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NCAA News Archives for February 1, 2006

No. 21 Michigan holds off Penn State
Feb 1 2006 11:54PM (CT)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Dion Harris got into a sweet-shooting rhythm. Here was his routine against Penn State: catch a pass, square up to shoot behind the 3-point line, then turn to his bench with his arms outstretched in the air after the ball swished through the net.
 
Neal leads No. 19 Oklahoma past Texas A&M
Feb 1 2006 11:51PM (CT)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - As Oklahoma's winning streak grows longer, it's evident that the Sooners are a different baskeball team with Michael Neal playing.
 
No. 2 Duke 83 edges No. 15 BC 83-81
Feb 1 2006 11:49PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - J.J. Redick scored 28 points, including three late free throws, to help second-ranked Duke hold off No. 15 Boston College 83-81 on Wednesday night.
 
No. 24 LSU remains unbeaten in SEC
Feb 1 2006 11:41PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Darrel Mitchell's senior season is becoming a rerun of his high school playing days. Mitchell, who is playing point guard for the first time since high school, scored 27 points and No. 24 LSU remained unbeaten in the Southeastern Conference with an 84-69 victory against Auburn on Wednesday night.
 
Mountaineers remain unbeaten in Big East
Feb 1 2006 11:37PM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Notre Dame's luck has fallen short lately. Notre Dame lost its third straight game to a ranked opponent, falling to No. 11 West Virginia 71-70.
 
Tucker helps No. 7 Texas beat Mizzou
Feb 1 2006 11:36PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - P.J. Tucker scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and added 11 rebounds to help No. 7 Texas beat Missouri 66-53 on Wednesday night.
 
N.C. State rallies to edge Virginia 66-64
Feb 1 2006 11:12PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Cameron Bennerman had a great view of both shots that decided the outcome Wednesday night. The first was his own attempt from in close that bounced off the rim into his waiting hands, and he put it back up and in to give No. 18 North Carolina State the lead for good.
 
Pearl's lucky color orange as Vols win
Feb 1 2006 11:11PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl wore his bright orange jacket and the 13th-ranked Volunteers rewarded him with a win over a Southeastern Conference division rival.
 
Washington leads No. 3 Memphis past Tulsa
Feb 1 2006 11:09PM (CT)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Darius Washington Jr. scored 22 points and Rodney Carney added 12 of his 19 during a first-half run to help third-ranked Memphis beat Tulsa 84-61 Wednesday night.
 
Wilmont helps No. 22 Indiana beat Wildcats
Feb 1 2006 10:58PM (CT)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Roderick Wilmont scored a career-high 23 points in his first start this season, and little-used guard Errek Suhr provided a second-half spark to help No. 22 Indiana beat Northwestern 72-63 on Wednesday night.
 
No. 9 Rutgers holds off No. 25 St. John's
Feb 1 2006 10:57PM (CT)
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Cappie Pondexter scored 24 points and No. 9 Rutgers held off No. 25 St. John's 61-51 Wednesday night after squandering a 27-point lead.
 
Nebraska dismisses sophomore McCray
Feb 1 2006 10:49PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Sophomore guard Joe McCray was dismissed from Nebraska's basketball team on Wednesday for violating team rules.
 
Horner leads No. 23 Iowa past Purdue 77-68
Feb 1 2006 10:21PM (CT)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Jeff Horner ditched his knee brace and found his shot. The Iowa senior scored a career-high 32 points and set a school record for career 3-point field goals, leading the 23rd-ranked Hawkeyes to a 77-68 victory over Purdue on Wednesday night.
 
Cal offensive coordinator leaves school
Feb 1 2006 9:35PM (CT)
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - California offensive coordinator George Cortez left the program Wednesday to pursue a job as an NFL assistant coach.
 
Doran lifts Maryland past Miami 88-77
Feb 1 2006 9:17PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Shay Doron scored 26 points and capped a late run that enabled No. 6 Maryland to pull away to its sixth straight victory, 88-77 over Miami on Wednesday night.
 
QB battle starts in spring for Longhorns
Feb 1 2006 8:29PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The most important player signed by national champion Texas on Wednesday might be one already on campus.
 
NCAA puts Florida A&M on probation
Feb 1 2006 8:02PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The NCAA put Florida A&M on probation for four years Wednesday but did not add to penalties, including the loss of scholarships and championships, already imposed by the school and by the Mid-East Athletic Conference.
 
Tennessee Tech coach battles disorder
Feb 1 2006 6:24PM (CT)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - For most of his life, Tennessee Tech basketball coach Mike Sutton has counted wins and losses. Now he measures success in smaller increments.
 
Jamie Broback bounces back from troubles
Feb 1 2006 5:55AM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It wasn't so long ago that Jamie Broback was relegated to the role of cheerleader, watching her Minnesota teammates play without her.
 
Ubaka emerging as Cal's floor leader
Feb 1 2006 5:53AM (CT)
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Ayinde Ubaka can improvise. Last summer, when Ubaka's California teammates were too beat up to take part in open gym, Ubaka quickly found another way to hone his game. He drove a half-hour each way several days a week to Saint Mary's College, where he played pickup games with the Gaels and his good friend John Winston.
 
No. 1 UConn holds on against No. 9 Pitt
Feb 1 2006 5:51AM (CT)
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Jim Calhoun was exhausted. His players were incredibly tired, too. Connecticut had just gutted out an 80-76 win over a physical Pittsburgh team Tuesday night. With the Big East conference in full swing, the top-ranked Huskies can expect a few more nights like this.
 
Northern Iowa loses debut as ranked team
Feb 1 2006 12:32AM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Northern Iowa came into its matchup with Creighton ranked in The Associated Press' Top 25 for the first time. The Panthers left the same way they did the last nine times they visited Omaha _ with a loss.
 
No. 17 Hoyas thump DePaul 64-44
Feb 1 2006 12:15AM (CT)
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Georgetown needed just 6 minutes to bury DePaul. Roy Hibbert scored 17 points and the 17th-ranked Hoyas put together an early 18-0 run to take control in a 64-44 victory Tuesday night that extended their winning streak to five games.
 
   

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