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The turmoil that so often has engulfed Memphis' season apparently isn't limited to those on the court.

In the wake of a second-half skirmish late in the Tigers' 91-86 victory over Tennessee State on Sunday afternoon, the wife of a prominent Memphis booster was ejected from her courtside seat. According to a Tweet from Penny Hardaway, the woman shouted at Tennessee State forward Kenny Moore to choke on his mouthpiece after he had knocked Memphis' Antonio Barton down, prompting referee Mark Whitehead to order security guards to escort her from the court.

Whitehead probably overreacted by ejecting a paying customer in the final minute despite her enraged pom-pom toss, but it's still hilarious and fitting that this would happen at Memphis.

Everything about this Tigers' season has been chaotic, from the suspension and reinstatement of Will Barton, to the dismissal of fellow highly touted freshman Jelan Kendrick, to the slew of close calls against vastly inferior opponents.

The latest near disaster came Sunday against a Tennessee State team expected to finish in the middle of the pack in the Ohio Valley Conference. Plagued by careless turnovers, poor shot selection and lackadaisical defense, Memphis trailed by eight points on three separate occasions and had to survive a potential game-tying three rimming out in the final 10 seconds to emerge with the victory.

Memphis seemed to be in position to put the game away in the final minute when a skirmish erupted after Antonio Barton was fouled on a breakaway. No punches were thrown, but Memphis' Tarik Black was ejected for leaving the bench and Memphis coach Josh Pastner body-slammed Will Barton against the basket stanchion to keep him out of the fray.

What's most difficult to reconcile about the youthful Tigers is that their immaturity has not cost them in the win column yet. An 11-2 record with losses to Kansas and Georgetown is about what we would have expected two months ago from this freshman-heavy group, yet the level of play has been nowhere near good enough.

The good news is Pastner has three months to cajole Wesley Witherspoon and Will Coleman into putting forth a consistent effort, to help Will Barton make the solid play instead of attempting the spectacular one, and to persuade the whole team to defend with regularity.

Whether or not Pastner manages to accomplish all that, one thing is for sure: Watching the Tigers this season won't be boring.

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Notre Dame knew that they had to make Kemba Walker work for his points if they were going to beat Connecticut on Tuesday. And thanks in large part to Ben Hansbrough, who also scored 21 points they were able to do just that in beating the Huskies 73-70 to move to 2-1 in Big East play. Walker scored 19 points but had to attempt 23 field goals to do that, making just eight while outside of Shabazz Napier (4-6 FG, 18 points) and Roscoe Smith (11 points) his teammates struggled offensively. By comparison the Irish finished with four players in double figures (Tim Abromaitis scored 19) and Eric Atkins, inserted into the starting lineup in place of the injured Carleton Scott, added five assists to no turnovers. Before Big East play opened Notre Dame was staring at a three-game stretch few would envy, but defending their home floor in wins over Georgetown and UConn has them is a good position going forward.

"We have a mentally and physically tough group," remarked head coach Mike Brey after the game. "We weren't as tough in the paint as we needed to be in the Carrier Dome and we really took the time to talk about that. They really wanted to make up for that tonight by playing great defense."

Notre Dame out-rebounded Connecticut 36-33 just three days after that lackluster showing at Syracuse, and they assisted on 15 of their 23 made field goals as well. As for Connecticut the recent play of sophomore forward Alex Oriakhi has to be a concern going forward, beginning with their game at Texas on Saturday. In 23 minutes last night Oriakhi managed six rebound and five fouls (no reason to ask about scoring as he failed to tally a single point), and he was only slightly more effective in UConn's loss at Pittsburgh last week. While his play of late can get UConn past the likes of USF (14 points in that overtime win on New Year's Eve) it's not going to cut it against the upper echelon of the Big East and it will likely earn them a loss in Austin as well if he's not at his best. Being their most talented interior player Oriakhi has to carry the load in the paint, and it become painfully obvious when he doesn't.

"They physically handled us getting over screens," said head coach Jim Calhoun. "They physically handled us during rebounds. They pushed and bumped us. We all know this is a very physical league and they did a nice job with it. I think this is the most physical defensive team Mike [Brey] has had and obviously offensively they did a great job." (quotes courtesy of Notre Dame Athletics)

Other Notable Happenings

1. Minnesota navigates personnel issues to beat Indiana.
It's been an ongoing process for Tubby Smith to figure out his rotation this season, with the latest blow being the decision of Devoe Joseph to leave the program. But they were able to hold off a rallying Indiana squad last night to pick up their first conference victory by the final score of 67-63. Blake Hoffarber led four starters in double figures with 16 points while the Golden Gophers out-rebounded the Hoosiers 39-26 (Trevor Mbakwe grabbed 16). Victor Oladipo and Verdell Jones III scored 13 points apiece for Tom Crean's club, but the cumulative effect of shooting just 37.7% from the field was too much to overcome despite having a chance to tie the game late in regulation. How much of an issue could the loss of Joseph be? Although the junior was third on the team in scoring he was out the first six games due to suspension, and after playing well against Wisconsin in the Big Ten opener he struggled against Michigan State. It would be good to have that extra scoring option on the perimeter but if he doesn't feel that Minnesota is the best place for him then it's better off that he make the move.

