University of Alaska-Anchorage Basketball (CH2K8)

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Their guards got all their points and your frontcourt got all yours. By design with each team picking on weaknesses?

Yeah, mostly, and I think they were strictly man to man the entire game, and the guards were rarely if ever open and weren't really doing anything when they were. Fullerton reminded me of my SMC legacy where every WCC team was just turning every game into a jumpshooting competition and it tended not to matter how well I defended any of the shooting. Sometimes I'm tempted to tweak the sliders, because I lead the country in FG % every year, but I also have the worst FG % defense in the country, so it evens out I guess.

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Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, AK

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
Jan 26, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Southeast Missouri State (13-9)	36	33	69
Alaska-Anchorage (22-3)	36	50	86

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Causwell	23	2-12	0-6	0-0	1	6	0	0	2	4
Hoskins	20	7-15	5-6	2-2	2	0	1	0	1	21
Nicholas	22	8-14	2-7	1-1	8	2	1	1	3	19
Parks	17	3-6	0-1	1-1	9	2	0	0	1	7
Vignale	17	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ford	5	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Toole	6	2-4	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Helms	9	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	4
Wallace	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	7	3	0	1	3	0
Vitelli	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Conroy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Niparavicius	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		28-65	9-22	4-4	33	16	2	4	11	69
TEAM TOTALS		28-65	9-22	4-4	33	16	2	4	11	69

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Murry	23	2-5	1-3	2-2	4	1	2	0	0	7
Spears	23	1-8	1-8	0-0	3	5	1	0	1	3
Luz	21	5-11	3-8	3-4	4	1	2	0	0	16
Wilkins	20	9-10	0-0	11-12	5	1	3	1	0	29
Atkinson	20	7-11	0-0	2-3	10	0	0	1	0	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Herman	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Peavy	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	2
Borders	7	3-7	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	6
Taft	8	2-2	0-0	3-3	1	0	0	0	0	7
Scalzo	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marsh	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wagner	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		30-57	5-20	21-24	28	11	11	2	3	86

Tovarich: Rough start. Down 22-13 after 5 or 6 minutes. Couldn't rebound to save our lives. Couldn't hit a 3 to save our lives. Wilkins was amazing against the press. He was tough and finished down low. He drew fouls. He made a lot of foul shots. Incredible performance from him. The guards struggled again. I'm not sure what's up with them. Hopefully they'll shoot their way out of it in the return game here.

Reporter: What are the challenges of playing the same team twice in a row this week?

Tovarich: We know exactly what they'll do. They'll full court press us after every basket. Hopefully the refs are in the same kind of mood these ones were tonight. They'll play almost exclusively 2-3 zone. We'll perhaps give up on the 3's sooner if we're 1-10 at halftime like tonight. We know we need to rebound better. We know we need to cover their guards better. We know the bench may need to play some extra minutes if the pace gets out of control. It's nothing we didn't learn from playing them for 7 minutes tonight. We'll just see who plays better next game than they did tonight.

Reporter: Will a 3-2 road trip be good enough to get into the tournament?

Tovarich: I think so. We're in a strong position in the RPI. Joey Brackets hasn't put anyone out yet, so we'll see what he says. We were 20 or so spots away with 8 losses last year. Hopefully if we have at worst 5, that'll be good enough.

Reporter: What did you make of Borders struggling against the press compared to Wilkins?

Tovarich: He's probably leaving if I don't talk him into staying, so this wasn't a performance that really motivates me to try to talk him into staying. He often has this issue against the press. PF's are often not a big part of our halfcourt offense. We are in the 4-out so often that sometimes they're away from the basket where they're not much of a threat. So when the perfect scenario for a big game comes along for that position, they should take advantage like Wilkins did.

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Cape Girardeau, MO

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Jan 31, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (23-3)	36	41	77
Southeast Missouri State (13-11)	25	39	64

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Murry	22	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	7	0	0	0	2
Spears	23	5-10	4-8	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	14
Luz	22	4-7	2-5	0-0	5	2	2	0	0	10
Wilkins	19	7-11	0-0	2-4	4	0	4	0	0	16
Atkinson	20	9-15	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	0	0	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Herman	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Peavy	10	2-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	3	0	0	6
Borders	7	2-5	0-0	3-3	1	2	1	0	0	7
Taft	9	1-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
Scalzo	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marsh	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wagner	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		31-60	6-14	9-11	24	15	11	0	1	77

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Causwell	22	2-10	1-5	2-2	0	4	0	0	2	7
Hoskins	26	7-11	3-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	17
Nicholas	20	2-13	1-8	1-2	7	2	0	0	6	6
Parks	24	5-6	0-0	0-0	9	0	0	0	0	10
Vignale	19	5-7	0-0	0-2	13	4	0	2	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ford	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Toole	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	2
Helms	6	2-3	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	6
Wallace	11	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	4
Vitelli	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Conroy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Niparavicius	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		27-57	5-18	5-8	35	17	1	2	12	64

Tovarich: Ugly game for a while there. We shot a little better as it went on. We certainly went backwards in rebounding. We shot 3's better...eventually, so that took some pressure off other parts of the game for sure. We've got to a lot better next time out. That kind of performance isn't going to beat DePaul.

