Sunday, February 22, 2009

Sunday Roundup

Ok, let's get caught up on everything we missed yesterday:

  • Purdue 81, Indiana 67: The Boilermakers got a season high 26 form E'Twuan Moore and 14, 10, and 5 blocks from JaJuan Johnson as they moved a half-game behind Michigan State for first in the Big Ten.
  • Washington State 82, UCLA 81: Taylor Rochestie scored 14 of the Cougars last 16 points and finished with 33 points as Wazzu was able to hang on against a scrambling UCLA team. Rochestie hit a three to put Wazzu up 73-65 with 2:18 left, but UCLA hit some three's and Wazzu missed some free throws. Klay Thompson blocked a Josh Shipp 35 footer at the buzzer to seal it.
  • Florida 82, Vanderbilt 68: Erving Walker scored 17 points and Nick Calathes added 14 as the Gators jumped out to leads of 19-4 and 50-25. The Gators shot 61% from the field, hitting 10-19 three's.
  • New Mexico 75, San Diego State 49: Tony Dandridge scored 25 points and the Lobos used a 18-4 run midway through the second half to blow open a close game. SDSU's Billy White, who came in averaging 9.0 ppg, left after a collision early in the first half and didn't return to the game. He was sitting on the bench with his knee wrapped and iced.
  • Alabama 87, Mississippi State 85 2OT: Alonzo Gee scored 10 of his 28 in the second OT to lead the Crimson Tide.
  • Siena 81, Northern Iowa 75: Kenny Hasbrouck led four Saints in double figures with 16 points in a game that was no where near as close as the final score indicated.
  • Texas 73, Oklahoma 68: Blake Griffin got a concussion in the first half and didn't return to the game. Willie Warren carried the Sooners for a while, coming back from 12 down early in the second half to take a five point lead. But AJ Abrams was too much down the stretch as he scored 16 straight second half points to help Texas pick up a much-needed win.
  • Kansas 70, Nebraska 53: Sherron Collins scored 22 points and Cole Aldrich added 18 points and 12 boards as Kansas moved into a tie with Oklahoma leading to their Big Monday showdown.
  • Memphis 70, UTEP 63: Tyreke Evans scored 25 points to lead the Tigers to their 18th straight win.
  • Washington 60, USC 51: Quincy Pondexter scored 22 points as the Huskies moved back into first place in the Pac-10 with the losses by UCLA and Cal.
  • Oregon State 65, Cal 54: The Beavers got 19 points from Calvin Haynes as they won their third straight Pac-10 game. The loss knocked the Bears a game behind Washington in the Pac-10.
  • St. Mary's 75, Utah State 64: Mickey McConnell scored a career-high 22 points as the Gaels were able to pick up a big win at home against the Aggies. Omar Samhan added 17 and 12 for St. Mary's. Jared Quayle led USU with 22.
  • Kansas State 50, Iowa State 46: Jamar Samuels went for 13 and 10 off the bench as the Wildcats were able to overcome 24 from Craig Brackins.
  • Texas A&M 79, Texas Tech 73: Chinemelu Elonu led four A&M players in double figures with 21 and 12.
  • Pitt 80, DePaul 61: DeJuan Blair had a disappointing 4 points and 2 boards in the second half after going for 16 and 16 in the first half.
  • South Carolina 82, Arkansas 78 OT: Devn Downey scored 25 points, hitting four big free throws down the stretch to help keep USC tied atop the SEC East.
  • LSU 79, Auburn 72: The Tigers clinched the SEC West on the strength of 25 points from Marcus Thornton.
  • St. Louis 57, Dayton 49: Kevin Lisch scored 16 to lead the Billikens to a win over Dayton.
  • Florida State 67, Virginia Tech 65: Toney Douglas scored 22 points, inclding a runner in the lane with six seconds left. AD Vassallo had 15, but missed an open three from the top of the key as the buzzer sounded.
  • Oregon 68, Stanford 60: The Ducks pick up their first Pac-10 win of the year.
  • Gonzaga 92, Pepperdine 58: The 'Zags got 28 and 11 from Josh Heytvelt.
  • Creighton 76, George Mason 63: Booker Woodfox scored 22 points, including two three's during a 21-7 second half run, which blew open a close game.
  • UNLV 75, BYU 74: The Rebels got 22 points from Wink Adams, including key free throws down the stretch as the Cougars almost came back from a twelve points deficit with three minutes left.

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