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College Basketball Splinters | January 6, 2010

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By Paul Gotham Kansas vs. Temple: the difference between 1 and 18 Saturday, Fran Dunphy and his No. 18 Temple Owls got a front row view as to why the Kansas Jayhawks rank number one in the nation. Temple completed an undefeated December. Kansas was on the road. Everything looked good for the Owls.  That was until Kansas went on a 19-4 run en route to an 84-52 … [Read more...] about College Basketball Splinters | January 6, 2010

Xavier-Wake Forest: Tale Of The Tape

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By Paul Gotham Setting: The Joel Coliseum, on the campus of Wake Forest University, is the scene for the first annual Skip Prosser Classic as Chris Mack brings his Xavier Musketeers (8-4) south for an inter-conference battle with Dino Gaudio's Wake Forest Demon Deacons (10-2). Plot: The game is the last one before each team enters conference play. The Musketeers travel to … [Read more...] about Xavier-Wake Forest: Tale Of The Tape

College Basketball Splinters | December 30,2009

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By Paul Gotham Taking the mid out of mid-major A quick glance at recent victories by 'mid'-majors over the 'majors.' Xavier 89 LSU 65 Kenny Frease made good on a first career start with 12 points and seven rebounds. Terrell Holloway led the way with 20. Jamel McLean picked up the double-double off the bench with 10 points and 10 boards. The Musketeers out-rebounded … [Read more...] about College Basketball Splinters | December 30,2009

LSU – Xavier: Tale Of The Tape

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By Paul Gotham Setting: SEC meets Atlantic 10 at the Cintas Center on the campus of Xavier University when Trent Johnson's LSU Tigers (8-3) lock horns with Chris Mack's Xavier Musketeers (7-4). Plot: Both teams will look to shrug off any possible holiday hangover. Xavier last played on December 23rd (a 70-67 victory over Miami of Ohio). LSU lost in overtime to Washington … [Read more...] about LSU – Xavier: Tale Of The Tape