Reporter: Earlier in the season, I asked if you play up and down to your opponents. Are you sure that isn't true?

Tovarich: We make it look like that because we do just enough to get by. But it's often because we just have to make it harder for ourselves by not rebouding, like today.

Reporter: So what was different today than Monday?

Tovarich: After starting the first 2 minutes without a basket, we picked it up a little, so we didn't dig ourselves another 22-13 hole. They struggled to shoot, so we had a 26-19 lead and they gave up on the press at that point, and didn't bring it back until about 5 minutes to go in the second half, so we were in a half court offense a lot. We started 1-8 on 3's, but we turned that around all of a sudden. The refs didn't call many fouls, so our 24-4 advantage last game was only 11-8. Our rebounding got worse, though just barely. They gave us some boards at the end of the first game on all their 3's. They were mostly hitting them at the end this game.

Reporter: Will this season be a failure if you don't make it to the tournament?

Tovarich: I don't think so. We're way ahead of schedule, but worst case scenario, we finish like 2-3, so 25-6? If that doesn't get in, you question if we're allowed in.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 2, 2009
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Connecticut	19-2
2	2	Duke	20-2
3	3	Michigan State	18-2
4	10	Villanova	17-2
5	7	Stanford	17-3
6	4	Auburn	20-1
7	9	UCLA	18-5
8	5	Louisville	17-5
9	8	Washington	18-3
10	16	North Carolina	14-6
11	11	Notre Dame	16-5
12	12	Memphis	13-2
13	13	Arizona State	17-3
14	20	Southern California	15-4
15	6	Tennessee	16-5
16	15	Louisiana State	16-4
17	19	Providence	15-5
18	17	Georgia	17-4
19	18	Gonzaga	18-5
20	NR	San Diego State	17-4
21	22	Miami Florida	15-6
22	14	Arizona	11-6
23	24	Rhode Island	20-3
24	NR	Baylor	14-5
25	NR	Boston College	13-6

Mid-Major Poll

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 2, 2009
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	St. Mary's	18-3
2	Alaska-Anchorage	23-3
3	Western Michigan	17-3
4	Western Kentucky	16-5
5	Southern Mississippi	18-4
6	Southern Illinois	13-5
7	Wichita State	15-6
8	Butler	15-5
9	Marshall	14-7
10	Boston U	15-5
11	Illinois State	16-7
12	Middle Tennessee	14-6
13	Manhattan	13-5
14	Green Bay	15-5
15	Loyola Maryland	12-7
16	Cal Davis	13-6
17	Bradley	12-9
18	Little Rock	15-7
19	Pacific	13-7
20	Kent State	14-6
21	Vermont	15-8
22	North Dakota State	13-8
23	Pepperdine	12-10
24	Siena	15-5
25	Bucknell	15-6

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Allstate Arena
Chicago, IL

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at DePaul Blue Demons
Feb 3, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (24-3)	31	44	75
DePaul (15-9)	38	28	66

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Murry	23	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	6	1	0	1	4
Spears	23	4-7	3-6	1-1	1	2	2	0	0	12
Luz	23	2-9	0-5	0-0	1	3	2	0	0	4
Wilkins	21	6-8	0-0	3-3	5	2	2	0	1	15
Atkinson	21	10-11	0-0	7-7	2	2	1	1	1	27
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Herman	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Peavy	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Borders	7	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	6
Taft	7	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	4
Scalzo	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Marsh	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Wagner	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-49	4-15	11-11	13	16	10	1	3	75

DePaul Blue Demons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Forchion	23	6-11	1-4	2-2	0	8	1	0	4	15
Havens	26	1-7	0-5	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	2
Markovic, Vitor #10	21	8-10	2-4	0-0	1	5	1	1	1	18
Conn	21	4-5	1-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	11
Shakur	21	8-8	0-0	0-0	8	2	0	0	0	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Markovic, Vitor #31	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jahnke	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Stevenson	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Skipworth	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	2	0
Sylla	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Head	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Vignale	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		29-46	4-15	4-4	17	20	2	3	10	66

Tovarich: That looked bleak down 22-9 early. We couldn't do much right at the beginning. They were killing us on the boards. 13-5 at the half. Rebounds were few and far between in the second half, but they cooled off some. Anyone in the paint wasn't going to miss much apparently. But once we stopped giving them all the second chance points, we came back.

Reporter: Is this team definitely in the tournament now?

