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2007

 

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UAB-Memphis

Press Notes

UAB Battles Rival Memphis On National Television The UAB men’s
basketball team will be playing its third road Conference USA
game in four games this season when it travels to Memphis.
The Blazers will be looking for their first win at Memphis
since a 91-83 victory on Jan. 2, 1999,
a span of seven games. The game marks the 33^rd meeting between the
two teams, with the Tigers holding a 22-10 advantage in the series. However, UAB has won three of the last five overall between the two
teams. Memphis enters Monday night’s
contest sporting a 13-3 overall record on the season, and are 3-0 in C-USA
play. The Tigers are coming off a hard-fought 75-62 win at Southern Miss last
Saturday. The victory marked Memphis’
fifth consecutive win, and seventh win over its last
eight contests. UAB will enter its contest at Memphis
with an overall record of 10-7, and a 2-1 mark in league play. The Blazers are
coming off their first road league victory of the season, a 67-60 win at Tulane
last Saturday.

Maryland-Virginia

Press Notes

The Terps carry a mark of 15-3 into the contest, while Virginia
is 9-6. The Terrapins posted a 92-87 victory over Clemson in their last game. Virginia
suffered a 78-73 defeat at Boston College.
The Terrapins have won each of the last six meetings and have claimed nine of
the last 11 against Virginia. Maryland
has displayed a balanced offensive attack this season. The Terps boast the
third-highest scoring average in the league (81.1 ppg), and have four players
averaging double figures. Maryland
has outscored its opponents by an average of 17.2 points per game this season.
That is the second best scoring margin in the ACC behind North
Carolina (22.1). Maryland
knocked off the nation’s last remaining unbeaten team as the Terrapins defeated
Clemson, 92-87, on Saturday (Jan. 13). The Terps shot a season-high 63-percent
from the field on 32-of-51 shooting. The Terps have made a renewed commitment
to defense in 2006-07. Maryland
has forced its opponents into an average of 18.2 turnovers per game this
season. The Terps are yielding just 29.3 points in the first half and limiting
the opposition to 36 percent shooting from the field. Maryland’s
opponents are shooting just 29 percent (106-of-366) from three-point range.

Iowa-Indiana

Press Notes

Iowa (10-7
2-1) plays the first of two straight road games when the Hawkeyes travel to Indiana
(12-4, 3-1) Tuesday. The Hoosiers have won nine of the last 12 meetings against
Iowa in Assembly Hall. Four of
the last five games in Bloomington
have been decided by three points or less, with the Hoosiers winning in one
overtime in 2003 and Iowa winning
in double overtime in 2004. Iowa, with wins there in 2004 and 2006. Four of Iowa’s
last seven meetings with Indiana
have come down to a final shot, with two of the four going into overtime.

Air Force-Utah

Press Notes

The Runnin’ Utes (5-12, 0-4 MWC) open a two-game home stand against the Air Force
Falcons (16-1, 3-0 MWC. Utah
has dropped seven of its last eight games, including six in a row. The Runnin’ Utes lost a pair of road games last week, falling
to Colorado State, 73-57, on Tuesday and New Mexico,
86-82 in overtime, on Saturday. Utah
is 4-4 at home this season. In the latest NCAA statistical rankings released on
Jan. 12, Utah ranked third in 3-point percentage (44.4), 18^th in
field goal percentage (49.4), 58^th in 3-pointers made per game
(7.9), 43^rd in free throw percentage (73.0), 63^rd in
turnovers per game (13.8), 60^th in rebound margin (+4.7 rpg) and 95^th
in personal fouls per game (17.6). Seven of the 13 Utes who have seen action
this season are first-year players. Six of those players are freshmen. The nine
freshmen and sophomores who have played have accounted for 70.1 percent of Utah’s
points, 84.5 percent of its rebounds, 61.9 percent of its assists and 66.9
percent of its minutes. Eight of Utah’s
12 losses have come by a combined 19 points. The Utes have lost three games by
one point, four by three points and one by four points.
Three of Utah’s losses have been
in overtime.

Toledo-Eastern Michigan

Press Notes

Following an 80-68 triumph over Western
Michigan in its Mid-American Conference home opener, Toledo
(7-8, 3-0 MAC) heads back out on the road to face Eastern Michigan
(7-9, 2-1 MAC). The Rockets have taken an early lead in the MAC’s
West Division and are the only team in the MAC that is unbeaten in league play.
UT holds a one-game lead over the Eagles and Central Michigan
(7-8, 2-1 MAC) in the West Division. Keying the Rockets’ unblemished start in
conference play has been a strong defense. UT is leading the MAC in field-goal
percentage defense (39.4) in conference games only, is second in 3PTFG% defense
(25.0) and tied for third in scoring defense (62.7 ppg). Eastern
Michigan has won its last two games after dropping a 74-68
decision to CMU at home in its MAC opener. Since beginning the season with a 1-7 ledger, the Eagles have won six of their last
eight games. Toledo has won its
last three matchups vs. Eastern Michigan
and holds a 6-2 all-time record in EMU’s Convocation
Center.

