The document summarizes several college basketball games from Saturday, January 29, 2006. It leads with Oklahoma upsetting #4 Texas 82-72 behind 25 points from Terrell Everett and 22 from Taj Gray. It also mentions that Indiana forward D.J. White is likely out for the season with a broken foot that has not healed properly. Additional summaries are provided for several other top-ranked teams' games from Saturday.

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10 CHICAGO TRIBUNE SECTION 3 ~ ~ SUNDAY JANUARY 29, 2006SPORTS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RANK, TEAM REC LAST GAME NEXT GAME
1. Connecticut 18-1 W 76-62 at Providence, Sat Tue vs. #12 Pittsburgh, 6:30
2. Duke 19-1 W 82-63 vs. Virginia, Sat Wed at #20 Boston College, 8
3. Memphis 19-2 W 94-61 vs. Central Florida, Sat Wed at Tulsa, 7
4. Texas 17-3 L 82-72 at #24 Oklahoma, Sat Wed at Missouri, 8
5. Florida 18-2 W 81-58 vs. Vanderbilt, Sat Tue at Mississippi, 7
6. Villanova 15-2 W 72-70 at Notre Dame, Sat Mon vs. #22 Louisville, 6
7. Gonzaga 17-3 W 81-64 vs. Portland, Sat F4 vs. Santa Clara, 11
8. Illinois 19-2 W 76-58 vs. Purdue, Sat Tue at #23 Wisconsin, 6
9. West Virginia 14-4 L 58-52 vs. Marshall, J25 Sun at St. John’s, 1:30
10. Washington 16-3 L 71-69 at California, J26 Sun at Stanford, 7
11. Michigan State 16-5 W 69-60 vs. Penn State, Sat F4 at Northwestern, 6
12. Pittsburgh 17-1 W 77-71 vs. Marquette, Sat Tue at #1 Connecticut, 6:30
13. Indiana 12-4 L 73-60 at Iowa, J24 Sun at Minnesota, noon
14. Geo. Washington 16-1 W 81-60 vs. Rhode Island, Sat Thu at Xavier, 6
15. N.C. State 15-4 L 83-65 vs. Seton Hall, J25 Sun at Clemson, 1:30
16. Ohio State 14-3 L 67-62 at Iowa, Sat Mon vs. Florida A&M, 7
17. UCLA 17-4 W 63-54 at Oregon St., Sat Thu vs. Arizona State, 9:30
18. Maryland 14-5 L 91-85 at Temple, Sat Thu vs. North Carolina, 6
19. Tennessee 14-3 W 81-65 vs. South Carolina, Sat Wed vs. Vanderbilt, 6:30
20. Boston College 15-4 W 81-74 at North Carolina, J25 Sun vs. Georgia Tech, 4:30
21. Georgetown 14-4 W 76-57 vs. Cincinnati, Sat Tue at DePaul, 7:30
22. Louisville 16-6 L 65-56 at Rutgers, Sat Mon at #6 Villanova, 6
23. Wisconsin 15-5 L 85-76 at Michigan, Sat Tue vs. #8 Illinois, 6
24. Oklahoma 13-4 W 82-72 vs. #4 Texas, Sat Wed vs. Texas A&M, 7
25. Syracuse 15-5 L 80-67 at #12 Pittsburgh, J23 Sun vs. Seton Hall, 3:30
MEN’S AP TOP 25 REPORT
Terrell Everett scored 25
points, Taj Gray added 22 and
No. 24 Oklahoma exploited La-
Marcus Aldridge’s second-half
foul trouble to beat fourth-
ranked Texas 82-72 Saturday
night and snap the visiting
Longhorns’ nine-game winning
streak.
‘‘This is the game that you
want to play in. This is the
game that you want to win,’’
Gray said. ‘‘You couldn’t ask
for much more than to be out
there on the floor.’’
Everett and Michael Neal
combined for 11 points to put
the Sooners (13-4, 4-2 Big 12) in
control after they had allowed
the Longhorns to erase a seven-
point deficit.
Aldridge capped a 13-5 run by
banking in a layup from the
right block to give Texas (17-3,
5-1) a 48-47 lead.
Neal put Oklahoma back in
the lead with a three-pointer
from the right side, then an-
swered a P.J. Tucker basket
with another three from the
same spot.
Everett banked in a three
from the right wing, then
shrugged his shoulders as he
headed to the Sooners’ huddle
during a Texas timeout.
Bad news for Hoosiers
Indiana sophomore forward
D.J. White is likely out for the
season because his broken left
foot isn’t healing quick
enough, coach Mike Davis told
ESPN Radio.
Davis said X-rays showed
that White’s foot, broken five
games after he returned from
an earlier foot injury, hadn’t
progressed enough within the
last two weeks.
“He’s 99 percent out for the
season,” Davis said. “As it
stands today, I’d say he’s out for
the season.”
Downs Gonzaga-bound
Forward Micah Downs, who
quit the Kansas team and left
school for personal reasons, is
transferring to Gonzaga, the
Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman-
Review reported.
AROUND THE NATION
No. 4 Longhorns slip up
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JANUARY 29, 2006 SUNDAY ~ ~ SECTION 3 CHICAGO TRIBUNE 11S PORTS
CONFERENCE OVERALL
TEAM W-L PF PA PCT W-L PF PA PCT
Illinois 5-2 65.4 58.1 .714 19-2 72.1 56.4 .905
Michigan 5-2 71.5 66.1 .714 15-3 73.0 62.7 .833
Iowa 5-2 66.6 60.1 .714 16-5 66.9 59.1 .761
Wisconsin 5-2 78.6 70.8 .714 15-5 74.4 64.3 .750
Indiana 4-2 68.0 68.5 .667 12-4 76.6 65.4 .750
Ohio State 4-3 76.6 67.7 .571 14-3 78.4 66.2 .824
Michigan State 4-3 69.0 65.9 .571 16-5 78.2 70.0 .762
Northwestern 3-4 58.9 62.4 .429 10-8 59.7 57.7 .556
Penn State 2-5 64.4 73.5 .286 10-8 70.2 69.1 .556
Purdue 1-7 61.3 69.9 .125 7-12 65.9 71.2 .529
Minnesota 0-6 57.7 69.5 .000 9-8 68.1 66.2 .529
Big Ten standings
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
ILLINOIS 76, Purdue 58
MICHIGAN 85, Wisconsin 76
IOWA 67, Ohio State 62
MICHIGAN STATE 69, Penn State 60
SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE
Indiana at Minnesota, noon (WBBM-Ch. 2)
MONDAY’S SCHEDULE
Florida A&M at Ohio State, 7 (ESPNU)
TUESDAY: Illinois at Wisconsin, 6 (ESPN)
Home team in CAPS
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
Iowa at Purdue, 6 (ESPN2)
Michigan at Penn State, 7
Northwestern at Indiana, 7 (ESPNU)
SATURDAY, FEB. 4
Penn State at Illinois, 8
Michigan State at Northwestern, 7
Connecticut at Indiana, noon (WBBM-Ch. 2)
Michigan at Iowa, 4
Minnesota at Ohio State, 2
Wisconsin at Purdue, 7
SATURDAY’S GAMES
RESULTS SYNOPSIS
#1 Connecticut 76
at Providence 62
Hilton Armstrong had 16 pts and 12 rebs and Josh Boone had
9 and 13 to lead Huskies (18-1, 6-1 Big East) to 7th consecutive
win. Friars (9-9, 2-5) fell to 0-5 vs. ranked teams this season.
