Thursday, February 26, 2004
DePaul win in OT has Cards reeling
The Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Quemont Greer scored 19 points and hit the go-ahead shot in overtime to lift DePaul to a 60-58 victory over No. 21 Louisville on Wednesday night, the Cardinals' fourth straight loss.
Andre Brown had 13 points and eight rebounds for DePaul (16-8, 9-4 Conference USA), which won in Freedom Hall for the first time since 1986, a span of 10 games.
Louisville (17-7, 7-6), has lost four straight for the first time under coach Rick Pitino.
DePAUL (16-8)-Holland 4-12 3-3 11, Greer 7-15 4-12 19, Brown 6-9 1-3 13, Mejia 1-5 0-1 2, Diener 4-13 3-4 11, Seals 0-0 0-0 0, Exilus 0-0 0-0 0, Heard 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 0-3 0-2 0, Brumfield 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 24-60 11-25 60.
LOUISVILLE (17-7)-O'Bannon 5-8 0-0 12, George 2-7 1-2 5, Dartez 0-3 1-2 1, Dean 1-6 0-0 3, Garcia 4-11 10-12 19, Diakite 0-0 2-2 2, Jenkins 1-2 0-0 3, Mohammed 1-1 0-0 2, Whitehead 2-4 2-4 6, Daniels 2-6 0-1 5. Totals 18-48 16-23 58.
Halftime-Louisville 35-33. End of regulation-Tied at 54. 3-point goals-DePaul 1-12 (Greer 1-3, Thompson 0-1, Holland 0-2, Mejia 0-2, Diener 0-4), Louisville 6-23 (O'Bannon 2-5, Jenkins 1-2, Dean 1-5, Garcia 1-5, Daniels 1-5, Dartez 0-1). Fouled out-George, Mohammed. Rebounds-DePaul 47 (Greer, Brown 8), Louisville 29 (Garcia 8). Assists-DePaul 13 (Mejia 5), Louisville 12 (Garcia 4). Total fouls-DePaul 23, Louisville 24. A-19,505.
No. 2 Saint Joseph's 83,
Massachusetts 58
AMHERST, Mass. Jameer Nelson scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half to keep Saint Joseph's (25-0, 14-0 Atlantic 10) unbeaten.
SAINT JOSEPH'S (25-0)-Carroll 5-9 0-0 14, Bryant 1-3 1-3 3, D.Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Nelson 6-13 7-9 19, West 10-19 0-0 23, Jesiolowski 0-0 0-0 0, Sullivan 1-1 0-0 2, Lee 1-1 1-2 3, Surov 0-0 0-0 0, Barley 4-6 0-0 12, Stachitas 2-4 0-0 5, Koefer 0-0 0-0 0, Lidzius 0-0 0-0 0, Hartshorn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-58 9-14 83.
MASSACHUSETTS (9-16)-Maxwell 2-5 0-0 5, Viggiano 1-5 0-0 2, Freeman 8-13 5-6 21, Anderson 4-10 0-0 10, Bowers 1-10 2-2 4, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Lasme 0-1 0-0 0, Chadwick 5-9 4-4 15, Kotaridis 0-0 1-2 1, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, M.Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Osman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-55 12-14 58.
Halftime-Saint Joseph's 41-31. 3-Point goals-Saint Joseph's 12-21 (Barley 4-4, Carroll 4-7, West 3-6, Stachitas 1-2, Nelson 0-2), Massachusetts 4-19 (Anderson 2-8, Maxwell 1-2, Chadwick 1-3, Martin 0-1, Bowers 0-2, Viggiano 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Saint Joseph's 33 (West 7), Massachusetts 31 (Freeman, Bowers, Lasme 6). Assists-Saint Joseph's 18 (Nelson 8), Massachusetts 12 (Maxwell, Viggiano, Bowers 3). Total fouls-Saint Joseph's 15, Massachusetts 8. A-5,912.
No. 7 Miss. St. 81, LSU 58
STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Bulldogs easily clinched their second straight SEC West title.