Tovarich: I don't see how we can't be. Just can't fall apart at the end here.

Reporter: What are the odds of a team having two guys named Vitor Markovic even though one is from Montenegro and one is Serbian?

Tovarich: Crazy huh? Can't say I've seen that before. I assumed they were related until I saw they had the same first name too.

Reporter: Why is your team so good at free throw shooting?

Tovarich: No one has any funky wind up motions, no one's off to the side, no one's got one of those delays in their shot like a Japanese pitcher. Everyone's got a nice clean release.

Reporter: Why do you think both teams were so effective scoring in the paint?

Tovarich: They were in a lot of 2-3 zone, and they seemed slow reacting when we got it down low. In our case, we just constantly let them get behind us, or they had all those easy rebounds in the first half that lead to simple putbacks. Both teams struggled from outside. Just how it is sometimes.

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Boylan Gym
West Long Branch, NJ

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Monmouth Hawks
Feb 9, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (25-3)	45	45	90
Monmouth (11-11)	26	40	66

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Murry	21	0-5	0-2	0-0	1	6	2	0	2	0
Spears	23	4-6	3-4	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	11
Luz	19	3-4	2-2	2-2	2	4	3	0	0	10
Wilkins	19	4-8	0-0	2-2	10	2	2	0	0	10
Atkinson	18	16-22	0-0	1-3	1	1	0	0	1	33
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Herman	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	2
Peavy	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0
Borders	7	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	2
Taft	10	7-8	0-0	6-7	4	1	1	1	0	20
Scalzo	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Marsh	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wagner	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	2
TEAM TOTALS		36-60	5-8	13-16	26	20	12	1	6	90

Monmouth Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bryan	24	4-12	3-7	2-4	1	3	3	0	4	13
Whitted	24	6-11	2-4	0-0	0	3	1	0	1	14
Gosley	23	3-8	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	3	8
Schneiderman	22	4-7	0-0	3-4	13	2	1	2	1	11
Davenport	19	2-4	0-0	2-4	7	1	0	4	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Parkinson	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	2
Gomes	9	5-11	2-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	12
Kampman	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Bruce	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Cummings	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Matela	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Gale	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-57	9-22	7-12	26	14	6	6	14	66

Tovarich: Good easy win.

Reporter: Are you sure you wouldn't like to nitpick something about it coach?

Tovarich: OK, Atkinson only had one freaking rebound. I mean, I'll get over it because he scored 33, but ONE rebound for a 7 footer? That's embarrassing. Out SG had 5! I know the C team doesn't get a lot of minutes, but they immediately turned the ball over twice in 15 seconds. Other than Taft, who goes missing frequently, the bench was awful.

Reporter: Since St. Mary's lost on Monday, you and Western Michigan should be 1 vs 2 in the mid-major poll. Is it the Game of the Century?

Tovarich: Absolutely. Makes perfect sense.

Reporter: Do you wish you could join a conference coach?

Tovarich: I'd love to but we have been told by the NCAA that no conferences are ever allowed to change ever again. They looked into the future and saw 16 and 18 team conferences that stretched across the whole country and ruined everything, so there'll be no changes.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 9, 2009
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Western Michigan	19-3
2	Alaska-Anchorage	25-3
3	St. Mary's	19-4
4	Western Kentucky	18-5
5	Marshall	16-7
6	Southern Mississippi	19-5
7	Southern Illinois	15-6
8	Butler	16-6
9	Wichita State	15-8
10	Wisconsin-Green Bay	17-5
11	Middle Tennessee	16-6
12	Bradley	14-9
13	Manhattan	15-5
14	Pacific	15-7
15	Loyola Maryland	14-7
16	Arkansas-Little Rock	16-8
17	Illinois State	16-9
18	James Madison	16-9
19	Boston U	15-7
20	Kent State	15-7
21	Bucknell	16-6
22	Stephen F. Austin	10-7
23	Texas-Arlington	13-6
24	Oral Roberts	14-9
25	Delaware	15-8

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University Arena
Kalamazoo, MI

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Western Michigan Broncos
Feb 9, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (26-3)	40	43	83
Western Michigan (19-4)	32	45	77

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Murry	24	3-5	3-5	3-5	0	5	2	0	1	12
Spears	23	3-10	3-9	4-4	2	2	2	0	0	13
Luz	23	9-18	4-12	0-0	6	2	1	0	0	22
Wilkins	22	4-6	0-0	2-2	7	2	0	1	0	10
Atkinson	21	8-10	0-0	3-3	3	0	0	0	0	19
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Herman	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3
Peavy	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	0
Borders	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Taft	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Scalzo	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Marsh	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Wagner	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-55	11-28	12-14	23	16	5	1	1	83