Virginia 63
at #2 Duke 82
J.J. Redick scored 40 pts on 11-for-13 shooting to lead Blue
Devils (19-1, 7-0 ACC) to 22nd win over Cavaliers (10-7, 4-3) in
last 24 meetings. J.R. Reynolds’ 19 pts led Virginia.
Central Florida 61
at #3 Memphis 94
Rodney Carney was 5 of 6 from 3-pt range and had 26 pts to
lead Tigers (19-2, 5-0 C-USA) to 8th straight win. Shawne Wil-
liams added 16 pts for Memphis, which shot 51% from field.
Vanderbilt 58
at #5 Florida 81
Al Horford had 16 pts, 16 rebs and 6 assists and Gators (18-2,
4-2 SEC) bounced back from consecutive losses to match
school record with 19th straight home victory.
Portland 64
at #7 Gonzaga 81
Adam Morrison scored 30 of his 42 pts in 1st half to lead Bull-
dogs (17-3, 7-0 WCC) to 33rd consecutive home win, tying Illi-
nois and Southern Illinois for longest streak in nation.
Rhode Island 60
at #14 G. Wash. 81
Pops Mensah-Bonsu had 17 pts and 12 rebs and Colonials
(16-1, 6-0 A-10) closed game with 29-8 run. Danilo Pinnock
had 18 pts for GWU, which trailed by 11 in 1st half.
#17 UCLA 63
at Oregon State 54
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had 14 pts and 8 rebs and Jordan
Farmar added 13 pts and 8 asts to keep Bruins (17-4, 7-2) in
Pac-10 lead. Sasa Cuic led Beavers (10-10, 3-6) with 24 pts.
#18 Maryland 85
at Temple 91
Mardy Collins scored 25 pts and Dustin Salisbery added 23 for
Owls (11-7), who went on 17-2 run late in game to beat Terra-
pins (14-5). Nik Caner-Medley had 30 pts for Maryland.
South Carolina 65
at #19 Tennessee81
Chris Lofton scored 23 pts and Andre Patterson had 13 pts
and 12 rebs as Vols (14-3, 5-1 SEC) won 3rd straight game and
won at home for 1st time this season as ranked team.
Cincinnati at 57
#21 Georgetown 76
Jeff Green had 20 pts, 7 rebs and 5 asts and Hoyas (14-4, 5-2
Big East) pulled away early for 4th straight win. James White
had 22 pts for Bearcats (14-7, 3-4), who have lost 5 of 6.
#22 Louisville 56
at Rutgers 65
Quincy Douby had 19 pts and 7 rebs and Ollie Bailey scored 6
of his 12 pts down stretch as Scarlet Knights (13-7, 3-4 Big
East) scored game’s final 9 pts to beat Cardinals (14-6, 2-5).
Morehead State 65
at E. Illinois 80
Josh Gomes scored 24 pts on 7-of-13 shooting, including 5 of
7 on 3-ptrs, and Jake Byrne added 22 to lead Panthers (5-14,
4-9 OVC), who took 37-27 lead at half, over Eagles (2-16, 1-11).
Southern Illinois 65
at Illinois State 52
Randal Falker had 18 pts and 15 rebs and Tony Young added
17 pts to lead Salukis (16-5, 9-2 MVC) over Redbirds (8-11, 3-8),
who trailed by as many as 19 late in 2nd half.
Western Illinois 64
at Oakland 68
Ricardo Billings scored 17 pts to lead Golden Grizzlies (9-13,
4-6 Mid-Con) past Leathernecks (6-15, 2-8), who led 25-24 at
half but still dropped 11th of 12 road games this season.
Bradley 79
at Evansville 76
Marcellus Sommerville scored 9 of his 28 pts in OT, including
game-clinching FTs, as Braves (12-7, 6-5 MVC) snapped 10-
game losing streak to Purple Aces (5-14, 1-10).
IUPUI 87
at Valparaiso 82
George Hill scored 7 of his 26 pts in OT and Jaguars (13-7, 8-1
Mid-Con) pulled away to beat Crusaders (11-8, 4-5), who had
22-pt lead early in 2nd half. Dan Oppland led Valpo with 27.
Chicago St. 59
at S. Utah 73
Nate Janes had 15 pts and Lubor Olsovsky 14 as Thunderbirds
(7-14, 5-3 Mid-Con) took 23-13 1st-half lead and never trailed
again to beat Cougars (4-15, 3-5), led by Royce Parran’s 20 pts.
IOWA 67, #16 OHIO STATE 62
OHIO ST. FG-A FT-A PT IOWA FG-A FT-A PT
Foster 3-11 0-0 8 Brunner 6-15 5-6 17
Dials II 6-14 4-4 16 Hansen 3-4 2-2 8
Sulinger 2-6 3-4 8 Haluska 6-13 4-5 18
Lewis 6-11 3-4 19 Horner 0-8 2-2 2
Butler 0-3 3-4 3 Hendsn 4-7 0-0 8
Harris 1-2 0-0 3 Thopsn 1-3 0-0 3
Mayes 0-4 0-0 0 Wieck 0-0 1-2 1
Sylvster 2-6 0-0 5 Thomas 5-8 0-0 10
Terwiller 0-0 0-0 0 Reed 0-0 0-0 0
Gorney 0-1 0-0 0
Totals 20-57 13-16 62 Totals 25-59 14-17 67
Records: Ohio State (14-3, 4-3), Iowa (16-5, 5-2). Half-
time: Iowa 40-36. 3-pointers: Ohio State 9-24 (Lewis
4-8, Foster 2-7, Sullinger1-1, Harris1-2, Sylvester1-3, But-
ler 0-1, Mayes 0-2), Iowa 3-13 (Haluska 2-5, Thompson
1-2, Brunner 0-1, Horner 0-5). Rebounds: Ohio State 30
(Dials II 8), Iowa 43 (Brunner 9). Assists: Ohio State 11
(Foster 6), Iowa 16 (Henderson, Horner 5). Fouls: Ohio
State 20, Iowa 11. A: 15,500.
MICHIGAN 85,
#23 WISCONSIN 76
WISC. FG-A FT-A PT MICH. FG-A FT-A PT
Butch 1-6 0-0 3 Colemn Jr.1-2 0-0 3
Tucker 8-16 5-8 21 Brown 3-3 1-3 7
Chappel 1-5 2-2 4 Sims 8-10 2-2 18
Nixon 5-7 0-0 13 Horton 2-10 10-10 14
Taylor 10-18 4-4 29 Harris 8-12 2-2 23
Flowers 1-1 0-0 2 Smith 0-2 1-2 1
Gullikson 1-5 2-2 4 Shephd 0-0 0-0 0
Krabnhft 0-2 0-0 0 Petway 2-2 0-1 4
Hunter 4-10 6-7 15
Totals 27-60 13-16 76 Totals 28-51 22-27 85
Records: Wisconsin (15-5, 5-2), Michigan (15-3, 5-2).
Halftime: Michigan 38-27. 3-pointers: Wisconsin 9-17
(Taylor 5-9, Nixon 3-5, Butch 1-1, Tucker 0-2), Michigan
7-21 (Harris 5-9, Coleman Jr. 1-2, Hunter 1-5, Smith 0-1,
Horton 0-4). Fouled out: Butch. Rebounds: Wisconsin
27 (Chappell 7), Michigan 36 (Brown 12). Assists: Wis-
consin 14 (Chappell, Tucker 4), Michigan 15 (Horton 5).