LSU (17-7)-Bass 2-7 3-4 7, Lazare 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell 5-11 0-1 14, Whipple 0-1 0-0 0, Hudson 3-10 4-5 12, Lloreda 4-11 2-7 10, Koundjia 0-2 0-0 0, Neltner 1-1 0-0 2, Minor 4-11 2-2 13. Totals 19-54 11-19 58.
MISSISSIPPI ST. (22-2)-Roberts 4-11 6-8 14, Power 5-7 0-0 12, Vincent 3-7 1-2 7, Bowers 4-10 3-4 13, Frazier 5-9 1-2 13, Ervin 2-2 0-0 4, Buse 1-1 0-0 3, Boler 1-1 0-0 2, Slater 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 3-3 0-0 6, Stelmach 1-3 0-0 2, Campbell 3-3 2-3 8. Totals 32-57 13-19 84.
Halftime-Mississippi St 46-30. 3-point goals-LSU 9-24 (Mitchell 4-8, Minor 3-7, Hudson 2-4, Whipple 0-1, Koundjia 0-2, Lloreda 0-2), Mississippi St. 7-16 (Power 2-2, Bowers 2-5, Frazier 2-6, Buse 1-1, Roberts 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-LSU 26 (Lloreda 12), Mississippi St. 42 (Vincent 9). Assists-LSU 7 (Lloreda 2), Mississippi St. 17 (Bowers 4). Total fouls-LSU 16, Mississippi St. 15. A-10,054.
No. 11 Wake Forest 90,
Florida State 87, OT
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Justin Gray scored 31 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:22 left in overtime, and Wake Forest (18-6, 8-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) rallied from a 17-point deficit.
FLORIDA ST. (18-10)-Joiner 0-2 2-2 2, A.Johnson 6-13 5-6 17, N.Johnson 5-7 3-3 16, Wilson 0-1 2-2 2, Pickett 9-15 0-0 23, Galloway 0-4 0-0 0, Thornton 0-0 0-0 0, Wafer 3-6 0-0 7, Mathews 0-1 0-0 0, Waleskowski 6-10 1-1 16, Richardson 1-3 2-3 4. Totals 30-62 15-17 87.
WAKE FOREST (18-6)-Levy 1-2 2-2 4, Danelius 1-4 0-0 2, Visser 1-1 2-4 4, Gray 10-21 6-9 31, Paul 6-11 6-8 21, Ellis 0-2 0-0 0, Downey 6-13 2-2 17, Williams 3-4 4-4 10, Strickland 0-2 1-3 1. Totals 28-60 23-32 90.
Halftime-Florida St. 47-34. End of Regulation-Tied at 75. 3-Point goals-Florida St. 12-27 (Pickett 5-10, N.Johnson 3-4, Waleskowski 3-5, Wafer 1-2, Wilson 0-1, Richardson 0-1, Joiner 0-2, Galloway 0-2), Wake Forest 11-31 (Gray 5-14, Paul 3-4, Downey 3-9, Levy 0-1, Strickland 0-1, Danelius 0-2). Fouled out-Pickett. Rebounds-Florida St. 31 (A.Johnson 7), Wake Forest 39 (Levy 10). Assists-Florida St. 15 (Wilson 5), Wake Forest 14 (Paul 8). Total fouls-Florida St. 26, Wake Forest 18. Technical-A.Johnson. A-14,233.
No. 14 N.C. State 79,
No. 18 Georgia Tech 69
ATLANTA - Julius Hodge scored 22 points off the bench for the Wolfpack (18-6, 10-3 ACC).
N.C. STATE (18-6)-Evtimov 4-7 6-6 15, Melvin 2-9 4-4 9, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Atsur 5-7 3-4 16, Sherrill 4-7 8-12 17, O'Donnell 0-0 0-0 0, Bennerman 0-1 0-0 0, Watkins 0-0 0-0 0, Hodge 7-11 6-8 22. Totals 22-43 27-34 79.