2. Missouri State and Wichita State win to remain atop the Missouri Valley.
The preseason favorite Shockers did what they were supposed to do last night, with J.T. Durley leading five players in double figures with 13 points in an 82-63 win over Drake. Blessed with depth at essentially every position on the floor, Gregg Marshall's team finished a plus-11 on the boards and made 20 of 24 foul shots. Wichita State has a game at Illinois State before meeting Missouri State, who remains tied with WSU atop the Missouri Valley thanks to a 67-55 win at Creighton. The Bears, who picked up their second road win in three league games thus far, limited preseason Player of the Year Kenny Lawson Jr. to 10 points on 3-for-9 shooting. As a team the Blue Jays shot 39.2% from the field and 5-for-20 from deep, running into a team that Cuonzo Martin has rounded into arguably the best defensive team in the MVC. This all could come to a head on Sunday night in Wichita, provided both teams take care of business on Friday night.

3. Texas blows out Arkansas and has the definite look of a Big 12 contender.
While much has been made about the sad nature of the SEC West this season, one can't help but be impressed with what Rick Barnes' Longhorns did to Arkansas in Austin. Jordan Hamilton led four players in double figures with 16 points while Jai Lucas added 13 off the bench in a decisive 79-46 win ahead of their matchup with Connecticut on Saturday. Texas defensively limited the Razorbacks to 34.7% shooting from the field and forced 23 turnovers, taking control of the game in the first half and simply tightening their hold as the game wore on to notch the largest margin of victory in the 153-game history of the series. Hamilton's improvement has been documented many times over, as has that of players such as Gary Johnson, Corey Joseph and Tristan Thompson. But if they can get consistent production off the bench from a Jai Lucas or J'Covan Brown look out for the Longhorns.

Top Three Games

1. (5) Pittsburgh 83, Providence 79 The Panthers were able to survive on the road, even with Brad Wanamaker fouling out late in their victory over the Friars. Travon Woodall knocked down a huge three while Gary McGhee controlled the boards, and Gilbert Brown led the Panthers in scoring with 19. Marshon Brooks, arguably the most improved player in the Big East, led the Friars with 28 points and six rebounds.

2. (15) Notre Dame 73, (9) Connecticut 70

3. Prairie View A&M 68, Alcorn State 66 (OT) In one of three games in the SWAC to go to overtime Trant Simpson scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Panthers to a road victory in the league opener for both. Marquise Baker led the Braves with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Three Notable Performances

1. G Mike James (Lamar) James took full advantage of his 28 minutes off the bench, hoisting 35 field goal attempts (making 18; 11-21 3PT) on his way to a school-record 52 points in the Cardinals' 114-62 win over Louisiana College.

2. G LaceDarius Dunn (Baylor) 13-22 from the field (10-18 3PT), scoring 43 points in the Bears' 89-72 win over Morgan State.

3. F Melsahn Basabe (Iowa) 22 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks in the Hawkeyes' 73-68 loss to (2) Ohio State.

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The announcement that ex-Memphis guard Jelan Kendrick has decided to transfer to Ole Miss was met with cautious optimism on Thursday among the Rebels faithful.

On the one hand, Kendrick will become the first McDonald's All-American ever to don an Ole Miss uniform when he becomes eligible in mid-December 2011. On the other hand, the versatile 6-foot-6 wing has a troubled history, having bounced between three high schools before getting dismissed from Memphis in the wake of a series of altercations with teammates and coaches.

To get a better idea whether adding Kendrick is a good gamble for Ole Miss, I spoke to Darron Rogers, who coached Kendrick as a junior at Westlake High School in Georgia. Rogers acknowledged Kendrick had some of the same "issues" at Westlake that he did at Memphis, but expressed hope that Mississippi might be a better fit for the talented freshman.

"My advice for the Ole Miss staff would be to stay close to him, get to know him personally and make sure he fully understands all of the different rules and regulations they have in that program," Rogers said. "They have to make sure he's paired with a teammate he's compatible with and they have to have an open-door policy with him so they can talk through whatever situations they may have."

Rogers did not go into detail about any of the problems Kendrick had that led him to transfer to Wheeler High for the 2009-10 school year despite leading Westlake to a 22-7 record as a junior. Asked how he would describe his experience with Kendrick, Rogers chose his words carefully.

"I would characterize it as a learning experience," he said. "I'd characterize it as somewhat positive. Any experience you have with an athlete of his caliber, you learn from it. You take from the good and you take from the bad."

The one thing about Kendrick that Rogers has no doubts about is his immense talent. Rogers said Kendrick lived up to his "Mr. Do It All" nickname, whether it was running the offense, shooting from the perimeter or scoring in the post.

"His versatility was unparalleled to any other player in the state at that time," Rogers said. "Jelan had a few issues with us but over the span of a couple years he's matured. Hopefully he's learned from the situation at Memphis and he'll go on to Ole Miss and do well."

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In a 2008 Sweet 16 game against Villanova, Kansas teammates Russell Robinson and Brandon Rush combined on an off-the-backboard alley-oop that has become one of the more famous plays from the Jayhawks' title run that season.

There was no national TV audience and no Gus Johnson on the call during Sunday's 83-56 thrashing of overmatched Miami (Ohio), but this year's Kansas squad still managed to produce a similar crowd-pleasing play.

With Kansas leading 19-11 midway through the first half, big man Markief Morris stole the ball and lobbed an outlet pass to guard Travis Releford at mid-court with nobody between him and the rim. Releford dribbled toward the bucket and flipped the ball off the backboard to wide-open trailer Elijah Johnson, who turned the richochet into an emphatic two-handed slam that whipped the Jayhawks crowd into a frenzy.

Between that dunk and a Marcus Morris poster slam that followed later in the game, it's no wonder that Miami was ready to anoint the Jayhawks No. 1 in the country afterward. The Redhawks are the lone team in the nation that has played Kansas, Duke and Ohio State this season, and they came away as impressed with the Jayhawks as any of them.

