November Games November 30 The Big Game Missouri 86, Arkansas 64 Mike Anderson made his name coaching at Arkansas, under Nolan Richardson, and in his first real test with his new team, the University of Missouri, his Tigers went on an 18-5 run to take control of a home game against the Razorbacks.  The Tigers forced 24 turnovers and held Arkansas to 42% field goal shooting. Anderson's Tigers are 8-0.  Missouri (86) Due to the weather, freezing rain and snow, only 5,428 filled Missouri’s 15,061-seat arena.  But it felt like hell, "40 minutes of hell", inside the arena as the Tigers forced 24 turnovers on 17 steals and held Arkansas to 42% field goal shooting. Tiger coach Mike Anderson told the Columbia Daily Tribune, “With the way we play, we like to play not 100 miles an hour, probably about 200 miles an hour.  For periods there, that’s what you saw.”   Box Score Arkansas (64)  The taller Razorbacks outrebounded the Tigers by only one, 36-35 and Arkansas made only 15-of-25 free throws.  Arkansas coach Stan Heath said in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "We got out-worked, we got out-hustled.  We ran into an ambush tonight.  I thought the strength of our team tonight would be the rebounding department.  They did a great job. They kept us off the glass, and they balanced that from us."    Thursday's College Basketball Fun Facts  Ole Miss trio Doyne, Abernethy & Sanders 8-23 FG, scored only 28 points (averaging 45.5) Manhattan (2-4) starts two freshman and has seven first year players Georgia State and Savannah State combined for 31 turnovers and just 13 assists Savannah State has lost five straight after opening the season with five straight wins Mercer 6-foot-6 sophomore Calvin Henry had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists ETSU 6-foot-9 senior Brad Nuckles had 16 points and 11 assists Char. Southern coach Barclay Radebaugh is 2-0 vs. C of C, prior C of C had won 23 straight Gonzaga has won 44 straight at home. Next tough home game Dec 9 vs. Washington Kermit Davis is 71-54 after 125 games at MTSU, 2nd-winningest MTSU coach after 125 games Auburn vs. La-Monroe FG 57%, 48% 3-pt….Tigers for the season 48%, 32% Monmouth’s Whitney Coleman hit game winning 10-footer with 5.3 seconds left Prior to game winning shot, Coleman, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, was 1 for 8 from the field November 29 College Games The Big Game North Carolina 98, Ohio State 89 It was a fine game, but it would have been, perhaps, even a more memorable clash if Ohio State's Greg Oden had played.  Carolina's big guy Tyler Hansbrough scored 21 with 14 rebounds and he started and ended a decisive 17-2 second half run that energized the Chapel Hill crowd and quickly disolved the Buckeyes four point halftime lead.  Maybe one of these days we will get to see an Oden versus Hansbrough matchup.  The ACC wins the Big East/ACC challenge 8 to 3. North Carolina (98)  Carolina allowed 13 3-pointers and Ohio State made 8 of 13 in the first half, but the Heels shot 65% FG in the second half. Freshman Wayne Ellington scored 19 and he was impressed with the home court atmosphere. The rookie told the Fayetteville Observer,  “This place was shaking. You could feel the vibrations as you ran up the court. It was crazy. I think that helped us lose ourselves in the game and become selfless and show how explosive we can be.”  Box Score Ohio State (89)  Were free throws the difference in the game?  