Fouls: Wisconsin 25, Michigan 21.
#8 ILLINOIS 76, PURDUE 58
PURDUE FG-A FT-A PT ILL. FG-A FT-A PT
White 1-11 3-4 5 Augstne 5-9 1-3 11
Kiefer 3-9 2-4 9 Randle 4-8 1-1 9
Hartley 2-3 0-0 5 Pruitt 1-5 0-0 2
Lutz 2-7 2-2 7 Brown 5-14 2-3 12
Dillon 3-6 2-4 10 McBrde 6-10 4-4 19
Riddell 0-0 0-0 0 Hicks 0-0 0-0 0
Green 3-6 3-3 11 Frazier 0-2 1-2 1
Carroll 0-0 0-0 0 Brock 0-0 1-2 1
Ware 5-8 1-3 11 Smith 3-8 0-0 9
Carter 1-3 2-2 4
Arnold 3-6 2-2 8
Totals 19-50 13-20 58 Totals 28-65 14-19 76
Records: Purdue (7-12,1-7), Illinois (19-2, 5-2).Halftime:
Illinois 35-27.3-pointers:Purdue 7-16 (Dillon 2-3, Green
2-4, Hartley 1-2, Kiefer 1-2, Lutz 1-5), Illinois 6-20
(McBride 3-6, Smith 3-6, Carter 0-1, Randle 0-1, Frazier
0-1, Brown 0-5).Rebounds: Purdue 29 (Kiefer10), Illinois
43 (Augustine 12). Assists: Purdue 11 (Dillon, White 3),
Illinois 16 (Brown 9). Fouls: Purdue 16, Illinois 19. A:
16,618.
#11 MICHIGAN STATE 69,
PENN STATE 60
P. ST. FG-A FT-A PT M. ST. FG-A FT-A PT
Cornley 2-8 0-0 4 Brown 11-16 3-4 29
Luber 4-10 0-0 10 Neitzel 7-11 0-0 19
Claxton 7-14 5-6 19 Ager 3-19 2-2 10
Parker 1-7 0-0 2 Tranon 1-2 3-4 5
Jackson 1-5 0-0 2 Rowley 1-1 0-0 2
Walker 5-9 0-0 13 Ibok 0-0 0-0 0
Hardin 0-0 0-0 0 Walton 1-1 0-0 2
Bogetic 4-5 0-0 10 Suton 0-2 0-0 0
McSwny 0-0 0-0 0 Joseph 0-1 0-0 0
Gray 1-2 0-0 2
Totals 24-58 5-6 60 Totals 25-55 8-10 69
Records: Penn St. (10-8, 2-5), Michigan St. (16-5, 4-3).
Halftime: Penn State 32-27. 3-pointers: Penn St. 7-18
(Walker 3-7, Bogetic 2-2, Luber 2-3, Claxton 0-1, Parker
0-2, Jackson 0-3), Michigan St. 11-30 (Neitzel 5-8, Brown
4-8,Ager2-13,Joseph0-1).Rebounds:PennSt.36(Clax-
ton13), Michigan St. 30 (Ager, Gray, Trannon 6). Assists:
Penn St. 10 (Luber 3), Michigan St. 10 (Neitzel 7). Fouls:
Penn St. 10, Michigan St. 9. A: 14,759.
#6 VILLANOVA 72,
NOTRE DAME 70
NOVA FG-A FT-A PT N.D. FG-A FT-A PT
Sheridan 0-0 2-3 2 Kurz 0-4 0-0 0
Lowry 2-5 0-0 4 Francis 5-9 1-4 11
Foye 5-18 6-6 18 Quinn 6-11 2-4 18
Nardi 7-17 3-4 22 Falls 0-2 2-2 2
Ray 9-16 1-1 23 Carter 3-8 8-11 14
Fraser 0-1 1-2 1 Cornett 1-1 2-3 4
Cunghm 1-2 0-0 2 McAlny 3-7 4-4 13
Clark 0-1 0-0 0 Zeller 3-7 1-2 8
Totals 24-60 13-16 72 Totals 21-49 20-30 70
Records: Villanova (15-2, 6-1), Notre Dame (10-8. 1-6).
Halftime: Villanova 35-34. 3-pointers: Villanova 11-24
(Nardi 5-11, Ray 4-6, Foye 2-7), Notre Dame 8-20 (Quinn
4-6, McAlarney 3-5, Zeller 1-5, Falls 0-1, Kurz 0-1, Carter
0-2). Fouled out: Carter. Rebounds: Villanova 36 (Ray
10), Notre Dame 38 (Quinn 9). Assists: Villanova 12
(Foye, Ray 4), Notre Dame15 (Quinn 8). Fouls: Villanova
20, Notre Dame 18. A: 11,418.
#12 PITTSBURGH 77,
MARQUETTE 71
MARQ. FG-A FT-A PT PITT. FG-A FT-A PT
Novak 3-9 0-0 8 DeGroat 0-2 0-0 0
Chapmn 2-6 0-0 4 Kendall 3-6 0-0 6
Barro 2-5 0-0 4 Gray 6-14 1-3 13
James 7-15 0-0 16 Ramon 4-7 2-2 13
McNeal 5-12 0-4 10 Krauser 5-14 3-4 16
Fitzgerld 2-4 2-2 8 Benjmn 1-5 0-0 2
Grimm 0-1 0-0 0 Fields 1-4 0-0 2
Kinsella 1-1 1-2 3 Biggs 0-0 0-0 0
Amorso 5-7 2-4 14 Graves 6-10 4-6 19
Lott 2-3 0-0 4 Young 2-3 2-3 6
Totals 29-63 5-12 71 Totals 28-65 12-18 77
Records: Marquette (15-6, 5-3), Pittsburgh (17-1, 6-1).
Halftime: Marquette 40-33. 3-pointers: Marquette 8-
21 (Fitzgerald 2-3, Amoroso 2-3, James 2-4, Novak 2-5,
McNeal 0-2, Chapman 0-4), Pittsburgh 9-20 (Graves 3-4,
Ramon 3-5, Krauser 3-7, Kendall 0-1, Young 0-1, Benja-
min 0-1, DeGroat 0-1). Fouled out: Novak. Rebounds:
Marquette 30 (James, Novak 6), Pittsburgh 45 (Gray 20).
Assists: Marquette 14 (McNeal 5), Pittsburgh 20 (Kraus-
er 6). Fouls: Marquette 20, Pittsburgh 16. A: 12,508.
ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 81,
WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY 68
W-GB FG-A FT-A PT UIC FG-A FT-A PT
Evans 5-10 1-4 12 Bowen 10-14 5-6 26
Lawrece 2-4 2-2 6 Stefanv 3-8 6-8 12
Schhtnr 7-12 0-0 17 Zoric 4-11 4-6 12
Evanhko 3-12 2-2 8 Mayo 3-8 4-4 11
Tillema 1-4 0-0 2 Jeffers 1-4 0-4 2
Farine 0-1 0-0 0 Collum 1-5 0-0 3
Dearlove 0-0 0-0 0 White 2-3 0-0 4
Barkley 0-0 0-0 0 Bond 4-5 1-2 11
Minatee 0-5 3-4 3
Morris 1-3 1-2 3
Werch 6-13 0-0 17
Totals 25-64 9-14 68 Totals 28-58 20-30 81
Records: Wis.-GB (10-11, 4-5), UIC (10-11, 3-7). Halftime:
UIC 39-22. 3-pointers: Wis.-GB 9-27 (Werch 5-11,
Schachtner3-4,Evans1-2,Farine0-1,Tillema0-3,Evanoch-
ko 0-6), UIC 5-14 (Bond 2-2, Bowen 1-1, Mayo 1-4, Collum
1-5, Stefanov 0-1, White 0-1).Rebounds:Wis.-GB 32 (Evans
7), UIC 40 (Jeffers 12). Assists: Wis.-GB 16 (Evanochko 9),
UIC 16 (Stefanov 6). Fouls: Wis.-GB 19, UIC 12. A: 4,127.