"I didn't play at Duke," senior Antonio Ballard told the Lawrence Journal-World. "I was out for that game. But I did play against Ohio State. I think KU is better than them. Just from watching Duke, in my opinion, I feel that KU is on top right now."

Added Miami coach Charlie Coles, "I don't know if Kansas is the best. But I don't know if anybody's better."

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UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma was in the midst of his postgame news conference after his team's major-college record 89th victory in a row when a PR flack interrupted to hand him a cell phone.

Who could possibly be important enough to keep a roomful of reporters waiting? None other than President Obama himself.

"No, you're not interrupting anything," Auriemma said, chuckling. "If I was calling you and you had all those reporters in front of you, you'd be dying to take my phone call, right?"

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Most congratulatory phone calls between a president and the coach of a championship team occur out of the public eye, so it was fascinating to see Auriemma so calm with one of the most powerful men on the planet on the other end of the line.

Auriemma, who has met Obama during White House visits each of the past two years, graciously accepted congratulations on defeating Florida State to eclipse the 88-game winning streak set by John Wooden's legendary UCLA men's teams from 1971 to 1974. He also noted that the Huskies haven't lost since Obama became president, joking "How about we keep that streak going for a couple more years, huh?"

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Maybe the highlight of the video, however, is the zinger Auriemma unleashed to reporters as soon as he got off the phone with Obama.

"That was the new president of the University of Connecticut," Auriemma deadpanned. "We just wanted to get off on the right start."

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Can't write too much about Terrence Ross (far right), who stole the show tonight. What a performance. When the sixth man is scoring 25 points and collecting four steals, you know you have something special.

But then, the Huskies have always known that about Ross, their 6-foot-6 freshman who led them in their 87-69 win over Oregon tonight. These are the games that turn heads and create a national buzz. Sure it was just the Ducks, who are winless in the Pac-10.

Consider, however, Ross scored 18 points last week at USC and he's averaging 16.7 points in three Pac-10 games.

Coach Lorenzo Romar paid him a high compliment comparing Ross to Brandon Roy and Spencer Hawes in terms of raw basketball talent.

"In terms of just his talent alone, right up there with Brandon Roy," Romar said. "Brandon Roy had signed when we got here. Spencer Hawes is really talented. To be able to do what he does at 6-11. The way he passes and shoots and all that, he's really talented. Terrence is up there. He's up there in the top couple."

The biggest question the past 24 hours was who was going to replace injured guard Abdul Gaddy?

Ross more than offset the loss of Gaddy. He didn't start, but he was a catalyst when the Huskies turned a 51-51 tie into an 84-63 lead. He led UW with a career-best scoring output and its obvious his defense has improved. In the first half, he intercepted a pass for a layup an he had an emphatic block on Joevan Catron (above, left).

"I knew that everybody on the bench was going to have to step up," Ross said. "Gaddy was a big part of our team, and we're going to have to take on a little more of a load. I think we did pretty well."

With Ross emerging as a primary scorer, the Huskies have changed recently albeit slightly. Romar implicitly trusts Ross and has given him the green light. Tonight he attempted 18 shots in 27 minutes. For the season, Ross has 92 attempts and has played 205 minutes.

He's averaging a shot every 2.2 minutes, which is the highest frequency among the Huskies.

Ross entered the game not terribly confident in his shot and he still finished with 25 points. Pretty good.

"At the beginning of the game I didn't really feel my shot," he said. "The coaches said we were taking too many contested threes and we needed to attack the basket. I think that's when I got my game going. I got to the basket and they just kinda played off me. Then I hit a couple and had the chance to go right back to the basket.

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IT'S OVER --- UW 87-69.

THOMAS DUNKED --- Thomas dunked for the first time, which brought the house down. He threw down a left-handed slam. UW 84-66.

JUST STOP --- This is getting ridiculous. Ross can't miss. Except at the free throw line. He just scored on a tough layup despite being fouled.

OH MY --- Thomas connected with Ross for an alley-oop dunk that should lead ESPN's show tonight. Amazing. On the other end, Thomas collected a steal, drove the other way and dribbled around Loyd for a sweet layup. And finally, Catron went up for a layup, but Ross slammed the shot into the floor. The Huskies will win this game. UW 75-59, 3:48.

LOOK WHO'S FINISHING THE GAME --- UW has Thomas, Ross, Suggs, Gant and N'Diaye on the floor. UW 71-59, 5:04.

SLOWING DOWN --- That goes for me and the Ducks. Looks like they are running out of gas. Washington is control. Just noticed the Huskies have only taken three free throws. Amazing. I have to slow down to write the game story. UW 67-59, 5:45.

CAREER HIGH --- Ross has a career-high 19 points after nailing a three-pointer. This kid is something else. UW 67-59.

BRYAN-AMANING SENDS ONE DOWN --- Holiday delivered a perfect bounce pass to Bryan-Amaning who flushed a tomahawk jam. Altman is frustrated with Armstead and pulled him from the game. UW 64-57, 7:39.

CHECK OUT THIS LINEUP --- Washington is putting Oregon away and it's doing it with Overton, Ross, Suggs, Gant, Bryan-Amaning on the floor. The building is as loud as its ever been this season. UW 60-53, 10:56.

DANGER TIME FOR OREGON --- Washington has the momentum now. And the crowd is pumped. Suggs drained a three-pointer and Bryan-Amaning redirected a putback that put UW ahead 56-51 with 12:51 left.