Ohio State was whistled for 23 fouls, while Carolina had 13 and the Tar Heels made 22 of 34 free throws, Ohio State eight of 13. Buckeye coach Thad Matta was also impressed with the basketball atmosphere in Chapel Hill as expressed in this quote in the Columbus Dispatch, "I thought one team would hit 100 points, and I was hoping it was going to be us. That to me is college basketball right there, that environment, the plays that were made, the blocked shots, the hustle, the tipped passes. That was exciting."   Oregon 57, Georgetown 50 Connecticut 89, Sacred Heart 46 Pitt 67, Robert Morris 53 Purdue 61, Virginia 59 Virginia Tech 67, Iowa 65 Western Carolina 81, Wofford 75 Central Michigan 76, Wis.-Milwaukee 61 Texas Tech 70, TCU 60 Boston College 65, Michigan State 58 Xavier 68, Miami (Ohio) 53 Temple 77, Rutgers 54 Marshall 81, Morehead St. 80 Notre Dame 90, Winston-Salem 45 Nebraska 65, North Texas 43 LSU 71, McNeese St. 43 Cincinnati 50, Oakland, Mich. 46 Butler 60, Valparaiso 47 Memphis 86, Arkansas St. 60 Wenesday's College Basketball Fun Facts  Bob Knight now has 875 wins, 5 from passing Dean Smith & 1 from tying Rupp Oregon beat the Hoyas despite missing 23 of 32 shots in the 1st half, made 12 of 22 2nd half UConn with win over Sacred Heart has won 61 straight against instate competiton Pittsburgh made just 2 of 17 (12%) 3-point shots against Robert Morris Prior to win over #25 Virginia, Purdue was 1 for its last 17 against ranked teams BC’s Jared Dudley’s line- 30 points, 10-13 FG, 3-3 3-pt, 7-9 FT, 10 reb, 3 assists After committing 29 turnovers vs. C. Michigan, Cincinnati only had 12 vs. Miami Ohio Rutgers 1-5 start is the worst since 1963-64, when the Knights opened 1-10 Irish had runs of 10-0, 12-0 and 10-0 in first half against Winston-Salem to lead by 21 Marshall was hot, Herd shot 59% FG and 57% (8-14) on 3-pointers Doc Sadler’s 5-0 start is the best for a first-year Neb. coach since 1919 (6-0) Butler was 20-26 at FT vs. Valpo, for the season the Bulldogs are shooting 80.8% November 28 College Games The Big Game Duke 54, Indiana 51 No that wasn't the halftime score, but that was actually the final at Cameron Indoor.  That '54' was the fewest points scored by the Blue Devils in a win since they beat Georgia Tech 47-44 on Feb. 3, 1982.  That was Mike Krzyzewski's second season in Durham and that was before there was a shot clock in college basketball.  Duke has never lost a Big 10/ACC Challenge game. Duke (54)  DeMarcus Nelson made 5 of 7 shots in the first half, while the rest of the Blue Devils hit just 5 of 19.  Nelson at one point scored 13 straight for Duke in the first half as the Blue Devils opened up a 33-21 lead at the break.  The Hoosiers pulled to within two points in the second half.  Nelson, who scored 19, said in the Durham Sun, "But as the lead got closer, I think we might have put a little bit too much pressure offensively on ourselves.  We just have to get better.  We have to work and improve on offense."   Box Score Indiana (51)  Indiana starters were a combinesd14 of 39 (36%) from the field against Duke.  The Hoosiers scored 30 of their 51 points in the paint.   Coach Kelvin Sampson told the Indianapolis Star , "We're disappointed we lost obviously.  If you put yourself in a position to win at Duke, you'd like to close the deal. But I'm certainly not disappointed in our effort."      Click for game story                                                              Click here  for games played earlier this month Maryland 72, Illinois 66 Kansas 83, Dartmouth 32 Kentucky 77, College of Charleston 61 Massachusetts 72, Savannah St. 49 Texas 90, Texas Southern 50 Florida 83, Southern U. 27 Furman 70, Vanderbilt 62 Tulsa 75, Oral Roberts 57 Wisconsin 81, Florida State 66 Alabama 75, Louisiana-Monroe 61 Georgia Tech 77, Penn State 73 Auburn 92, Nicholls State 87 OT New Mexico 79, New Mexico St. 76 Western Kentucky 69, UAB 54 Tuesday's College