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PROBLEM FOR COACH FRED HILL AS N'DIAYE SUFFERS INJURY
Broken ankle may take two months to heal

Jan. 6, Piscataway NJ - With Kai Sotto still nursing a hamstring injury, the Scarlet Knights were hit by another injury to defensive forward Hamady N'diaye. N'diaye suffered a broken ankle in yesterday's game against the Georgetown Hoyas and doctors say it may take about 2 months to heal and another 2 weeks for him to fully recover.

The forward lineup has been the problem for Coach Fred Hill ever since the season started after 6'11 transferee Lloyd Higgins was ruled ineligible for this year. Backup center Thomas Ashworth will beef up the forwards for the remaining games but Hill does not promise any assurances and just hope Moses step up with his defense and heft.

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RUTGERS BEATS PROVIDENCE BUT NO.4 LOUISVILLE FALLS TO WEST VIRGINIA
Cincinnati deals Syracuse with another heartbreaking loss

Jan. 9, Providence RI - Rutgers dealt Providence its first defeat in the conference with an impressive 85-77 victory on the road at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. With both teams deadlocked at 42-all at halftime, the Scarlet Knights came alive with an 11-3 run initiated by back-to-back threes by Jason Griffin and JR Inman to lead 74-68 going into the final 5 minutes of play.

Inman was adjudged Player of the Game with 15 points. But it was Corey Chandler who was the high point man with 16 points along with fellow freshmen Alex Legion and Kai Sotto who chipped in 14 and 13 respectively. Earl Pettis added 12 while Thomas Ashworth, who was activated by Coach Brian Hill in lieu of the injured Hamady N’diaye, was impressive with 6 points. Weyinmi Rose was the game’s high point man scoring 19 points for the Friars. Jeff Xavier added 12 while Geoff McDermott, the conference leader in rebounds, grabbed a game high 10 boards.

WVU d. UL, 82-75

Jan. 9, Louisville KY - West Virginia upset No. 4 Louisville, 82-75 in front of a stunned and disappointed crowd at the Freedom Hall. Jerry Smith had just narrowed the West Virginia lead to 3, 78-75, with 45.7 seconds remaining, however on the next Mountaineer offensive, the Cardinals committed a mental error of not stopping the clock by fouling. As a result, the Mountaineers ran the clock down in time for Da’Sean Butler, who sizzled the whole afternoon, to bang the gavel down with a three.

The game was tight all the way with Cardinals holding a slim 40-38 at halftime but a 9-3 run by the Mountaineers with 14:13 remaining created a separation, 50-43, which Louisville failed to overcome due to overcome because if poor foul shooting. The Cardinals were a dismal 19 of 32 from the 15-foot line for 59%.

Butler led all scorers with 27 points for the Mountaineers. Jamie Smalligan was a board short of a double-double with 16 points and a game high 9 rebounds. Will Thomas, who had 4 triples, and John Flowers chipped in 14 and 11 respectively. Earl Clark and Jerry Smith were the high point men for the Cardinals with 16 apiece while Terrence Williams contributed 10.

CIN d. SYR, 64-62

Jan. 9, Syracuse NY - Alvin Mitchell sank a short hook with no time remaining as Cincinnati edged Syracuse in a 64-62 win in front of a shocked crowd at the Carrier Dome. 
Arinze Onuaku tied the game with two precious foul shots with 5.2 ticks to go. Larry Davis then made a quick inbound pass to Jamal Warren, who then threw a perfect court-to-court pass to Mitchell in the painted area, Mitchell then hooked the shot despite the presence of two Syracuse defenders.

The Bearcats, which led 32-22 at halftime, were up 61-52 going into the final 4 minutes of play. The Orangemen came charging back mounting an 8-0 run to come within a single point, 61-60, with 32.2 seconds to go. Warren made good one free throw before Onuaku added 2 points, his only score the whole evening, to make it a 62-all, the only deadlock in the game. Then came the heroics of Warren and Mitchell.

Mitchell was the game’s top scorer with high 14 points for the Bearcats while John Williamson and Larry Davis added 12 and 10 respectively. Donte Greene led the Orange, which shot a low 33% from the field, with 13 points while Eric Davendorf and Christian O’Donnell added 10 apiece. Jonny Flynn went scoreless but dished out a game high 10 assists.

PITT d. SFLA, 61-57

Jan. 9, Tampa FL - Pittsburgh limited South Florida to 33% shooting from the field en route to a 61-57 road victory at the Sun Dome. The game was tied 28-all at halftime but a 9-1 run early in the second half put the Panthers comfortably ahead, 37-29, and the closest the Bulls could get to was the final score. Levance Fields was the only Panther in double figures while Kentrell Gransberry finished with a game high double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls.

