Louisville Plays Smart and Flusters Syracuse
Syracuse seemed to wait too long to turn up its intensity against Louisville, and the second-ranked Orange paid the price.
Samardo Samuels scored all 8 of his points during a late surge and Jerry Smith made two clutch free throws with 17.8 seconds left as visiting Louisville rallied past Syracuse, 66-60, on Sunday. The Cardinals (16-9, 7-5 Big East), who trailed by 11 in the first half, hung on to win despite missing 5 of 7 free throws in the final 1 minute 41 seconds, including two by Smith. “I thought our guys really played a very intelligent game, didn’t get down when they missed their free throws and let it affect their defense,” Louisville Coach Rick Pitino said. It was the fifth straight win against Syracuse for Louisville, which was 0-4 against ranked teams entering the game. “I thought we got a little bit frustrated with their defense,” Coach Jim Boeheim said. Syracuse’s leading scorer, Wes Johnson, who has a bruised thumb on his shooting hand, was 5 of 20 from the floor and had two shots blocked in the final minute. “I’m just missing shots,” Johnson said. “My body is still not 100 percent, but I wouldn’t really blame it on that.” RUTGERS 71, GEORGETOWN 68 Jonathan Mitchell scored a career-high 24 points, including the clinching free throws with 4.1 seconds to play, as Rutgers won at home against No. 7 Georgetown its first win over a top-10 team in seven years. Mitchell’s previous career high was 21 points against the Hoyas in an 88-63 loss in January. Rutgers (13-12, 3-9 Big East) kept Georgetown (18-6, 8-5) close by preventing any extended scoring runs. Dane Miller, who finished with 13 points, had a tip-in with 21 seconds left to give the Scarlet Knights a 67-66 lead, and he added two free throws with 10.1 seconds left. OHIO STATE 72, ILLINOIS 53 Jon Diebler scored 18 points, including six 3-pointers, as No. 13 Ohio State won at Illinois. The Buckeyes (20-6, 10-3 Big Ten) used an 18-6 run to finish the Illini (17-9, 9-4) off early. SETON HALL 79, DEPAUL 71 Jeremy Hazell scored 18 points as Seton Hall won in Newark. The Pirates (14-9, 5-7 Big East) saw an early 17-point lead dwindle to 4 points twice in the final minute. IONA 70, LOYOLA (MD.) 62 Scott Machado scored 12 points for host Iona. The Gaels (19-8, 11-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) led throughout in a game in which there were 48 personal fouls, 3 players who fouled out and 63 free-throw attempts. NIAGARA 70, MARIST 51 Rob Garrison had 18 points for host Niagara (14-12, 7-7 MAAC). Marist (1-25, 1-15) has lost 14 in a row. SIENA 74, CANISIUS 57 Alex Franklin scored 26 points for visiting Siena (22-5, 15-1 MAAC), which has won 16 of 17. Bob Bevilacqua scored 17 points for Canisius (12-15, 7-9). STANFORD 98, WASH. STATE 67 Jayne Appel scored a season-high 25 points to help No. 2 Stanford win on the road. “It’s my senior year,” Appel said. “When I am out there, I want to make the most out of every minute.” Stanford (23-1, 13-0 Pacific 10 ), which has never lost to Washington State, has won 14 in a row since its only loss of the season, at No. 1 Connecticut. NOTRE DAME 90, DEPAUL 66 Becca Bruszewski scored 19 of her career-high 25 points in the second half and Skylar Diggins added 18 points as No. 4 Notre Dame (23-1, 10-1 Big East) won at home. TENNESSEE 83, FLORIDA 44 Angie Bjorklund scored 24 points, including six 3-pointers, to help No. 5 Tennessee beat visiting Florida. The Lady Volunteers (23-2, 11-1 Southeastern Conference) shot 64.5 percent. OHIO STATE 64, MINNESOTA 59 Samantha Prahalis scored 19 points, Jantel Lavender added 14 and Tayler Hill chipped in 13 as No. 7 Ohio State captured the Big ten title with a victory at Minnesota. The Buckeyes (25-3, 13-2) are the first Big ten basketball team men’s or women’s to win six consecutive conference titles. DUKE 65, VIRGINIA TECH 53 Jasmine Thomas scored 22 points as No. 8 Duke won at Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils (21-4, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) have won 13 in a row against the Hokies. W. VIRGINIA 55, GEORGETOWN 46 Natalie Burton scored a season-high 11 points and Liz Repella also had 11 to lead No. 9 West Virginia at home against No. 16 Georgetown. The Mountaineers (22-3, 9-2 Big East) have never been ranked higher. The Hoyas (20-4, 9-2) shot only 23 percent. Popularity: 1% [?]Related Posts
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