Basketball Fun Facts  Maryland made 11 of its first 19 shots, while the Illini was making just five of 18 Dartmouth had just 13 points in the 1st  half & 32 total against KU, the fewest in 16 years Kentucky’s defense held the College of Charleston to 31% FG and 20% 3-point UMass blocked 11 shots including five by senior forward Stephane Lasme Texas’ Dexter Pittman has lost nearly 100 pounds since June- 388 down to 295 The Gators held Southern to just two baskets and 11 points in the second half Florida's 27 points allowed were the least since the shot clock was instituted in 1985-86 Vanderbilt was 2 of 17 on 3-pointers in home loss to Furman Oral Roberts versus Tulsa- 6 assists and 24 turnovers WKU’s fresh. Jeremy Evans scored 18 and was 8-8 from the field and scored 10 straight November 27 College Games The Big Game Marquette 65, Valparaiso 62 Valpo has a reputation for pullng off upsets and it almost happed on the Crusaders' home court.  They were dueling 3-balls at the end of this game.  Dominic James, who scored 22 points, hit one with 37 seconds remaining to put Marquette up 62-59, but then 16 seconds later Jarryd Loyd tied the game with a Valpo 3-pointer.  James hit a game winning three with 3 seconds left for the win.  Valpo missed a 35-footer, off the rim, at the buzzer.  Marquette (65)  Marquette had 16 turnovers and only seven assists but the Golden Eagles made 17-of-22 FT's while Valpo hit only 6-of-11. Dominic James scored the Golden Eagles’ last 18 points over the final 6 minutes 23 seconds and he said in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "I didn't have a great first half; things weren't going my way but my teammates stuck with me.  When you've got teammates around you that give you that kind of praise and that kind of confidence, it's easy to go out there and make plays.  And that's what I did."  Box Score Valparaiso (62) The Crusaders hit 8-of-10 3-point attempts in the second half and shot 52.2% from behind the arc. Coach Homer Drew said in the Post-Tribune, "I'm really proud of the effort and heart they played with.  After the game, guys were crying in the locker room.  I'm proud it meant that much to them." Click for game story                                                              Click here  for games played earlier this month N.C State 74, Michigan 67 Syracuse 72, Holy Cross 64 Buffalo 64, Temple 62 George Mason 65, Fla. International 39 St. Joseph’s 55, Boston U. 39 South Carolina 74, The Citadel 59 Notre Dame 93, Lehigh 87 Missouri 98, Coppin State 71 Appalachian State 84, Campbell 71 Georgia Southern 61, Mercer 59 South Florida 68, Stetson 66 2OT UNC-Greensboro 77, Wofford 54 Baylor 90. Alcorn State 59 Tennessee 77, Louisiana- Lafayette 67 Georgetown 64, Ball State 44 Middle Tennessee 64, Belmont 57    Monday's College Basketball Fun Facts  Dwayne Day scored 13 points in 30 minutes in So. Carolina’ first double-digit win Holy Cross made just 8-of-26 field-goal attempts in the first half and had 14 turnovers Temple went nearly 10 minutes without scoring a field goal in a loss to Buffalo George Mason’s Dre Smith scored all 20 of his points in less than 19 minutes Dre Smith had played 13 minutes in George Mason’s first 4 games and had not scored a point Through five games St. Joseph’s has 53 assists and 90 turnovers Lehigh senior guard Jose Olivero’s line at Notre Dame 32 points (11-16 FG) (5-7 3-pt) Coppin St. made 8-15 3 pters (53%), but only 18-47 2-pters (38%) at Missouri Ga. Southern shot only 33.8% FG and 22.2% on 3-pointers in win over Mercer Tennessee guard Chris Lofton’s line at La.