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CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL STATS LEADERS
Roy Hibbert leader in points, blocks and field goal %

Big East Basketball Leaders - Updated: Jan 10, 2008
POINTS PER GAME	PPG	REBOUNDS PER GAME	RPG
1. R. Hibbert, GU	19.4	1. G. McDermott, PROV	10.7
2. L. Haranogody, ND	17.3	2. K. Gransberry, SFLA	9.8
3. J. Dyson, CONN	15.7	3. P. Harris, SYR	9.3
4. B. Laing, HALL	15'4	4. J. Adrien, CONN	9.3
5. D. Greene, SYR	15.1	5. M. Koshwal, DEP	8.1
ASSISTS PER GAME	APG	BLOCKS PER GAME	BPG
1. A. Price, CONN	6.3	1. R. Hibbert, GU	2.1
2. D. James, MARQ	6.1	2. H. Thabeet, CONN	1.8
3. L. Fields, PITT	5.6	3. R. Kurz, ND	1.8
4. J. Currie, DEP	5.4	4. J. Garcia, HALL	1.7
5. K. McAlarney, ND	5.3	5. D. Padgett, UL	1.7
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE	FG%	FREE THROWS AVERAGE	FT%
1. R. Hibbert, GU	.597	1. A. Ruoff, WVU	.916
2. C. Drummond, VILL	.594	2. D. Anderson, VILL	.913
3. H. Thabeet, CONN	.592	3. S. Curry, PROV	.891
4. C. Chandler, RUT	.586	4. D. Burns, DEP	.888
5. T. Jackson, ND	.561	5. A. Legion, RUT	.885
THREE POINTS AVERAGE	3P%	THREE POINTS MADE	3PM
1. C. Chandler, RUT	.612	1. A. Mitchell, CIN	24
2. A. Mitchell, CIN	.585	2. D. Burns, DEP	24
3. J. Sapp, GU	.583	3. T. Williams, UL	23
4. R. Ramon, PITT	.513	4. R. Ayers, ND	23
5. D. Fitzgerald, MARQ	.500	5. C. Austrie, CONN	22

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UNDEFEATED GEORGETOWN HOYAS TOP MEDIA POLL
Big East dominates AP top 25 with 5 teams

Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 10, 2008
RK	LW	TEAM (RECORD)	CONFERENCE	LAST 10
1	1	Georgetown (13-0)	Big East	10-0
2	3	North Carolina (14-3)	Atlantic Coast	8-2
3	2	Kansas (12-2)	Big 12	8-2
4	5	Louisville (13-2)	Big East	9-1
5	6	Tennessee (12-1)	Southeastern	9-1
6	4	Michigan State (12-2)	Big Ten	8-2
7	13	Arkansaas (13-2)	Southeastern	9-1
8	11	UCLA (13-3)	Pacific-10	8-2
9	7	Memphis (11-3)	Conference USA	7-3
10	9	Oregon (12-3)	Pacific-10	8-2
11	8	Marquette (12-2)	Big East	8-2
12	12	Pittsburgh (11-3)	Big East	7-3
13	16	Duke (9-3)	Atlantic Coast	7-3
14	17	Texas (12-3)	Big 12	9-1
15	10	Virginia (12-1)	Atlantic Coast	9-1
16	18	Texas A&M (11-3)	Big 12	8-2
17	20	Ohio State (12-3)	Big Ten	9-1
18	15	Wisconsin (11-4)	BIig Ten	7-3
19	22	Auburn (11-3)	Southeastern	7-3
20	--	Connecticut (12-2)	Big East	9-1
21	--	Alabama (13-3)	Southeastern	9-1
22	14	Clemson (10-4)	Atlantic Coast	7-3
23	24	Florida State (12-5)	Atlantic Coast	7-3
24	19	Standord (12-3)	Pacific-10	7-3
25	--	Mississippi State (12-4)	Southestern	8-2

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CONNECTICUT SNAPS GEORGETOWN'S UNBEATEN STREAK, 65-60
Cincinnati over Villanova but Marquette and Pittsburgh lose anew

20 CONN d. 1 GU, 65-60

Jan. 12, Washington DC - Connecticut snapped Georgetown’s 13-game winning streak with a 65-60 victory at the Capital One Center. It was a purely defensive game and in the case of the Huskies it was hard-nose tackling defense. The Hoyas went to the charity lane a total of 34 times, hitting 21 for a 61% clip, and only had 38 field goal attempts the whole afternoon.