OAKLAND 68,
WESTERN ILLINOIS 64
W. ILL. FG-A FT-A PT OAK. FG-A FT-A PT
Cepeda 1-2 2-2 4 Nelson 1-4 8-10 10
Oguns 5-8 8-10 18 Severvs 1-7 5-8 7
Jacksn 5-9 2-2 15 Hopes 5-9 1-3 11
Hunter 3-10 0-0 9 Wooten 3-11 2-4 10
Blalock 2-5 0-0 4 Billings 4-5 9-11 17
Taylor 0-0 0-0 0 McKnze 0-1 0-0 0
Koster 2-5 2-5 8 Cassise 1-3 0-0 2
Gonzalez 0-0 0-0 0 Carson 3-6 3-4 10
Samuel 0-2 0-0 0 McClky 0-0 1-2 1
Kentle 3-6 0-2 6
Totals 21-47 14-21 64 Totals 18-46 29-42 68
Records:W.Illinois(6-15,2-8),Oakland(9-13,4-6).Halftime:
Western Illinois 25-24. 3-pointers: W. Illinois 8-20 (Jackson
3-6, Hunter 3-6, Koster 2-5, Blalock 0-3), Oakland 3-13 (Woo-
ten 2-7, Carson1-3, MacKenzie 0-1, Cassise 0-2).Fouled out:
Kentle. Rebounds: W. Illinois 37 (Blalock 9), Oakland 30 (Se-
verovas10). Assists: W. Illinois14 (Blalock 8), Oakland 8 (Bill-
ings 2). Fouls: W. Illinois 28, Oakland 17. A: 2,235.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 65,
ILLINOIS STATE 52
S. ILL. FG-A FT-A PT I. ST. FG-A FT-A PT
Falker 7-8 4-4 18 Odaksa 1-1 0-0 2
Shaw 3-6 2-3 9 Dilgard 3-9 2-3 8
Tatum 5-13 2-2 13 Onyeku 1-3 3-4 5
Mullins 0-3 4-5 4 Plank 2-5 0-0 5
Young 6-13 0-0 17 Holtz 4-12 1-2 12
Brooks 1-1 0-0 3 Fortes 0-0 0-0 0
Smthpts 0-0 0-2 0 Wallace 0-0 0-0 0
Foster 0-2 0-0 0 Vianny 0-0 0-2 0
Clemons 0-1 1-2 1 Kruse 0-1 4-4 4
Boyle 0-0 0-0 0 Vandelo 2-8 1-2 6
Dyer 1-1 0-0 3
D.Ford 3-6 0-0 6
Carlwel 0-0 1-2 1
Totals 22-47 13-18 65 Totals 17-46 12-19 52
Records: S. Illinois (16-5, 9-2), Illinois St. (8-11, 1-10). Half-
time:SouthernIllinois28-23.Three-pointgoals:S.Illinois
8-18 (Young 5-10, Brooks 1-1, Shaw 1-2, Tatum 1-4, Mullins
0-1), Illinois St. 6-18 (Holtz 3-9, Plank1-1, Dyer1-1, Vandello
1-2,Onyeuku0-1,Kruse0-1,D.Ford0-3).Fouledout:Boyle.
Rebounds: S. Illinois 29 (Falker15), Illinois St. 32 (Dilligard,
D.Ford 6). Assists: S. Illinois 15 (Tatum 5), Illinois St. 11
(D.Ford, Kruse 2).Fouls: S. Illinois 20, Illinois St.17.A: 7,051.
LOYOLA 68, DETROIT 63
DETROIT FG-A FT-A PT LOYOLA FG-A FT-A PT
Bailey 3-7 2-2 8 Schilb 6-9 3-3 17
Baker 7-8 0-0 14 Levin 2-4 0-0 4
Cotton 7-18 5-6 21 Pattrick 4-8 0-0 8
Green 2-7 0-0 4 Logan 2-9 2-2 6
Goode 2-8 0-0 5 Kou 7-13 4-5 21
Ab-Rahm 0-1 3-4 3 Robnsn 2-8 2-2 7
Everghm 0-2 0-0 0 Woods 0-1 0-0 0
Kelly 0-1 0-0 0 Telander 0-1 0-0 0
Shaw 4-6 0-0 8 Young 1-8 3-4 5
Hayes 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 25-58 10-12 63 Totals 24-61 14-16 68
Records: Detroit (10-12, 4-5), Loyola (12-7, 4-5). Halftime:
Loyola 34-26. 3-pointers: Detroit 3-10 (Cotton 2-4, Goode
1-3, Green 0-1, Everingham 0-2), Loyola 6-16 (Kou 3-6,
Schilb 2-5, Robinson 1-2, Levin 0-1, Logan 0-1, Telander
0-1). Rebounds: Detroit 38 (Baker 11), Loyola 33 (Young
10). Assists: Detroit 9 (Goode 3), Loyola 13 (Robinson 4).
Fouls: Detroit 15, Loyola 12. A: 2,649.
EASTERN ILLINOIS 80,
MOREHEAD STATE 65
M. ST. FG-A FT-A PT E. ILL. FG-A FT-A PT
Wiliams 6-13 6-9 18 Tandy 4-6 2-5 10
Allen 1-4 2-2 4 Byrne 8-9 6-6 22
Pryor 4-9 2-3 11 Robnsn 5-8 0-0 13
Ballard 4-7 4-5 12 Gomes 7-13 5-5 24
Smith 4-10 0-0 12 Catchgs 1-7 1-2 4
Brown 0-0 0-0 0 Sinclair 0-3 0-0 0
Januska 1-1 0-0 3 Parrish 3-6 0-1 6
Rogers 1-2 1-2 3 Wilkin 0-0 1-2 1
Reisz 0-2 2-2 2
Totals 21-48 17-23 65 Totals 28-52 15-21 80
Records: Morehead St. (2-16,1-11), E. Illinois (5-14, 4-6).Half-
time: Eastern Illinois 37-27. 3-pointers: Morehead St. 6-14
(Smith 4-8, Januska 1-1, Pryor 1-3, Ballard 0-1, Rogers 0-1), E.
Illinois 9-18 (Gomes 5-7, Robinson 3-6, Catchings1-4, Sinclair
0-1). Rebs: Morehead St. 23 (Williams12), E. Illinois 33 (Tandy
13). Asts: Morehead St. 8 (Williams 3), E. Illinois 20 (Gomes,
Sinclair 5). Fouls: Morehead St. 19, E. Illinois 19. A: 3,076.