ROSS AGAIN --- This time Ross drove into the lane, jumped, double clutched and dropped in a layup. Beautiful. UW 50-49.

NICE PLAY BY THOMAS --- Thomas drove into the lane, didn't find an open man and waited for an opening. After a second, he leaned back and banked in a short jumper. UW 48-47, 15:00.

ROSS AND CATRON --- Ross and Catron have 14 points. UO 47-46, 16:08.

IT'S ROSS' WORLD --- Romar went to the bench and Ross answered with a three-pointer. On the other end, Catron keeps it going and drilled a long jumper in Bryan-Amaning's grill. UW 44-44.

CATRON TAKING OVER. --- Catron hit two free throws to give Oregon its first lead. UO 42-41, 17:57.

CATRON STEPS OUT -- Didn't think Catron had three-point range, but the big man drained a three-pointer to cut UW's lead to 41-40.

SECOND HALF --- Same starters. Correction. Jonathan Loyd started at guard for Oregon and not Armstead.

HALFTIME OBSERVATIONS --- Ross is showing the Husky fans - those who didn't travel to Los Angeles for the USC games - what they didn't see last week when he took over the Trojans game for long stretches. He's putting on a show complete with three-pointers, solid defense and highlight finishes. His spin move in the lane is lethal. And he's able to find seams in the zone defense that only Thomas can find. Ross has 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting.

Suggs is also having a nice game. He's connected on 3 of 4 shots, including 2 for 2 behind the arc. And Thomas is having a nice game. He's not scoring. He has just two points and has missed four of five shots, but he's making the game easier for everyone else. He has six assists, including some nice passes to Bryan-Amaning.

The Huskies need to be concerned about the rebounding. They're being outrebounded 19-16. And someone needs to stay with Sim, who is perfect on three attempts and has eight points. If not for him knocking down some long jumpers, Washington would have a comfortable lead.

Overton provided a spark, but he sat for long minutes late in the first half primarily because Ross was on fire.

The Huskies have forced 11 turnovers and they have just five TOs. Didn't think Oregon would hang around this long. The Ducks are a scrappy team.

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HALFTIME --- UW 39-33.

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If there was one area of concern for Wisconsin going into their game against Minnesota on Tuesday night it would have been rebounding given the Golden Gophers' size up front. And sure enough Minnesota won the battle convincingly, out-rebounding the Badgers 42-24 and scoring 16 second-chance points (34-12 edge in points in the paint) on the night. But the Gophers also shot just 39% from the field, and with Wisconsin turning the ball over just two times (and going 17-18 from the foul line) it proved to be too much for the visitors at the Kohl Center. Jordan Taylor led the way with 22 points and seven assists as Wisconsin opened up Big Ten play with a 68-60 victory. Jon Leuer added 16 points and nine rebounds, Keaton Nankivil scored 11 and reserve Tim Jarmusz added three three-pointers to move the Badgers' Big Ten opener win streak to eight.

"We showed the guys clips during the scouting reports and they thought we were showing reruns of Rodney Williams 360 slamming back over his head on a lob, Ralph Sampson and Trevor Mbakwe," said Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan after the game. "We took that away, so defensively you keep them under 40 percent shooting. I would say the percentage on those is pretty good and we took those away from them. That's what we did. We took the high-low away, the lobs and we chased the shooters hard."

Devoe Joseph led four Golden Gophers in double figures with 14 points (and seven assists) off the bench but with their offensive bread and butter taken away, Minnesota struggled to make up the point differences at the foul line (minus-6) and behind the arc (minus-9). It was the leadership of Leuer and Taylor, who made seven free throws in the final 1:12 to finish off the win, that earned the Badgers the win and a critical first strike in what should be a wild conference title race. Only three teams have ever won a Big Ten road game at Wisconsin, and Minnesota was able to do it two years ago by forcing eighteen turnovers. But thanks in large part to the savvy of Taylor and Wisconsin's value of the basketball there were no such boosts for the visitors.

"Jordan is the real deal. He's that kind of guy," said Coach Ryan of his floor general. "You have to like a guy with that kind of pressure, with that good of a team, who can disrupt and play a game with just two turnovers and to go 7-1 (assists to turnovers), that's pretty good. He's definitely our leader on the court." Next up for Wisconsin is a game at Illinois on Sunday in what should be a charged atmosphere. But when you have a player at the point like Taylor you don't worry as much about such road trips. Both Minnesota and Wisconsin will be factors in the Big Ten race as the season wears on, and a result like this could mean even more come March when tiebreakers come into play.
(quotes courtesy of Wisconsin Athletics)

Other Notable Happenings

1. Long Beach State lands the first blow in the Big West race.
Wednesday night was the first meeting between Long Beach State and UCSB since the Big West Tournament title game, won by the Gauchos 69-64 to move on to the NCAA Tournament. Added to the subplot was the return of guard Larry Anderson, who missed the six games prior (LBSU record: 2-4) with a broken hand. Anderson had quite the impact, scoring 25 points and grabbing eight rebounds in a 71-55 49er victory in the league opener for both. But just as important for Long Beach State was their defense, which limited UCSB to 33.3% shooting from the field and James Nunnally to 1-for-11 from the field. Orlando Anderson led the defending Big West champs with 14 points and nine rebounds, but he made just five of sixteen shots and turned the ball over five times. Coming off of their worst offensive performance of the season in a loss to Arizona State, Dan Monson's team made an early statement in a Big West title race that should include Pacific in addition to the 49ers and Gauchos. It's definitely a bonus to add a player of Anderson's caliber to the rotation, and with players like Casper Ware and T.J. Robinson also capable of leading the way Long Beach State will be a tough out.