Western Michigan Broncos
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Dumbliauskas	25	2-6	0-1	0-0	1	12	0	0	1	4
Zivanovic	21	8-13	3-6	2-2	2	6	0	0	1	21
Lamkin	23	6-8	3-5	2-2	6	2	1	1	1	17
Acker	14	4-6	1-2	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	9
McCollumb	19	6-12	0-2	1-2	7	2	0	0	0	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Norris	5	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	4
Barnett	12	3-10	1-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	7
Torres	5	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jimenez	17	0-0	0-0	2-4	5	0	0	2	0	2
Haranga	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Conley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Badu	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		31-61	8-23	7-10	30	25	1	3	5	77

Tovarich: Nice win. We overcame some bad rebounding. They probably shouldn't play a 3-2 zone and leave people open from 3 all over the place. We weren't even great at hitting 3's, but it was good enough. Their press was also ineffective. I'd probably have tried something different.

Reporter: What does it mean to win the Game of the Century coach?

Tovarich: Somehow I don't think beating unranked Western Michigan is as big of a deal as beating Arizona.

Reporter: Do you think the committee might forget about you since you only play 2 games between now and selection Sunday?

Tovarich: You'd hope they're keeping track. We'll finish up that Southern Utah game on Saturday, and then we go home with 29 days left until then and just one game to play. Luckily the RPI is a percentage and it still remembers us even when we play one game while most people will play about 6.

Reporter: How do you assess the team's rebounding relative to last year?

Tovarich: Eh, we've some decent numbers comparatively. We don't have as many of those games where we're -15. The schedule's also a bit easier. We usually make up for it with aggression getting to the line, though we were down 10-7 at the line until they had to foul us and we got 7 more FT's in the last 30 seconds. We were a pedestrian +4 in turnovers. Today was a pretty clean game by both teams. Usually that's more of an advantage when the other team is a little sloppy with the ball. So, it's been easier because of the schedule, but turnovers and FT's we're often making up for it and it's easier to make up -7 than all the times last year it was in the double digits.

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The Centrum
Cedar City, UT

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves at Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Feb 14, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alaska-Anchorage (26-4)	42	25	67
Southern Utah (14-13)	34	46	80

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Murry	22	3-10	3-10	0-0	2	4	1	0	1	9
Spears	20	6-12	6-12	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	18
Luz	20	3-9	2-7	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	8
Wilkins	18	4-8	0-0	0-1	6	1	1	1	0	8
Atkinson	18	4-12	0-0	4-4	6	0	0	0	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Herman	7	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Peavy	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	6	0	0	1	0
Borders	8	0-1	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	2
Taft	11	3-4	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	8
Marsh	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scalzo	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Wagner	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		24-60	11-32	8-9	23	15	5	1	3	67

Southern Utah Thunderbirds
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Guerrero	23	8-13	3-5	6-6	2	11	0	0	3	25
Clifford	24	6-15	0-6	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	12
Bridgewater	24	7-10	0-2	4-4	4	3	3	0	0	18
Kemp	17	5-5	0-0	0-0	7	2	0	1	0	10
Novakovic	21	3-5	0-0	2-2	12	1	0	2	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Channing	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Akpan	10	2-4	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	4
Fields	4	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Dillard	7	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Laws	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vaitiekus	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cornette	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-58	4-19	12-12	36	21	3	3	5	80

Tovarich: College teams had become too easy, so we thought we'd try a half against the Utah Jazz and see how we did.

Reporter: What happened at halftime?

Tovarich: The private jet from Salt Lake arrived. Worst half of basketball I've ever experienced by far. Our 8-point lead lasted about 90 seconds out of the half. They went 19/28 and we went 10/32. I'm surprised we didn't lose by more. They killed us on the boards. They beat us at the FT line. We couldn't do anything right in the seconf half.

Reporter: So that 3-2 zone you said not to play?

Tovarich: We shot poorly from 3 but that wasn't why we lost. I would normally say we devolved into jacking 3's all the second half, but look at the guys in the paint too. Atkinson's never had a game like that in his career. Wilkins was so-so. 11/25 by the big guys, all of which are in the paint is not something we've experienced before. They were helpless. We were only +2 in turnovers. We'd probably have lost it if it was +12.

Reporter: Is it good or bad you don't play a game for 11 days now?

Tovarich: I'm not sure. This is mainly for recruiting. But maybe they can call go sit in an igloo somewhere and clear their heads.

Reporter: Was the pressure of being #1 in the mid-major poll a factor?

Tovarich: Every time we're 2nd and 1st loses, they leapfrog 3 over us anyway, so it kinda feels like no matter what you do, that was somehow never going to happen.

Reporter: How bad is this for your tournament hopes?

