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Rockets Roll Six

Andre Odums — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 05:43:04 +0000

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The Houston Rockets got 23 points from Woods and Gordon to lead to its sixth win in a row.

The Rockets drained clutch shots down the stretch to hold off the New Orleans Pelicans

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Second time a Charm Cyclones Dethrone No. 1 Oklahoma, 82-77

Andre Odums — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:44:25 +0000

Georges Niang Leans forwards to hear ESPN reporter while fan storm court {Photo Andre ODUMS}

Cyclones Dethrone No. 1 Oklahoma, 82-77 AMES, Iowa – Hilton Magic did it again. For just the second time in school history Iowa State (14-4, 3-3 Big 12) defeated the nation’s No. 1-rated team, downing top-rated Oklahoma (15-2, 4-2 Big 12), 82-77 in a back-and-forth classic Monday night in Hilton Coliseum.

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Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville and Ohio State set the stage for big dance

Undre Smith — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:20:56 +0000

From Elite eight to Final Four

Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville and Ohio State have all been fitted for next week’s big dance. In the Midwest, second-seeded Kansas downed top-seeded North Carolina, 80-67. The Jayhawks (31-6) got 22 points from Tyshawn Taylor to help in the victory over the Tar Heels (32-6). It’s the first trip back to the final four since winning it in 2008. They will meet Ohio State, who outlasted top-seeded Syracuse 77-70 in the east.
Jared Sullinger led the Buckeyes with 19 points and 7 rebounds and guard Lenzelle Smith, Jr. added 18.
An emotional moment for Rick Pitino and the fourth-seeded Louisville Cardinals, who had to come from behind to defeat seventh-seeded Florida, 72-68 in the west.
Kentucky (36-2) had the easiest victory of the four qualifiers, defeating Baylor 82-70 while leading by more than 20 points during parts of the game. The top-seeded Wildcats return to the final four for the second straight year where they will face Louisville. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had a game high 19 points while Anthony Davis tossed in 18 with 11 boards for Kentucky.
Baylor finishes its season (30-8).

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Panthers Jump Out To Early Lead, Hold Off TSU Before Packed House

Andre Odums — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:32:00 +0000

#32 Chapman up for a slam Photo: Andre Odums

Louis Munks and Ryan Gesiakowskicombined to score 44 points as Prairie View A&M built a 16-point halftime lead and held off a late charge by Texas Southern in a 73-67 victory before a capacity crowd of 5,400 in the Baby Dome.Ahead 21-19 with 8:32 remaining, Prairie View broke the game open with a 13-3 run as Munks scored five points during the run. TSU got to within 10 with 4:08 remaining following a Keithtrick Denson layup but the Panthers went into the half up by 16 as sophomore forward Jules Montgomery nailed a basket with no time remaining in regulation to cap off a 6-0 surge.
Similar to Monday’s second half against Alabama A&M, the Panthers got off to another slow start as TSU outscored them 13-2 in the first four minutes to draw within five 42-37. Prairie View’s Ronald Wright ended the drought with a basket at the 16:08 mark but TSU got to within five once again following a tip-in from Tim Price with 13:09 remaining.
From that point, Prairie View A&M responded with a 9-0 run as Jourdan DeMuynck and Ryan Gesiakowskiboth hit a pair of baskets for a 53-39 lead. The Panthers remained ahead by double digits for the next four minutes until TSU’s Dexter Ellington and Madarious Gibbs combined to hit three straight jumpers which drew59-53. However, TSU’s Omar Strong answered on the ensuing possession as his trey cut TSU’s deficit to three (59-56) with 4:09 left.
With their backs against the wall, Gesiakowski came to PV’s rescue with consecutive baskets over the next two minutes to up PV’s lead to 63-56. TSU’s Strong missed a trey on the next possession and PV’s Demondre Chapman scored a layup following the miss to move the Panthers’ lead to nine at 65-56 at the 2:18 mark.
TSU would draw to within five on three occasions over the next two minutes but the Panthers were clutch from the free throw line as they went 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. Strong nailed his sixth and final trey of the evening to close within four points with 15 seconds left but Munks put an exclamation mark at the end of regulation as his one-handed thunder dunk off a TSU turnover ended PV’s four-game losing streak to TSU.
Munks led the Panthers with 23 points while Gesiakowski followed with 21 points. Chapman also tallied 13 points while DeMuynck led the Panthers with 10 points and seven rebounds. TSU was led by Strong with 19 points.
The Panthers return to action on Saturday as they host Jackson State at 5 p.m. in the Baby Dome.
the Tigers to within three at 56-53 with 4:45 left. Sensing the momentum shift, Gesiakowski hit a huge trey following Ellington’s trey to give PV a two-possession lead at

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Delta Devils wear down Texas Southern in overtime

Undre Smith — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:54:04 +0000

Delta Devils Terrence Joyner defends TSU's freshman guard Madarious Gibbs Photo by Dominique Monday

