Tuesday only, Dream Team at Press Notes Less than 72 hours after returning home from facing 13th<\/sup>-ranked Looking to snap a three-game slide, the Hurricanes play After proving itself capable of beating very good teams, Wins over No. 5 Duke and top-ranked North Carolina in a The Hurricanes are 35-105 all-time against ranked The SMU<\/span> Mustangs (11-7, 0-4 Georgia Tech goes in search of its first road victory of
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\nwon six of the last seven games, and 11 of the last 15, in the series. The
\nHoosiers at Assembly Hall. After playing Big Ten leader
\non Saturday, the Illini<\/span> next host Indiana, who is
\ntied for second in the conference.
\nplays three of its next four games at home. In six of its seven losses,
\nhas led during the second half.Northern Iowa-Southern <\/span>
\nAt<\/span> the halfway point of the Missouri Valley Conference
\nseason, the
\nIowa<\/st1:PlaceName><\/st1:place> (15-4, 6-2 MVC<\/span>)
\nstands in sole possession of first place. The Panthers head to
\n
\nIllinois<\/st1:place> (15-5, 6-3). UNI<\/span> shot a
\nseason-best 11-for-17 from three-point range against Missouri State Jan. 18,
\nincluding connecting on 8-of-10 from behind the arc in the first half. For the
\nseason, the Panthers now have five players who have made at least 15
\nthree-pointers. The Panthers have dropped nine straight games at
\nin
\nseason, when it posted a 92-81 victory.
\nis 15-5 overall, 6-3 in Missouri Valley Conference action, and stands in a tie
\nfor second place, one half game behind UNI.San Diego State-UNLV<\/span>
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\nAir Force, San Diego State (13-6 overall\/2-3 MWC<\/span>)
\nits second consecutive top 20 RPI<\/span>
\nwhen the Aztecs travel to Sin City to face UNLV<\/span>
\nMWC<\/span>). The Aztecs encounter their second consecutive
\njuggernaut at home, as UNLV<\/span> has won eight straight
\ngames at the Thomas & <\/span>Mack Center this season, is 10-1 in 2006-07
\nand has won 18 of their last 21 home games dating back to last season (one of
\nthose losses is to San Diego State). Tuesday marks the 40th<\/sup> meeting
\nbetween the schools with UNLV<\/span> <\/span>owning a
\n28-11 series lead. SDSU<\/span> owns a school-best three-game
\nwin streak against the Rebels, having swept UNLV<\/span>
\nseason, winning 83-67 in San Diego, 81-70 in Las Vegas and 63-60 in Denver. Virginia Tech-Miami
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\nhost to Virginia Tech Tuesday with an overall record of 9-11 and 2-4 mark in
\nACC play following an 86-67 loss at Florida State Saturday.
\ncontinues to be one of the better three-point shooting teams in the ACC,
\nhitting an average of 6.3 three-pointers per game which ranks among the top
\nhalf of the league. The Hokies head to
\nwith an overall record of 14-5 and are 4-1 in league play following a 67-64
\novertime victory over
\nSunday evening in Press Notes
\nVirginia Tech has to be careful not to slip up against lesser opponents. The 24th<\/sup>-ranked
\nHokies look to stay near the top of the ACC on Tuesday when they take on
\nslumping
\nrecent eight-day span served notice that Virginia Tech (14-5, 4-1) is a
\nlegitimate threat to win the ACC for the first time since joining the
\nconference in 1995.However, just four days after upsetting the Tar Heels, the
\nHokies stumbled to an 82-73 loss at Florida State, which had lost its first
\nthree conference games. Virginia Tech returned to the win column Sunday with a
\n67-64 overtime victory against visiting
\nand is tied for second with
\none-half game behind
\nThe Terps had a chance to win it with 10 seconds to play in regulation, but
\nmissed a jumper from the corner.Virginia<\/span> Tech\u2019s 14-5
\nrecord is the program\u2019s best mark through 19 games since it was 17-2 in the
\n1995-96 season, which marked its last trip to the NCAA tournament. The Hokies\u2019
\n4-1 ACC record is their best in league play since they started 5-0 that same
\nseason.