The game was close from the start with the Huskies taking the half at 38-36. Connecticut had built a comfortable margin going the final canto in the second half before Georgetown mounted a 9-0 run to tie the count at 49-all. After Jessie Sapp split his free throws to hand the Hoyas the lead, the game was a pendulum affair from thereon. An offensive putback by Roy Hibbert gave the Hoyas their last taste of the lead, 58-56, with 3:18 remaining. After a trifecta by A.J. Price to put the Huskies back on top, 59-58, Hasheem Thabeet, who was being outplayed by Hibbert in the paint, struck twice in succession to create some separation, 63-58, with 1:35 to go. After a series of misses by both teams, Hibbert made it 63-60, but time was running out with 38.6 ticks left. An intentional foul sent Jerome Dyson twice in the foul line and the sophomore guard calmly sank both for the final score.

Craig Austrie led the Huskies with 12 points and was adjudged Player of the Game. Jerome Dyson and Doug Wiggins chipped in 10 while Hasheem Thabeet finished with 7 points and 6 rebounds. Roy Hibbert struggled early against the combination of Thabeet and Jonathan Mandeldove, but nevertheless had a game high double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds while Jessie Sapp contributed 10.

CIN d. VILL, 81-72

Jan. 12, Cincinnati OH - Cincinnati defeated an outclassed Villanova in front of a boisterous crowd at the Fifth Third Arena, 81-72. The Bearcats posted a double-digit advantage in the first half en route to a 40-26 halftime lead. The closest the Wildcats could come was at 66-61 after a swift 6-0 run but Alvin Mitchell doused the fire with a trifecta time down to 3:29.

Mitchell led the Bearcats with 17 points but it was Deonta Vaughn who snared the Player of the Game honors. Vaughn had 14 while Kenny Belton chipped in 12. Anthony McClain finished with a double-double 11 markers and 10 boards. Shane Clark was the game high scorer with 28 points on a perfect 5 of 5 beyond the arc for the Wildcats but was denied a shot by the Cincinnati defense in the closing minutes. Dante Cunningham added 13 while Scottie Reynolds was a miserable 1 of 8 from trifecta for only 9 points.

ND d. 11 MARQ, 76-69 OT

Jan. 12, Milwaukee WI - Notre Dame outdistanced No. 11 Marquette in a 76-69 overtime victory at a jampacked Bradley Center. Rob Kurz came through in the clutches with 4 straight points when Marquette threatened one final time. The Golden Eagles had the last opportunity to win it in regulation but Jerel McNeal missed.

Rob Kurz, who was named Player of the Game, finished with a game high 25 points and 10 rebounds while Zach Hillesland added 12. Ron Ayers and Kyle McAlarney, who had to leave the game with a high ankle sprain, chipped in 10 apiece while Luke Harangody, the fighting Irish leading scorer, was limited to only 8. Jerel McNeal led the Golden Eagles with 16 points. Lazar Haywood and David Cubillan contributed 11 while Ousmane Barro put in 8 markers and hauled down a whopping 20 rebounds.

HALL d. 12 PITT, 55-53

Jan. 12, Pittsburgh PA - Seton Hall endured a highly defensive game to ease past No. 12 Pittsburgh, 55-53. John Garcia blocked DeJuan Blair under the basket with no time remaining to save the victory for the Pirates. Both teams shot below 40% from the field, Seton Hall at 34% and Pittsburgh a little better at 36%. But it was the 20 turnovers that brought the Panthers down in the first half which the the Pirates took at 33-27.

The Pirates were comfortably ahead, 49-42, before the Panthers unleashed a ferocious 8-0 run to grab the lead at 50-49 with 4:58 remaining. It was nip and tuck from thereon. In the final 2:20 the game was deadlocked at 53-all after a pair of free throws by Eugene Harvey. But no team could score after that until the final 4.3 seconds when Harvey again scored twice in the foul line to give the Pirates the lead after a reaching out foul by Blair. Tyrell Biggs quickly heaved an inbound pass straight to a streaking Blair but Garcia was there for the save.

Paul Gause led all scorers with 17 points, including 3 of 3 from beyond, for the Pirates while Harvey chipped in 14. Tyrell Biggs was the only Panther in double-figures with 12 points. DeJuan Blair contributed 7 markers and a prodigious 15 rebounds.