IUPUI 87, VALPARAISO 82 (OT)
IUPUI FG-A FT-A PT VALP. FG-A FT-A PT
Cole 6-15 3-6 17 Oppland 12-17 2-3 27
Smith II 1-3 4-4 6 Kone 6-10 1-2 13
Burks 6-8 0-1 17 Colclre 5-9 0-0 15
Hill Jr. 7-13 12-16 26 Loyd 2-4 1-2 5
Barlow 3-8 2-4 9 Berdiel 3-9 5-6 11
Byles 3-6 4-6 12 Miles 0-2 0-0 0
Crawford 0-0 0-0 0 McPhsn 1-2 0-0 2
Conner 0-0 0-0 0 Mbaye 2-3 0-0 4
Vn Snus 0-0 0-0 0 Howard 2-6 0-0 5
Cameron 0-1 0-0 0
Totals 26-54 25-37 87 Totals 33-62 9-13 82
Record: IUPUI (13-7, 8-1), Valparaiso (11-8, 4-5). Halftime:
Valparaiso45-25.EndOfRegulation:Tied72.3-pointers:
IUPUI10-17(Burks5-6,Byles2-2,Cole2-6,Barlow1-2,HillJr.
0-1), Valparaiso 7-17 (Colclasure 5-9, Oppland1-2, Howard
1-4, Berdiel 0-1, Loyd 0-1). Fouled out: Berdiel, Howard,
Kone.Rebounds:IUPUI32(SmithII8),Valparaiso35(Kone
10). Assists: IUPUI11(Barlow, Byles, Hill Jr. 3), Valparaiso 22
(Berdiel, Colclasure, Howard 4).Fouls: IUPUI18, Valparaiso
28. A: 3,741.
BRADLEY 79, EVANSVILLE 76 (OT)
BRAD. FG-A FT-A PT EVAN. FG-A FT-A PT
Somrvile 10-16 5-6 28 Ely 3-10 0-0 8
Andrews 1-4 1-2 4 Webstr 4-10 9-11 17
Bennett 2-10 0-0 4 Strickld 1-2 0-0 2
Tauai 2-3 0-0 4 Holsngr 7-16 0-0 19
Ruffin 3-10 0-0 7 Anslger 6-9 4-4 20
Brown 0-0 0-0 0 Stalbrgs 1-2 0-0 2
Franklin 0-1 5-5 5 Blakey 0-1 0-0 0
O’Brynt 5-11 6-7 16 Phifer 2-4 0-0 4
Crouch 0-0 0-0 0 Petty 2-3 0-0 4
Wright 4-10 2-2 11
Adams 0-0 0-0 0
Heemsrk 0-1 0-0 0
Totals 27-66 19-22 79 Totals 26-57 13-15 76
Records: Bradley (12-7, 6-5), Evansville (5-14, 1-10). Half-
time: Evansville 37-30. End Of Regulation: Tied 66. 3-
pointers: Bradley 6-16 (Sommerville 3-7, Wright 1-1, An-
drews 1-1, Ruffin 1-4, Franklin 0-1, Bennett 0-2), Evansville
11-30 (Holsinger 5-13, Anslinger 4-7, Ely 2-4, Petty 0-1, Stal-
bergs 0-1, Blakey 0-1, Webster 0-3). Rebounds: Bradley 36
(O’Bryant, Wright 9), Evansville 38 (Ely, Holsinger, Webster
6).Assists:Bradley20(Ruffin8),Evansville16(Holsinger6).
Fouls: Bradley 19, Evansville 19. A: 5,262.
S. UTAH 73, CHICAGO STATE 59
C. ST. FG-A FT-A PT S. UTAH FG-A FT-A PT
Hendsn 1-2 3-4 5 R.Janes 4-7 2-2 13
Calvin 1-2 2-5 4 N.Janes 7-9 1-1 15
Clay 3-5 0-2 6 Olsvky 5-9 4-4 14
Holston 2-8 0-0 5 Uhegwu 4-10 3-5 12
Parran 7-14 1-3 20 Barnes 2-3 1-2 6
Williams 1-7 2-3 4 Marek 0-0 0-0 0
Harper 0-1 0-0 0 Allen 2-6 7-8 11
Jones Jr. 6-13 0-0 15 Bonzano 0-1 0-0 0
Lee 0-2 0-0 0 Bonfim 1-2 0-0 2
Mulic 0-0 0-0 0
Carter 0-1 0-0 0
Totals 21-55 8-17 59 Totals 25-47 18-22 73
Recs: Chicago St. (4-15, 3-5), S. Utah (7-14, 5-3). Half: South-
ern Utah 36-26. 3-pointers: Chicago St. 9-23 (Parran 5-9,
Jones Jr. 3-7, Holston 1-5, Williams 0-1, Lee 0-1), S. Utah 5-13
(R.Janes 3-5, Barnes 1-1, Uhegwu 1-4, N.Janes 0-1, Bonzano
0-1, Allen 0-1). Rebs: Chicago St. 28 (Calvin 6), S. Utah 33
(N.Janes,Olsovsky6).Asts:ChicagoSt.10(Holston4),S.Utah
16 (Barnes 6). Fouls: Chicago St. 17, S. Utah 18. A: 3,017.
By Todd Dvorak
Associated Press
IOWA CITY—Iowa finally
found some offense to compli-
ment its stingy defense.
Adam Haluska scored 18
points and the Hawkeyes had
their second straight game
shooting better than 40 percent,
beating No. 16 Ohio State 67-62
Saturday night.
Greg Brunner added 17 points
for the Hawkeyes (16-5, 5-2 Big
Ten), who held the Buckeyes
without a field goal in the final
six minutes.
The victory was the second
straight over a Top 25 foe this
week and lifted Iowa into a four-
way tie atop the Big Ten.
‘‘We’re starting to get a little
more confident,’’ said Brunner,
who scored 17 points in Iowa’s
73-60 victory Tuesday over No.
13 Indiana at Iowa City.
‘‘I don’t understand why we
weren’t playing this way at the
beginning of the year. We’re
starting to come around a little
bit. Hopefully it can continue.’’
The win gives Iowa a share of
the Big Ten lead with Wiscon-
sin, Illinois and Michigan.
Ohio State (14-3, 4-3) suffered
its first defeat since losing to
Michigan State at home nearly
two weeks ago.
Ron Lewis led the Buckeyes
with 19 points, including 4 of 8
from three-point range.
Terrence Dials had 16 points
but was held to just two in the
second half.
‘‘[The Hawkeyes] did a great
job,’’ Ohio State coach Thad
Matta said.
‘‘I wouldn’t take back some of
the looks we had. I thought we
executed what we wanted to
do.’’
IOWA 67, OHIO STATE 62
Haluska’s 18
lift Hawkeyes
Win over Buckeyes
their 2nd straight
against a Top 25 foe
they have Dee Brown.”
Brown assisted on nine bas-
kets, setting the table with a
playmaking potpourri. He fed
Brian Randle for fast-break lay-
ups, Rich McBride and Jamar
Smith for outside shots and Au-
gustine and Marcus Arnold for
baskets down low.
“Great floor game for Dee,” Il-
linois coach Bruce Weber said.
“Dee’s transition was tremen-
dous. He made some great deci-
sions, some great passes. He got
to the hoop (12 points).”
The game’s leading scorer
was McBride, who played the
best Big Ten game of his career
in scoring19 points. Not only did
the 6-foot-3-inch junior hit three
three-pointers, he also showed a
newfound knack for faking the
perimeter shot and driving for a
pull-up jump shot.