2. Purdue throttles Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Michigan entered Tuesday's game against Purdue a much improved basketball team from both last season and a summer tour of Belgium that didn't go too well in the win column. But there's a major difference between the non-conference schedule and a league opener against a team the caliber of the Boilermakers, who made short work of the Wolverines by the final score of 80-57. Purdue opened the game on a 19-3 run then took their foot off the gas pedal, allowing Michigan to get back into the game and take the lead late in the first half. But building on a 5-0 spurt to end the half Matt Painter's team took control of the game in the second half and did not let go, with four Boilers scoring in double figures. JaJuan Johnson led the way with 22 while E'Twaun Moore added 21 and nine rebounds and Ryne Smith knocked down five three pointers in six attempts in scoring 17. Michigan made just 38.2% of their shots to 49.2% for Purdue, and the Boilermakers knocked down 10 of 18 from deep. Few teams are going to beat Purdue when they shoot that well, especially a Michigan squad hoping to get back to the postseason. Despite their many injuries don't rush to eliminate Coach Painter's team from the Big Ten conversation; with Johnson and Moore leading the way this is a formidable squad that will be a factor in the title race.

3. IPFW picks up a crucial road win to move to 3-0 in the Summit League.
A lot of the early talk regarding the Summit League from a national point of view has focused on the play of Oakland with a little love being thrown the way of IUPUI. But what about Dane Fife's Mastodons of IPFW, who moved to 3-0 in league play with their 76-73 win at Oral Roberts last night. Ben Botts led the way for the visitors, who had to survive a late 10-0 Golden Eagle run in order to hold on, with 20 points while Jeremy Mixon added 15 off the bench and Frank Gaines 14. IPFW made half of their field goal attempts and also did a good job of defending the three, limiting ORU to 3-for-18 shooting. Four Golden Eagle starters reached double figures with Dominique Morrison's 24 leading the way, but their reserves were outscored by IPFW's bench 29-6. Now tied with Oakland atop the league standings, IPFW is a safe bet to be a part of the title race as the season wears on and the same goes for Oral Roberts. But to get a road win like this early in the season can be the catalyst towards bigger and better things in the future.

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Top Three Games

1. IPFW 76, Oral Roberts 73

2. UMKC 75, North Dakota State 73 A Trinity Hall tip-in with one second left gave the Kangaroos their first conference win in a Summit League matchup. Spencer Johnson led the way for UMKC with 16 points and 21 rebounds while Michael Tveidt (20) and Taylor Braun (19) led the Bisons.

3. (5) Syracuse 81, Providence 74 Following a technical foul called on Rick Jackson, Scoop Jardine scored nine points in an 11-2 Syracuse run that gave the Orange all the separation they needed to hold on down the stretch at home. Kris Joseph led Syracuse with 27 while Marshon Brooks led Providence with the same.

Three Notable Performances

1. G Larry Anderson (Long Beach State) 25 points (9-10 FG) and eight rebounds in his first game in nearly a month due to injury, a 71-55 win over UCSB.

2. F JaMychal Green (Alabama) 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the Crimson Tide's 83-60 win over Pepperdine.

3. F Kris Joseph (Syracuse) 27 points, five rebounds and four assists in the Orange's 81-74 win over Providence.

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Former Rutgers star Hamady N’Diaye is the latest NBA player sent to the NBA D-League. “I feel great about it,” N’Diaye’s agent, Keith Glass, said by text. “It will give him a chance to play. It’s a great opportunity while still being the property of Washington. The best of both worlds.” The 7-foot, 235-pound N’Diaye [...]

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Unless Arizona's Kevin Parrom or Derrick Williams have a big day and lead the Arizona Wildcats to win over Oregon State, Matthew Bryan-Amaning will probably win his first Pac-10 Player of the Week award on Monday.

The Washington senior forward averaged 19.5 points and nine rebounds while leading the Huskies last week in a pair of wins at USC and UCLA.

During a 73-67 victory over the Trojans, Bryan-Amaning tied freshman Terrence Ross for high-scoring honors with 18 points. He connected on 6 of 11 field goals and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

During at 74-63 victory over the Bruins, Bryan-Amaning finished with his fourth double double (21 points and 10 rebounds) of the season.

A Husky has not won the Pac-10 POW award this season.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON LINKS:

--- It's a little old, but here's a link to highlights of Washington's win over UCLA.

--- Oregon closed Mac Court with a 60-55 defeat to Arizona State last night.

--- Here's several stories about the old gym, including a piece about its past and what happens to the building now.

--- Oregon State coach Craig Robinson ordered two-a-day practices at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to get ready for today's game against Arizona. The Beavers swept the Wildcats last season for the first time since 1983.

--- OSU's Jared Cunningham is nine straight free throws from setting the school's all-time consecutive free throws streak. He has 26. The record is 34 set by Vince Fritz in 1967.

--- Arizona had a difficult time with Oregon State's 1-3-1 zone last season and Coach Sean Miller hopes the Cats have learned their lesson.

Today's games (times are local to site)

California at Stanford, 5 p.m.
Arizona at Oregon State, 7 p.m. (FSN)

Picks: Stanford and Cal
Record: 3-2 Pac-10, 69-24

All for now.

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UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma was in the midst of his postgame news conference after his team's major-college record 89th victory in a row when a PR flack interrupted to hand him a cell phone.

Who could possibly be important enough to keep a roomful of reporters waiting? None other than President Obama himself.

"No, you're not interrupting anything," Auriemma said, chuckling. "If I was calling you and you had all those reporters in front of you, you'd be dying to take my phone call, right?"

