Spurs halt Suns’ winning streak at 5
February 28, 2010
SAN ANTONIO (AP)—Richard Jefferson(notes) scored 20 points in his best game sincelosing his starting job, and the San Antonio Spurs beat Phoenix 113-110 onSunday to end the Suns’ five-game winning streak.
Amare Stoudemire had a season-high 41 points and 12 rebounds for Phoenix,but Jefferson and the Spurs hung on late to hand the Suns only their second losssince the All-Star break.
Phoenix also had an embarrassing hand in its demise.
Jason Richardson(notes) could’ve tied the game with about 40 seconds left but blewan uncontested dunk on a fast break. With no one in front of him, Richardson’sone-handed slam ricocheted off the rim, while his teammates watched indisbelief.
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Tim Duncan(notes) had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs. Manu Ginobili(notes) alsoscored 21, including 11 points in the fourth quarter.
Against the NBA’s top-scoring team, the Spurs gutted out only their secondwin in their last five games. Phoenix came in as one of the hottest teams in theleague, having won 11 of its previous 13.
The Suns certainly had their chances to extend that streak.
Stoudemire had 14 points in the fourth and Richardson half of his 20 pointsin the quarter, missing only one shot in the fourth—but it was a big one.
His blown dunk turned out to be Phoenix’s best chance to tie the game. SteveNash(notes) heaved a long 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left to get Phoenix within one,and the Suns had one more shot left after Ginobili sank two free throws.
But needing to go the length of floor with 3.2 seconds left, Nash passed upa 3-pointer and instead passed to Channing Frye(notes) as the clock expired.
Nash had 18 points and 11 assists. Stoudemire was 15 of 28 from the floorand eclipsed 30 points for the fifth time in the past 13 games.
Tony Parker(notes), returning to the San Antonio lineup after missing Friday’s lossat Houston because of an illness, scored 16 points. Reserve DeJuan Blair(notes) added14 points.
But no reserve was bigger for the Spurs than Jefferson. Demoted to the benchtwo weeks ago after not meeting expectations as a high-priced starter, Jeffersoneclipsed 20 points for the first time in two months.
He came in off the bench for the fifth time in six games, a role the careerstarter appears likely to keep the rest of the season. Spurs coach GreggPopovich said before the game that Jefferson has better “focus” in his reserverole while sidestepping his disappointment as a starter.
Jefferson’s 20 points were the most since he had 24 in a win over Milwaukeeon Dec. 29. He was 7-of-11 from the field and hit two 3-pointers.
Frye added 11 for the Suns.
NOTES: The Spurs will see plenty of Suns-caliber opponents the rest of theway. Sixteen of their remaining 26 games are against teams with winning records.…Spurs F Antonio McDyess(notes) had 12 points and nine rebounds, and returned to thegame after being helped to the locker room in the third quarter with ahyperextended left knee.
No. 5 Duke rides Singler past Virginia
February 28, 2010
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP)—Kyle Singler scored 21 points as No. 5 Duke beatshorthanded Virginia 67-49 on Sunday night.
The Blue Devils (25-4, 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) remained a game aheadof Maryland heading into a first-place showdown with the Terps in College Park,Md., on Wednesday night.
Jon Scheyer added 20 points for Duke in its eight straight win and fourthconsecutive victory in the series.
The Blue Devils took command right away, opening the game on a 20-4 run.Singler had 11 points before Virginia had two field goals, and from there theCavaliers never got closer than 10. They trailed 35-21 at halftime and went 5minutes without a field goal after the break.
The Cavaliers (14-13, 5-9) lost their seventh straight playing withoutscoring leader Sylven Landesberg, who sustained a bruised right thigh inVirginia’s loss at Miami last week.
Jerome Meyinsse scored 21 points for Virginia, seven more than his previouscareer best, but was the only Cavaliers player to make up for Landesberg’smissing points. Mike Scott, the Cavaliers No. 2 scorer with a 12.8 average, wentscoreless for a second straight game, with 0-for-6 shooting in 12 minutes.
Singler and Scheyer had an easy time offensively. Singler finished 6 for 10from the field and Scheyer was 8 for 14, and both watched for the last severalminutes as Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and Virginia coach Tony Bennett emptiedtheir benches.