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 12, 2008
TEAM	CONF	PCT	REC	PCT	STRK
#20 Connecticut	4-0	1.00	13-2	.866	W7
Providence	3-1	.750	9-7	.562	W1
Cincinnati	3-1	.750	8-8	.500	W3
#1 Georgetown	2-1	.666	13-1	.928	L1
Rutgers	2-1	.666	9-6	.600	W1
West Virginia	2-1	.666	8-6	.571	W1
#11 Marquette	2-2	.500	12-3	.800	L1
DePaul	2-2	.500	8-8	.500	W1
#4 Louisville	1-1	.500	13-2	.866	L1
#12 Pittsburgh	1-2	.333	11-4	.733	L1
Notre Dame	1-2	.333	10-5	.666	W1
Villanova	1-2	.333	8-5	.615	L1
Seton Hall	1-2	.333	9-7	.562	W1
Syracuse	1-2	.333	6-8	.428	L1
St. John's	1-3	.250	8-7	.533	L3
Spith Florida	0-4	.000	5-12	.294	L5

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RUTGERS FALLS TO #4 LOUISVILLE, 71-61
Cardinals too much for the Scarlet Knights

Jan. 13, Piscataway NJ - Louisville defeated Rutgers in a road game at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, 71-61. The Scarlet Knights led early but a 12-0 run midway in the first half had the Cardinals up by a comfortable margin at the halftime, 45-29. The Knights, down by 19 at one point came storming back in the final 2 minutes of play to come within 4 points, 62-58. However, Eugene Clark responded with back-to-back slams to seal the victory for the Cardinals.

Terrence Williams led the Cardinals with 12 points and was named Player of the Game. Eugene Clark and George Goode chipped in with 11 and 10 respectively. JR Inman finished with a double-double 10 points and a game high 13 points for the Scarlet Knights while Earl Pettis added 10. Thomas Ashworth was again impressive coming off the bench in lieu of the injured Hamady N'diaye with 7 markers and 7 boards in only 10 minutes of action.

WVU d. SYR, 76-65

Jan. 13, Morgantown WV - In the afternoon's other game underachieving Syracuse continued its slide with another defeat this time against West Virginia, 76-65. The Orange are now 1-3 and 6-9 overall while the Mountaineers, which led from start to finish, climb up to fourth spot in the Big East. The Mountaineers led by 7 at the half, 35-28, posted a double-digit lead midway in the second half at 46-35 then a 19-point lead at 70-51 going into the final 4 minutes of play.

Jamie Smalligan was adjudged Player of the Game after finishing with a double-double 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Mountaineers while Da’Sean Butler added 15. Donte Greene led all scorers with 19 points for the Orange while Eric Devendorf chipped in 10.

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GEORGETOWN BOUNCES BACK THANKS TO WALLACE
Trifecta stuns Pittsburgh crowd, 62-61

2 GU d. 16 PITT, 62-61

Jan. 14, Pittsburgh PA - Jonathan Wallace pumped in the go-ahead triple with 6.2 seconds to go capping a rally from 19 points down as Georgetown bounced back from their loss to Connecticut to nip Pittsburgh, 62-61, in front of a stunned crowd at the Peterson Events Center. After the Panthers called a timeout with barely 3 ticks remaining, Mike Cook missed a desperation shot from way out.

The Panthers limited the Hoyas to only 18 points and 36% from the field in the first half, 32-16. They would stretch the lead to 19 at 39-20. Roy Hibbert struggled early with only 1 out of 7 from the field but his and-1 situation at the 9-minute mark sent the Hoyas climbing back within single digits. After Cook replied with a jumper, the Hoyas unleashed a 9-2 run run led by the 6 points of DaJuan Summers to come within striking distance. The game was tight from thereon.

Three times the Hoyas came within 2, the last at 58-56 but DeJuan Blair would scored on an offensive outback with foul to boot to bring the Panthers ball to a comfortable 61-56 with 1:22 remaining. But the Hoyas were far from finish, Patrick Ewing Jr. made an heroic play at both ends of the court. Ewing buried a triple then came down on defense to block Cook setting up the Hoyas’ final play with 29 ticks to go. The Panthers expected Hibbert to go down low and double teamed him leaving Jonathan Wallace wide open from the left quartercourt for the trifecta.

Hibbert was 6 of 15 for the game but still finished with a double-double 14 points and game high 11 rebounds while Wallace and Summers chipped in with 11 and 10 respectively. Cook was the only Panther in double figures with 15 points.

ND d. 16 CIN, 72-57

Jan. 15, Notre Dame IN - Notre Dame stopped Cincinnati’s winning skein to three with a brilliant victory in front of an ecstatic home crowd at the Joyce Center, 72-57. Luke Harangody started an 11-0 Fighting Irish run in the final 3 minutes that spelled doom to the Bearcats.

