By Paul Gotham K-State KOs Texas Jamar Samuels had a double-double off the bench and led all scorers with 20 as the Kansas State Wildcats knocked the Texas Longhorns from the ranks of the unbeaten, 71-62. K-State outscored the Longhorns at the line by 11. The Wildcats went 20-32 while the Longhorns went a miserable 9-22. The Wildcats also out-rebounded the Longhorns by … [Read more...] about College Basketball Splinters | January 20, 2010
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Xavier-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: It's a battle for first place in the Atlantic 10 at 1776 N. Broad Street as Chris Mack's Xavier Musketeers (12-5/4-0) take on Fran Dunphy's No. 16 Temple Owls (15-3/3-0). Plot: Both Temple and Xavier bring four-game winning streaks into the tilt. Sub-plot: This is the Musketeers lone road game for the remainder of the month. Xavier is coming … [Read more...] about Xavier-Temple: Tale Of The Tape
Dayton-Xavier: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: The Blackburn / McCafferty Trophy is on the line at the Cintas Center Saturday morning when Brian Gregory's Dayton Flyers (13-3 / 2-0) travel south on I75 for an Atlantic 10 clash with Chris Mack's Xavier Musketeers (11-5 / 3-0). The Trophy honors former Dayton coach Tom Blackburn (1947-64) and Xavier coach and athletic director, Jim McCafferty … [Read more...] about Dayton-Xavier: Tale Of The Tape
Syracuse-West Virginia: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: The West Virginia University Coliseum is the site for a Big East Top Ten Battle as Jim Boeheim brings his No. 5 Syracuse Orange (16-1/3-1) to Morgantown for a tilt with Bob Huggins and his No.10 West Virginia Mountaineers (13-2/4-1). Plot: Syracuse carries a three-game winning streak into the contest. West Virginia has split their last four after … [Read more...] about Syracuse-West Virginia: Tale Of The Tape
College Basketball Splinters | January 13, 2009
By Paul Gotham Tough week for the Jayhawks Seven days ago Bill Self's Kansas Jayhawks looked like an unstoppable force. One week later, the Jayhawks' staff might want to spend some time reading the tea leaves. Without a doubt, the Jayhawks will have some say in who wins this year's national title. The degree to which they have that say will depend upon how Self's crew … [Read more...] about College Basketball Splinters | January 13, 2009