GEORGIA TECH (19-8)-McHenry 0-0 0-1 0, Schenscher 6-8 4-6 16, Elder 6-15 1-5 16, Jack 4-9 1-2 10, Lewis 4-11 0-0 10, Muhammad 4-7 1-1 9, Bynum 2-7 1-1 5, Brooks 0-0 0-2 0, Moore 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 27-60 8-18 69.
Halftime-N.C. State 34-33. 3-Point goals-N.C. State 8-18 (Atsur 3-4, Hodge 2-4, Evtimov 1-3, Melvin 1-3, Sherrill 1-3, Bennerman 0-1), Georgia Tech 7-18 (Elder 3-7, Lewis 2-4, Jack 1-3, Moore 1-3, Bynum 0-1). Fouled out-Lewis, Muhammad. Rebounds-N.C. State 38 (Melvin 14), Georgia Tech 24 (Lewis, Muhammad 5). Assists-N.C. State 12 (Evtimov 5), Georgia Tech 17 (Jack 8). Total fouls-N.C. State 17, Georgia Tech 25. A-9,191.
No. 22 Wisconsin 68,
Penn St. 45
MADISON, Wis. - Devin Harris scored 25 points for the Badgers (18-6, 9-4 Big Ten).
PENN ST. (9-15)-Johnson 2-10 4-4 8, Summers 3-5 0-0 6, Jagla 7-13 1-1 16, Luber 0-4 0-0 0, Smith 6-15 2-2 15, Adler 0-0 0-0 0, Fletcher 0-1 0-0 0, Fellows 0-0 0-0 0, Egekeze 0-0 0-0 0, McDougald 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 18-49 7-8 45.
WISCONSIN (18-6)-Mader 0-1 1-2 1, Wilkinson 6-10 2-2 14, Wade 1-6 0-2 2, Owens 4-10 0-0 8, Harris 8-14 4-4 25, Ukawuba 0-1 0-0 0, Nixon 1-4 0-0 2, Hanson 1-6 0-0 3, Taylor 1-2 2-2 5, Morley 2-3 3-4 8. Totals 24-57 12-16 68.
Halftime-Wisconsin 30-22. 3-Point goals-Penn St. 2-12 (Jagla 1-3, Smith 1-7, Johnson 0-1, Luber 0-1), Wisconsin 8-23 (Harris 5-10, Morley 1-1, Taylor 1-2, Hanson 1-4, Wilkinson 0-1, Nixon 0-1, Wade 0-2, Owens 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Penn St. 30 (Jagla 7), Wisconsin 35 (Wilkinson 9). Assists-Penn St. 8 (Jagla, Smith, McDougald 2), Wisconsin 19 (Wade 6). Fouls-Penn St. 18, Wisconsin 12.
No. 23 Illinois 78, Iowa 59
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Dee Brown scored 18 points to lead Illinois (19-5, 10-3 Big Ten).
ILLINOIS (19-5)-Augustine 2-3 1-2 5, Powell 6-9 0-1 12, Head 6-9 3-3 16, Williams 5-10 0-0 13, Brown 7-14 2-4 18, McBride 2-3 0-0 6, Randle 0-0 0-1 0, Smith 3-4 0-0 6, Ingram 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 31-53 8-13 78.
IOWA (14-10)-Pierce 5-11 0-2 10, Worley 0-7 0-2 0, Brunner 5-12 7-8 18, Horner 7-12 2-2 20, Boyd 2-7 2-2 7, Spurgeon 0-0 0-0 0, Hansen 2-4 0-2 4. Totals 21-53 11-18 59.
Halftime-Illinois 39-28. 3-Point goals-Illinois 8-17 (Williams 3-5, McBride 2-3, Brown 2-5, Head 1-4), Iowa 6-19 (Horner 4-9, Boyd 1-5, Brunner 1-2, Worley 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Illinois 38 (Head 10), Iowa 25 (Brunner 7). Assists-Illinois 21 (Brown 10), Iowa 13 (Pierce 4). Total fouls-Illinois 19, Iowa 13. A-14,493.
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