24, 2007
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Tulsa-SMU
Press Notes
The SMU Mustangs (11-7, 0-4
Conference
host the Tulane Green Wave (8-8, 1-3 C-USA). The Mustangs and Green Wave have
each won nine times in series history. The Mustangs fell 59-56 at Fogelman
Arena in
home this season and are looking for their first league win this year. The two
home losses in conference have been examples of the thin line between victory
and defeat. The Ponies fell to Southern Miss 57-56 on Jan. 10, as Derrick Roberts left-elbow jumper at the buzzer was just long. SMU stormed back from 21 down in the second half to take a
one-point lead before falling. Against UTEP on Jan.
20, Donatas Rackauskas had
a game-tying three-point attempt with 17 seconds remining.
The Mustangs lead Conference USA in 3-point percentage defense (.304) and
rebounding defense (28.8) and rank second in rebound margin (+8.0) and scoring
defense (61.3). Nationally, the team is ninth in rebound margin, 40th
in blocked shots, and 42nd in scoring defense.
GA Tech-Maryland
Press Notes
Georgia Tech goes in search of its first road victory of
the season when it visits
Tech, 13-5 overall, 2-3 in the ACC, is coming off a 77-61 loss to No. 4 North
Carolina Saturday night, which snapped a two-game winning streak for the
Jackets.
and 1-4 in the ACC, dropped both its games last week on the road at Virginia
(103-91) and Virginia Tech (67-64 in overtime). The Jackets have dropped 15
straight games on opponents’ home courts, including 12 ACC losses, and has not
won a true road game since
2005
But the Yellow Jackets have had several close calls, including three one-point
defeats. One of those close calls was an 87-84 overtime loss to the Terps last
year at the
Tech is concluding a five-game stretch, beginning with its Jan. 6 game against
Clemson, against teams with an average current RPI of
14.6. They have a combined record of 77-16.
has won nine of the last 14, including both regular-season meetings in 2005-06.
Tech is 4-8 against
under head coach Paul Hewitt, 1-5 at
Tech is 16-20 vs. Gary Williams-coached
teams. Seven of the 12 games between Tech and
since Paul Hewitt became the head coach have been decided by 10 points or
fewer.
Kansas-Baylor
Press Notes
state when it travels to Baylor (11-7, 1-4) Wednesday. The Jayhawks
and Bears look to bounce back from road losses Saturday. KU fell at Texas Tech
69-64, while Baylor lost at
91-51.
10-game winning streak. Baylor has lost two straight heading into the
contest. No. 8/8
3-1) plays its second of four games in nine days at Baylor. The Jayhawks had a 10-game winning streak snapped at Texas Tech
69-64 Saturday. KU is scoring 76.5 points per game and giving up 59.7. The Jayhawks have held every opponent to under 50 percent
shooting this season and are making 48.4 percent to their opponents’ 37.6
percent from the floor.
forces 17.6 turnovers per game and averages 7.3 blocked shots per contest.
Baylor (11-7, 1-4) is looking to snap a two game losing skid after
handed the Bears a 91-51 loss at
Saturday. BU has lost four of its last five games with three of those on the road.
Additionally, three of the four losses have been by 10 points or less. Baylor
is scoring 75.8 points per game and giving up 69.3.
has won 11 of the 12 meetings with Baylor and has won five straight in the
series. Baylor’s lone win versus
came in 2001 when it defeated the then-No. 5 Jayhawks 85-77 in
Since the inception of the Big 12,
is 9-1 against Baylor.
Penn State-Iowa
Press Notes
2-3) plays the first of two home games when it hosts
24.
Saturday evening.
lost to
91-64 Saturday in
improved its home winning streak in Big Ten Conference games to 11 straight.
The Hawkeyes have won the last six meetings, 10 of the last 12, 11 of the last
14 and 13 of the last 17.
won both meetings last season, defeating the Nittany Lions 80-76 in
College
both 2004 and 2005.
9-3 advantage in games played in
with all 12 meetings taking place in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes have
won seven of the last eight meetings in
Tennessee-Mississippi
Associated Press
Chris Lofton’s sprained right ankle likely will keep
star guard out of Wednesday night’s game at
Lofton, who leads the Southeastern Conference in scoring at 21.5 points per
games, sprained the ankle in the second half of Saturday’s 64-61 victory over
Carolina
Press Notes
The Vols are in a stretch where
they are playing five of six games on the road. The stretch began with three
consecutive road games (at Vanderbilt, at Ohio State and at Auburn) before UT
returned home to play South Carolina Saturday, Jan. 20. The
game begins a two-game road trip that will continue at
Sunday, Jan. 28. Each of
last four games has been decided by one possession. The four games have been
decided by a combined total of nine points. Vanderbilt scored on a tip-in as
time expired to take an 82-81 win in
Jan. 10 and then
needed a 3-pointer with 11.2 seconds left for a 68-66 victory in
took an 83-80 win Jan. 17 and then UT defeated South Carolina 64-61 on Jan. 20.
ranks seventh in the nation with 83.2 points per game. The Vols
will be without the services of All-America guard Chris Lofton Wednesday night.