“I look at Dee as a mentor,”
McBride said. “He has been tell-
ing me when people start run-
ning at me I have to utilize the
shot fake. Once you knock one
or two down you start feeling
pretty good about yourself. I just
got it going. I’m trying to take
the pressure off Dee and James
and be a factor out there.”
Brown believes McBride has
the potential to be a much more
important component in the at-
tack than his 8.6 points-per-
game average suggests.
“If he gets his confidence, I
have confidence he can play like
this every game,” Brown said.
Defensively, the 6-8 Randle put
the clamps on Purdue’s primary
offensive threat, 6-10 Matt Kief-
er, after he burned Augustine
for a three-pointer and a drive
early in the game when the Boi-
lermakers took a 15-6 lead. After
scoring seven points in the first
half, Kiefer was held to two in
the second half.
The Illini erased their early
nine-point deficit by scoring 14
unanswered points and by half-
time were holding a 35-27 lead.
In the second half they went on a
17-3 run that swelled the margin
to 56-37.
“The transition game opens
up a lot of things,” Brown said.
“We got a lot of easy baskets.”
Weber also was impressed
with the Illini’s assertiveness
on the backboards—particular-
ly on the offensive end where
they had the upper hand 17-9—
and the play of his six subs who
had a combined total of 23
points.
nmilbert@tribune.com
ILLINI:
Randle stops
Kiefer in
2nd half
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Getty Images photo by Jonathan Daniel
Illinois’ James Augustine dunks
over Purdue’s Marcus Green in
Saturday’s victory.
But how long before the close
losses begin to erode their re-
solve?
“We don’t have to get into
numbers,” guard Russell Car-
ter said. “We know we go out
and compete every night.”
The Irish did play aggressive-
ly, refusing to give in when Vil-
lanova, up just 35-34, began the
second half with a 24-8 run.
“When [the deficit] is at 17,
I’m wondering if it’s going to get
ugly in our building,” Irish
coach Mike Brey said.
His team ensured it wouldn’t,
responding with a 17-2 run.
But it also seemed to wilt late,
allowing a Villanova team that
had managed just two field
goals in seven minutes to get
back in gear by fouling in the
game’s final 90 seconds.
And the sixth-ranked Wild-
cats (15-2, 6-1), led by the three-
headed monster of Allan Ray (23
points), Mike Nardi (22 points)
and Randy Foye (18 points),
took advantage of the Irish
gifts, going 5 of 5 from the line
and 2 of 3 from the field in the
final 1½ minutes.
The Irish couldn’t match
that. With Notre Dame up 68-67,
Chris Quinn tried to extend the
lead to four by firing up a 25-
footer with 29 seconds remain-
ing. The errant shot bounced in-
to Wildcat hands and Ray raced
to the other end of the floor
where he was fouled while mak-
ing a layup.
His free throw put the Wild-
cats up 70-68. The Irish tied it
with 10 seconds left on a Torin
Francis layup, but Lowry’s tip-
in on Villanova’s next posses-
sion was the difference.
Notre Dame outshot Villano-
va 43 percent to 40 but was just
20 of 30 from the free-throw line.
Whatever the reasons, the re-
sult was one more loss.
And the resemblance to
“Groundhog Day” is clear.
“[Murray] got out of it, and so
will we,” forward Luke Zeller
said. “We just cannot give up.
It’s not like they are going to
make a movie about us or any-
thing.”
apatel@tribune.com
By Avani Patel
Tribune staff reporter
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—The
only thing Notre Dame will be
able to do Wednesday at West
Virginia is make its fourth at-
tempt to grab its second Big
East Conference victory.
In a season that is starting to
resemble nothing so much as
the Bill Murray flick “Ground-
hog Day,” the Irish relived a hor-
ror Saturday they had experi-
enced too many times already.
With the clock running down
and the ball bouncing up, the
antagonist this time was Villa-
nova’s Kyle Lowry, whose tip-in
broke Irish hearts at the buzzer
once again.
Notre Dame’s 72-70 loss at the
Joyce Center was nothing new.
The Irish (10-8, 1-6) already have
lost Big East games in the final
seconds to Pittsburgh, Mar-
quette and Georgetown.
Each time, they have re-
bounded with a strong effort.
VILLANOVA 72, NOTRE DAME 70
Irish have seen
this film before
US Presswire photo by Matt Cashore
Villanova’s Kyle Lowry leaps between Rob Kurz (left) and Torin Francis for the winning tip-in.
Wildcats deal them
4th heartbreaking
Big East defeat
bouncing back from Wednes-
day’s crushing loss at Michigan.
Drew Neitzel had 16 of his ca-
reer-high19 points in the second
half, including two big three-
pointers late. He and Brown had
all 14 of the Spartans’ second-
half baskets.
Maurice Ager, the league’s
No. 2 scorer, was 2-for-13 from
long range.
“I had more open looks than
I’ve had all season,’’ Ager said
after going 3-for-19 overall.
“Those other two guys stepped
up and saved me, no question.”
MSU’s Paul Davis, fifth in the
Big Ten in scoring and second in
rebounding, did not play after
feeling lightheaded before the
game. He was elbowed in the
head at Friday’s practice and
had 10 stitches.
Geary Claxton had 19 points
for the Nittany Lions (10-8, 2-5).
Associated Press
EAST LANSING, Mich. —
Shannon Brown followed in-
structions, and his teammates
followed him.
“All coach [Tom] Izzo said at
halftime was, ‘It’s time for you
to take over,’ ’’ Brown said. “All I
said was, ‘I got you.’ ’’
Brown scored 23 of his 29
points in the second half to lift
No. 11 Michigan State to a 69-60
victory over Penn State on Sat-
urday.
“Shannon Brown does have a
knack for rising to the occasion
in big games,’’ Izzo said. “He
thrives on the pressure. When I
told him he had to take over a lit-
tle bit, he did it in such a con-
trolled way.”
Michigan State (16-5, 4-3 Big
Ten) shot 61 percent from the
field after halftime, barely
MICHIGAN STATE 69, PENN STATE 60
Brown looms large
in Spartans’ charge
By Terry Bannon
Tribune staff reporter
Loyola’s Blake Schilb said he
was just trying to offer the offi-
cials his considered opinion
that teammate Majak Kou had
tied up Detroit’s Ethan Shaw
for a jump ball and didn’t foul
him.
But the Ramblers’ leading
scorer protested too loudly and
was whistled for a technical—
and his third personal foul—
with nearly 10 minutes left in
the first half Saturday at the
Gentile Center.
And after that, the Ramblers
rallied for a 68-63 Horizon
League victory.
“This win showed we can
play without me on the court,
and that we can compete with
anybody in this league,” said
Schilb, who played only seven
minutes in the first half and 23
in the game. “I apologized to
the ref and we move on. All I
can remember saying is ‘jump
ball.’ He made the right call.”
Brandon Cotton’s two tech-
nical free throws gave Detroit
(10-12, 4-5) its biggest lead at 20-
10. But during the rest of the
half, Kou scored10 of his game-
high 21 points to give Loyola
(12-7, 4-5) a 34-26 lead.
“We played well with Blake
out and that’s good for our
team,” Ramblers coach Jim
Whitesell said. “We can’t rely
on him being the guy; we have
to have a lot of guys.”
Kou scored the first five
points of the second half—on a
three-pointer and a layup—to
give the Ramblers their big-
gest lead (13) and the cushion
they needed to hold on.