[Related: Obama and Kobe Bryant trash talk each other]

Most congratulatory phone calls between a president and the coach of a championship team occur out of the public eye, so it was fascinating to see Auriemma so calm with one of the most powerful men on the planet on the other end of the line.

Auriemma, who has met Obama during White House visits each of the past two years, graciously accepted congratulations on defeating Florida State to eclipse the 88-game winning streak set by John Wooden's legendary UCLA men's teams from 1971 to 1974. He also noted that the Huskies haven't lost since Obama became president, joking "How about we keep that streak going for a couple more years, huh?"

[Rewind: Obama gives his opinion on the struggling Heat]

Maybe the highlight of the video, however, is the zinger Auriemma unleashed to reporters as soon as he got off the phone with Obama.

"That was the new president of the University of Connecticut," Auriemma deadpanned. "We just wanted to get off on the right start."

[Photos: More of record-breaker Geno Auriemma]

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It's been quite some time since St. John's was able to enjoy a true home court advantage at Madison Square Garden, as more successful programs with hearty fan bases in the area (Connecticut and Syracuse come to mind) would take over the building when playing the Red Storm. But Monday night may have been as close to a beginning to the end of that as Steve Lavin's troops beat Georgetown 61-58 to move to 3-0 in Big East play. The win, their fifth straight, also ended a 14-game losing streak to ranked teams for the Red Storm who have to deal with ranked teams in their next seven games as well. Dwight Hardy led the way with 20 points, the final two coming on a pair of free throws with three seconds remaining to provide the final margin.

But his reverse layup with 42 seconds remaining to give the Red Storm a 57-56 lead may be the play that's remembered, not just for the degree of difficulty but for Coach Lavin's jump on the sideline that may give Marquette's Buzz Williams a run for highest vertical among Big East coaches. The Hoyas regained the lead on a pair of Jason Clark free throws, which the Red Storm answered on a Justin Brownlee tip-in with 26.1 seconds left in the game. Georgetown made just four of seventeen three pointers in a shooting performance eerily similar to their loss at Notre Dame, but this time Austin Freeman (2-10 FG) struggled in addition to Clark and Chris Wright. Hollis Thompson led the Hoyas with 16 and no other player reached double figures while Hardy and Brownlee (15 points, six assists) did so for St. John's. To say the least Coach Lavin's team looks far different than the one that dropped consecutive games to St. Bonaventure and Fordham.

"All of these wonderful things have happened by developing that second gear offensively," said Coach Lavin. "It also helps set our defense because we're not shooting as many long shots. That's what hurt us in the Fordham game. We didn't manage the clock and our shot selection was poor. The long shots led to run-outs and allowed Fordham to get back into the game. So I think we learned a great deal through that loss and as a result we're a different team (quote courtesy of St. John's Athletics)."

The Hoyas may have outrebounded St. John's 35-24 but they also had 14 turnovers to 11 assists. The Red Storm, who have employed Hardy at the point due to the added dimension of scoring he provides from the spot, were much better at taking care of the basketball with 12 assists and four assists. It's also interesting to see a rotation emerge for a group that has nine seniors. While Dele Coker (who's been a good buffer in starting, which helps keep Justin Burrell out of foul trouble) and Sean Evans played a combined 13 minutes three players played 40 minutes (Brownlee, Hardy and D.J. Kennedy) while Burrell, Paris Horne and Dwayne Polee all saw at least 20. No one's jumping to the conclusion that St. John's is on a fast track to Houston, but they're well on their way to getting The World's Most Famous Arena back to being a true home floor.

Other Notable Happenings

1. Michigan State hangs on to beat Northwestern in Evanston.
And hang on the Spartans did, watching a 13-point second half lead dwindle away before Draymond Green (15 points, 11 rebounds) and company took care of business late in a 65-62 win. Northwestern is now 0-2 in Big Ten play and it won't get any easier as they go to Illinois on Thursday night, which could set them up for a must-win two game stretch against Indiana and Iowa. But how were the Wildcats able to get back into the game? The foul line which may have also cost them due to their accuracy or lack thereof (16-for-24) while Michigan State made just one of five free throws. Drew Crawford led the home team with 17 points and eight rebounds but the normally accurate John Shurna made just one of eleven shots from the field. Michigan State finished the game with 20 assists on 29 field goals, and a team that some wondered about is on top of the Big Ten with a 2-0 record.

2. Milwaukee whips Butler by 24 points.
The only other score that may qualify as a stunner on Monday may be UMass getting their doors blown off at Central Connecticut State 92-63. Given Butler's play at the Diamond Head Classic it was easy to assume they'd simply retain favorite status in the Horizon League despite the play of teams such as Cleveland State, but Milwaukee sent an emphatic answer to the contrary. Kaylon Williams posted a triple double (10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) while three other Panthers reached double figures (Anthony Hill-22, Tony Meier-20 and Tone Boyle-15) in the 76-52 home victory. Matt Howard led the Bulldogs with 14 points but a 15-2 Milwaukee run in the second half shut the door, handing them their first regular season conference loss since February of 2009 (that one also came at Milwaukee). Butler may still be the favorite in the Horizon League (and they should be) but this isn't going to be a cakewalk. Their consistent excellence has forced the other member to commit to getting better, which is a good thing for the league as a whole.

