Cedarville eliminates
Malone Cedarville,
OH (02-24-2010):
NAIA Division II #14 Cedarville University produced a
19-point jolt midway through the first half en route to
dispatching Malone College 81-58, in the opening round
of the American Mideast Conference Tournament.
Senior forward, Ricardo Alliman, racked-up his 16th
double-double of the season with 12 points and 11
rebounds as Cedarville recovered from an early 17-11
deficit at home to earn a place in the conference
semifinal where they will face Daemen College on
Saturday afternoon in Buffalo, N.Y. The victory was the
23rd of the season for Cedarville against
eight losses.
KWC moves up in NABC
Division II poll Owensboro,
KY (02-24-2010):
Kentucky Wesleyan College, who leads the nation in wins
with 27, moved up two spots to reach their highest
ranking since 2003 at No. 4 in the 13th weekly National
Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Top
25 men's basketball poll today. KWC, winners of the East
Division, will host the Great Lakes Valley Conference
Tournament first round and quarterfinal this weekend.
Senior forward Andree Wilson was voted the Great
Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the
Week after helping the Panthers extend their winning
streak to nine games. Wilson is averaging 11 points and
5.5 rebounds per game on the season.
Second half surge helps
Georgetown blow by Louisville Louisville,
KY (02-24-2010):
Georgetown University trailed the entire first half but
behind some sizzling second half shooting rallied to
defeat University of Louisville 70-60 last night in a
Big East clash. The 11th-ranked Hoyas bounced
back from two consecutive losses to put a dent into
Louisville’s chances of making the NCAA Tournament field
of 64.
Forward Samardo Samuels finished with 11
points and six rebounds as the Cardinals fell to 18-10
overall and 9-6 in the Big East. Louisville needs to win
two of the last three matchups against fellow bubble
teams University of Connecticut and Marquette University
as well as its home finale against first-place Syracuse
University, which is trying to lock up an overall No. 1
seed for the tournament.
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