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NCAA News Archives for December 9, 2006

No. 14 Arizona blows out San Diego State
Dec 9 2006 11:54PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - With star freshman Chase Budinger held to only five points in his homecoming, Marcus Williams had 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead the No. 14 Arizona Wildcats to their seventh straight win, 69-48 over San Diego State on Saturday night.
 
Creighton upends No. 24 Xavier 73-67
Dec 9 2006 11:29PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - To his dismay, Xavier coach Sean Miller's pregame premonition was right Saturday night.
 
Nebraska women pound Michigan 87-47
Dec 9 2006 11:16PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Chelsea Aubry scored 18 points and Cory Montgomery added 14 to help No. 25 Nebraska beat Michigan 87-47 on Saturday night.
 
Rutgers women top Princeton to end skid
Dec 9 2006 10:57PM (CT)
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Kia Vaughn was 12-of-16 from the field and finished with a career-high 27 points to lead No. 19 Rutgers to a 76-51 victory over Princeton on Saturday night.
 
OSU quarterback Troy Smith wins Heisman
Dec 9 2006 10:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Winning the Heisman Trophy was easy. The hard part for Troy Smith was staying composed.
 
Indiana St. ends Butler's surprise run
Dec 9 2006 10:49PM (CT)
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - When Indiana State's Gabe Moore realized this wasn't the same Butler team he watched upset four big-name programs in November, he took matters into his own hands.
 
Nichols leads Syracuse over Colgate
Dec 9 2006 10:48PM (CT)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Colgate took care of Demetris Nichols for one half. That wasn't nearly enough.
 
Arizona State hires Erickson as coach
Dec 9 2006 10:27PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Dennis Erickson has accepted the head coaching job at Arizona State, Idaho athletic director Rob Spear said Saturday night.
 
No. 22 Oklahoma St. upends Ball St.
Dec 9 2006 10:20PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Going coast-to-coast took on new meaning for No. 22 Oklahoma State.
 
UNC's Williams is fastest to 500 wins
Dec 9 2006 10:12PM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - No Division I coach reached the 500-win mark faster than Roy Williams. Fittingly, North Carolina used a quick start to give him that meaningful milestone.
 
No. 4 Alabama blows out Alabama St.
Dec 9 2006 9:43PM (CT)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - No. 4 Alabama had two big stars on the bench. The Crimson Tide wound up watching the Richard Hendrix show.
 
No. 1 UCLA survives Texas A&M 65-62
Dec 9 2006 8:50PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The last time the rest of the country looked in on UCLA, the Bruins played their way into the national championship game with defense. They needed a big dose of it Saturday.
 
No. 10 Wichita St. downs Wyoming 83-69
Dec 9 2006 8:47PM (CT)
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A week ago, Wichita State almost blew a 19-point lead at Syracuse, playing conservatively while the Orange made a late run that fell short.
 
Vanderbilt takes down Georgia Tech 73-64
Dec 9 2006 8:33PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Vanderbilt Commodores have bounced back from a very painful loss with a winning streak that includes one of their best victories in recent years.
 
No. 2 Pitt rallies to get by Buffalo
Dec 9 2006 7:35PM (CT)
AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) - Having survived his team's biggest scare of the young season, Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon was asked how many more road games against mid-major opponents he planned to schedule in the future.
 
Ohio St. tops Cleveland St.; Oden starts
Dec 9 2006 7:17PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Most big men dream of being guards. Not Greg Oden.
 
No. 11 Wisconsin edges No. 17 Marquette
Dec 9 2006 5:51PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Sure, Alando Tucker's performance in a high-stakes game against an in-state rival might have been one of the finest of his college career.
 
Knight passes Rupp as Texas Tech wins
Dec 9 2006 5:43PM (CT)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Bob Knight celebrated his 877th victory by going hunting.
 
No. 12 Kansas holds off Toledo 68-58
Dec 9 2006 5:11PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - So how does a team set a school record with 15 blocked shots while getting outrebounded?
 
No. 16 Memphis tops Mississippi 82-70
Dec 9 2006 5:10PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - One month into the season, and a month before resuming Conference USA play, Memphis coach John Calipari has a better handle on his 16th-ranked Tigers.
 
Marquette women top Oakland, Mich. 64-51
Dec 9 2006 4:56PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) - Krystal Ellis scored 17 points and No. 24 Marquette played suffocating defense in a 64-51 victory over Oakland on Saturday afternoon.
 
Michigan St. women down Hartford 58-45
Dec 9 2006 4:11PM (CT)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Aisha Jefferson scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds in Michigan State's 58-45 win over Hartford on Saturday.
 
No. 7 Duke rolls past George Mason 69-53
Dec 9 2006 3:34PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - DeMarcus Nelson and Jon Scheyer took care of the scoring while the entire Duke team took care of the basketball. The result was one of the Blue Devils' best offensive showing in weeks. Nelson scored 24 points while Scheyer had 18, both career highs, to lead No. 7 Duke past George Mason 69-53 on Saturday, extending the nation's longest home nonconference winning streak to 48 games.
 
No. 17 Louisville rips W. Kentucky 70-58
Dec 9 2006 3:18PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Angel McCoughtry scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 17 Louisville to a 70-58 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.
 
Shannon: 'Hard times' to 'Canes coach
Dec 9 2006 3:09PM (CT)
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Once surrounded by bad examples and now surrounded by cameras and microphones, new Miami Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon politely declines to talk about the worst trouble he ever got into.
 
Rodriguez spurns Tide; hunt starts anew
Dec 9 2006 2:43AM (CT)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Rich Rodriguez couldn't bear to leave West Virginia. And once again, Alabama failed to get its man.
 
No. 23 Lobos smother Sam Houston State
Dec 9 2006 12:13AM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Julie Briody scored 15 points and helped No. 23 New Mexico score 14 straight points in the first half en route to a 77-41 victory over Sam Houston State in the first round of the Southwest Airlines Shootout on Friday night.
 
   

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