Lofton, who is leading the SEC in scoring with 21.5 points per game, suffered
an injury to his right ankle Saturday, Jan. 20. X-rays performed Monday were
negative and his status remains out indefinitely.
Dayton-Duquesne
Press Notes
Duquesne (5-11, 1-4), coming off a 101-87 loss at
Massachusetts on Sunday, returns to Pittsburgh to open a three-game homestand against Dayton (13-5, 3-2) on Wednesday, Jan. 24
at 7:00 p.m. The Dukes, who are looking to snap a three-game losing streak –
and five-game home losing skid – are 2-5 at the
which is 12-0 at UD Arena, is looking for its first
road victory (0-5). UD has won 18 of the past 19
meetings, including eight in a row at the
players, is currently competing with eight of the 10 total players on the
current active roster, just one is over 6-6 (6-10 junior Kieron
Achara)
2007
Weber State-Idaho State
Press Notes
Idaho State University’s men’s basketball will look to get
back on the winning track by starting a four-game homestand
on Thursday night in a huge game, as the first place Bengals take on the
tied-for-second Weber State Wildcats.The game is the
second of the season between the two schools, as Idaho State won the opener
58-55 in Ogden on January 4.
is 10-9 on the season, and 5-1 in the Big Sky Conference, good enough for first
place, one game up on both
and
four teams, including
The Bengals had their five game winning streak snapped with a 58-57 loss at
0.9 left. The Wildcats are 12-9 overall, and their 5-3 record has them tied for
second in the Big Sky, and they would move into a virtual tie for first with ISU with a win on Thursday. The Wildcats have lost two
straight, dropping a 90-86 overtime decision to the Montana Grizzlies after
losing 63-48 to
on Thursday.
Oregon-Washington
Press Notes
In the wake of a tough road stretch, the Washington
Huskies (11-7, 1-6 Pac-10) eagerly return to the friendly confines of Bank of
America Arena to host seventh-ranked Oregon (18-1, 6-1) on Thursday, Jan. 25 at
8 p.m. Washington won in each of the Ducks’ last five visits to Seattle. The
Huskies have an 11-1 home record this season and are 0-6 in road contests.
Thursday’s game begins a stretch when UW will play five of its next seven games
at home. That’s the opposite of the way the Huskies opened Pac-10 play, with
five of seven on the road. On Saturday, Jan. 27, UW entertains
will be without the services of leading scorer (18.4 ppg) Aaron Brooks, a
product of
Thursday’s game due to an incident during the last meeting between the Ducks
and Huskies, This Season’s Record vs. Ranked Opponents: 1-3. All-Time Record
vs. Ranked Opponents: 75-199 (won 7 of last 8 games in
vs. ranked foes). Last Win Over a Ranked Opponent: UW 88, #12 LSU 72 (
Stanford-USC
Press Notes
The Stanford men’s
basketball team (12-5, 4-3 Pac-10) return home to face #25 USC (15-5, 5-2
Pac-10). USC enters Thursday contest with a 15-5 overall record, 5-2 in league
play and are on a two-game winning streak.
The Trojans have held 16 opponents under 40 percent shooting from the
field and lead the league allowing a low of 35.4 percent for the year. Over the
last five games, the Trojans are shooting 39-of-80 (.488) from three-point
range. The Cardinal are 7-3 in the friendly confines
of Maples this year, shooting .456 from the floor. They are averaging 69.2 ppg
and 39.1 rebounds . The Cardinal are winning by an
average of 5.1 points and shooting .622 from the free throw line. With a 5-1 record in games decided by five points or less, the
Cardinal have proven themselves to be a tough foe in the close game.
Denver-Troy
Press Notes
The
of
basketball team heads to
to face the Troy Trojans (8-12, 3-6) on Thursday.
enters Thursday’s contest tied for fifth in the Sun Belt’s Eastern Division
after losing to
and Louisiana-Lafayette on the road last week.
Wisconsin Milwaukee-Detroit
Press Notes
UWM now holds a 14-13 edge in
the series with
its win earlier this year. The Panthers have now won 10 of the last 11 meetings
in the series, including a number of memorable games. UWM
pulled out a 59-58 win in the 2005 league title game, while last year’s meeting
in
overcome a 10-point deficit in the final four minutes. Milwaukee has also won
four-straight games in Detroit after losing in its first seven contests Swiggett had started 12 of the first 17 games of this
season, averaging 5.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. A true
freshman from
and Notre Dame Prep in
Swiggett was the first true freshman to start a game
for the Panthers since the 2001-02 season.at Calihan Hall. Thursday’s trip to
comes right in the midst of a decent stretch of home games for the Panthers,
who will be spending much of the month of February on the road.
has played its last two games at home and will return home for games Saturday
with
and Monday against
But, after that, UWM has just one more home game
remaining – a Feb. 14 contest with Loyola. In the meantime, the Panthers will
continue to try to find their stride on the road, where they are just 1-9 this
season. But, trouble on the road is nothing new for teams in the Horizon
League. In league play, the road team is just 10-22 this season. Meanwhile,
Horizon League teams overall have compiled a 19-64 road record. Charlie Swiggett tore the anterior cruciate
ligament in his left knee at practice Jan. 8 and is scheduled for surgery to
repair the injury Thursday.