No. 21 Seminoles hold off No. 16 Virginia 58-55 - Feb 4, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Reserve Okaro White (6'8''-F-92) scored 13 points and Xavier Gibson (6'11''-F/C-88) added 10 points Saturday as No. 21 Florida State held off 16th-ranked Virginia 58-55 to keep a share of first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with its seventh straight league victory.
Virginia (17-4, 4-3) climbed back from a 13-point second-half deficit, but Jontel Evans' desperation 30-footer didn't get off in time before the final buzzer-it bounced off the rim anyway [read more]
Reserve Okaro White (6'8''-F-92) scored 13 points and Xavier Gibson (6'11''-F/C-88) added 10 points Saturday as No. 21 Florida State held off 16th-ranked Virginia 58-55 to keep a share of first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with its seventh straight league victory.
Virginia (17-4, 4-3) climbed back from a 13-point second-half deficit, but Jontel Evans' desperation 30-footer didn't get off in time before the final buzzer-it bounced off the rim anyway. Virginia's four losses this season have come by a total of 10 points.
Mike Scott (6'8''-F-88) and Joe Harris (6'6''-G) led the Cavaliers with 16 points apiece. Scott also had a game-high 11 rebounds.
It's the first time that Florida State (16-6, 7-1) has won seven straight games in ACC play since joining the league in 1991-92.
Notre Dame takes down No. 17 Marquette 76-59 - Feb 4, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Freshman Pat Connaughton (6'5''-G/F-93) had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Notre Dame made 11 3-pointers and beat No. 15 Marquette 76-59 Saturday.
Connaughton shot 5-for-8 on 3s to lead the Irish (15-8, 7-3 Big East) to their fourth straight win. Notre Dame has defeated five ranked opponents this season.
Eric Atkins (6'1''-G-91) chipped in 18 points and Jerian Grant (6'5''-G-92) had 12 in a strong performance by the Irish backcourt [read more]
Freshman Pat Connaughton (6'5''-G/F-93) had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Notre Dame made 11 3-pointers and beat No. 15 Marquette 76-59 Saturday.
Connaughton shot 5-for-8 on 3s to lead the Irish (15-8, 7-3 Big East) to their fourth straight win. Notre Dame has defeated five ranked opponents this season.
Eric Atkins (6'1''-G-91) chipped in 18 points and Jerian Grant (6'5''-G-92) had 12 in a strong performance by the Irish backcourt.
The loss snapped a seven-game conference winning streak for Marquette (19-5, 8-3). Darius Johnson-Odom scored 10 points for the Golden Eagles in the first half, but was held to just two points the rest of the game.
Vander Blue (6'4''-G-92) chipped in 12 points and seven rebounds for Marquette. The Eagles shot just 2 of 13 from 3-point range.
Harvard beats Cornell 71-60, stays unbeaten in Ivy - Feb 4, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Laurent Rivard (6'5''-G-91) scored 16 points as Harvard remained unbeaten in Ivy League play with a 71-60 victory over Cornell on Friday night.
The victory was the 24th in a row at home for the Crimson (19-2, 5-0), extending their record for the program, and was their seventh straight overall. Their 5-0 league start matches the 1980-81 squad for the program's best ever [read more]
Laurent Rivard (6'5''-G-91) scored 16 points as Harvard remained unbeaten in Ivy League play with a 71-60 victory over Cornell on Friday night.
The victory was the 24th in a row at home for the Crimson (19-2, 5-0), extending their record for the program, and was their seventh straight overall. Their 5-0 league start matches the 1980-81 squad for the program's best ever.
Rivard scored 11 first-half points, including two 3-pointers and a pair of free throws in a span of 1:28, as Harvard took a 38-24 lead into halftime. The Big Red (7-12, 2-3) shot just 30.8 percent (8 of 26) in the first half.
Harvard's lead reached as many as 22 points, 57-35, with 8:22 remaining in the game.
Kyle Casey (6'7''-F) finished with 13 points for the Crimson, and Keith Wright and Steve Moundou-Missi each had nine.
Johnathan Gray (6'3''-G) scored 14 points to lead Cornell.
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