Cavs C O’Neal to have thumb surgery
February 28, 2010
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP)—Shaquille O’Neal’s(notes) regular season could be over. Nowthe Cavaliers hope the center they acquired for the postseason will be back intime for the playoffs.
O’Neal will undergo surgery Monday to repair his injured right thumb. He wasexamined Sunday by Dr. Thomas Graham at the National Hand Center in Baltimore.Graham will perform the surgery.
The Cavaliers said they will update a timeline for his return following theprocedure, but a typical recovery period is 6 to 8 weeks. There are seven weeksleft in the regular season.
“I think we’ll be all right,” point guard Mo Williams(notes) said before learningO’Neal needed surgery. “We’ll weather the storm while the big fella gets somerest.”
The Cavaliers acquired O’Neal last summer with an eye toward the postseason,and more specifically Dwight Howard(notes) and Orlando after the Magic eliminatedCleveland in the Eastern Conference finals. O’Neal has played well for theCavaliers this season, averaging 12 points and 6.7 rebounds in 53 games.
More importantly, he has played a big role in the Cavaliers going 4-1against the Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers, two teams Cleveland struggledagainst last season and two teams likely to block Cleveland’s path to achampionship.
O’Neal injured the thumb Thursday at Boston when his shot was blocked byGlen “Big Baby” Davis with just over 7 minutes left in the first half.
Anderson Varejao(notes) will continue to start at center for the Cavs. Formerbackup Zydrunas Ilgauskas(notes), traded to Washington for Antawn Jamison(notes), is now afree agent following a buyout from the Wizards. Ilgauskas is free to sign withany team, but will have to wait until March 21 under NBA rules should he electto re-sign with the Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers are a more up-tempo team with O’Neal out of the lineup.
“With Shaq, you have to take advantage of his size and you have to go inthe paint. He gets teams in foul trouble real easy,” Williams said. “WithoutShaq, it’ll be more pick and rolls, more drive and kicks and more 3-pointattempts. We’ll spread the floor out and attack the rim in different ways.”
O’Neal suffered a similar injury while playing with the Magic in 1995, whenhe missed the first 22 games of the season when he fractured the same thumb.Counting Monday’s game against New York, the Cavaliers have 22 games left in theregular season.
Cleveland also recalled rookie Danny Green(notes) from Erie of the NBA DevelopmentLeague on Sunday. He was assigned to Erie on Feb. 24 and played in two games forthe BayHawks.
Spartans stop No. 3 Purdue’s 10-game run
February 28, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP)—Raymar Morgan had 16 points and 11 rebounds to helpNo. 14 Michigan State beat No. 3 Purdue 53-44 on Sunday and snap theBoilermakers’ 10-game win streak.
Draymond Green added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Spartans (22-7, 12-4Big Ten), who avenged a 76-64 loss to the Boilermakers on Feb. 9 in EastLansing, Mich.
E’Twaun Moore scored 12 points, and JaJuan Johnson and Chris Kramer scored11 for Purdue in its first game since losing versatile forward Robbie Hummel.The junior tore the ACL in his right knee last Wednesday against Minnesota andwill miss the rest of the season.
Opportunity knocked for Purdue (24-4, 12-4) a day after No. 1 Kansas lost toOklahoma State and No. 2 Kentucky lost to Tennessee. Instead, the Boilermakersfell a half game behind Ohio State in the Big Ten race.
Michigan State outrebounded Purdue 46-20 to overcome 23 turnovers. Purdueshot 30 percent from the field and posted its lowest point total of the season.
Purdue shot poorly early, but stayed in the game at the free-throw line.
Michigan State led 22-16 before Purdue temporarily found its offensiverhythm. A steal and dunk by Kramer cut Michigan State’s lead to 22-21, and a3-pointer by Keaton Grant tied the score at 24 with 3:45 left in the first half.
Michigan State’s Derrick Nix was called for a technical foul after he misseda dunk, then caught the ball while still hanging on the rim and dunked it inwith his right hand. Moore made the technical free throws to give Purdue a 26-24lead.
The Boilermakers led 28-26 at halftime, despite shooting 32 percent andgetting a combined 2-for-13 shooting effort from Moore and Johnson.
Michigan State held Purdue to one basket during a 16-6 run that gave theSpartans a 42-34 lead with 11 minutes left.