Harangody finished the game with 15 points, the Player of the Game honors went to Rob Kurz, who had a double-double 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jonathan Peoples added 14 for the Fighting Irish. Deonta Vaughn was the lone Bearcat in double-figures pumping in a game high 17 markers.

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SCARLET KNIGHTS CAME SHORT AGAINST SYRACUSE, 66-65
DePaul outlasts Villanova down the stretch, 74-69

SYR d. RUT, 66-65

Jan. 16, Syracuse NY - Donte Greene pumped in a game-winning trey with 8.6 seconds to move Syracuse past Rutgers in a 66-65 thriller at the Carrier Dome marked by a three-point contest going into the final 1:35. The Orange had to come from 12 points down, 40-29, early in the second half after trailing 27-33 at the half.

Alex Legion had just given the Scarlet Knights a 4-point lead at 62-58 after pumping a three-pointer from his sweet spot at the left quarter court but a costly goal tending infraction by JR Inman over Arinse Onuaku allowed the Orange to creep back in. After Inman missed a jumper, Eric Devendorf threw his own trey in to give the Orange their first taste of the lead since the opening minutes of the first half. However, Jason Griffin replied with another three at almost the same spot Legion had his to give the lead back to Rutgers, 65-63, time down to 41.2 seconds. The Orange used most of the clock setting up one last shot and they found an open Greene from the right quarter court for the deuce.

Donte Greene top scored in the game with 14 points, Eric Devendorf contributed 13 while Onuaku had 8 points an 8 rebounds for the Orange men. Jason Griffin led the Scarlet Knights with 12 while Alex Legion chipped in 11. Point guard Cory Chandler and JR Inman, who had 9 rebounds, added 10 apiece. Kai Sotto had only 4 markers but picked up a game high 14 boards.

DEP d. VILL, 74-69

Jan. 16, Philadelphia PA - DePaul outlasted Villanova down the stretch to win 74-69 in front of an unhappy capacity crowd at the Pavilion. Draelon Burns sank two free throws to make it a three-point game with 26.7 seconds left. The Wildcats sued for time and had two chances to tie the game but blew them both. Shane Clark missed his three and after Karron Clarke muffed his charity to give the ball back to the Wildcats, an open shot atop the keyhole by Dante Cunningham went short.

The Blue Demons behind at the half, 33-38, and down by 8, 52-60, with a little over 6 minutes remaining went on a 9-0 run capped by a trey by Jabari Currie to snatch the lead over the stunned Wildcats, 63-60, time down to 3:41. Cunningham put in a string of 4 points to hand the Blue Demons there lead once again until Burns stole and laid in to give the lead back to the Blue Demons for good. But DePaul wasn’t out of the woods yet. Clark’s offensive putback put the Wildcats within striking distance at 67-66. Burns hit a trey and after Clark countered with his own trey, Burns capped an outstanding performance with two calm free throws.

Draelon Burns was the game top scorer with 20 points while Karron Clarke had 12. Scottie Reynolds, who was hot in the first half, led the Wildcats with 17 points, including 5 triples, but the DePaul defense shadowed him in the final canto. Corey Fisher and Shane Clark chipped in 11 apiece while Dante Cunningham added 10.

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LOUISVILLE BEATS MARQUETTE IN A BATTLE OF TOP 10 TEAMS, 67-60
Connecticut is 4-0 after routing Providence, 87-70

4 UL d. 8 MARQ, 67-60

Jan. 17, Louisville KY - Louisville banked on the endgame heroics of Terrence Williams to subdue Marquette in a titanic battle between two Big East top-10 teams. The No. 4 Cardinals defeated the No. 8 Golden Eagles, 67-60, in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Freedom Hall.

Scott Padgett had just restored the lead back to the Cardinals, 62-60, with 1:04 remaining. After Dominic James missed a jumper, the 5’11 post guard came down fast in transition and blocked the layup attempt of Andre McGee giving the ball back to Marquette. The Golden Eagles immediately sued for time with 45 ticks left. However in the ensuing play Williams came out from nowhere to steal off Marquette’s main man Wesley Matthews and was fouled. Williams, who earlier canned two free throws to give the Cardinals the lead at 52-50 after a 28-37 halftime deficit, calmly sank another two to give the Louisville a two-possession game, 64-60, with 29 seconds left. After a miss three by the Golden Eagles, Williams added two more.

Terrence Williams finished with 10 points but it was Scott Padgett that earned the Player of the Game honors leading the Cardinals with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Will Scott chipped in 12. Wesley Matthews was the only Golden Eagle in double-figures top scoring with18 points. Jerel McNeal added 9 while Ousmane Barro contributed 8 markers and a game high 9 rebounds.

