Mon, 13/12/2010 - 07:14 by Prince damin
Columbus, Ohio -- Jared Sullinger struck for 17 points and second-ranked Ohio State stayed hot Sunday with an 85-60 victory over Western Carolina.
Sullinger grabbed five rebounds and Dallas Lauderdale and Deshaun Thomas both added 13 points for the Buckeyes (8-0).
Ohio State added to its streak of winning each of its games by double digits with its latest triumph.
The Catamounts (4-8) were led by Mike Williams with a game-high 22 points and Trey Sumler contributed 12 points off the bench in the loss.
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Mon, 13/12/2010 - 07:04 by Prince damin
Washington -- Jason Clark and Austin Freeman combined for 29 points Sunday and No. 10 Georgetown rolled to an 89-60 victory over Appalachian State.
Clark pumped in 15 points, Freeman donated 14 and Hollis Thompson and Nate Lubick each added 11 points for the Hoyas (9-1).
Georgetown jumped off to a 16-5 lead and never looked back in the one-sided affair. After the Mountaineers moved to within nine points at 41-32, the Hoyas scored the first seven points of the second half to ice the win.
Jeremi Booth and Donald Sims each popped in 14 points for Appalachian State (3-4).
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 11:21 by Prince damin
San Diego -- Malcolm Thomas pumped in 20 points and D.J. Gay added 16 Saturday in No. 15 San Diego State's 77-49 rout of San Diego.
After playing a tight first 20 minutes, the Aztecs (10-0) outscored their crosstown rivals 43-21 in the second half.
Kawhi Leonard chipped in with 13 points and 13 rebounds for San Diego State, which is off to the best start in school history.
The Toreros (1-8) were led by Ken Rancifer and Trevor Fuller, who each scored 12 points in the setback.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 11:12 by Prince damin
Kansas City, Mo. -- Markieff Morris and Tyshawn Taylor each scored 12 points for No. 4 Kansas Saturday and the Jayhawks cruised to a 76-55 victory over Colorado State.
Morris grabbed 11 rebounds and Tyrel Reed added 11 points for the Jayhawks (9-0).
Markieff Morris's twin brother Marcus returned from a minor knee injury to score eight points for the victors.
The Rams (4-3) were led by Andy Ogide's 12 points. Dorian Green and Travis Franklin each contributed 10 points in the loss.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 11:07 by Prince damin
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Rick Jackson and Dion Waiters teamed up to score 35 points Saturday, fueling No. 7 Syracuse's 100-43 dismantling of Colgate.
Jackson popped in 18 points and Waiters added 17. Brandon Triche had 14 and Scoop Jardine contributed 13 for Syracuse (10-0).
The Orange were so dominating, they were up 46-8 halftime lead.
Colgate (0-8) got 14 points from Joe Hoban in the resounding loss.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:56 by Prince damin
West Lafayette, Ind.-- JaJuan Johnson poured in 25 points and E'Twaun Moore added 21 more Saturday, pacing No. 18 Purdue to a 77-57 victory over North Florida.
Purdue took the lead for good with a 16-4 run early in the first half, during which Johnson hit two jumpers and Moore connected on a pair of 3-pointers for the Boilermakers (9-1) on the way to a 20-8 lead.
Terone Johnson's basket with 1:22 remaining in the first half gave Purdue a 41-21 lead at the break and the Boilermakers cruised from there.
Jerron Granberry donated 14 points for the Ospreys (4-5) and Brad Haugabrook chipped in 12 with four assists.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:52 by Prince damin
South Bend, Ind. -- Tim Abromaitis scored 21 points and Ben Hansbrough made four key free throws down the stretch Saturday, allowing No. 23 Notre Dame to edge Gonzaga 83-79.
Abromaitis collected eight rebounds, Carleton Scott scored 23 points and Eric Atkins contributed 12 points and seven boards for the Fighting Irish (9-1).
Mangisto Arop's 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining pulled Gonzaga to within two at 79-77. But Hansbrough responded with a pair of foul shots and repeated the feat after Marquise Carter's layup with 6 seconds left made it two-point game again.
Elias Harris led the Bulldogs (4-5) with 19 points and Steven Gray added 18 points and eight assists.
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Sat, 11/12/2010 - 22:40 by Prince damin
Lexington, Ky. -- Terrence Jones bounced back from a sub-par effort to score 27 points Wednesday and No. 16 Kentucky pulled away to defeat 23rd-ranked Notre Dame 72-58.
The Fighting Irish battled the Wildcats to a 40-40 halftime tie and were still within five points with 4 minutes to go. Kentucky then closed the game on a 12-3 run.
Jones had 17 rebounds while hitting 9-of-18 shots from the field. The freshman had made just 3-of-17 in Kentucky's loss to North Carolina last Saturday.
Brandon Knight added 20 points for Kentucky (6-2), which held Notre Dame to 18 points over the final 20 minutes.
Notre Dame (8-1) was led by Ben Hansbrough with 21 points.
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Mon, 06/12/2010 - 09:56 by Prince damin
Washington -- Erving Walker hit four 3-pointers en route to 16 points Sunday, powering No. 16 Florida to a 67-48 victory over American University.
Chandler Parsons chipped in 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Gators (6-2).
Florida allowed American to pull within 50-42 with just over 8 minutes on the clock, but Parsons responded by pulling down an offensive rebound, drawing a foul and hitting the first of two free throws.
He missed the second shot but grabbed his own rebound and put it back in for a 2-pointer, giving Florida a double-digit lead again.
Alex Tyus scored 14 points and Vernon Macklin added 12 more for the victors.
Troy Brewer led the Eagles (5-3) with 17 points.
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Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:39 by Prince damin
Waco, Texas -- LaceDarius Dunn scored 24 points and ignited a surge early in the second half that carried No. 10 Baylor to a 68-54 win over Arizona State.
Dunn made 6-of-12 shots from 3-point range to keep the Bears unbeaten in their six games this season.
Arizona State scored the first six points of the second half to forge a 33-33 tie, but Dunn put Baylor in front for good by hitting a 3-pointer 1:13 into the period.
A.J. Walton added 13 points and five rebounds for the Bears.
Arizona State (3-3) was led by Rihards Kuksiks with 13 points. A key to the Baylor victory was its dominance on the backboards, where the Bears held a 36-20 advantage.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 11:34 by Prince damin
San Diego -- Chase Tapley scored 14 points Wednesday and touched off a nine-point run that brought No. 19 San Diego State a 69-55 win over St. Mary's.
The Aztecs, unbeaten in seven games, turned a 23-19 lead into a 32-19 cushion during the latter stages of the first half. They went on to pick up their 17th straight non-conference home victory.
Malcolm Thomas added 12 points and the Aztecs blocked a season-high 10 shots.
St. Mary's was led by Rob Jones with 17 points. The Gaels won their first six of the season, but have now lost two straight.
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Thu, 02/12/2010 - 11:24 by Prince damin
Omaha -- Brandon Davies scored 24 points Wednesday and No. 25 BYU pulled away in the final 15 minutes to defeat Creighton 77-65.
The Cougars improved to 7-0 after holding only a two-point lead in the early stages of the second half.
Davies made 9-of-11 from the field and was backed up by 13 points each from Jimmer Fredette and Emery Jackson. Kyle Collinsworth had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Creighton (4-3) was led by 20 points and 12 rebounds from Doug McDermott.
BYU's previous two wins had been in double overtime over South Florida and by one point over St. Mary's.
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