Wyoming-BYU

Press Notes

Tuesday’s Wyoming
vs. Brigham Young game will feature a matchup of two teams tied for second
place in the Mountain West Conference. Both Wyoming
and BYU will enter Tuesday’s game with 2-1 records in
Mountain West Conference play. Wyoming has defeated defending MWC Champion and preseason favorite San Diego State on the
road (66-65), won an overtime game over UNLV (86-76)
in Laramie and lost by two points (56-58) on a last-second shot to league
leader Air Force, marking Wyoming’s first home loss of the 2006-07 season. BYU defeated SDSU in Provo
(80-58), also won a home game against TCU (89-65) and
lost in their first conference road game at UNLV
(75-83) last Saturday. After winning their 2007 Mountain West Conference opener
on the road at defending MWC
Champion San Diego
State by a score of 66-65, the
Wyoming Cowboys return to the road this Tuesday to take on the Brigham Young
Cougars. Wyoming is 2-2 (.500) on
the road this season. BYU is 11-0 (1.000) at home for
the 2006-07 season. When the Wyoming Cowboys take the court at the Marriott
Center in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday night they will not only be hoping to record
their second conference road win of the 2006-07 season, but they will be
looking for their second road win at BYU in the past
three seasons.

 

 

Wednesday, January
17, 2006

 

New Mexico-San Diego State

Press Notes

New Mexico
seeks its first true road win of the season when it visits San
Diego State. The
Lobos (12-7, 1-3 MWC), 7-7 following a 5-0 start,
snapped a four-game losing streak last Saturday with an 86-82 overtime win over
Utah. UNM is 1-6 away from Albuquerque
this season, but 0-5 in true road games. New Mexico’s
last win on an opponent’s home floor was a year ago at TCU.
The Lobos have lost six straight in other team’s arenas. The defending
conference champs and preseason favorites to win the MWC
again this year, San Diego State is 12-5 overall and 1-2 in conference after
taking down Colorado State 81-76 last Saturday at Cox Arena. The Aztecs’ MWC losses were to Wyoming
(66-65) and at BYU (80-58). SDSU
is 8-2 at home this season. Wednesday’s game could be a high-scoring affair.
The Lobos continue to lead the MWC in scoring offense
at 78.1 points a game, however, they are next to last in the league in scoring
defense at 71.9 ppg and four MWC foes have shot 51%
against them. UNM has allowed an average of 81.7
points over the past 14 games. San Diego
State averages 75.9 points. but yields 70.7 points. New Mexico
is among the nation’s leaders in 3-point baskets at 9.6 a game.

St. Louis-Temple

Press Notes

Saint Louis
(12-5, 2-2 A-10) begins a stretch of four road games in its next five outings.
The Billikens lead the series 1-0 after a 56-51
victory on Feb. 18, 2006 at
Scottrade Center.
Temple is 6-9 overall and 0-3 in
A-10 play, and the Owls have dropped six of their last seven outings. As a
team, Temple is scoring 69.7 ppg on
44.1 percent shooting, including 34.7 from 3-point range, and 69.4 percent from
the free-throw line. Defensively, the Owls have yielded 70.9 ppg on 41.3
percent shooting and 32.3 percent from 3-point range. Opponents are
out-rebounding the Owls by 7.1 boards per game.

Houston-Rice

Press Notes

UH holding a 49 to 12
lead in the series, but the Owls have won four of the last five games vs. Houston.
Last season, the two teams each won on its home court. Rice prevailed at Autry
Court 71-62, while UH squeaked by Rice 74-71 at Hofheinz Pavilion. The Owls are 2-0 in league play for the
fourth-straight season.

Tennessee-Auburn

Press Notes

The Vols have dropped their last
two games by a combined three points. Vanderbilt scored on a tip-in as time
expired to take an 82-81 win in Nashville
Jan. 10 and then Ohio State
needed a 3-pointer with 11.2 seconds left for a 68-66 in Columbus,
Ohio, Jan. 13. Before hitting the losing
streak, Tennessee had won nine
consecutive games. The streak, which began in November, was UT’s longest since
the 2000-01 season. Tennessee is
playing its third consecutive road game and is in the middle of a stretch where
the Vols play five of six games on the road. Tennessee
is leading the SEC and ranks sixth in the nation with 84.5 points per game.