14 CONN d. PROV, 87-70

Jan. 17, Storrs CT - No. 14 Connecticut kept its unblemished conference record intact of 5 straight games with a sound beating of Providence, 87-70, in front of a boisterous crowd at the Harry A. Gamble Pavilion. The Huskies stormed to a 51-28 at halftime after the Friars succumbed to a tight pressing defense turning the ball 21 times. This despite the Huskies playing without Hasheem Thabeet, who has to sit most of the first half for the Huskies after committing two early fouls right in the first minute.

It was virtually game over by the middle of the second half when the lead went as high as 25 points, 51-26. Stanley Robinson, who exploded with 17 points in the first half alone, player an excellent all-around game for the Huskies finishing with a game high 24 points, 7 rebounds, two steals and 1 block shot. Jerome Dyson chipped in 17 while Doug Wiggins and Jeff Adrien added 12 apace. Thabeet was in action for only 13 minutes and had 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks. Weyinmi Rose again led the Friars with 19 points. Randall Hanke exploited the absence of Thabeet and came up with a double-double 16 markers and 16 boards. Jeff Xavier added 15 while Geoff McDermott contributed 7 points and 12 rebounds.

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RUTGERS STOPS SKID, TRIPS DEPAUL ON THE ROAD 84-68
Scarlet Knights' 32 free throws too much for the Blue Demons

Jan. 19, Chicago IL - Rutgers bounced back from two harrowing defeats with an impressive road victory at the All-State Arena tripping DePaul, 84-68, thereby stopping the Blue Demons’ win streak to two. The Blue Demons sent the Scarlet Knights to the free throw line a season high 43 times and those 32 charities made spelled the big difference in the game.

The Scarlet Knights led at the half 45-32 and never looked back as the Blue Deacons couldn’t resist the shooting fouls. Freshman point guard Corey Chandler was high-point man for the game with 18 points for Rutgers. Earl Pettis, who came from the bench, contributed 15 while another freshman Kai Sotto added 14. JR Inman finished with a double-double 11 points and 10 rebounds. Draelon Burns led the Demons with 15 while Matija Popic had 12.

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TOP TEAMS #2 GEORGETOWN AND #4 LOUISVILLE LOSE
#16 Pittsburgh goes down for the 3rd straight time

ND d. #2 GU, 82-76

Jan. 19, Washington DC - Notre Dame displayed its best defense of the season against Georgetown and the Fighting Irish waylaid the Georgetown Hoyas, 82-76, for their third straight victory. The win sent the previously unbeaten Hoyas to their second defeat in three games and both setbacks happening right at home any the Capitol One Center.

Notre Dame sent the Hoyas in a quandary with a suffocating full-court defense at the same time disabling the Georgetown offense. The pressing defense forced the Hoyas to a horrendous 37 turnovers stealing the ball 16 times. The Irish led 46-35 at halftime bucking the 20-point performance of Roy Hibbert in the first half. The Hoyas came close at 63-57 but a blistering 13-2 run in the final 5:16 by the Fighting Irish would sent them back reeling towards defeat.

Luke Harangody and Zach Hillesland topscored for the Irish with 14 points apiece but it was Harangody that took home the Player of the game honors. Ryan Ayers and Rob Kurz chipped in identical 12 points. Roy Hibbert finished with a game high double-double 27 points and 15 rebounds but a double sometimes triple-teaming defense threw him off committing a high 6 errors in the process. Jonathan Wallace added 11 for the Hoyas.

HALL d. #4 UL, 66-56

Jan. 19, Newark NJ - Seton Hall won its third straight victory this time against No. 4 Louisville in a tightly-defended game, 66-56, to the delight of the hometown crowd at the Prudential Center. The victory put the Pirates over .500 in the conference likewise snapped the 2-game winning streak of the Cardinals.

Seton Hall limited Louisville to a measly 31% from the floor in the first half en route to a 29-24 at the half. A 14-3 run in the last minutes gave the Pirates a double-digit lead at 53-41 but the Cardinals came back with a 6-0 of their own to cut the lead to 6 at 53-47. The Cardinals would come a little closer to 4 points after Terrence Williams made good all his free throws after a shooting foul behind the arc, however that was the closest they could get.

The game was tightly defended by both teams, Seton Hall shot only 36% from the field while Louisville a little worse at 35%. But the Pirates made 26 points out of 33 from the free throw line, 14 more than the Cardinals. Eugene Harvey sank all his 9 free throws, 4 of them in the final minute, to seal the win for the Pirates. Harvey finished with a game topping 16 points for the Pirates. Brian Laing and John Garcia chipped in with 12 and 10 respectively while Michael Glover had 6 markers but hauled down a game high 11 boards. Earl Clark was the only Cardinal in double figures with 10 points as main man Terrence Williams struggled with only 8 points.