Schilb warmed up in the sec-
ond half, getting 14 of his 17
points.
“Having Blake out hurt us.
We had to regroup and control
the spots Blake usually does,”
said Kou.
tabannon@tribune.com
LOYOLA 68, DETROIT 63
Technically, Kou & Co. respond
10 from the field and finished
with 18 points in just 15 foul-
plagued minutes.
Harris, who had been strug-
gling with his shot, rediscov-
ered it to go 8 of 12, including 5
of 9 on his threes, on his way to
23 points.
But it was not just numbers
that delivered the Wolverines’
victory that pushed them into a
four-way tie for first place in
the Big Ten and gave them
back-to-back victories over
ranked teams for the first time
since 1994. It also was their
manner, which declared they
are here to stay in the confer-
ence race.
Horton is one Wolverine who
manifested their new manner.
He shot poorly from the field,
missing all four of his three-
point attempts while going just
2 of 10 overall. But he never
forced shots as he choreo-
graphed his team steadily and
went 8 of 8 from the line in the
last 44.2 seconds.
Graham Brown, their 6-
foot-9-inch senior forward, was
another. He is the Wolverines’
heavy lifter and he neutralized
6-10 Badger Jason Chappell
(four points), scored seven
points, dove for every loose ball
and grabbed six offensive re-
bounds on his way to a game-
high 12.
The Wolverines also got 20
points from their bench, 14
more than the Badgers, and in
the last two minutes, when Wis-
consin was fouling in hopes of
stealing the game, they were
poised in going 13 of 14 from the
line.
A week earlier, after his
team’s dominating victory at
Minnesota, Amaker had talked
about the swagger he saw in
Harris and Horton.
On Saturday, he said, “A lot
of things about basketball can
become contagious. It’s easy for
it to spiral that way and some-
times you need a spark so you
can ignite some things. Cer-
tainly our backcourt, Daniel
and Dion, have given our guys
a sense of confidence that we’ve
needed.”
smyslenski@tribune.com
night in their upset of visiting
No. 11 Michigan State and they
proved it again Saturday at
Crisler Arena with an 85-76 vic-
tory over No. 23 Wisconsin
(15-5, 5-2 Big Ten).
“Our confidence has been
building and we all know that’s
a critical part of having a suc-
cessful player or team,” coach
Tommy Amaker said of his
Wolverines (15-3, 5-2)..
“Our kids are feeling more
and more confident and when
you have the success we’re
starting to enjoy right now,
A
NN ARBOR, Mich.—It
cannot be captured in a
snapshot or confirmed by
statistics. It is as fleeting as the
fragrance of a fine perfume,
yet, just like that scent, when it
is there you know it.
It is there now at Michigan.
No longer are the Wolverines
tentative and given to fits of
chaotic play as they were in De-
cember. They operate now with
a steady sense of purpose and
that swaggering confidence all
good teams possess.
They proved that Wednesday
they should feel confident. Can
we sustain that and continue to
get better? We’ll see.”
Senior point guard Daniel
Horton said he feels it as well.
“It has been slowly building,”
Horton said. “It has been a
gradual thing and when we’re
confident, we’re pretty tough to
handle. Guys like Courtney
[Sims] and Dion [Harris], when
their confidence is high …
they’re pretty tough to handle.”
The Badgers certainly had no
one who could handle either
Sims or Harris, who were the
catalysts Saturday. Sims, who
has gone AWOL against other
top teams, helped shut down
Wisconsin big man Brian
Butch (three points), went 8 of
AP photo by Duane Burleson
Michigan’s Dion Harris drives to the basket with the aid of team-
mate Chris Hunter’s block in the first half of Saturday’s game.
MICHIGAN 85, WISCONSIN 76
The sweet smell of successBadgers fall victim to suddenly surging
Wolverines, writes Skip Myslenski
By Alan Robinson
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — Carl Kraus-
er’s most important assist for
No. 12 Pittsburgh in a comeback
victory over Marquette came off
the court. He made certain back-
up Antonio Graves didn’t get
discouraged after being pushed
deep down the bench.
Graves, seldom-used most of
the season, and Krauser led a de-
cisive 10-0 run late in the game
and the Panthers overcame a
sluggish start in a 77-71 Big East
victory Saturday.
Graves scored 19 points and
Krauser added16, including five
in a matter of seconds after it
was announced he had moved
past mentor Brandin Knight on
Pitt’s career scoring list.
‘‘Honestly, it’s been a tough
year for me,’’ said Graves, a ju-
nior guard. ‘‘I’ve been trying to
stick with it and keep grinding
and do whatever I had to do to
succeed. Carl really helped me.’’
Aaron Gray had 13 points and
20 rebounds to help Pitt (17-1, 6-1)
to a 45-30 edge on the boards that
proved decisive during the turn-
around second half.
Marquette (15-6, 5-3), the only
one of the Big East’s five new
members with a winning record
in conference play, rode its ex-
cellent outside shooting early to
leads of 8-0, 13-3 and 19-7.
The Golden Eagles seemed to
lose their offensive rhythm
when freshman point guard Do-
minic James (16 points) sat out
for 71
⁄2 minutes in the second half
with a shoulder injury.
PITTSBURGH 77, MARQUETTE 71
Pitt has power in reserve
By Mike Pankow
Tribune staff reporter
Illinois-Chicago brandished
its secret weapon Saturday
during an impressive first-half
run that led to an 81-68 victory
over Wisconsin-Green Bay at
the Pavilion.
Sophomore swingman Ke-
vin Bond scored eight points in
the 22-7 spurt and had all of his
career-high 11 points before
halftime as the Flames (10-11,
3-6 Horizon League) stretched
to a double-digit advantage
they held for most of the game.
Bond also was instrumental
in UIC’s comeback win
said. “When I get in the game, I
just try to contribute to the
team, that’s all. It feels great to
have some shots falling.”
The Flames scored 16
straight at one point with con-
tributions from four players.
Despite suffering from turf
toe on his right foot, Justin
Bowen led UIC, matching his
career high of 26 points and
grabbing 10 rebounds.
Ryan Evanochko, who had 30
points in a 90-84 overtime vic-
tory against the Flames Jan.11,
was held to eight points on 3 of
12 shooting for Wisconsin-
Green Bay (10-11, 4-5).
mpankow@tribune.com
Wednesday at Wright State as
the Flames rallied from 15
down.
UIC coach Jimmy Collins
didn’t have any fancy nick-
names for Bond, other than, “I
just call him 008, Mr. Bond.”
“There never has been any
problems with his offense,”
Collins added. “We’ve worked
extremely hard with him to
play better defense and be a lit-
tle more patient on offense.”
Bond was 4 of 5 from the
field, including 2 of 2 on three-
pointers, in 14 minutes off the
bench.
“It’s all about concentration
and mental preparation,” he
ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 81, WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY 68
Bond’s big 1st half fuels Flames
By Lew Freedman
Tribune staff reporter
The drought in the Midwest is
supposed to be about lack of
rainfall, but a scoring drought
perhalfcosttheDePaulwomen’s
basketball team big-time Satur-
day night in a spirited 84-75 loss
to Connecticut.
The Big East Conference loss
ended the Blue Demons’ 33-game
home-court winning streak,
which dated to December 2003
against Tennessee.