Tovarich: We wouldn't have expected to beat Arizona or DePaul, so we're one win better than anyone could reasonably have expected. We'll wait and see if Joey Brackets puts us in. We have only one game in 29 days until Selection Sunday. All we can do now is go home and wait for the sun to come out finally and try to beat Loyola again.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 16, 2009
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Connecticut	23-2
2	2	Duke	24-2
3	3	Michigan State	22-2
4	4	Villanova	20-3
5	5	Stanford	19-4
6	6	Memphis	17-2
7	7	Louisville	20-6
8	8	Washington	21-4
9	11	UCLA	21-6
10	14	North Carolina	18-7
11	9	Notre Dame	17-7
12	16	Louisiana State	18-5
13	19	Providence	17-6
14	10	Southern California	17-6
15	13	Georgia	20-5
16	12	Auburn	20-5
17	15	Tennessee	18-6
18	20	Arizona State	19-5
19	22	La Salle	19-5
20	18	Gonzaga	20-6
21	17	Rhode Island	22-4
22	21	Boston College	16-7
23	NR	Clemson	17-7
24	NR	Arizona	13-8
25	NR	Oklahoma State	16-8

Mid-Major Poll

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 16, 2009
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Alaska-Anchorage	26-4
2	St. Mary's	21-4
3	Western Michigan	20-5
4	Western Kentucky	19-7
5	Butler	18-6
6	Southern Illinois	16-7
7	Southern Mississippi	20-6
8	Pacific	17-7
9	Marshall	17-8
10	Manhattan	17-5
11	Middle Tennessee	18-7
12	Wichita State	16-9
13	Loyola Maryland	16-7
14	James Madison	18-9
15	Kent State	17-7
16	Boston U	16-7
17	Illinois State	18-9
18	Wisconsin-Green Bay	18-6
19	Stephen F. Austin	12-7
20	Texas-Arlington	15-6
21	Rice	16-7
22	North Dakota State	16-9
23	Bradley	14-11
24	Loyola Chicago	17-11
25	Arkansas-Little Rock	16-10

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Conference Races
"America East" aka Summit
Denver 10-3
SD State 7-5
ND State, Oral Roberts, UMKC 7-6

"ACC" aka Big 10
Michigan State 11-0
Wisconsin 9-2
Indiana 8-3

"A-Sun" aka Colonial, aka Coastal
Delaware 10-3
Northeastern 9-4
Hofstra, Stony Brook, Wilmington 7-6

A-10+4
La Salle 10-1
GW 8-2
Rhode Island, Davidson 7-3

"Big East" aka ACC
Duke 12-2
Louisville 10-3
North Carolina 10-4
Pitt 9-4

Big Sky
Northern Arizona 10-2
Idaho State 9-3
Montana State 6-6

Big South
Radford, High Point 7-3
Winthrop 7-4
Charleston Southern 6-5
SC Upstate, Gardner-Webb 5-5

"Big 10" aka Big East
Villanova 11-1
UConn 11-2
Providence 8-4

"Big 12" aka PAC 12
Stanford 8-2
UCLA 7-4
Wazzu, USC, Colorado, Washington 6-4

Big West
Irvine 7-4
Poly 8-5
Northridge 7-5
Davis, Fullerton 6-5
Riverside 6-6

"Colonial: aka Leftover Conference
Marshall 12-3
Butler 11-4
Creighton 9-6

"CUSA" aka American-ish
Memphis 9-1
Rutgers 7-4
USF, Temple 6-4

"Horizon" aka CUSA
WKU 12-3
MTSU 12-4
NM State 8-7

Ivy
Dartmouth 5-2
Brown, Cornell 5-3
Penn 4-3
Harvard, Yale 4-4

"Metro" aka America East
Vermont, Maine 11-4
Albany, Binghamton, New Hampshire 9-6

MAC
Kent State, WMU 10-2
Ball State 9-3
Buffalo 8-4

"MEAC" aka Metro
Manhattan 10-1
Sacred Heart 8-4
Siena 7-4

MVC
Loyola 12-3
SIU 10-5
Bradley 9-6

MWC
BYU 8-3
NM, SD State 7-3
UNLV 7-4
Gonzaga 6-4
AFA 6-5

"NEC" aka A-Sun
TN Tech, Stetson 9-5
APSU 9-5
EKU 8-7
FGSU, Jacksonville, Central Arkansas 7-7

"OVC" aka Horizon
UWGB 12-6
SFPA 11-6
UWM-11-7
IUPUI 9-7
Wright State 9-8
Cleveland State 10-9