Purdue had a chance to creep back into the game in the final minutes, butcouldn’t get a rebound. Green posted up against Kramer, missed, but tipped theball twice before finally scoring to make it 50-44 with 1:20 to play.
Moore missed a 3-pointer, then Lucas found Morgan for a lob near the basket.Morgan made the layup, was fouled and converted the 3-point play to put the gameout of reach.
Shaq to have thumb checked by specialist
February 28, 2010
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP)—Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal(notes) will have hisinjured right thumb examined by Dr. Thomas Graham at the National Hand Center inBaltimore.
An MRI Saturday confirmed the injury was a significant sprain and he will beexamined Sunday. O’Neal, who was hurt during a win at Boston on Thursday, willmiss Monday’s game against New York.
The team has not said when he will return.
With O’Neal out of the lineup, Anderson Varejao(notes) will continue to start atcenter. Former backup Zydrunas Ilgauskas(notes), traded to Washington for AntawnJamison(notes), is now a free agent following a buyout from the Wizards. Ilgauskas isfree to sign with any team, but will have to wait until March 21 under NBA rulesshould he elect to re-sign with the Cavaliers.
O’Neal to have injured thumb examined
February 28, 2010
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP)—Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal(notes) will have hisinjured right thumb examined by Dr. Thomas Graham at the National Hand Center inBaltimore.
An MRI Saturday confirmed the injury was a significant sprain and he will beexamined Sunday. O’Neal, who was hurt during a win at Boston on Thursday, willmiss Monday’s game against New York.
The team has not said when he will return.
With O’Neal out of the lineup, Anderson Varejao(notes) will continue to start atcenter. Former backup Zydrunas Ilgauskas(notes), traded to Washington for AntawnJamison(notes), is now a free agent following a buyout from the Wizards. Ilgauskas isfree to sign with any team, but will have to wait until March 21 under NBA rulesshould he elect to re-sign with the Cavaliers.
Texas’ Brown day to day with neck strain
February 28, 2010
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—Texas guard J’Covan Brown is still listed as “day to day”by team officials, leaving his status for Monday night’s game against Oklahomauncertain.
Brown was immobilized and carried off the court Saturday after hitting hishead on a hard fall in No. 21 Texas’ 74-58 loss at Texas A&M. He was taken to aCollege Station hospital but was later released with what team trainer Eric Frycalled a “neck strain.”
Texas (22-7) has lost seven of its last 12 games and already has lost twoguards, Varez Ward and Dogus Balbay, for the season with injuries.
Sosa’s layup gets Louisville by UConn
February 28, 2010
STORRS, Conn. (AP)—Edgar Sosa’s driving layup with 8 seconds left gaveLouisville a 78-76 victory over Connecticut on Sunday, adding another conferenceroad win to the Cardinals’ NCAA tournament resume.
Samardo Samuels led four Cardinals in double figures with 14 points. JerrySmith and Preston Knowles each had 12 and Kyle Kuric added 10 for Louisville(19-10, 10-6 Big East).
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The Cardinals have won six of their past eight, starting with a win overUConn on Feb. 1.
Kemba Walker led UConn with 28, but his drive to the basket in the finalseconds was stuffed by Samuels to preserve the win.
UConn seniors Gavin Edwards (17), Stanley Robinson (14) and Jerome Dyson(13) also scored in double figures in their final home game.
Fernandez’s 7 3s lift No. 20 Temple
February 28, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Juan Fernandez sank seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points,Lavoy Allen had 17 points and 20 rebounds and No. 20 Temple beat La Salle 65-53on Sunday in a win that cemented the Owls as the best in the city.
The Owls (24-5, 12-2 Atlantic 10) wiped out a one-point halftime deficitwith an 18-0 run to open the second half. Fernandez led the way, hitting four 3sduring the game-changing run. He returned to the starting lineup for the firsttime since Feb. 3. He was coming off the bench because of concussion-likesymptoms following a blow to the head on Jan. 23.
Temple also won the Big 5 title with its first 4-0 mark since 1987-88.Winning the city series means as much to the competing schools as a conferencetitle. The Owls can win one of those, also. They are in first place in the A-10.