CIN d. #16 PITT, 59-50

Jan. 19, Cincinnati OH - No. 16 Pittsburgh continued to spiral downwards losing its third straight game, this time against Cincinnati, 59-50. Down 20-32 at halftime, the Panthers were never in the game shooting a miniscule 35% from the field and were outrebounded 22-31. If there’s something wrong with the Panthers, Coach Jamie Dixon should know by now and make adjustments.

Deonte Vaughn and Alvin Mitchell led the Bearcats with 14 and 13 points respectively. Anthony McClain added 10 and John Williamson had 6 and a game high 11 rebounds. Tyrell Biggs was the high point man in the game with 15 points for the Panthers while Keith Benjamin chipped in 11.

SYR d. VILL, 84-73

Jan. 19, Syracuse NY - Syracuse won its second consecutive game with an 84-74 thrashing of Villanova to the delight of a jam-packed crowd at the Carrier Dome. The surging Orange men dealt the the Wildcats third straight defeat. Donte’ Greene exploded for 33 points, 12 in the final 3 minutes, in an all-around display of star prowess. The freshman forward shot 14 of 18 from the field and had 8 rebounds and 2 steals.

The Orange were well ahead 43-32 at the half but the Wildcats came back to knot the count at 69-all with 3:28 to go. Greene broke the tie with a trifecta but Shane Clark pumped back a similar trey to push the Wildcats up in front. 72-71. Greene countered to hand the lead back to to the Orange, 74-72, this time it was for good with time down to 2:33. The Wildcats would not score after that except for single free throw.

Donte’ Greene was the high point man for the contest and was unanimously adjudged Player of the Game. Jonny Flynn chipped in 17 points for the Orangemen, which finished a high 59% from the field. Scottie Reynolds and Dwayne Anderson led the Wildcats with 13 and 12 points respectively while Shane Clark and Corey Stokes added 11 apiece.

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CONNECTICUT WINS 6 IN-A-ROW, DEFEATS MARQUETTE, 72-64
West Virginia rallied from 26 points down to nip South Florida in OT, 72-69

#14 CONN d. #8 MARQ, 72-64

Jan. 20, Storrs CT - In a battle between two nationally ranked teams, No. 14 Connecticut outsteadied No. 8 Marquette, 72-64, in front of a hometown crowd at the Harry A. Gamble Pavilion. A.J. Price stole the ball twice from Dominic James in the final 90 seconds play lifting the Huskies to their 6th straight victory and burying the Golden Eagles to their 3rd consecutive setback.

Up by only a point at the half, 41-40, Connecticut was on equal terms with Marquette the whole of the second half until Dominic James hit a backboard jumper to give The Golden Eagles the upper hand, 64-62, with 2:02 but that was their last taste of the lead. Jerome Dyson countered with three straight points in between two Golden Eagles’ misses to give the lead back to the Huskies, 65-64 with 1:20 remaining. Then came Price’s defensive heroics. Price stole off James then sprinted to a lay in basket, 67-64, with 36.8 seconds to go and on the return play Price again to seal the victory for the Huskies.

A.J. Price was the obvious Player of the Game with game highs of 16 points and 4 interceptions. Jerome Dyson chipped in 11 while Jeff Adrien and Doug Wiggins added 10 apiece. Hasheem Thabeet had only 7 markers but a grabbed 13 boards and 4 blocks. Jerel McNeal led the Golden Eagles with 14 points while Dominic James contributed 10.

WVU d. USF, 72-69 OT

Jan. 20, Tampa FL - West Virginia rallied back from 26 points down in the first half to nip South Florida in overtime, 72-60, to the dismay of a boisterous but disappointed crowd at the USF Sun Dome. Alex Ruoff, who was a miserable 0 from 9 from the three-point area, pumped in a trey with no time remaining in regulation to force the game in overtime. The Mountaineers, which were down 14-40 at one point, took over in the 5-minute extension.

The Mountaineers which shot a dismal 19% from the field in the first half en route to a 21-40 halftime score, tightened up their defenses limiting the Bulls to only 5 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half to come back within striking distance at 39-45. Jamie Smalligan, who sat out most of the first half due to foul troubles, began dominating the painted area. Then came two successive threes from Darris Nichols and Da’Sean Butler to pull the Mountaineers within a single point, 58-59, with 1:29 remaining. After a series of misses by both teams and with 38.1 ticks left, Solomon Bozeman was fouled intentionally but made good only one free throw, 60-58. Ruff, who was left alone missed a trey, and in the ensuing play Kentrell Gransberry was fouled with only 5.5 seconds in the ball game, However Gransberry was only one out of two and that gave the Mountaineers a chance to equalize then came the Hail Mary from Ruoff.

