s not above reminding the in-state ACC schools about how well VCU’s doing this season, either. “There’s certain schools you end up recruiting against and maybe schools that aren’t even in our league…
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No. 4 Missouri 67, Texas 66: I’ve said this before and I truly believe it — the sign of a good team is that they can go on the road, play poorly and still come away with a win. That’s exactly what Missouri did on Monday night. They didn’t shoot all that well, they made…
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Over the last couple of seasons, BracketBusters has become less and less relevant. Between the lack of marquee games and the fact that the losers of the matchups tend to be hurt more than the winners are helped, there has been a fairly strong reaction to the event. Some have even dubbed it BracketEliminators. This…
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One ESPN announced the TV portion of its BracketBuster event for Feb. 17 and 18, a few things immediately became apparent: Fans got at least two killer matchups in St. Mary’s-Murray State and Long Beach State-Creighton. They should be great games and they also provide each team with a chance to help their at-large NCAA…
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LOGAN, Utah – Stew Morrill has built Utah State into a power in the WAC. They’ve won seven regular season titles since 2000 and made eight NCAA Tournaments in that time. To get an idea of the level that this program has reached, think about this: they packed the 10,270 seat Dee Glen Smith Spectrum…
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Kentucky and Syracuse remain No. 1 and No. 2 on the s-curve in this week’s bracket. That scenario may not change when the actual Field of 68 is announced on Selection Sunday. Wildcat fans can start making plans to watch their team in nearby Louisville during Rounds 2 and 3 of March Madness. It would…
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Here’s something I wasn’t sure I’d type the rest of the season: Pitt’s won two straight. The Panthers (13-9) had hit bottom this season. They opened 11-1 then dropped eight in a row, including their first seven Big East games. But now they’ve held court against Providence and Georgetown and seem to have a little…
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Player of the Week: Mike Moser, UNLV The UNLV transfer has been one of the nation’s most surprising stars this season, and this week he once again showed why he is such a dangerous and versatile threat. In two games this week, Moser averaged 22.5 ppg, 16.5 rpg and 2.5 spg while shooting 15-29 from…
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The NCAA is fed up with rowdy fans, irate coaches, mouthy players, and pretty much all unruly behavior. And its college basketball officials are starting to do something about it. The latest example came during St. Mary’s 80-66 win at BYU on Saturday night when fans started throwing items on the court – they’d already…
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Forget Murray State’s 21-0 start. The Racers just hit college basketball’s big time with this little ditty. The “Murray State Anthem” by Trubz ‘N’ Matlock won’t win any awards for its lyrics or production value, but it certainly gives it a shot. Bright lights! Babes! Dunks! And it definitely wants you know that Murray State’s…
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Cody Zeller put on a ‘dunk highlight show’ against Hawkeyes
Jan 30, 2012, 8:45 AM EDT
Cody Zeller did this a lot Sunday vs. Iowa. And by “a lot”, I mean pretty much every time he shot the ball. Indiana’s fabulous freshman scored a season-high 26 points, hit 11 of 12 shots and ensured the No. 16 Hoosiers ran away from Iowa, 103-89, a score that’s not usually associated with the…
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The Renardo Sidney era at Miss State ends after this season
Jan 29, 2012, 9:53 PM EDT
Mississippi State spent the last two seasons wondering if Renardo Sidney was ever going to be a factor and found out this season that it didn’t really need him. And that’ll be the end of it. The often troublesome forward will leave the Bulldogs after this season, according to Zagsblog. He could transfer (unlikely given…
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Even with Ryan Boatright back, UConn can’t get it together
Jan 29, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
Ryan Boatright sat out Connecticut’s last three games because of an NCAA investigation, but was cleared in time to play Sunday against Notre Dame at home. Time couldn’t have been better, either. The Huskies were 1-2 without the freshman guard, losing close games to Cincinnati and Tennessee. The one win was at Notre Dame. So…
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Blogger Spotlight: Duke’s defense, potential and the Devil nobody hates
Jan 29, 2012, 9:40 AM EDT
Once again, Duke’s doing its thing in college hoops. The Devils are a Top 10 mainstay, feature an offense that can stroke the 3 and a post players who focus on rebounding and ensuring those perimeter shooters get their shots. And in case you missed it, they’re also atop the ACC standings, tied with Florida…
