(4) Syracuse 52,
(5) Kentucky 50 Recap
|
Syracuse C Etan Thomas
10 rebs., 4-6 FGs
Ice-cold Orangemen needed him under the boards.
|
Defense reigned supreme, with Syracuse shooting only 32 percent but committing less turnovers, setting up Preston Shumpert's last-minute jumper to win.
|
Syracuse: Thursday vs. (1) Michigan State
Kentucky: A long summer of malcontent in the Commonwealth
|
(1) Michigan State 73,
(8) Utah 61
Recap
Box Score |
Michigan State PG Mateen Cleaves 21 pts., 4-7 3-pts., 5 ast.
Took control during a 20-4 run that broke open a close game.
|
Both teams played terrific basketball as the game was tied at 45-45, but the speed on transition from Bell and Cleaves doomed the slower and unhealthy Spartans.
|
Michigan State: Thursday vs. (4) Syracuse
Utah: A healthy room service order for Majerus.
(2) Iowa State 79,
(7) Auburn 60
Recap
Box Score |
Iowa State PF Marcus Fizer 22 pts., 12 reb., 8-9 FTs
Spearheaded rout despite going first 17 minutes without a field goal.
|
The game was close until Fizer got going, and then Auburn's 6-for-24 effort from behind the 3-point line didn't help the comeback.
|
Iowa State: Thursday vs. (6) UCLA
Auburn: Put anti-agent fence around campus.
(6) UCLA 105,
(7) Maryland 70
Recap
Box Score |
UCLA PG Earl Watson 17 pts., 16 ast., 5-6 3-pts.
Shredded the Maryland press in breaking UCLA assists record.
|
The Bruins' most dominant performance since the '95 championship team included six alley-oops and a school-record 14 3-pointers.
|
UCLA: Thursday vs. (2) Iowa State
Maryland: Could take several weeks to dig out of 35-point hole.
| | |