\nto end a three-game overall losing streak, and a three-game skid at home. The
\nHurricanes shot only 35.5 percent (22-of-62) from the field Saturday in an
\n86-67 loss at
\nopponents, including 1-1 this season.
\nlast meeting with Virginia Tech 70-59 at home on Feb. 22. The Hurricanes have
\nwon seven of 10 overall, and four of five at home against the Hokies.Press Notes
\nwhich has won two consecutive ACC games, travels to play its third conference
\nroad game of the season as they play at
\n
\nWednesday\u2019s game having won two consecutive games with victories over No. 23
\nVirginia Tech (Jan. 17, 82-73) and Miami (Jan. 20, , 86-67) and play Boston
\nCollege hoping to win their third consecutive ACC game for the first time since
\nthe 1994-95 season. Florida State is 11-1 at home, 2-4 on the road and 1-0 on a
\nneutral court this season and has two victories over ranked teams – current No.
\n1 Florida (Dec. 3, 70-66) and against No. 23 Virginia Tech (Jan. 17, 82-73).
\nThe Seminoles are averaging 6.7 points more in the last three games (82.7 ppg)
\nthan they are for the entire season (76.0). Approved sportsbooks are at <\/span><\/span>
\n24, 2007<\/st1:date>Tulsa-SMU<\/span>
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\nConference
\nhost the Tulane Green Wave (8-8, 1-3 C-USA). The Mustangs and Green Wave have
\neach won nine times in series history. The Mustangs fell 59-56 at Fogelman
\nArena in
\nhome this season and are looking for their first league win this year. The two
\nhome losses in conference have been examples of the thin line between victory
\nand defeat. The Ponies fell to Southern Miss 57-56 on Jan. 10, as Derrick
\none-point lead before falling. Against UTEP<\/span> on Jan.
\n20, Donatas<\/span> Rackauskas<\/span> had
\na game-tying three-point attempt with 17 seconds remining<\/span>.
\nThe Mustangs lead Conference USA in 3-point percentage defense (.304) and
\nrebounding defense (28.8) and rank second in rebound margin (+8.0) and scoring
\ndefense (61.3). Nationally, the team is ninth in rebound margin, 40th<\/sup>
\nin blocked shots, and 42nd<\/sup> in scoring defense.GA Tech-Maryland
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\nthe season when it visits
\nTech, 13-5 overall, 2-3 in the ACC, is coming off a 77-61 loss to No. 4 North
\nCarolina Saturday night, which snapped a two-game winning streak for the
\nJackets.
\nand 1-4 in the ACC, dropped both its games last week on the road at Virginia
\n(103-91) and Virginia Tech (67-64 in overtime). The Jackets have dropped 15
\nstraight games on opponents\u2019 home courts, including 12 ACC losses, and has not
\nwon a true road game since
\n2005<\/st1:date>, a 76-72 victory at
\nBut the Yellow Jackets have had several close calls, including three one-point
\ndefeats. One of those close calls was an 87-84 overtime loss to the Terps last
\nyear at the
\nTech is concluding a five-game stretch, beginning with its Jan. 6 game against
\nClemson, against teams with an average current RPI<\/span> of
\n14.6. They have a combined record of 77-16.
\nhas won nine of the last 14, including both regular-season meetings in 2005-06.
\nTech is 4-8 against
\nunder head coach Paul Hewitt, 1-5 at
\nTech is 16-20 vs. Gary Williams-coached
\nteams. Seven of the 12 games between Tech and
\nsince Paul Hewitt became the head coach have been decided by 10 points or
\nfewer.Kansas-Baylor
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\nstate when it travels to Baylor (11-7, 1-4) Wednesday. The Jayhawks<\/span>
\nand Bears look to bounce back from road losses Saturday. KU fell at Texas Tech
\n69-64, while Baylor lost at
\n91-51.
\n10-game winning streak. Baylor has lost two straight heading into the
\ncontest. No. 8\/8
\n3-1) plays its second of four games in nine days at Baylor. The
\n69-64 Saturday. KU is scoring 76.5 points per game and giving up 59.7. The
\nshooting this season and are making 48.4 percent to their opponents\u2019 37.6
\npercent from the floor.