-Lafayette- 32 pts, 12-17 FG, 7-11 3-pt November 26 College Games The Big Game Arkansas 71, West Virginia 64 Arkansas (71)  Arkansas outrebounded West Virginia 38-18 and held the Mountaineers to 38% FG and 28% on 3-pointers Sonny Weems scored 19 points and told the Orlando Sentinel,  “We're a transition team; we have pretty good athletes.  I think [the pace of the game] was a hard adjustment for [West Virginia]."  Box Score West Virginia (64)  West Virginia committed just five turnovers and had 15 assists WVU sophomore forward Joe Alexander was quite impressed with the Razorbacks and told the Charleston Gazette, “They’re definitely at a different level.  They’re a lot more athletic, they rebound a lot better, they’re a lot stronger and a lot bigger.  But this wasn’t a game we came in thinking, ‘OK, if we lose that’s OK, too.’ We really thought we could win this game.” Click for game story                                                                               Click here  for games played earlier this month California 78, Loyola Marymount 70 Montana 72, Minnesota 65 Southern Illinois 69, Virginia Tech 64 Cleveland State 59, Delaware 53 College of Charleston 91, UNC-Wilmington 70 Oregon State 72, Montana State 63 Gonzaga 76, Idaho 51 Wyoming 76, Colorado 73 Connecticut 86, Albany 55 Marist 89, W. Michigan 78 Providence 86, George Washington 67 Virginia 104, Md.-Eastern Shore 63 Sunday's College Basketball Fun Facts  College of Charleston scored 62 points in the 2nd half, tying a NCAA record for 2nd half points Montana’s win over Minnesota was Grizzlies first victory ever over a Big Ten opponent MVC’s Southern Illinois upset ranked Wisconsin and beat Virginia Tech After loss to Cleveland St., Delaware is 0-4 for the first time since the 1990-91 season Gonzaga has now won 43 games in a row, at home, at McCarthey Center Brandon Ewing scored 29 points even though he had four fouls 8 minutes into the 2nd half Marist’s Jared Jordan ,6-foot-2, 187-pound guard scored 30 points with nine assists George Washington 22-game regular-season win streak ended at Providence Friar’s Herbert Hill 20 pts, 20 rebs is PC’s first 20-20 game since Marvin Barnes in 1974. November 25 College Games The Really, Really, Really Big Game Kansas 82, Florida 80 OT For those in the eastern time zone, a game that starts after 11 p.m. and goes to overtime is a tough game to stay with, no matter how good it was.  And it was good.  No great.   After a Gator turnover, the Jayhawks Brandon Rush hit a layup with 26 seconds left in OT to give Kansas a really big win just 10 days after a really shocking loss to Oral Roberts.   Kansas (82)  Julian Wright played 42-of-45 minutes and scored 21 with 10 rebounds on 9-of-12 field goal shooting. Wrights performance drew praise from coach Bill Self in the Lawrence Journal-World, “It’s hard to imagine a college player having a better game, a better half. Julian was as good as Julian has probably ever been in his life.”  Box Score Florida (80) Noah, Brewer and Horford each picked up two fouls in the first half and combined the three had only nine points on 4-of-8 shooting in the first half.  In the second half and overtime the threesome scored 37 as they hit 10-of-23 shots. Coach Billy Donavan said in the Gainesville Sun, "It's a shame on a stage like this we had one of the worst performances I've seen us have in a long time, Hopefully, we can learn from this."   Wichita State 57, LSU 53 Creighton 58, George Mason 56 Texas Tech 94, UTEP 77 Butler 83, Kent State 80 2OT Duke 75, Davidson 47   Alabama 74, Texas Southern 44 Oklahoma State 73, Missouri State 70 OT Michigan State 71, Oakland, Mich. 53 Michigan 66, Md.