Free throws, turnovers and missed opportunities add up in Tigers loss

In overtime, Center Paul Crosby used his size and strength to convert a layup while drawing a foul as he delivered the pivotal points that eventually ended Texas Southern University’s home winning streak of 14 games by dropping a 77-69 decision to Mississippi Valley States Delta Devils Monday night at H&PE Arena.
The win kept Delta Devils record spotless in conference play (8-11, 7-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Mississippi Valley State took control of a tight game with just over ten minutes left in the first half. A pair of steals coupled with consecutive treys propelled the Devils. It all started when guard Terrance Joyner, who led four starters in double figures with 18 points, stroked back-to-back 3-pointers. Joyner first spotted up uncovered from the right baseline to pull the Devil’s within two, 21-19. Then followed with a steal and within seconds, from the same spot, put Mississippi up 22-21 with 10:09 left. The Delta Devil’s made the lead stand up until halftime, where it led 37-33.
Brent Arrington score 17-points, Paul Crosby tallied 15 and 12 rebounds and William Pugh finished with 12 for Mississippi Valley.
Mississippi Valley State’s man-to-man defense began to where down the Tigers around the nine minute mark. Turnovers and free throws began to be the Tigers worst enemy. Texas Southern finished 16-of-24 from the charity stripe with 13 turnovers while the Delta Devils finished 22-of-27.
Texas Southern, up 19-16 moments earlier, But an 11-point swing turned in by Mississippi Valley watched the Tigers trail, 31-23 with 4:40 left in the first half.
Much of the evening, the Tigers (6-13, 5-2) countered with a zone defense and occasionally trapped out of it. Which, worked well while defending the athletic Devils.
Early on the seesaw battle watched TSU lead for most of the first half. Neither team could build a lead bigger than three points.
After a blown layup and a traveling violation charged to Daniel King, the Devils increased its lead, 41-33 when Amos Studivant and Joyner scored consecutive baskets to open the second half.
Slowly the Tigers chipped away at the deficit until tying the score at 51 with 5:41 left. However, all of sudden Mississippi Valley received the spark it needed from backup guard William Pugh who shinned scoring the Delta Devils next eight points to hold a 60-55 lead. The Devils converted several Texas Southern misses into points.
Later, the Tiger’s shook off the cold spell and battled back from seven-points down to close the gap, 63-61 with less than a minute to play, setting up the play of the game. Freshman Madarious Gibbs took control of a defensive board and raced the length of the floor to score a layup, beating the buzzer to send the game into overtime.
Then the man of the hour, Joyner wasted no time, drilling a trey from the right-wing to give the Delta Devils a lead they would never surrender (66-63).
Exerting so much energy to send the game to overtime took a toll on the Tigers, as Mississippi had its way the remainder of the game.
It’s very disappointing, said an upset Texas Southern Coach, Tony Harvey, who also said the loss will serve as a great teaching point.
For Texas Southern, Omar Strong led with 16 points, Madarious Gibbs had 14, Lawr Johnson-Danner ended his night with 13 and Fred Sturdivant finished with 10.

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Stiff zone defense produces win for Cougars

Undre Smith — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:43:21 +0000

UH Maurice McNeil followed by Alandise Harris take a victory walk after C-USA Conference win over Tulane

Thirty points off turnovers swallows Green Wave
A team at nearly full strength was a key in University of Houston’s 79-68 victory over Tulane Saturday night at Hofheinz Pavilion.
With a week off, a much healthier Cougar team got a stellar defensive effort to keep them in the fold, as they snapped a five game losing streak. With the win the Cougars bounced back from a tough overtime to Tulsa last weekend.
Houston shook off a slow start to rebound from the Green Wave’s 8-0 run to start the game.
“I really had them ready to play the first few minutes of the game,” said James Dickey UH Coach. Tulane can really shoot the basketball, they did a nice job. They don’t have a lot of size but they do a great job of spacing, penetrating, pitching and shooting threes. I can’t remember when we given up 14 threes, wouldn’t usually defend the three.”
The Cougars defense forced turnovers with points that followed,30 to be exact.
The Cougars (12-11, 3-6 C-USA) broke open a close game with a 9-0 run that gave them a 27-18 lead with 7:23 to go in the half. Just after, senior guard Zamal Nixon added five points when he was fouled on a fast break layup as he converted the shot, knock down the bonus free throw and followed that with a jumper from the right baseline to increase the Cougars lead, 32-18.
Tulane’s forward David Booker ended the drought with a layup with the Green Wave still down by 12 points.
The Cougars shot 54.8 percent in the first half.
Darian Thibodeaux and Maurice McNeil accounted for a baskets each to keep the pressure on Tulane while giving the Cougars a 37-20 lead. In the closing moments of the first half Tulane was able to trim the deficit to eight, 39-31 on a trey by Richard and a offensive rebound put back by Kendall Timmons going into halftime.
The Cougars opened the second half with an 8-1 run when McNeil, Brown and Nixon all scored layups widening the gap 49-32 with 17:42 to go. Tulane continued to battle back when Timmons found the rim on a reverse layup and Kris Richard added a 3-pointer from the top of the key.
“A lot of them we were out there defending the three and they hit some big shots,” said Coach Dickey of UH. We got off to a bad start. We did a lot of things good in the first half, we rebounded, we didn’t turn the ball over that much. I thought we got going, moving the ball, moved ourselves, we shared the ball really well.”
Kendrick Washington’s four point scoring spurt gave the Cougars a 15 point advantage, 55-40 with 10:52 to go. As it turned out, the Green wave could never sustain a run or stop the Cougars.
Five cougars finished in double figures led by Zamal Nixon’s 17 points, Maurice McNeil had 15 to go with 11 rebounds, Alandise Harris 16 points, Adam Brown and Kendrick Washington scored 10 points apiece.
The Cougars will face SMU on Wednesday at Hofheinz Pavilion, their last home game of the season.

