By Kyle Soppe According to Elias Sports Bureau, the 40 point shellacking that the Trailblazers put on the Spurs was the largest defeat by a team that had won its previous 11 games. The Spurs played without their big three, but 137-97? Championship caliber teams can do better than that. The home team led by as much as 48, paced by Gerald Wallace's +42 plus/minus ratio. … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Spurs @ Trailblazers
Box Score Breakdown | Grizzles @ Rockets
By Kyle Soppe In a divisional match up of playoff hopefuls, the Rockets prevailed 97-93 over the visiting Grizzles. With the victory, the top three teams in the Western Conference's Southwest division all call Texas home. The Rockets used a balanced attack, as five players scored between 8-10 points. Point guard Kyle Lowry continued his break out season, scoring 24 … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Grizzles @ Rockets
Box Score Breakdown | Mavs @ Knicks
By Kyle Soppe After their first loss in the Jeremy Lin era, the Knicks bounced back nicely to defeat the defending champs at the Garden, 104-97. Lin was at it again, as poured in 28 points and dished out a career high 14 assists. The double double was his third in a five day stretch, tripling his career double doubles up to that point. The downside to Lin continues to be … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Mavs @ Knicks
Spiders continue dominance of Rams
By Kyle Soppe Senior night at UR was all about their lone senior, Abby Oliver. She was recognized before the game with a ceremony, and wasn't properly recognized by Fordham's defense, as the Roanoke native buried the Rams, 63-50. A projected defensive battle started with both offenses clicking on all cylinders in the early going. Charlotte Stoddart swished home a corner … [Read more...] about Spiders continue dominance of Rams
Temple +25 in turnovers, down Rhode Island
KINGSTON, R.I. – Shey Peddy tied the Temple women’s basketball single-game record with 10 steals, also scoring a game-high 22 points as the Owls earned an 84-41 road win at Rhode Island. Temple (18-8, 11-1) won its 11th straight game, forcing 30 turnovers while committing only five of them- a season low. As a team, the Owls recorded 27 steals to tie the program record for a … [Read more...] about Temple +25 in turnovers, down Rhode Island