SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2010
WOMEN’S ROUNDUP
Hoyas pull away to win at Rider
FROM NEWS SERVICES Adria Crawford scored 19
points and reserve Alexa Roche contributedall 14ofher points in the second half to help No. 11 Georgetown over- come a slow start for an 81-54 win over Rider on Saturday in Lawrenceville,N.J. Sugar Rodgers, the Hoyas’
preseason all-Big East guard, did not start the second half andwas limitedto11pointson 4-of-14 shooting. Ali Heller scored 13 points
for theBroncs (0-8),who com- mitted 25 turnovers. Georgetown(8-3) struggled
in the first half, making just seven of its first 18 field goal attempts. Rider closed a 39-31 half-
timedeficit to fivepoints early in the second half, but Roche led a 16-1 run with back-to- back three-pointers to push theHoyas’ lead to 59-39. l SYRACUSE 75, OHIO
STATE 66: Erica Morrow scored 27 points, TashaHarris hitakeylatethree-pointerand inbounded to Iasia Heming- way for a big layup in the final minute, as the host Orange upset the sixth-ranked Buck- eyes. Syracuse (8-0) has won 36
straight nonconference home games. Jantel Lavender led Ohio State (7-1)with 26 points and eight rebounds. lWEST VIRGINIA 71,
PRAIRIEVIEWA&M39:Madi- na Ali had 20 points and nine rebounds for the No. 9Moun- taineers (10-0), off to the best start in school history. West Virginia has won a school-re- cord 25 straight home games. l KENTUCKY 79, CHATTA-
NOOGA 64: Victoria Dunlap had 26 points and seven re- bounds to spark the No. 14 Wildcats to a road win. Ber- nisha Pinkett added 11 points forKentucky (7-1). l NOTRE DAME 91,
CREIGHTON 54: Skylar Dig- gins scored 18 points and Bec- caBruszewski added17 to lead the No. 18 Irish (8-3) at home. SamSchuetthad13pointsand eight rebounds for the Blue- jays (4-4). l ST. JOHN’S 73, RHODE
ISLAND 49:Da’Shena Stevens scored 17 points and Shennei- ka Smith added 15 to pace the 20th-ranked Red Storm (9-1) in Kingston, R.I. Freshman KerryWallackscored15points for theRams (5-5). l DEPAUL 72, NO. ILLI-
NOIS 52: In Chicago, junior forward Keisha Hampton scored 11 points to eclipse 1,000 for her career and help the No. 24 Blue Demons (11-1) top the Huskies for their eighthwin in a row. l GEORGE WASHINGTON
69, STONY BROOK 49: Tara Booker scored 11 points and Kye Allums had 10 points and seven rebounds for the host Colonials (5-4),who rolled be- hind a 26-1 run midway through the game. Sam Landers scored 15
points for the Seawolves (3-6). l ROBERT MORRIS 66,
VIRGINIA TECH 52: Yohanna Morton led all scorerswith 20 points for the visiting Colo- nials (3-5),whouseda37-9run spanning both halves to beat theHokies (5-4).
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Junior guard ScottyHopson and Tennessee improved to 7-0 with a victory overNo. 3 Pittsburgh. MEN’SROUNDUP
Hopson’s 27 points spurs Vols to another upset of top-five foe
KyleSingler added21points for ASSOCIATED PRESS Scotty Hopson sliced through
No.3Pittsburgh’sman-to-mande- fense for a career-high 27 points asNo. 11 Tennessee dealt the Pan- thers their first nonconference loss in Pittsburgh in nearly six years,winning 83-76 on Saturday. Melvin Goins added 19 points
and Cameron Tatumhit a succes- sion of big shots while scoring 14 points as the Volunteers (7-0) opened leads of as many as 21 points against the Panthers (10-1). Pitt needed a late flurry just to cut the finalmargin to single digits. Brad Wanamaker scored 21
points, but Pitt still lost a noncon- ference game in the city for the first time in 58 games, or since a Jan. 2, 2005 loss to Bucknell. The SEC-Big East Invitational
matchup was played at the new ConsolEnergy Center rather than Pitt’s on-campus Petersen Events Center, and it certainly wasn’t a home-court advantage for the Panthers. They hadn’t played a team ranked this high in Pitts- burgh, outside of Big East play, since a 66-49 loss to then-No. 11 NorthCarolinainDecember 1995. Pitt shot 42 free throws to Ten-
nessee’s 30, but the disparity made no difference as the Pan- thers couldn’t match the Volun- teers’ size and quickness, espe- cially on the defensive end. Pitt came inas thenation’sNo. 1
rebounding team, averaging 16.7 rebounds per game more than their opponents, only to be out- rebounded 34-32 as TobiasHarris had seven. In the last two seasons,Tennes-
see has beaten four teams in the topfiveat thetime—No. 1Kansas, No. 2Kentucky,No. 3 Pitt andNo. 5Ohio State. Coach Bruce Pearl is 7-7 against Top 5 teams, the only Tennessee coach to be .500 or better against such highly ranked teams. l DUKE 84, SAINT LOUIS 47:
Nolan Smith scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half as theNo. 1 Blue Devils routed the Billikens (3-4) at Cameron Indoor Stadium to claimtheir 20th straightwin.
