Post by 01- PirateDave on Feb 7, 2015 16:33:47 GMT -6
Scroll down for some of the game recaps.....
IMPORTANT OUTCOMES
1. No. 4 Duke 90, No. 10 Notre Dame 60
For the first time in ACC history there are two matchups of Top 10 teams on the same day, and the first of those games wasn’t close at all. The Blue Devils, who lost in South Bend just over two weeks ago, rolled in Durham in the rematch. Duke shot 60.8% from the field, and both Jahlil Okafor (20 points, ten rebounds) and Justise Winslow (19 points, 11 rebounds) posted double-doubles.
2. Oklahoma State 67, No. 8 Kansas 62
On a day that the 1995 Final Four team was being honored, Travis Ford’s Cowboys picked up a valuable win for their NCAA tournament resume. After struggling defensively and on the glass in the first half Oklahoma State turned things around in the second, limiting the Jayhawks to 26.7% shooting and an offensive rebounding rate of 26.1%. Kansas shot 56.5% and rebounded more than half of its misses in the first half, building a 41-30 lead as a result. Le’Bryan Nash scored 18 and Anthony Hickey 15 for the Cowboys, who also received solid minutes from reserve Mitchell Solomon (four points, four rebounds).
STARRED
1. Lawrence Alexander, North Dakota State
Alexander scored 31 points on 11-for-14 shooting (8-for-11 3PT) in the Bison’s 71-47 win over South Dakota.
2. Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow, Duke
Okafor accounted for 20 points and ten rebounds, and Winslow added 19 and 11 as the Blue Devils beat No. 10 Notre Dame 90-60.
STRUGGLED
1. Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall
Whitehead shot 1-for-11 from the field in the Pirates’ 57-54 home loss to Marquette.
THE REST OF THE TOP 25
No. 19 Baylor rolled past No. 15 West Virginia, 75-57 in Morgantown. Despite committing 20 turnovers the Bears won big, shooting nearly 55 percent from the field and limiting WVU to 34.6% shooting.
No. 18 VCU fell 73-71 at St. Bonaventure, with Marcus Posley’s layup as time expired being the difference. That was Posley’s second buzzer-beater of the week, as he beat Davidson on Wednesday.
Like Duke No. 7 Villanova avenged an earlier defeat in impressive fashion, beating No. 24 Georgetown 69-53 in Philadelphia.
No. 11 Iowa State joined in on the “payback” fun, beating Texas Tech 75-38. The Red Raiders beat the Cyclones in Lubbock last month.
NOTABLES
Josh Brown’s 12-footer with two seconds remaining gave Temple a 61-60 win over Memphis. Also of note for the Tigers is that starting big man Austin Nichols left the game in the second half with what was declared to be a sprained ankle by head coach Josh Pastner.
Playing without Larry Nance Jr. and Alan Herndon, Wyoming lost 73-50 at Air Force. Both players are dealing with cases of mononucleosis.
Seton Hall suffered a loss that won’t look good on its resume, losing 57-54 to Marquette in Newark. The Golden Eagles were without leading scorer Matt Carlino (concussion) but found a way to win anyway.
Xavier took control of things in the second half of their 78-69 win over Providence. Providence head coach Ed Cooley left the game in the second half and is being evaluated at a Cincinnati hospital.
Malcolm Hill scored 19 points as Illinois won 59-54 at Michigan State. The Fighting Illini were once again without the suspended Rayvonte Rice and Aaron Cosby.
IMPORTANT OUTCOMES
1. No. 4 Duke 90, No. 10 Notre Dame 60
For the first time in ACC history there are two matchups of Top 10 teams on the same day, and the first of those games wasn’t close at all. The Blue Devils, who lost in South Bend just over two weeks ago, rolled in Durham in the rematch. Duke shot 60.8% from the field, and both Jahlil Okafor (20 points, ten rebounds) and Justise Winslow (19 points, 11 rebounds) posted double-doubles.
2. Oklahoma State 67, No. 8 Kansas 62
On a day that the 1995 Final Four team was being honored, Travis Ford’s Cowboys picked up a valuable win for their NCAA tournament resume. After struggling defensively and on the glass in the first half Oklahoma State turned things around in the second, limiting the Jayhawks to 26.7% shooting and an offensive rebounding rate of 26.1%. Kansas shot 56.5% and rebounded more than half of its misses in the first half, building a 41-30 lead as a result. Le’Bryan Nash scored 18 and Anthony Hickey 15 for the Cowboys, who also received solid minutes from reserve Mitchell Solomon (four points, four rebounds).
STARRED
1. Lawrence Alexander, North Dakota State
Alexander scored 31 points on 11-for-14 shooting (8-for-11 3PT) in the Bison’s 71-47 win over South Dakota.
2. Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow, Duke
Okafor accounted for 20 points and ten rebounds, and Winslow added 19 and 11 as the Blue Devils beat No. 10 Notre Dame 90-60.
STRUGGLED
1. Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall
Whitehead shot 1-for-11 from the field in the Pirates’ 57-54 home loss to Marquette.
THE REST OF THE TOP 25
No. 19 Baylor rolled past No. 15 West Virginia, 75-57 in Morgantown. Despite committing 20 turnovers the Bears won big, shooting nearly 55 percent from the field and limiting WVU to 34.6% shooting.
No. 18 VCU fell 73-71 at St. Bonaventure, with Marcus Posley’s layup as time expired being the difference. That was Posley’s second buzzer-beater of the week, as he beat Davidson on Wednesday.
Like Duke No. 7 Villanova avenged an earlier defeat in impressive fashion, beating No. 24 Georgetown 69-53 in Philadelphia.
No. 11 Iowa State joined in on the “payback” fun, beating Texas Tech 75-38. The Red Raiders beat the Cyclones in Lubbock last month.
NOTABLES
Josh Brown’s 12-footer with two seconds remaining gave Temple a 61-60 win over Memphis. Also of note for the Tigers is that starting big man Austin Nichols left the game in the second half with what was declared to be a sprained ankle by head coach Josh Pastner.
Playing without Larry Nance Jr. and Alan Herndon, Wyoming lost 73-50 at Air Force. Both players are dealing with cases of mononucleosis.
Seton Hall suffered a loss that won’t look good on its resume, losing 57-54 to Marquette in Newark. The Golden Eagles were without leading scorer Matt Carlino (concussion) but found a way to win anyway.
Xavier took control of things in the second half of their 78-69 win over Providence. Providence head coach Ed Cooley left the game in the second half and is being evaluated at a Cincinnati hospital.
Malcolm Hill scored 19 points as Illinois won 59-54 at Michigan State. The Fighting Illini were once again without the suspended Rayvonte Rice and Aaron Cosby.
good luck to all!