John Flowers led the Mountaineers with 15 points but it was Da’Sean Butler that was adjudged the Player of the Game. Butler finished with 14 points while Wellington Smith had 10. Jamie Smalligan scored all of his 9 points in the second half to go with a team high 10 rebounds. Darris Nichols and Alex Ruoff had 8 and 7 points respectively but were a combined 5 of 27 from the field. Kentrell Gransberry had a game high double-double 20 points and 13 rebounds. Dante Curry chipped in 13 markers while Solomon Bozeman and Dominique Jones added 12 and 11 points respectively.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - Media Poll Top 25 - Updated: Jan 20, 2008
RK	LW	TEAM (RECORD)	CONFERENCE	LAST 10
1	1	North Carolina (16-3)	Atlantic Coast	8-2
2	2	Georgetown (14-2)	Bis East	8-2
3	3	Kansas (13-3)	Big 12	8-2
4	5	Michigan State (14-3)	Big Ten	7-3
5	7	Arkansas (16-2)	Southeastern	9-1
6	9	Memphis (14-3)	Conference USA	8-2
7	4	Louisville (15-3)	Big East	8-2
8	14	Connecticut (15-2)	Big East	9-1
9	10	Duke (11-4)	Atlantic Coast	8-2
10	6	Tennessee (13-3)	Southeastern	7-3
11	15	Ohio State (13-4)	Big Ten	9-1
12	11	UCLA (13-4)	Pacific-10	8-2
13	8	Marquette (12-5)	Big East	6-4
14	12	Texas A&M (12-4)	Big 12	7-3
15	18	Stanford (14-4)	Pacific-10	7-3
16	13	Texas (12-4)	Big 12	8-2
17	19	Oregon (14-4)	Pacific-10	7-3
18	17	Wisconsin (13-4)	Big Ten	8-2
19	--	USC (11-4)	Pacific-10	7-3
20	16	Pittsburgh (11-6)	Big East	4-6
21	20	Virginia (13-3)	Atlantic Coast	7-3
22	22	Clemson (11-5)	Atlantic Coast	6-4
23	24	Auburn (12-4)	Southeastern	7-3
24	--	Mississippi State (14-4)	Southeastern	8-2
25	21	Alabama (13-6)	Southeastern	7-3

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 20, 2008
TEAM	CONF	PCT	REG	PCT	STRK
Connecticut #8	6-0	1.00	15-2	.882	W9
West Virginia	5-1	.833	11-6	.647	W4
Cincinnati	4-2	.666	9-9	.500	W1
Georgetown #2	4-2	.666	14-2	.875	L1
Louisville #7	4-2	.666	15-3	.833	L1
Notre Dame	4-2	.666	12-5	.705	W3
Seton Hall	4-2	.666	11-7	.611	W3
Providence	4-2	.666	9-8	.529	L1
Rutgers	3-3	.500	10-8	.555	W1
DePaul	3-3	.500	9-9	.500	L1
Syracuse	3-3	.500	8-9	.470	W2
Marquette #13	2-4	.333	12-5	.705	L3
Pittsburgh #20	1-4	.200	11-6	.647	L3
Villanova	1-4	.200	8-7	.533	L3
St. John's	1-4	.200	8-8	.500	L4
South Florida	0-6	.000	5-14	.263	L7

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GEORGETOWN BOUNCES BACK, ANNIHILATES SYRACUSE, 80-50
Hibbert and Hoyas too much for the Orange

Jan. 21, Washington DC - Georgetown bounced back and routed surging Syracuse, 80-50, to the delight of the capacity crowd at the Capitol One Center. The victory put the Hoyas back on track and halted the Orange 2-game winning skein. The Hoyas held a slim 36-34 lead at half-time but a crippling 14-0 run midway in the second half took the game out of the Orange.

Roy Hibbert, who late in the first half held the audience in silence when he was carried out of the floor after he dunked the ball, was a rebound away from another double-double finishing a game high 19 points and 9 boards. Hibbert came back in the second half capped that breakaway 14-0 run with 6 straight points at 54-37 despite a pulled ligament. Sead Dizdarevic and Austin Freeman chipped in 11 and 10 points respectively while Vernon Macklin added 8 markers and a game high 12 boards. Eric Devendorf led the Orange with 14 points while Antonio Jardine aded 10.