-Baltimore County 54 Wake Forest 98, Appalachian St. 78 Kansas State 68, Coppin State 57   Nevada 78, Santa Clara 70 Vanderbilt 81, Elon 70   Boston College 86, Rhode Island 68 St. Louis 81, Houston 78 No. Illinois 85, Duquesne 74 Penn State 65, St. Joseph’s 61 Bowling Green 65, South Alabama 64 Wisconsin 77, Auburn 63 Cincinnati 60, Central Michigan 50 Georgia Southern 70, Winston Salem 41 Syracuse 81, Canisius 71   Villanova 70, Navy 61 Western Kentucky 76, Ball State 66 Arizona State 67, Iowa 64  UNLV 96, San Francisco 88     Saturday's College Basketball Fun Facts  Wichita State outrebounded LSU 57-53 in a game with 61 missed field goal tries Creighton had not played a Final Four team from the previous season in 19 years Texas Tech made 33-of-39 free throws in win over UTEP Michigan St. lead Oakland 40-13 at half and then yielded 40 in the 2nd half Cincinnati had 29 turnovers, but made 7-12 3-pters and had a 36-16 reb advantage Butler shot 20% FG in the first half but the Bulldogs made 31-39 FT’s and had only 6 TO's Butler’s Green played 50 minutes, Graves 48 and the two made 24-27 FT’s Bama’s Ronald Steele rested his tender knee against Texas Southern Jon Scheyer is 14-14 FT‘s, breaking the Duke record for consecutive FT’s to start a career 70 points scored by Ga Southern the fewest in a home opener since ’94 vs. Brewton Parker (68) Cartier Martin became K-State’s 19th player to score 1,000 career points  Ball State has made just 5-of-58 (8.6 %) 3-point shots in the past three games  Nick Fazekas had 28 points and 15 rebounds, his fifth-straight double-double November 24 College Games The Big Game Butler 79, Gonzaga 71 The Butler Bulldogs win the NIT based on their play in the first 32 mniutes of the game, because in the final eight minutes they didn't score a field goal.  The Zags rallied from 17-down to pull to within six points.  A.J. "The Gnat" Graves led Butler with 28 points.  In the Bulldogs four game run to the NIT Championship, Graves also scored 28 against Notre Dame, 20 versus Indiana and 15 in a low scoring win over Tennessee, an average of 22.8 per game.  Butler (79)  To build the 17-point lead, Butler hit 9-of-12 3-pointers. While Butler was not scoring field goals, the Buldogs were hitting free thows, 17-of-19 to close out the game.  Head coach Tod Lickliter said in the Indianapolis Star on the underdog winning the NIT, "Underdogs to who? Not to these guys.  The problem is, it's early.  I want to have a great year. I want to get better.  Maybe a small part of me is excited about it, but mainly I'm indifferent to it."  Box Score Gonzaga (71)  The Zags were averaging less than 16 turnovers per game, but Butler forced them into 1 in the first half and turned those mistakes into 16 points and combine that with Butler's hot 3-point shooting and the Zags were down 43-29 at half.  Gonzaga coach Mark Few said in the Seattle Times, "Butler outplayed us in any facet, and every facet that I can possibly think of involved basketball."     North Carolina 101, Tennessee 87 Florida 101, Western Kentucky 68 Kansas 64, Ball State 46 Arkansas 73, Marist 64 West Virginia 79, Western Michigan 54 Virginia Tech 77, Montana 56 Missouri State 66, Wisconsin 64 Southern Illinois 69, Minnesota 53 Maryland 81, High Point 63 Georgia 80, Alabama A&M 36 Oklahoma State 66, Auburn 65 Towson State 56, Chattanooga 55 Dayton 68, Louisville 64 Hofstra 73, Marshall 70 Bradley 101, Rutgers 72 N.C. State 88, Gardner Webb 76 Alabama State 80, Tuskegee 77 Ohio State 91, Youngstown St. 57 Ole Miss 100, Nicholls State 80 Washington 87, E. Washington 82 Pitt 88, Florida State 66 Loyola Marymount 88, Pacific 85 California 72, Hawaii 56 Jackson State 72, Savannah State 71   Friday College Basketball Fun Facts  Butler is rarely in the Top 25.  