"PAC 10" aka Big 12-2
OKST 10-3
KSU 8-4
Oklahoma 8-5

"Patriot" aka MEAC
Del State 10-1
SC State, NC Central 6-5

SEC
Georgia 8-2
Alabama, Florida, Vandy, Tennessee 6-4
SC, Auburn 6-5

Southern
Wofford 13-3
Mercer 11-5
Furman 9-7

"Southland" aka SWAC
Southern 10-1
Alabama A&M, Alabama State 8-3
BCC 6-4

"SWAC" aka Southland
SFA 11-1
UTA 10-2
SELA, NWST, Nicholls 7-4

"Summit" aka Patriot
Loyola MD 12-3
BU 10-4
Bucknell 9-5
American 8-6

Sun Belt
USM 11-3
ULL 11-4
JMU 10-4
ODU 10-5
GAST 9-5

WCC
SMC, Pacific 8-2
USF 7-2
SCU 6-4

"WAC" aka random former WAC schools
Rice 10-2
USU 8-3
SJSU 7-4
Hawaii 7-5

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Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, AK

Loyola (MD) Greyhounds at Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
Feb 25, 2009	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Loyola (MD) (17-9)	26	27	53
Alaska-Anchorage (27-4)	44	33	77

Loyola (MD) Greyhounds
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gosley	23	7-15	2-6	1-1	3	4	0	0	2	17
Boykin	20	4-13	0-3	1-2	2	2	0	0	3	9
Tran	22	4-8	0-1	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	8
White	19	2-3	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	2	0	4
Victoriano	18	3-7	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	0	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Crisp	11	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Peterson	12	1-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	2	1	2
Ingerson	6	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	5
Sherrod	9	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bowden	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Warden	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Gamboa	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		24-58	3-15	2-3	28	15	2	4	11	53
TEAM TOTALS		24-58	3-15	2-3	28	15	2	4	11	53

Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Peavy	11	1-6	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	2
Murry	23	0-2	0-1	2-2	3	8	1	0	1	2
Spears	23	7-9	4-6	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	18
Wilkins	19	5-7	0-0	0-0	2	2	3	0	0	10
Taft	15	6-8	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Herman	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Luz	19	4-8	3-6	0-0	6	2	2	0	1	11
Borders	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Atkinson	17	8-14	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	16
Scalzo	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Marsh	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Wagner	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		34-58	7-15	2-2	22	15	11	3	2	77

Tovarich: We came out with the fight and intensity you'd hope to have. We ended that one early. At 35-10, I think that was pretty well over. We got a bit lazy the rest of the half. I didn't love a lot of the second half either.

Reporter: Were you worried with the different lineup with all the SR's in?

Tovarich: A little. You never know how the people who are normally starting will react. You never know how they'll all play together. You assume your team unity gets better, but yes, I was ready to pull the plug quickly if needed. And it wasn't. We were up 15-4 pretty quick, so I gave them all a few extra minutes there.

Reporter: Do you think these refs have ever heard of fouls?

Tovarich: They must have had somewhere to be. Perhaps they saw it was the last home game of the season and they didn't have to stay in Alaska anymore and wanted to get out as fast as they could.

Reporter: You seemed like you were really trying to get Peavy a 3 at the end?

Tovarich: He was 0-9 coming in. I know he wasn't great from out there, but he was 4-19 last year, so you think he should be able to make one. I guess not.

Reporter: How sure are you this is a tournament team?

Tovarich: Lunardi has us as a 10 seed. So, a loss might have put that in question. As long as there aren't a crazy number of bid stealers, we ought to be safely in.

Reporter: Recruiting is about to wrap up. How do you feel about who you can get to sign?

Tovarich: I was pretty sure about two of our four recruits. UTEP came out of nowhere trying to take our center, so that's not as sure now. We have a couple guards I think we're good on, a PG and SG. The last scholarship was for another SG. It's up to Boise State if they want him since they're his top choice. I'm anticipating some other scholarships opening though. I think Borders, Marsh and Wagner are 100% gone. Scalzo probably. Herman is getting unhappy but I'll be surprised if he bails. I'd be fine if he did. It'd be better for both of us.

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Conference Tournaments

Summit
1 Denver vs. 8 North Dakota/9 Western Illinois
4 UMKC vs. 5 South Dakota
3 South Dakota State vs. 6 Oral Roberts
2 North Dakota State vs. 7 Eastern Illinois

Big 10
1 Michigan State vs. 8 Illinois/9 Ohio State
4 Michigan vs. 5 Minnesota/12 Purdue
3 Indiana vs. 6 Penn State/11 Iowa
2 Wisconsin vs. 7 Nebraska/10 Northwestern

Colonial
1 Northeastern vs. 8 Wilmington
4 Hofstra vs. 5 William & Mary
3 Stony Brook vs. 6 Towson
2 Delaware vs. 7 Hampton

A-10
1 St. Louis vs. 8 Dayton/9 St. Bonaventure
4 Rhode Island vs. 5 Davidson/12 Fordham
3 La Salle vs. 6 George Mason/11 St. Joe's
2 George Washington vs. 7 Richmond/10 Duquesne

ACC
1 Duke vs. 8 Clemson/9 Florida State
4 North Carolina vs. 5 Miami/12 Georgia Tech
3 Pitt vs. 6 Notre Dame/11 Maryland
2 Louisville vs. 7 BC/10 Wake