Duke (10-0). It shot 53 percent, turned22 turnovers into 31points and took command with an over- whelming early run. MikeKrzyzewskimovedwithin
one victory of North Carolina’s Dean Smith for second place on themen’s all-timewins
list.Coach Khas878career victories,andcan tie his former longtime rival on Dec. 20againstElonandpasshim nine days later at UNC Greens- boro. l KANSAS 76, COLORADO
STATE 55:MarkieffMorris had 12 pointsand11 rebounds,andElijah Johnson scored six points in a 12-0 run in the second half, lead- ing the No. 4 Jayhawks (9-0) past theRams (4-3) inKansasCity,Mo. l KANSAS STATE 68, LOYOLA
(CHICAGO) 60: Jacob Pullen scored 19 points in a triumphant homecoming as the No. 5 Wild- catsdefeatedtheRamblers inChi- cago. The win was the fifth straight
forKansas State (9-1). lMICHIGAN STATE 77, OAK-
LAND 76: Kalin Lucas scored 25 points to help the No. 7 Spartans (7-3) hold off the Golden Grizzlies (5-5) inAuburnHills,Mich. Oakland’s Keith Benson had 17
points, 12 rebounds and three blocks, impressing the NBA scouts at the game. l SYRACUSE 100, COLGATE
43: Rick Jackson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, his eighth dou- ble-double of the season, as the No. 8 Orange (10-0) clamped down on another opponent and humbled the Raiders (0-8) at the CarrierDome. lMISSOURI70,PRESBYTERI-
AN 55: Justin Safford had 14 points and six rebounds to lead theNo. 11Tigers (8-1) toawinover the visiting BlueHose. l KENTUCKY 81, INDIANA 62:
DeAndre Liggins scored a career- high 19 points and Brandon Knight added 18 points and six rebounds as the No. 17 Wildcats defeated the Hoosiers at Rupp Arena. Josh Harrellson added 14
points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (7-2), who continued
theirdominance inthe once-heat- ed rivalry by shutting down the Hoosiers in the second half. Indiana (7-2)managed just one
fieldgoal inthefinal 10minutesas Kentucky closedwith a 25-5 burst after the Hoosiers had taken a 57-56 lead. l BRIGHAM YOUNG 87, ARI-
ZONA 65: In Salt Lake City, Jim- mer Fredette had 33 points and nine rebounds to lead the No. 18 Cougars (10-0) over the Wildcats (8-2). l PURDUE 77, NORTH FLORI-
DA 57: JaJuan Johnson scored 25 points andE’TwaunMoore added 21 to help the host No. 19 Boiler- makers (9-1) beat the Ospreys (4-5). l LOUISVLLE 77, UNLV 69:
Preston Knowles scored all 20 of hispoints inthe secondhalf as the host No. 24 Cardinals (8-0) re- mained unbeatenwith awin over theNo. 20Runnin’Rebels (9-1). l TEXAS A&M 63, WASHING-
TON62:DavidLoubeau blocked a desperation shot by Isaiah Thom- as as time expired as the Aggies (9-1) upended the No. 21 Huskies (6-3) in College Station, Texas. lMINNESOTA 71, EASTERN
KENTUCKY 58: Ralph Sampson III had 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists to help theNo. 22 Golden Gophers (9-1) overcome a ragged start and overtake the vis- iting Colonels (5-5). l TEXAS 101, TEXAS STATE
65: Freshman guard Cory Joseph scored a career-high 19 points as the No. 25 Longhorns (7-2) ran their nonconference home win- ningstreakto24gameswithawin over the Bobcats.
Mason pummels Liberty Ryan Pearson and Cam Long
scored 16 points each and George Mason routed Liberty, 84-54, in Lynchburg,Va. The Patriots (8-2) trailed 21-20
with10:35togountilhalftimeand outscored the Flames, 28-5, the rest of the first half. Andre Cornelius’ layupwith 30
seconds left put George Mason ahead 48-26 at the break. The Patriots made 20 of 27 field goals in the first half (74.1 percent).
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL Wizards’ Wall struggles to regain his explosiveness After missing the final leg of BY ALAN GOLDENBACH JohnWall’s frustrationwaspal-
pable as he sat in front of his locker tugging at an elastic band. Rather than thinking about the player he can be, he just wants to be the player he oncewas. And he doesn’t see that player
right now. “At times, I can’t really blow
pastpeoplelikeIwant to,or finish at the basket, or do certain things that I’mused to doing,”Wall said after scoring a season-low eight points in Friday’s 101-95 home loss to the New York Knicks. “It’s tough because. . . I have the same ability to do certain things, but notall thestuff Iwasdoingbefore. “I’m not fully healthy, but I
think I’mgood enough to help the teamout.”
the Washington Wizards’ three- game western road trip with a sore left foot, Wall and the team decided shortly before Friday’s tipoff that he was ready to rejoin the lineup. Though the 20-year-old rookie
showed some explosiveness in spurts — including a breakaway one-handed jam late in the sec- ond quarter—he couldn’t sustain it.