The Bulldogs were ranked in 1949 and in 2001-02 UNC’s Hansbrough & Wright combine for 46 points and 17 rebounds. Gators perfection- 20-of-22 on FT‘s, shot 61% FG and dominated boards 44-21 Gators, with win over WKU, tied their school record for consecutive wins with 17 WVU’s 1-3-1 zone defense has forced an average of 23.8 turnovers per game In loss to Missouri St, Badger guards were 3-of-18 FG and 0-of-9 on 3-pointers (2-3) Minnesota shot under 40% for the second straight game Maryland is 7-0 for the 1st time since 1998-99, Terps had 20 assists on 28 buckets Georgia scored 10 points before AL A&M even took a shot and led 19-1  Dayton hit 23-of-30 FT and made11 of its last 12, Louisville 15-22 FT 1st half Bradley shot 67.6% FG and 76.5% 3-pters (13-for-17) and led 61-27  After trailing Gardner Webb 36-33 at half, NC State shot 65.6% in the 2nd half  Pitt shot 67.9 % FG 1st half and led 73-37 midway through the 2nd half November 23 College Games The Big Game Western Michigan 71, Virginia Tech 68 Prior to playing Virginia Tech in the Old Spice Tourney in Orlando, the Western Michigan Broncos had lost on the road by 19 to Pitt, by two at Indiana State and they had won at Detroit by two.  So in a third straight game decided by less than five points the Broncos beat Virginia Tech, an ACC team, 71-68.  The Broncos are now 5-0 against Virginia Tech and 2-0 all-time against the ACC. I n 1998, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, WMU beat Clemson 75-72 in Chicago. Western Michigan (71) The Bronocs bench outscored the Hokies reserves 29-9.  The teams leading scorerJoe Reitz had 17 points with eight rebounds and he said the following in the Kalamazoo Gazette, "We didn't play as well as we would've liked the first couple games of the season. If everybody plays their role well and defends, then we can be a really good team.  Everyone who came in the game contributed in some way.''  Box Score Virginia Tech (68)  There were only 11 total assists in the game and the Hokies had six.  Guard Jamon Gordon scored 19 and was 9-for-11 from the field and hit his only three-point try.  The Hokies led by eight early in the half and by 1 with 82 seconds remaining, but the game slipped away prompting coach Seth Greenberg to say this in the Roanoke Times,    "We had the game under control at one point.  They made that one run and quite honestly, we did not respond the way I would expect us to respond." Arkansas 61, Southern Illinois 53 OT Pacific 71, Missouri-K.C. 70 Marist 63, Minnesota 56 Hawaii 80, Hofstra 79 West Virginia 73, Montana 56 California 72, Marshall 70 Thursday College Basketball Fun Facts  Minnesota played nearly 38 minutes before shooting a FT, Gophers 1-2 FT for game   31 of 67 (46%) Gopher shots were 3-pointers, in first 3 games they were 19 of 52 Marist beat Minnesota in it's first match up with a Big 10 team Too many turnovers, Arkansas had 24 and forced Southern Illinois in to 23 in 45 minutes Arkansas had one field goal in the final 12 minutes of regulation and OT and won anyway Pacific won despite being out shot by Missouri-KC 52% to 40% field goals Pacific’s Anthony Brown scored his average,19 pts, and had 14 rebounds California shooting against Marshall- 1st half 22%, 2nd half 50% (7-11 3 pt)  When Hawaii goes to Alaska the Bows wind up in a post season tourney (NIT '89, NCAA '93)   November 22 College Games The Big Game Gonzaga 82, North Carolina 74 Despite a big time Tarheel run that cut the Bulldogs lead from 15 down to 2 with four minutes to play, Gonzaga knocked off the Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News cover boys from North Carolina.  Gonzaga (82)  With the second ranked Tarheels in their best comeback mode, somebody from Gonzaga had to take the role of Adam Morrison and it was Jeremy Pargo.  