Big Sky
1 Northern Arizona vs. 4 Eastern Washington/5 Montana State
2 Idaho State vs. 3 Portland State/6 Weber State

Big South
1 Radford vs. 8 Longwood
4 Charleston Southern vs. 5 Gardner-Webb
3 Winthrop vs. 6 SC Upstate
2 High Point vs. 7 Asheville

Big East
1 UConn vs. 8 Cincy/9 Marquette
4 Georgetown vs. 5 DePaul
3 Providence vs. 6 WVU/11 St. John's
2 Villanova vs. 7 Xavier/10 Seton Hall

PAC 12
1 UCLA vs. 8 Oregon/9 Colorado
4 Arizona vs. 5 Washington State/12 Oregon State
3 Stanford vs. 6 Arizona State/11 Utah
2 Washington vs. 7 USC/10 Cal

Big West
1 Fullerton vs. 8 Bakersfield
4 Poly vs. 5 Northridge
3 Riverside vs. 6 Davis
2 Irvine vs. 7 Long Beach

Leftover Conference
1 Marshall vs. 8 Belmont/9 Valpo
4 Creighton vs. 5 Little Rock/12 Morehead State
3 Florida Atlantic vs. 6 Ill-Chicago/11 UTSA
2 Butler vs. 7 Murray State/10 North Texas

American
1 Memphis vs. 8 TCU/9 USF
4 UAB vs. 5 Charlotte/12 SMU
3 Temple vs. 6 UCF/11 Tulane
2 Rutgers vs. 7 ECU/10 Houston

CUSA
1 MTSU vs. 8 Liberty/9 Jax State
4 FIU vs. 5 SHSU
3 NM State vs. 6 La Tech
2 WKU vs. 7 UTEP

America East
1 New Hampshire vs. 8 CCSU/9 Long Island
4 Wagner vs. 5 Binghamton
3 Maine vs. 6 Albany
2 Vermont vs. 7 UMBC/10 NJIT

MAC
1 Western Michigan vs. 8 BGSU/9 Akron
4 Buffalo vs. 5 Miami/12 NIU
3 Ball State vs. 6 Ohio/11 CMU
2 Kent State vs. 7 Toledo/10 EMU

Patriot
1 Loyola MD vs. 8 Holy Cross
4 Boston U vs. 5 Colgate
3 Bucknell vs. 6 Lafayette
2 American vs. 7 Navy

Metro
1 Manhattan vs. 8 Quinnipiac/9 Niagara
4 St. Peter's vs. 5 Sacred Heart
3 Rider vs. 6 Iona/11 Marist
2 Siena vs. 7 Fairfield/10 Canisius

MVC
1 Loyola Chicago vs. 8 Northern Iowa/9 Evansville
4 Missouri State vs. 5 Drake
3 Illinois State vs. 6 Wichita State
2 Southern Illinois vs. 7 Bradley/10 Indiana State

MWC
1 New Mexico vs. 8 Colorado State/9 Boise
4 UNLV vs. 5 San Diego State
3 Gonzaga vs. 6 Air Force
2 BYU vs. 7 Wyoming

A-Sun
1 Austin Peay vs. 8 Central Arkansas
4 Stetson vs. 5 FGCU
3 TN Tech vs. 6 TN State
2 EKU vs 7 Jacksonville

Horizon
1 UWBG vs. 8 Detroit
4 IUPUI vs. 5 Cleveland State
3 UWM vs. 6 Wright State
2 SFPA vs. 7 Robert Morris

Big 12
1 Oklahoma State vs. 8 Kansas/9 Texas A&M
4 Texas vs. 5 Missouri
3 Baylor vs. 6 Iowa State
2 Kansas State vs. 7 Oklahoma/10 Texas Tech

MEAC
1 Delaware State vs. 8 Norfolk State
4 Coppin State vs. 5 Howard
3 SC State vs. 6 Morgan State
2 NC Central vs. 7 Eastern Shore

SEC
1 Auburn vs. 8 South Carolina/9 Mississippi State
4 Alabama vs. 5 Florida/12 Arkansas
3 Tennessee vs. 6 LSU/11 Kentucky
2 Georgia vs. 7 Vandy/10 Mississippi

Southern
1 Wofford vs. 8 Campbell/9 ETSU
4 WCU vs. 5 Chattanooga
3 Furman vs. 6 Greensboro/11 Samford
2 Mercer vs. 7 VMI/10 Citadel

SWAC
1 Alabama A&M vs. 8 Pine Bluff
4 BCC vs. 5 Jackson State
3 Southern vs. 6 TX Southern
2 Alabama State vs. 7 Prairie View