3. Florida State's offensive woes could ultimately be their downfall.
The latest team to be propped up as a possibility to be the second-best team in the ACC showed off their one flaw last night, and while it's no secret that Leonard Hamilton's team struggles offensively losing to Auburn is bad. FSU shot just 35% from the field and made just 13 of 26 from the foul line in the 65-60 loss on The Plains. By comparison Auburn made 13 free throws on 18 attempts. Chris Singleton led the Seminoles with 20 points but going 4-12 from the charity stripe likely isn't what the junior had in mind. The main criticism of this group has been the lack of a true point guard. Derwin Kitchen had seven assists and as a team FSU finished with 15 to 14 turnovers. Florida State simply couldn't shoot the basketball this time around. If it isn't one thing it's another for the Seminoles offensively, and that could have them in serious trouble if not remedied before they get too far into ACC play.

Top Three Games

1. St. John's 61, (13) Georgetown 58

2. Jacksonville 67, Campbell 65 A Glenn Powell layup with one second remaining moved the Dolphins to 3-0 in Atlantic Sun play on the road. Russell Powell, who led JU with 14 points, drove the length of the floor and found Glenn for the hoop. Lorne Merthie led the Camels with 14.

3. Wagner 73, Quinnipiac 68 Tyler Murray scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds while backcourt partner Latif Rivers added 12 and seven assists as the Seahawks knocked off the preseason NEC favorites on the road. James Johnson led the Bobcats with 15 while Justin Rutty added 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Three Notable Performances

1. F Morgan Sabia (Hartford) 27 points, 17 rebounds and four assists in the Hawks' 82-74 win over St. Francis (NY).

2. F Leon Powell (Southeast Missouri State) 36 points (11-13 FG, 14-20 FT) and eight rebounds in the Redhawks' 82-75 win over Tennessee-Martin.

3. F Eric Buckner (Georgia State) 28 points (12-16 FG), nine rebounds and three blocks in the Panthers' 75-65 win over VCU.

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Washington's stars and depth shined once again in the Huskies 74-63 win over UCLA.

The stars (Matthew Bryan-Amaning (above,left) and Isaiah Thomas) carried UW to most of the way. They combined for 24 of 36 points in the second half.

But it was Washington's depth that delivered the knockout punch. On Wednesday, reserve freshman Terrence Ross was the hero off the bench in the overtime win at USC. On Friday, Darnell Gant was Johnny on the spot. He didn't score 18 points the way Ross did, however, Gant nailed the biggest shot of the game, draining a back-breaking three-pointer that essentially stopped UCLA's late comeback attempt.

Again that's a testament of Washington's deep bench. When Aziz N'Diaye fouled out, coach Lorenzo Romar looked down his bench. He considered putting in junior Scott Suggs before yelling "Darnell get in there."

Gant's strength is spacing the floor, setting screens and perimeter shooting. He finished the game along with a three-guard lineup that included Abdul Gaddy, Venoy Overton, Thomas and Bryan-Amaning.

"He's been a starter for us," Romar said of Gant. "Aziz was in foul trouble. Matt was in foul trouble. Darnell defended and did a good job that way. Darnell is always steady. He can hit an open look. When he gets his feet set. That was a big shot."

This was an efficient win for Washington. The Huskies took the lead early in the first half and controlled the game until the end. They led by as many as 17 points (52-35) and weathered a comeback bid when UCLA closed to within four (63-59).

The Huskies demonstrated their maturity and their versatility. They played their 2-3 zone at times and by my unofficial count, UCLA scored just once on a putback attempt. Otherwise the zone was perfect on six defensive possessions.

After just one week, Washington has a commanding 2-0 lead in the Pac-10 because road wins are difficult to capture. The Huskies were so impressive this week, a media member asked if they could go 17-1 in the conference. The last time that happened was 2004. Stanford did it. The lone loss, 75-62 at Washington.

The Huskies will be favored in every league game this season and Washington has shown the mental maturity to win the games its supposed to win. The Huskies crushed inferior opponents at home and they haven't had a letdown this season.

If we're talking 17-1, then why not 18-0. It's never happened in the Pac-10. I'm not saying it will. I'm just saying it's a possibility.

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The Pac-10 gave the league's weekly Player of the Week award to Washington senior forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning (above, right) who averaged 19.5 points and nine rebounds and shot 54.5 percent from the field while leading the Huskies last week in a pair of wins at USC and UCLA.

Bryan-Amaning tallied 18 points and eight rebounds - both game highs - in a 73-67 victory over the Trojans. Two days later, he finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds - his fourth double double - in 74-63 win over the Bruins.

It's the first time Bryan-Amaning has won the award and the first time this season for a Washington player.

Also Nominated: Oregon State's Joe Burton, Arizona's Kevin Parrom, Stanford's Jeremy Green, UCLA's and USC's Nikola Vucevic.

Past winners include:
Dec. 27 - USC's Jio Fontan
Dec. 20 - Nelson
Dec. 13 - Washington State's Klay Thompson
Dec. 6 - Arizona's Derrick Williams
Nov. 29 - Thompson
Nov. 22 - Nelson

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Indiana coach Tom Crean watches the action late in a win against Franklin on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. (Photo by James Brosher) Per IUHoosiers.com and GopherSports.com: On the team’s effort: “We’re getting better. We’re a better team than we were in Las Vegas. We’re a better team than we [...]

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After a summer of heated negotiations, the Portland Trailblazers have signed All Star shooting guard Brandon Roy to a five year contract extension. Roy will be in the final year of his rookie contract in the 2009-2010 NBA season, and locking up the services of their 'franchise player' was the teams top summer priority.