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Historical Dream season ends for Baylor

Undre Smith — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:00:12 +0000

Second chance opportunity
key for Blue Devils
More than 47,000 screaming fans crowded Reliant Stadium, as Baylor faded in the winding moments. Most of the crowd were draped in green and yellow.
For this years’ Baylor team it’s a sad moment, but for the program it’s a turning point, the resurrection of Baylor Men’s Basketball. It’s been a long time for the program. The Bears have enjoy the best season in recent memory.
Three late offensive rebounds led to the death of the bears. Duke missed the front end of three one and ones but was able to come up with three rebound while knocking down three treys to put the game away. The Bears had a chance to stay close but cold shooting hurt their cause.
The top seeded Duke Blue Devils pull out the stops down the stretch and executed some key baskets to outlast the Baylor Bears 78-71 Sunday evening. With the win the blue Devils will be making their 15th final four appearance.
Baylor the No. 3 seed was gunning for their first final four since 1950.
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Texas Fans turned out big along with Baylor Nation in Reliant Stadium (Photo: Andre Odums)

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Baylor advance to south region final

Undre Smith — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:54:15 +0000

Bears to play for final four
birth since 1950
In the South Region in Houston, The Baylor Bears rumbled past Saint Mary’s 72-49 Friday night at Reliant Stadium, with the win they advance to the regional final where they will face Duke on Sunday for a chance to play in the final four.
The Blue Devils are in search of their 15th final four birth, only two other teams have more appearances which are North Carolina and UCLA.
This is the first Elite Eight showing for Baylor since 1950.
Baylor’s Coach Scott Drew said their defense is among the best, staying in the top ten in the NCAA all season is the top reason for the team’s long tenure in the tournament.
37 points between both guards, Carter and Dunn pave the way for the Bears offense. Dunn led all scorers with 23 points while connecting on four treys. Carter added 14 points and 3 assists. “Outstanding execution,” Drew said.

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Freshman Looking Fresh

Undre Smith — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:23:30 +0000

Freshman forward Ray Turner is making a big impact among his new teamates at College Station. Turner has picked up where he left off at Jones High School in South East Houston, dunking with power. Turners Dunk in the first half against Texas at Reed Arena moved the crowd.
The Aggie’s went on to beat Texas 74-58.

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A team effort carries Cougars to victory

Undre Smith — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:45:49 +0000

Coleman’s 34 points
pace the UH

D. Wade (UofH) center slash through the middle (Photo: Andre Odums)

Although Aubrey Coleman suffers with a thigh contusion he knew if he could stay on the floor his teammates would be relying on him to lead them to victory. Instead the Cougars got a team effort.
Colman’s 34 points,8 rebounds in 36 minutes was more than enough to help Houston along the way.
The University of Houston defeated the Memphis Tigers 92-75 Wednesday night at Hofheinz Pavilion in front of 4,000 fans.
The Tigers couldn’t keep pace with focused Cougars as they worked the ball through every part of their offense. When they needed to run they ran, when they needed half court offense they set it up. Inside scoring, outside scoring, dunks and precision passing worked well for the Cougars.
“We changed our offense, they (Memphis) saw an entirely different offense then the one they saw the first time they played us. We ran a lot of slip screens, we set a screen and slip it. We got the ball in the paint not just off the dribble but the pass,” UH coach Tom Penders said.
At one point Houston (14-13, 6-7 C-USA) was up by as many as 22 points, assuring an end to the 11 game losing streak.
Memphis (20-8, 10-3) could never stay consistent converting a basket to every two or three Cougar scores.
Cougar’s Freshman forward Kendrick Washington was a bright spot with 16 points and 9 rebounds.
Kelvin Lewis added 18 points.
With four games remaining the Cougars hope to enter Conference USA on a strong note.

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