CBSSports.com wire r Keiton Page tried to explain to his Oklahoma State teammates the sensation of fans rushing the Gallagher-Iba Arena court to celebrate a big upset. With freshman swingman LeBryan Nash flashing the brilliance that made him a McDonalds All-American, they got to experience it for themselves. Nash scored a career-high 27 points, Brian [...]
Posted on January 26th, 2012 by admin
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CBSSports.com Surrounded by freshmen, the old man carried Kentucky in its first game back at No. 1. Senior Darius Miller came off the bench to score 19 points and the top-ranked Wildcats cruised to a 12th consecutive victory, beating Georgia 57-44 on Tuesday night despite their lowest-scoring game of the season. Miller, who had started [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2012 by admin
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CBSSports.com Two days after its first loss, Syracuse played like a top team again. Kris Joseph scored 17 points Monday night, repeatedly driving past defenders for layups, and No. 3 Syracuse recovered from its first loss of the season by beating Cincinnati 60-53 with an offense that attacked inside and a defense that had its [...]
Posted on January 24th, 2012 by admin
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CBSSports.com wire r Penn State coach Patrick Chambers considered Joe Paterno one of his biggest fans. Just hours after the Nittany Lions former football coach died Sunday, Chambers pleaded with his team to play basketball Paterno-style. They did, but couldnt get a win. The Nittany Lions relied on gritty, tenacious defense to thwart No. 11 [...]
Posted on January 23rd, 2012 by admin
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CBSSports.com w Michael Snaer acknowledged he never felt comfortable playing in one of college basketballs most hostile environments, from the rowdy fans perched on the sideline to the way Duke tried to pressure the Seminoles out of th and ended Dukes long reign on its famed home court. Snaer hit a 3-pointer as time expired [...]
Posted on January 22nd, 2012 by admin
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CBSSports.com w Andre Dawkins kept knocking down 3-pointers for No. 4 Duke, and those noisy Cameron Crazies chanted “Dre all day.” but that was more than enough to help the Blue Devils beat Wake Forest again. Dawkins scored all 21 of his points in the first half, and Duke routed the Demon Deacons 91-73 on [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2012 by admin
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CBSSports.com wi Until Wednesday night, Nebraskas students didnt have much to celebrate when it came to their basketball team. So they let it all hang out after the Cornhuskers upset No. 11 Indiana 70-69, the Hoosiers third straight loss and Nebraskas biggest victory in its first season in the Big Ten. As students poured out [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2012 by admin
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CBSSports.com wir Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis made no secret of his strategy. “I remember one time he just told his guys, Just bring him in here, Im going to block everything, ” Arkansas guard Mardracus Wade said. Davis scored a career-high 27 points and blocked seven shots to set a school season record in the [...]
Posted on January 18th, 2012 by admin
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CBSSports.com wir Syracuse was teetering on the brink again against Pittsburgh. This time, the top-ranked Orange found a way to win. Dion Waiters had 16 points and Scoop Jardine had 12 points and 10 assists as Syracuse held off the Panthers 71-63 on Monday night to open the season with 20 consecutive victories and snap [...]
Posted on January 17th, 2012 by admin
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CBSSports.com wir Lenzelle Smith Jr. has been the weakest offensive player for Ohio State, so it seemed only natural that Indiana coach Tom Crean would choose to have his defense apply more pressure on the other Buckeyes. That strategy backfired when Smith had the best game of his career. Smith more than doubled his career [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2012 by admin
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