Southland
1 Arlington vs. 8 Pan American
4 NW State vs. 5 SE Louisiana
3 Nicholls State vs. 6 Corpus Christi
2 SFA vs. 7 Lamar

Sun Belt
1 USM vs. 8 ULM/9 Ark State
4 ULL vs. 5 ODU
3 GA State vs. 6 Coastal/11 App State
2 JMU vs. 7 Troy/10 GA Southern

WCC
1 Pacific vs. 8 Loyola Marymount
4 San Diego vs. 5 Pepperdine
3 San Francisco vs. Santa Clara
2 SMC vs. 7 Portland

WAC
1 Rice vs. 8 Fresno/9 Idaho
4 Hawaii vs. 5 Nevada
3 San Jose vs. 6 Tulsa
2 Utah State vs. 7 Grand Canyon

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Conference Tournament Winners
Summit-4 UMKC
Big 10-3 Indiana
Colonial-3 Stony Brook
A-10-11 St. Joe's
ACC-2 Louisville
Big Sky-1 Northern Arizona
Big South-3 Winthrop
Big East-6 West Virginia
PAC 12-4 Arizona
Big West-6 Cal Davis
Leftovers-4 Creighton
American-5 Charlotte
CUSA-6 Louisiana Tech
America East-1 New Hampshire
MAC-5 Miami Ohio
Patriot-2 American
Metro-4 St. Peter's
MVC-3 Illinois State
MWC-6 Air Force
A-Sun-6 Tennessee State
Horizon-1 Green Bay
Big 12-4 Texas
MEAC-1 Delaware State
SEC-6 LSU
Southern-3 Furman
SWAC-1 Alabama A&M
Southland-4 Northwestern State
Sun Belt-6 Coastal Carolina
WCC-4 San Diego
WAC-3 San Jose State

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NCAA Tournament
Play-in Game
Tennessee State (18-15 vs. Furman (16-15)

East
#1 Connecticut (30-3) vs. Play-in
#8 St. Mary's (25-6) vs. #9 Boston College (18-12)
#5 Indiana (21-9) vs. #12 Alabama A&M (20-8)
#4 Georgia (24-9) vs. #13 UMKC (20-14)

#6 Notre Dame (21-11) vs. #11 Air Force (19-12)
#3 Washington (26-6) vs. #14 St. Peter's (17-16)
#7 Wisconsin (22-10) vs. #10 Illinois State (23-10)
#2 Villanova (25-6) vs. #15 Northwestern State (18-14)

South
#1 Duke (28-3) vs. #16 Dartmouth (14-14)
#8 Alaska-Anchorage (27-4) vs. #9 UNLV (19-11)
#5 Oklahoma State (21-10) vs. #12 Charlotte (19-14)
#4 Tennessee (22-9) vs. #13 Miami Ohio (21-12)

#6 Western Michigan (24-6) vs. #11 Wisconsin-Green Bay (23-6)
#3 Auburn (25-6) vs. #14 Winthrop (16-11)
#7 Alabama (20-10) vs. #10 Temple (21-10)
#2 Louisiana State (26-7) vs. #15 Delaware State (17-13)

Midwest
#1 Louisville (26-8) vs. #16 Coastal Carolina (16-15)
#8 Clemson (21-12) vs. #9 Southern California (18-12)
#5 Texas (22-11) vs. #12 Creighton (17-14)
#4 Providence (22-8) vs. #13 Cal Davis (18-12)

#6 Miami Florida (21-10) vs. #11 West Virginia (19-16)
#3 Stanford (24-8) vs. #14 American (18-15)
#7 Arizona State (20-10) vs. #10 Marshall (21-9)
#2 UCLA (27-7) vs. #15 San Jose State (18-13)

West
#1 Michigan State (29-3) vs. #16 St. Joseph's (16-17)
#8 Kansas State (19-10) vs. #9 La Salle (20-10)
#5 Gonzaga (24-9) vs. #12 New Hampshire (23-10)
#4 Memphis (22-5) vs. #13 Stony Brook (19-13)

#6 Pittsburgh (20-11) vs. #11 San Diego (19-13)
#3 North Carolina (20-10) vs. #14 Louisiana Tech (16-14)
#7 Rutgers (22-10) vs. #10 Florida (18-14)
#2 Arizona (22-8) vs. #15 Northern Arizona (17-11)

NIT
BYU vs. Radford
Iowa State vs. Missouri
St. Louis vs. Rice
MTSU vs. Loyola MD

Michigan vs. Cal Fullerton
Oklahoma vs. Cal
Southern Mississippi vs. Florida State
Pacific vs. Northeastern

Baylor vs. Wofford
Manhattan vs. James Madison
New Mexico vs. Ohio State
Butler vs. Denver

Rhode Island vs. Austin Peay
Kent State vs. Western Kentucky
Oregon vs. Texas-Arlington
San Diego State vs. Loyola Chicago