2006
Virginia-Boston College
Press Notes
enters tonight’s Atlantic Coast Conference game with a 13-10 overall record and
a 6-6 mark in the ACC. The Cavaliers are coming off a 76-62 loss to
8-4 in the ACC this season. The Eagle have won five
consecutive games and 10 of their last 11. U-Hall is Kind to Cavaliers. UVa is 10-2 at
home this season, including 5-1 in the ACC, but only 2-8 in away games (1-5 in
the ACC).
its last four away games.
Kent-Bowling Green
Press Notes
The BGSU men’s basketball team
begins a stretch that will see them play five games in 13 days. The Falcons
have won the last two meetings and made 34 of 35 free throws in their 79-74 win
at
earlier this season. BGSU has won three of the last
four meetings in
but the Golden Flashes have triumphed on each of their last four trips to
Green
did not play in Anderson Arena last season. BGSU is
looking for its first series sweep of
Illinois-Michigan
Press Notes
won 11 in a row against the Wolverines, and 14 of the last 15.
is the only team to eclipse the 70-point marker against the Illini
this season.
the Wolverines 79-74 on Jan. 14 at the Assembly Hall. •
owns a record of 59-6 since the beginning of last season.
has won 61 of its last 66 games during the regular season.
is 92-4 (.958) at the Assembly Hall over the last six-and-a-half seasons, the
best home mark in the nation over this time period.
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22, 2006
Ole Miss-Kentucky
Press Notes
Ole Miss hits the road for the second consecutive game,
traveling to
the Wildcats.
in the SEC Eastern Division standings and has taken its last two games,
including Saturday’s 79-66 road win at
Tubby Smith’s Wildcats have a trio of sophomores leading the team in scoring
and currently coming off the bench. After being suspended for the entire
non-conference slate, forward Randolph Morris is posting 12.8 points and 5.8
rebounds since rejoining the squad and leads the SEC in field goal percentage
in league play (.611).
Utah-UNLV
Press Notes
The Runnin’ Utes (12-12, 5-8 MWC) open a two-game road swing against the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels (14-10, 8-4 MWC).
tied for sixth place in the Mountain West Conference, dropped a pair of games
at home last week. The Utes pushed
69-61 on Wednesday night, then lost to Air Force 52-51
on Saturday night.
opponents’ home courts overall this season and 2-4 in Mountain West Conference
play. Over the last seven games,
has held its opponents to an average of 59.7 points per game on 39.6 percent
shooting from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range. The Utes have
owned a 34.7 to 28.1 edge in rebounds per game, outworking all seven teams on
the glass.
is playing one redshirt freshman and four other newcomers. Through 24 games,
56.9 percent of the Utes’ points, 47.2 percent of their rebounds, 51.9 percent
of their assists, and 54.1 percent of their minutes played have come from the
first-year players. UNLV is 14-10 overall and tied
for third place in the Mountain West Conference with an 8-4 record. The Rebels
are 10-4 at home overall this season and 4-2 in conference games. The Runnin’ Rebels ended a two-game losing steak with an 80-72
win at
last Saturday afternoon. Before then, UNLV lost at BYU (75-72) on Feb. 11 and to San Diego State at home
(81-70) on Feb. 16.
TCU-Colorado
State
Press Notes
finishes out a two-game homestand Wednesday night
against the TCU Horned Frogs. The Rams suffered an
80-72 setback Saturday night against UNLV and are now
13-12 on the year overall. The Horned Frogs bring a 5-21 record into Moby Arena
on Wednesday with their only conference victory (1-11) coming at the Rams’
expense, 85-72 in Fort Worth on Jan. 21.
414-164 (.716) in Moby Arena. The Rams hold an 9-33
record in the month of February during Dale Layer’s tenure as head coach. The
Rams have a 4-22 record in February in their last three-plus seasons. CSU snapped a 20-game league road losing streak with last
Wednesday’s win over
Lake City
holding opponents to a .379 field goal percentage in non-conference games, CSU
has allowed league opponents to shoot at a .493 clip after 12 MWC games. MWC foes are scoring
77.7 points per game on the Rams compared to a 67.0
points per game average in non-conference play.
Ohio State-Michigan
Press Notes
owns the all-time series lead with a record of 59-46 vs. the Buckeyes.
Lansing
Tennessee-Florida
Press Notes
will hit the road for the fourth time in its last five games. The
game will mark the fourth consecutive road game the Vols
have played that has been sold out. UT also played before sold out arenas at
UT saw its eight-game SEC winning streak come to an end with a 79-92 loss at
Saturday. Halftime bettors note that UT has rallied to overcome deficits of
nine points or more four times. South Carolina (1/8/06) led by as many as 15
points in the second half before the Vols came back
to win 76-69 in Columbia. The Vols have recorded at
least 10 steals in 15 of their 23 games.
is getting an average of 22.6 points per game from its bench. The Vols’ bench has contributed 520 points in 23 games this
season. UT has recorded 100 more steals than its opponents. The Vols have 241 steals compared to just 141 by their
opponents.