Thursday, March 4, 2004
It's the Jackets who go crazy in Cameron
Georgia Tech snaps Duke's 41-game home winning streak
The Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C. - Georgia Tech ended its losing streak to Duke and the Blue Devils' long home winning streak.
Luke Schenscher scored 14 points, including several key second-half baskets, to lead the 19th-ranked Yellow Jackets to a 76-68 victory that ended No. 3 Duke's 41-game home winning streak, the longest in the nation.
Jarrett Jack had 15 points for the Yellow Jackets (21-8, 8-7 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had lost 15 straight to Duke, a streak dating to the 1995-96 season.
J.J. Redick scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half for the Blue Devils (24-4, 12-3), who last lost at home in February 2001 to Maryland, 91-80.
The current longest streak is 28 games by Wisconsin, Austin Peay and Stephen F. Austin.
Georgia Tech built a 12-point lead late in the first half and never trailed after that.
As the final seconds ticked off, Marvin Lewis raised his arms while Jack jumped around as he dribbled the ball. Once the horn sounded, the Jackets' bench spilled onto the Cameron Indoor Stadium court in celebration.
GEORGIA TECH (21-8)-McHenry 3-4 1-3 7, Schenscher 5-9 4-6 14, Elder 4-9 3-4 12, Jack 4-10 7-8 15, Lewis 3-5 0-0 9, Muhammad 5-8 2-4 12, Bynum 1-3 2-2 5, Moore 1-3 0-0 2, Tarver 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-51 19-27 76.
DUKE (24-4)-Deng 1-14 1-2 3, Williams 5-8 3-4 13, Redick 8-20 4-4 24, Ewing 4-9 2-5 13, Duhon 4-11 2-3 11, Horvath 0-2 0-0 0, Dockery 1-5 0-1 2, Randolph 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-70 12-19 68.
Halftime-Georgia Tech 37-29. 3-Point goals-Georgia Tech 5-12 (Lewis 3-3, Bynum 1-2, Elder 1-4, Muhammad 0-1, Moore 0-2), Duke 8-29 (Redick 4-12, Ewing 3-7, Duhon 1-5, Williams 0-1, Deng 0-4). Fouled out-Ewing. Rebounds-Georgia Tech 41 (Schenscher 9), Duke 38 (Williams 10). Assists-Georgia Tech 14 (Muhammad, Bynum 4), Duke 11 (Duhon 7). Total fouls-Georgia Tech 22, Duke 24. Technical-Duke bench. A-9,314.
No. 21 Kansas 78,
Nebraska 67
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Wayne Simien scored 22 points, and Aaron Miles fueled a 16-0 run that broke open a tight game and gave Kansas a victory.
Avenging a 74-55 loss at Nebraska on Feb. 15, the Jayhawks (19-7, 11-4 Big 12) led by as many as 22 points while winning on senior night for the 21st year in a row.
Kansas ended its home season with a 13-1 record and 27 consecutive Big 12 wins.
NEBRASKA (16-10)-Muhlheisen 5-9 0-0 13, Conklin 5-6 0-0 14, Drevo 4-9 3-4 12, Johnson 4-9 2-3 11, Neal 2-5 0-0 4, Dourisseau 1-5 0-0 2, Richardson 0-1 1-2 1, Wilkinson 0-0 0-0 0, Simms 0-0 0-0 0, Turek 2-5 6-10 10, Wilbrand 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-49 12-19 67.
KANSAS (19-7)-Olson 0-0 0-0 0, Nash 0-2 0-0 0, Graves 5-5 0-1 10, Langford 3-9 1-2 8, Miles 4-8 0-1 9, Hawkins 0-0 0-0 0, Wilkes 0-0 0-0 0, Case 0-0 0-0 0, Giddens 5-12 1-1 13, Vinson 0-0 0-0 0, Bahe 0-0 0-0 0, Simien 9-16 4-5 22, Lee 2-2 2-2 7, Moody 1-2 1-2 3, Padgett 0-0 2-2 2, Niang 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 30-59 13-18 78.
Halftime-Kansas 43-31. 3-Point goals-Nebraska 9-20 (Conklin 4-5, Muhlheisen 3-4, Drevo 1-3, Johnson 1-4, Neal 0-1, Dourisseau 0-2, Richardson 0-1), Kansas 5-13 (Giddens 2-5, Lee 1-1, Miles 1-2, Langford 1-3, Nash 0-1, Simien 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Nebraska 25 (Johnson 6), Kansas 38 (Langford 7). Assists-Nebraska 13 (Neal 5), Kansas 16 (Miles 7). Total fouls-Nebraska 19, Kansas 18. A-16,300.
No. 25 Louisville 75,
Saint Louis 48
ST. LOUIS - Francisco Garcia had 17 points, six assists and five rebounds, leading a dominant overall performance by Louisville.
Louisville (19-7, 9-6 Conference USA) has won only three of its last nine games, largely due to a rash of injuries. But the Cardinals have won their last two, also beating No. 20 Memphis Saturday, and appeared in fine health Wednesday.
Kendall Dartez had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Otis George added 13 points for Louisville, which took control with pressure defense that held Saint Louis to 34.9 percent shooting and forced 20 turnovers.
LOUISVILLE (19-7)-Garcia 5-17 6-6 17, George 6-7 1-2 13, Dartez 4-7 4-4 12, Dean 3-6 0-0 7, Mohammed 2-3 1-1 5, O'Bannon 3-8 1-2 9, Whitehead 0-5 3-4 3, Jenkins 2-2 1-2 6, Tinch 0-0 0-0 0, Gianiny 0-0 0-0 0, Daniels 1-1 0-0 3, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Current 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-58 17-21 75.
SAINT LOUIS (15-11)-Ohanon 1-6 2-4 4, Sloan 3-4 0-0 8, Fisher 2-5 4-5 9, Drejaj 2-6 0-0 6, Bryant 5-14 2-2 15, Vouyoukas 0-0 0-0 0, Hunt 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 1-3 2-2 4, Varner 0-1 0-0 0, Mooney 0-0 0-0 0, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-43 10-13 48.
Halftime-Louisville 40-19. 3-Point Goals-Louisville 6-23 (O'Bannon 2-4, Jenkins 1-1, Daniels 1-1, Dean 1-4, Garcia 1-11, Current 0-2), Saint Louis 8-25 (Bryant 3-9, Sloan 2-3, Drejaj 2-6, Fisher 1-2, Ohanon 0-1, Varner 0-1, Hunt 0-3). Fouled out-Fisher. Rebounds-Louisville 36 (Dartez 11), Saint Louis 26 (Sloan 5). Assists-Louisville 15 (Garcia 6), Saint Louis 10 (Sloan, Fisher, Johnson 2). Total fouls-Louisville 17, Saint Louis 18. A-11,020.
ST. JOHN'S: A suspended St. John's basketball player contended Wednesday he got $300 almost every month from a member of the team staff.
In a statement read to reporters by one of his attorneys, Abraham Keita also said he is filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against the university.
"He firmly believes he was the unworthy recipient of racially disparate disciplinary treatment," attorney Steven Spielvogel said.
Keita, who is black, was suspended last month after he and several other players were caught breaking curfew by visiting a strip club near Pittsburgh. A woman told police she was raped by players she met at the club, but no criminal charges were filed.
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