Pargo, a 6-foot-2, 219 pound sophomore, hit a three, an acrobatic drive to the hoop, assisted on an inside bucket and drew a charge.  Morrison, were he still a Zag, would probably be capable of doing only two of those four roundball acts.  Last season as a freshman, Pargo averaged only 2 points and shot a measily 28% from the field and 23% outside the arc.  Last night Pargo scored 16 and hit 6-of-11 shots.  Pargo told the Spokesman Review,  “The opportunity presented itself to get to the basket and lay it in, so I took advantage of it.  A lot of people doubt the play of Gonzaga now that Adam (Morrison) is gone, and we’ve just been preparing for a moment like this.”  Box score North Carolina (74)  Tyler Hansbrough was the cover boy on both Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News' college basketball preview issues.  In his first three games of the season, Hansbrough had averaged 22.3 points and 12 shots a game.  His shooting percentage was 65%.  But against the Gonzaga his numbers were quite different.  Nine points on 2-of-5 shooting.  UNC coach Roy Williams commented on Hansbrough's lack of offense in the News Observer, "We did a very poor job of getting him the basketball and he did maybe the least effective job he's done of moving without the basketball."   Fun Fact  Four Bruins scored in double figures for the 2nd straight game Fun Fact  The Vols has 23 turnovers against Butler, their average this season Fun Fact Butler’s Betko, who averaged 2 pts in 05-06, had 15 including 11 straight Fun Fact  Memphis out shot UK 59.3 to 34.6% Fun Fact  On the day before “Big O’s” b-day U Mass’ Stephane Lasme had a triple-double Fun Fact  6-foot-8 Lasme had 19 points, 11 blocks (U Mass record), 10 rebounds Fun Fact  Asheville’s Kenny George is 7-foot-6, 335 lbs and wears a size 25 shoe  Fun Fact  Asheville's Kenny George blocked 5 Virginia shots in 15 minutes  Fun Fact  Oakland made 61% of its shots and outrebounded Duquesne 36-19  Fun Fact  In a 46-18 halftime lead, Arizona out-rebounded Samford 27-10 UCLA 79, Georgia Tech 64 Butler 56, Tennessee 44 Memphis 80, Kentucky 63 Purdue 81, DePaul 73 U Mass 63, St. Francis, NY 49 Syracuse 79, Charlotte 67 Michigan 65, Youngstown St. 56 Virginia 81, UNC-Asheville 64 Oakland, Mich. 67, Duquesne 53 Oklahoma 72, Chaminade 57 Providence 73, Boston College 64 Georgetown 73, Fairfield 60 UAB 92, Wyoming 71 Ole Miss 86, Tennessee Tech 75 Air Force 83, Radford 59 Arizona 86, Samford 51 November 21 College Games The Big Game Marquette 73, Duke 62 Dominic James scores 25 points, including 10 in the final minutes, as Marquette upsets Duke in the championship game of the CBE Classic in Kansas City. Marquette (73)  This is the second time Marquette has beaten Duke in six tries. Dominic James told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal, "My grandma's food is going to taste so good.  This is unbelievable, I swear. I'm just sitting back and taking it all in.  We worked so hard for it. But our journey's not done. This is just the beginning."  Box Score Duke (62)  Duke was -10 in the turnover category, the Blue Devils made19 and caused 10.  David McClure told the News & Observer, "It was the first time we had seen guards of that strength and maturity and physicality all year.  I think it took us a little off guard. But it's something we are going to have to grow on." Fun Fact  Georgia Tech outrebounded Memphis 29-9 in the second half Fun Fact  UCLA"s Lorenzo Mata had 1st double-double-12 points 11 rebs Fun Fact Wake’s Jamie Skeen starts 1st college game-16 pts, 10 rebs Fun Fact  Purdue’s Carl Landry 30pts, 10-of-13 FG and 10-of-12 free throws. Fun Fact  DePaul had 25 assists and only 4 turnovers vs. Chaminade Fun Fact  MSU's Neitzel 26 pts (9-13 FG)(7-8 3-pters) rest of the team (13-of-49 FG) Fun Fact  Cincinnati & Wofford combined shooting- 53% FG, 52% 3-pointers  Fun Fact  UGA shooting vs. SC St.