| Without James, Marquette suffers setback at Louisville |
Sun Mar 1 14:44:56 2009 EST |
| ecticut this past Wednesday. Lazar Hayward ended with 16 points and 10 rebounds for Marquette, while Jerel McNeal added 10 points and six boards. The game was crucial in terms of conference standings, as Louisville is in second place, behind only UConn (15-2). After UConn and Louisville come Pittsburgh (13-3), Marquette and Villanova (11-5). All the teams are in contention for a top-four seed for the Big East Tournament, each of which brings a double-bye and advances each directly to the quarte |
| Huskies stake claim for No. 1 after fending off Irish |
Sat Feb 28 16:30:54 2009 EST |
| rk) - Jeff Adrien scored a season-high 25 points, and the second-ranked Connecticut Huskies survived a scare from Notre Dame, topping the Fighting Irish, 72-65, at Gampel Pavilion. Adrien shot 11-of-15 from the field and grabbed nine rebounds for UConn (27-2, 15-2 Big East), which stands one game ahead of second-place Louisville in the conference. Hasheem Thabeet nearly notched a triple double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks. A.J. Price added 12 points in the winning effort. With t |
| Irish to try their luck against Huskies in Storrs |
Sat Feb 28 11:21:54 2009 EST |
| layed better of late, with two straight victories and wins in four of the last five games overall. This week, the Irish played host to Rutgers, downing the Scarlet Knights, 70-65. This is the 21st all-time meeting between these two programs, with UConn having won 14 of those previous matchups. In all, UConn is 8-1 in this series at home and is trying to complete a regular season sweep after earning a 69-61 decision in South Bend back on January 24th. The Irish remain a dangerous team, thanks to |
| Marquette's James fractures foot, done for the season |
Wed Feb 25 23:09:41 2009 EST |
| tly when his surgery will be. We will figure it out as we speak. Hopefully, the sooner, the better. It's probably a 100-day rehab," Williams said. The No. 8 Golden Eagles played inspired ball without James but couldn't quite trip up second-ranked UConn in the 93-82 setback at the Bradley Center. James was averaging 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and a team-best 5.3 assists per game through 27 contests this season. His 62 steals also leads the team while averaging 32.9 minutes of floor time, second o |
| Calhoun gets 800th win as UConn tops Marquette |
Wed Feb 25 21:31:03 2009 EST |
| five shots and scored 14 for the Huskies (26-2, 14-2 Big East), who are a perfect 13-0 away from home this season and gave head coach Jim Calhoun his 800th career win, becoming only the seventh Division I head coach to reach the illustrious mark. UConn suffered only its second loss of the season last week against Pittsburgh, but with its second straight win kept pace atop the Big East standings with Louisville lurking just a half-game back. Jerel McNeal paced the Golden Eagles with 26 points an |
| Marquette's James leaves with foot injury |
Wed Feb 25 20:18:33 2009 EST |
| Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Marquette senior guard Dominic James exited early in the first half with a left foot injury for the No. 8 Golden Eagles' Big East matchup with second-ranked UConn and will not return. A halftime report said James fractured the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot and will be sidelined indefinitely. He played just four minutes, scoring three points. James is averaging 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and a team-best 5.3 assists per game through 27 contests this season |
| Huskies tangle with Golden Eagles in Big East showdown |
Wed Feb 25 10:34:16 2009 EST |
| om home this season and enter this contest atop the Big East standings at 13-2. The team suffered only its second loss of the season last week against Pittsburgh, but rallied from that defeat with a 64-50 win over South Florida this past weekend. UConn has had great success away from home this season, but the Huskies will have their hands full in Milwaukee, as Marquette boasts an unblemished 16-0 mark in the Bradley Center. The Golden Eagles, who are 12-2 in league play thus far, begin a brutal |
| Top-ranked Panthers head north to battle Friars |
Tue Feb 24 12:19:08 2009 EST |
| ven games to improve to a stellar 25-2 overall, and the fact that the club has won 12 of 14 Big East games considering the strength of that conference is tremendously impressive. The Panthers recorded a statement victory last week over then No. 1 UConn on the road, and they followed that triumph with an 80-61 romp over DePaul on Saturday. Providence may need a victory tonight to get back on the inside of the NCAA Tournament "bubble", as the team has lost its last two outings, including a 103-84 |
| Pitt reclaims top spot in hoops poll |
Mon Feb 23 14:34:12 2009 EST |
| gh (25-2), which also beat DePaul over the weekend, had a two-week run at the top in early January. It was the school's first-ever stay at No. 1. This week the Panthers received 69 first-place votes and 1,797 points from a nationwide media panel. UConn (25-2) still earned one first-place vote and fell only to second, while Oklahoma garnered two top tallies and dropped one spot to third, with North Carolina falling one spot into fourth. The Sooners, playing for a chance to move into the top spot |
| Blake Griffin watches from bench, as Abrams, Texas top Sooners |
Sat Feb 21 23:34:50 2009 EST |
| with seven rebounds and Taylor Griffin, Blake's brother, scored nine with eight boards for the Sooners (25-2, 11-1), who saw their 13-game win streak come to an end at the most inopportune of times. Oklahoma's recent dominance coupled with No. 1 UConn's loss to Pitt earlier this week had the Sooners positioned to take over the top spot in the polls next week. OU's lone defeat coming in was to Arkansas back on December 30. Blake Griffin finished 1-of-5 from the field with two points and three r |
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