Fernandez scored 20-plus points four times, including a career-high 33 in awin against Villanova, before he was injured against Fordham. The 6-foot-4 guardjust wasn’t the same as he tried to play with a head injury. He scored in singledigits in three straight games before finally sitting one out, then came off thebench the past four games.
When he’s making 3s, Temple is tough to beat. He had a quiet first half asthe Owls struggled against an undermanned La Salle (11-17, 3-11) team in thefirst half.
Then Fernandez got hot and a potential upset turned into just anothervictory. He hit two straight 3s, Allen had a nice spin dunk, then Fernandez hittwo more beyond the arc. Allen’s next basket capped the run and put Temple ahead50-33.
Temple could afford to do some scoreboard watching by then. The Owls,Richmond and Xavier all entered in a three-way tie atop the conferencestandings. Xavier beat No. 23 Richmond 78-76 in two overtimes on Sunday. TheMusketeers and Owls are both 12-2, but the Owls own the tiebreaker because of a77-72 win in their lone matchup on Jan. 20.
For 20 minutes, the Explorers put a scare in their city rival. The Explorershad expectations of a postseason bid entering this season (they haven’t playedin the postseason since the 1992 NCAA tournament) but were devastated byinjuries. La Salle played without three players who combined for 2,839 points.
Jerrell Williams and Rodney Green each scored 12 points in the first half.The Explorers outshot Temple 50 percent to 36 percent in the first half and led33-32. Green finished with 21 points and Williams had 17.
La Salle might miss the A-10 tournament. The Owls are playing for a No. 3 or4 seed in the NCAAs.
The Owls have won 26 city series titles, which go to the winner of gamesamong Temple, Villanova, La Salle, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. The Owls alreadyreturned to the Top 25 for the first time since 2001 and beat a Top-5 team(Villanova) for the first time since 2000 as they continue their rise back tonational prominence under coach Fran Dunphy.
Marquette wins third straight OT game
February 28, 2010
NEWARK, N.J. (AP)—Lazar Hayward scored 23 points and Marquette won its thirdstraight overtime game with a 84-83 decision over Seton Hall on Sunday.
Jimmy Butler had five of his 13 points in the extra session and DavidCubillan and Maurice Acker added four apiece as the Golden Eagles (19-9, 10-6Big East) kept their hopes alive for a fourth-place finish in the league and adouble bye in the conference tournament.
It was the 13th time this season Marquette was involved in a game that wasdecided by five points or fewer. Their record is 6-7 in those games, but theGolden Eagles have won the past five.
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Marquette beat Cincinnati in OT last weekend and followed that with anovertime win over St. John’s on Wednesday.
The NCAA record for consecutive overtime games is four. Jacksonville went3-1 in 1981-82, Dayton was 1-3 in 1987-88.
Cubillan and Darius Johnson-Odom finished with 16 points for Marquette,which has won eight of its past nine games.
Jeff Robinson had a career-high 25 points for Seton Hall (16-11, 7-9) andJeremy Hazell had all 19 of his points in the second half, including three3-pointers in the final 1:21 over overtime to give the Pirates a shot.
However, his game-tying 3-point attempt in the final seconds, hit off thebackboard, went halfway down and rolled out. Herb Pope put in the rebound withless than a second left.
Marquette never trailed in the overtime as Cubillan hit a 3-pointer to getthings going and Hayward, who hit his first four 3-pointers to start the game,added two free throws for a 74-69 lead.
The lead reached 78-71 when Butler added two more free throws with 1:42 toplay in the extra session.
Hazell, who seemed to be bothered by a sore back much of the game, then gothot and hit three long-range shots, the last one turning into a four-point playwhen he was fouled by Johnson Odom with 25.2 seconds left, cutting the lead to82-81.
Butler made the second of two free throws with 22.1 seconds left to stretchthe lead to two points and Cubillan made the first of two free throws with 11seconds left after Hazell missed another 3-pointer.
Hazell then barely missed tying the game as the Pirates’ six-game winningstreak at home was snapped.
There were seven ties and four lead changes in the second half with Piratessenior guard Eugene Harvey forcing the final tie with 28.9 seconds left inregulation by hitting two free throws.
Hayward missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have given Marquette thewin in regulation.
Jordan Theodore added 18 for Seton Hall, including all four of his3-pointers in the second half.