- (42-68 FG 62%) (12-21 3-pters 57%)  Fun Fact  Iowa State’s Mike Taylor scored 33, 25 in the second half  Fun Fact  Savannah State scored 11 points in the 1st half at Illinois  Fun Fact  Miles, at times, played 5 guards against Auburn and was 10-30 3-pters  Georgia Tech 92, Memphis 85 UCLA 73, Kentucky 68 Wake Forest 88, Vanderbilt 78 Purdue 74, Oklahoma 71 DePaul 93, Chaminade 74 Michigan State 86, Vermont 46 Clemson 69, Miss. State 66 N.C. State 78, Valparaiso 64 Kent State 63, Temple 54 Jackson St. 71, Rutgers 70 Air Force 67, Texas Tech 53 Arizona St. 64, San Jose St. 52 Wofford 91, Cincinnati 90 GW 69, Kennesaw State 52 Florida 94, Prairie View 33 Penn State 63, Bucknell 60 OT Georgia 105, S.C. State 60 Kansas 69, Tennessee St. 54 New Mexico 78, Kansas St. 54 Wisconsin 64, Delaware St. 52 Iowa State 68, Minnesota 63 North Texas 65, Tulsa 63 Illinois 81, Savannah St. 34 Auburn 79, Miles 58 Novemebr 20 College Games The Big Game Alabama 63, Xavier 56 Bama shuts down Stanley Burrell and the Musketeers to win the Paradise Jam Alabama (63)  Bama had two double-double players- Davidson 10 pts. 12 reb. & Riley 13 and 10 Mark Gottfried told the Tuscaloosa News, “I told our team in there it’s still November and we’ve got a long season ahead of us, but I could never be prouder of the team here.  This is one of those gut-check games." Box Score Xavier (56)  After scoring 26 and hitting 9-16 shots, Stanley Burrell was muzzled by Bama's combination of man-to-man and zone defensives.  Burrell scored four points and was 1-for-13 from the field and 1-for-6 of his three-pointers. Burrell said in the Cincinnati Enquirer, "We always look at it like we don't get enough respect.  I know that's how I've always been throughout my career.  I was never McDonald's All-American or ranked this or that, so I've always felt I've got to go out and earn it.  And that's how our whole team is.  We never feel like were getting respect from anybody." Fun Fact  Nova’s Dwayne Anderson scored 18, most minutes he played in 05-06 was 12 Fun Fact  Memphis beat Oklahoma by 12 despite missing 17 free throws Fun Fact Georgia Tech out rebounded Purdue 48-29 Fun Fact  In UK loss, DePaul, averaging 56 points, scored 81 points and shot 53% Fun Fact  To start Duke hit 12-14 shots and Air Force 7-12, combined that is 73% Fun Fact  Because of the precise shooting, Air Force only had 10 total rebounds Fun Fact  Winthrop made just 5-of-28 3-pointers versus Maryland  Fun Fact  Rice blew an 8 point lead with :57 left in regulation and lost in OT  Fun Fact  No. Illinois’ 6-foot-11 James Hughes scored 25 and hit 11-of-12 shots  Fun Fact  Marquette outscored Texas Tech in the lane 46-20 Villanova 89, Iowa 60 Memphis 77, Oklahoma 65 Georgia Tech 79, Purdue 61 Kentucky 87, DePaul 81 Duke 71, Air Force 56 Maryland 71, Winthrop 60 UCLA 88, Chaminade 63 Ohio State 82, San Francisco 60 Oregon 79, Rice 73 OT College of Charleston 64, Middle Tenn 56 Toledo 60, VCU 59 Northern Illinois 87, Duquesne 82 Baylor 74, Texas Southern 50 Marquette 87, Texas Tech 72 November 19 College Games The Big Game Xavier 71, Villanova 66 Stanley Burrell scores 26 as the (3-0) Muskateers move into the Paradise Jam Championship Game versus Alabama  Xavier (71)  Stanley Burrell scored 26 (9-16 FG) and limited Mike Nardi to 10 points (3-10 FG) Burrell said in the Cincinnati Enquirer,  "I've been frustrated as far as like my role on the squad, just not rea