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This past weekend, statistical guru Ken Pomeroy simulated the conference race in each of college basketball's 32 Division I leagues 10,000 times apiece using his rating system in order to determine the most likely champions. Here are the five most surprising results from his simulation and my subjective opinion on each of them:

1. Memphis is a long shot in Conference USA

Despite Memphis' flurry of poor performances against lightly regarded competition, the consensus remains that the freshman-heavy Tigers are at the very least co-favorites to win Conference USA along with undefeated Central Florida. Pomeroy, however, disagrees with that assertion, giving Memphis just a 7.26 percent chance to win the league -- well behind not just Central Florida (51.90 percent) but also UTEP (18.77 percent), Alabama-Birmingham (9.75 percent) and Southern Miss (8.8 percent) too.

My take: Memphis is nowhere near the dominant Conference USA favorite I expected the Tigers to be entering conference play, but I'd be very surprised if the Tigers were fifth in the league standings. If the team commits to playing energetic defense and doesn't take so many bad shots and make so many careless turnovers, winning the league is certainly still a realistic goal.

2. Kansas State is sixth in the Big 12

If Pomeroy's rating system is accurate, preseason Big 12 favorite Kansas State now has only a 1-in-200 shot of winning the conference title. More than 83 percent of the simulations showed Kansas taking the Big 12 crown, but Kansas State's three early losses have put them behind Texas, Baylor, Missouri and Texas A&M in the league's pecking order.

My take: There's no doubt Kansas deserves to be a heavy favorite to win the league, but Kansas State's is a greater threat to the Jayhawks than several of the teams listed ahead of them. Even with all the early turmoil, they're still playing better than Baylor right now and their talent level gives them a greater chance to win the league than solid but overachieving Texas A&M.

3. Vanderbilt is Kentucky's biggest threat in the SEC

Picked to finish as low as fifth in the SEC East entering this season, Vanderbilt has once again emerged as a pleasant surprise, amassing an 11-2 record that includes victories over North Carolina and Marquette. As a result Pomeroy's simulation gives the Commodores a 27.5 percent chance to win the league, behind only Kentucky at 63.48 percent.

My take: This is one where Pomeroy and I are completely on the same page. While I still like Kentucky to win the SEC, Vanderbilt is playing with far more consistency than teams that received more preseason hype than them such as Tennessee, Florida, Georgia or Mississippi State.

4. Duquesne is a Atlantic 10 contender

In Pomeroy's simulation, the three leading Atlantic 10 contenders are Temple (54.95 percent), Richmond (27.14 percent) and ... Duquesne?!? Believe it or not, Pomeroy gives the Dukes a far better chance (11.02 percent) than Xavier (4.03 percent), Rhode Island (1.14 percent) or Dayton (.76 percent).

My take: Injuries have taken their toll on Xavier so far this season and Dayton hasn't lived up to expectations yet either, but Duquesne has zero noteworthy wins so far this season. Maybe close losses against West Virginia, George Mason and Pittsburgh mean we're undervaluing the Dukes, but I'd like to see some quality wins before I'm willing to buy them as an Atlantic 10 contender.

5. St. Mary's is the WCC favorite

Gonzaga has dominated this league for a decade aside from an occasional upset or two, but Pomeroy likes St. Mary's to build on its deep NCAA tournament run from last season by winning the conference crown. The Gaels won the WCC in 60.99 percent of the simulations compared to 36.55 percent for the Zags.

My take: Based on Gonzaga's recurring point guard woes and Elias Harris' regression as a result of injuries, this seems very possible. The Gaels don't have Omar Samhan this season, yet strong guard play and the emergence of forward Rob Jones have propelled them to a 12-2 start that includes a win over St. John's and a one-point loss to future conference rival BYU.

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Monday, January 10, 2011

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Sunday, January 9, 2011

College Hoops Tuesday Recap: Irish Hold off Connecticut

Is adding transfer Jelan Kendrick a good gamble for Ole Miss?

Live Blog: Indiana at Northwestern

Dunk of the Year nominee: Elijah Johnson goes off the backboard

President Obama interrupts Geno Auriemma's news conference

Boys' basketball Class C team rankings

The Tip In: Beatdown by North Carolina could serve as wake-up call Rutgers needed

Is Terrence Ross as good as Brandon Roy, Spencer Hawes?

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Oregon game thread

College Hoops Tuesday Recap: Badgers Hold Serve at Home

Film Session: Exploiting Sampson on the switch

Meet Fran McCaffery: Iowa?s New Coach

Zags rout NAIA opponent; brace for Baylor

Former Rutgers Star N?Diaye to the D-League

Friday, January 7, 2011

Zags rout NAIA opponent; brace for Baylor

Little-known Lamar guard scores 52 points off the bench

It's finally time to ask what's wrong with Michigan State?

Trio of Games Presents Huge Opportunity

Revitalized Charlotte has surged since dismissing Shamari Spears

Is Terrence Ross as good as Brandon Roy, Spencer Hawes?

Your comments: Rutgers blown out by North Carolina

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Big week for Matthew Bryan-Amaning

Rutgers guard Austin Carroll to miss 4-6 weeks as left knee injury will require surgery

President Obama interrupts Geno Auriemma's news conference

College Hoops Monday Recap: St. John's Moves to 3-0

Huskies pull off the rare sweep in LA; start 2-0 in Pac-10

Matthew Bryan-Amaning wins Pac-10 Player of Week award

Minnesota postgame quotes: Tom Crean

Blazers Sign All Star Guard Roy To 5 Year Contract Extension

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

The End, The Beginning

Behind rallying cry of 'Burn the boats,' Rutgers readied for Monmouth road test with intensity

Five big surprises from Ken Pomeroy's conference projections