No. 5 Connecticut (19-2, 8-0)
notched its seventh straight vic-
tory with runs of 17-2 in the first
half and15-0 in the second. Coach
Doug Bruno blamed DePaul’s 17
turnovers.
“You can’t throw the ball to
them,” Bruno said. “It’s hard to
overcome that kind of stuff.
They are the most efficient offen-
sive team I’ve seen.”
The game was an event, with
the 4,012 seats at the DePaul Ath-
letic Center sold out well in ad-
vance and No. 12 DePaul (18-3,
5-3) seeking to upset the five-
time NCAA champions.
The Blue Demons’ success
centered on working the ball to
6-foot-2-inch center Khara Smith
(24 points, 12 rebounds) in the
low post. She passed 2,000 points
for her career. Afterward, Smith
lamented DePaul’s missed op-
portunity, leading 58-57 with lit-
tle more than 10 minutes left.
“There were a lot of things we
could have done,” Smith said.
That included stopping Barba-
ra Turner (24 points) and limit-
ing the Huskies’ 69.6 percent sec-
ond-half shooting.
“We knew how tough they
were at home,” Turner said. “It
seemed every time we needed a
basket or a play we did it.”
Tribune photo by Wes Pope
DePaul’s Khara Smith corrals
the ball between Ketia Swanier
(left) and Willnett Crockett.
WOMEN CONNECTICUT 84, DePAUL 75
Demons self-destruct
Top 25 results, schedule above
MIDWEST
Beloit 73, Knox 69
Benedictine 70, Aurora 69
Bethany, Kan. 71, Kansas Wesleyan 68
Bradley 79, Evansville 76, OT
Butler 70, Wright St. 62
Calvin 76, Tri-State 63
Clarke 87, Rockford 77
Creighton 57, Wichita St. 55
E. Illinois 80, Morehead St. 65
Grand Valley St. 73, Ashland 60
Hope 91, Kalamazoo 63
Huntington 71, Taylor 60
IUPUI 87, Valparaiso 82, OT
Ill.-Chicago 81, Wis.-Green Bay 68
Illinois Wesleyan 95, Carthage 61
Kansas 95, Iowa State 85
Loyola 68, Detroit 63
Monmouth 71, St. Norbert 58
Murray St. 76, SE Missouri 69
N. Iowa 51, Drake 49
Nebraska 65, Missouri 52
North Central 77, Wheaton 60
North Park 64, Millikin 59
Oakland, Mich. 68, W. Illinois 64
Olivet 75, Alma 65
Otterbein 64, Capital 59
Quincy 72, Lewis 62
Ripon 82, Lake Forest 54
Rockhurst 76, Missouri-Rolla 53
S. Illinois 65, Illinois St. 52
S. Indiana 98, St. Joseph’s, Ind. 67
SIU-Edwardsville 81, Wis.-Parkside 56
SW Baptist 76, Emporia St. 74
Saint Louis 64, Fordham 54
St. Cloud St. 81, Minn. Duluth 77
St. Francis 69, Ind.-South Bend 58
St. Xavier 70, Olivet Nazarene 66
Tiffin 75, Shawnee St. 65
Urbana 95, Ohio Dominican 87
Wabash 91, Oberlin 66
Wilmington, Ohio 72, Mount Union 65
Wittenberg 74, Denison 49
Xavier 60, Dayton 55
Youngstown St. 68, Cleveland St. 63
EAST
American U. 74, Lafayette 56
Amherst 78, Colby 59
Bucknell 81, Navy 47
Clark U. 65, Babson 61
Colgate 60, Army 41
Concord 94, Shepherd 81
Cornell 81, Columbia 59
Cortland St. 75, Buffalo St. 73
Delaware 76, Towson 61
E. Connecticut 70, S. Maine 60
Fairleigh Dickinson 84, Robert Morris 83
Harvard 75, Brown 58
Hofstra 76, Drexel 75, OT
Lehigh 64, Holy Cross 63
Long Island U. 75, Wagner 65
Marist 82, Siena 75
Monmouth, N.J. 74, St. Francis, Pa. 56
Saint Joseph’s 47, Penn 44
Susquehanna 78, Widener 67
Tufts 74, Connecticut Coll. 65
Vermont 64, New Hampshire 56
Yale 72, Dartmouth 55
SOUTH
Alabama 65, Mississippi St. 59
Alabama A&M 108, Prairie View 71
Alabama St. 72, Texas Southern 66
Appalachian St. 66, The Citadel 65
Auburn 66, Georgia 65
Birmingham-So. 70, Radford 57
Campbell 93, North Florida 75
Coastal Carolina 72, Liberty 60
C. of Charleston 67, Chattanooga 53
Coppin St. 70, Howard 61
Delaware St. 61, Florida A&M 50
East Carolina 59, Tulsa 45
Gardner-Webb 77, Jacksonville 73
George Mason 66, Old Dominion 47
Georgia So. 86, NC-Greensboro 78
Hampton 69, S. Carolina St. 57
High Point 64, N.C.-Asheville 45
Jackson St. 61, MVSU 51
Jacksonville St. 85, Tenn.-Martin 80
LSU 79, Mississippi 73
La.-Monroe 77, Tx-San Antonio 68
Md-East. Shore 76, Morgan St. 67
Middle Tennessee 73, La.-Lafayette 59
Morehouse 73, Tuskegee 63
NC-Wilmington 46, Northeastern 44
Norfolk St. 55, N. Carolina A&T 43
North Carolina 86, Arizona 69
Northwestern St. 89, Texas St. 71
Richmond 63, Charlotte 56
SE Louisiana 84, Nicholls St. 76
Samford 84, Austin Peay 68
Southern U. 72, Alcorn St. 55
Tennessee St. 72, Tenn. Tech 63
UAB 87, Southern Miss. 73
UMKC 70, Centenary 67
Va. Comm. 79, Georgia St. 68, OT
Va. Wesleyan 81, Guilford 72
Virginia Tech 76, Wake Forest 70
W. Kentucky 72, New Orleans 57
William & Mary 86, James Madison 68
Winthrop 76, Charleston So. 59
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 78, Ark.-Little Rock 66
Houston 69, Marshall 56
Sam Houston St. 91, Tx-Arlington 81
South Alabama 89, North Texas 67
Texas A&M 72, Baylor 70
Texas Tech 92, Oklahoma St. 90, OT
Tulane 70, Rice 53
UTEP 57, SMU 53
WEST
BYU 86, Colorado St. 84
Boise St. 82, Idaho 68
Cal St.-Fullerton 94, UC Davis 92, 3OT
California 55, Washington St. 53
Colorado 79, Kansas St. 75
Montana 78, E. Washington 72
N. Arizona 89, Sacramento St. 83
Nevada 73, Hawaii 55
Pacific 65, UC Santa Barbara 53
Southern Utah 73, Chicago State 59
San Diego 86, St. Mary’s, Calif. 78
San Diego St. 78, Wyoming 77, OT
Southern Cal 84, Oregon 78
UC Irvine 73, Long Beach St. 67
UNLV 67, New Mexico 56
Utah 80, TCU 45
Weber St. 66, Idaho St. 61
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Four of the Irish’s six Big East loss-
es have gone down to the wire.
DATE OPPONENT, SCORE LOST…
Sat. vs. Villanova 72-70 in last :01.7
Tues. vs. Georgetown 85-82 in 2 OTs
1/20 vs. Marquette 67-65 in last :01.1
1/4 at Pittsburgh 100-97 in 2 OTs
Close calls