Wall played nearly 37 minutes
and committed just one turnover. Itbecameapparent earlyon,how- ever, that he could not accelerate normally, and the Knicks chal- lenged himto beat themfromthe outside.He finished 4 for 14 from the field. “He lost his energy when he
didn’tmake shots and he became frustrated,” Wizards Coach Flip
Saunders said. “Right now, they’re going to give him all the 19-footers hewants.” Wall dismissed the notion that
the team may have rushed him back into the lineup. “They went to me and [asked
me] if I feel like I’m healthy enough to play,” Wall said. “They’re not pushing me to get back, but they want to know if I can go or I can’t go. . . . I’m not blaming it all onmy health. I still have a little bit left inme.” As theWizards (6-16),whohave
lost all 12 of their road games this season, play four of their next five athome—withgames against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday and the Miami Heat on Saturday — this might be their chance to developthe consistency theyhave sought all season. They showed they could compete with the bet-
ter teams inthe league; theyhada five-point halftime lead against the Knicks, who have won seven straight and 12 of 13. It would be tough, though, for
Washington to find a rhythm—a termthrown around by Saunders and severalWizards after Friday’s game — if the team’s centerpiece isn’tat full strength. Inadditionto foot and knee injuries that have kept himout of seven of theWiz- ards’ 22 games, Wall jammed his left thumb early inthe third quar- ter, sidelining him for eight min- utes. “It takes away my momentum
and it putsmy confidence down,” Wall said. “When I’mnotmaking [shots], I’ve still got to do the things that help the team, like bringingitonthedefensiveendor findingmy teammates.” Wall and Gilbert Arenas each
said they are still learning howto collaborate offensively. Both have showninthepast that they canbe effective scorers or distributors. Wall saidtheyare “tryingtofigure outwhat our chemistry is” as they learn howto share those duties. “He’sbeenlookingformedown
the stretch,” said Arenas, who scored nine of his team-high 20 points in the fourth quarter. “I’ve . . . proven that I can score down the stretch. Other than that, he has the ball and he makes all the decisions.” Saunders said that is a lesson
Wall is still learning. Prior to this season, Wall has never been in a situation where he isn’t looked to formost key plays or big baskets. As far asWall is concerned,hehas always been able to equate his valueonthecourtwithanimpres- sive stat line.
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shots,” Saunders said. “As [with] most young players, they think that a lot of their game is dictated by whether they make shots or not make shots. He’s one of the fewplayers in the game—and he maybe doesn’t totally understand ityet—thathecanhaveanimpact on the game by not even scoring.”
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Jordan Williams has notched double-doubles in eight of the Terps’ 10 games and leads the team with an average of 17.7 points.
KLMNO COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Confident Terps ready for ACC
J.Williams,
for conference opener BY LIZ CLARKE
Maryland gear up The overhauled Maryland
Terrapins have proved through the first third of the season that they can keep up with some of the best teams in college bas- ketball. As they launch into the next
phase — with Sunday’s game against Boston College (7-2) marking the start of Atlantic Coast Conference play — the Terps (7-3)must prove they can beat some of the best. In the players’ view, the loss-
es to date (against Pittsburgh, Illinois and Temple) have rep- resented more cause for en- couragement than despair. “We could havewon all three
of those games,” senior point guard Adrian Bowie said. It’s difficult to argue the
point, with Maryland surging in the second half to pare back early deficits in each game only to fall short in the end. The losses have had other common denominators as well, such as turnovers and passive defen- sive spells. All are things the Terps be-
lieve they’ve gotten a better handle on through the early season, which has included routs, a razor-thin victory over the College of Charleston and close losses to teams that are nationally ranked or started the season as such. “We haven’t made huge
strides,” says sophomore center JordanWilliams. Instead, he sees progress in
the small ways players are improving, such as making the extra pass in acts of trust rather than selfishness, developing a feel for one another on court and pouring more intensity into defense. “Most of our losses came by
not being prepared — we kind of waited to see what [our opponents’] intensity level was going to be like, and we played to their intensity levelwhenwe saw what we needed to do.” The Terps’ victories have had
a common denominator, as well. That’sWilliams himself,who
has had double-doubles in eight of Maryland’s 10 games. Heading into Sunday’s game against Boston College at Com- cast Center, Williams leads the Terps in scoring (17.7 points per game), rebounding (11.8 re- bounds per game) and playing time (30.8minutes per game). In percentage terms, the
Terps’ center accounts for 23 percent of Maryland’s scoring and 28 percent of its rebound- ing this season. That’s a hefty burden for any player to shoul- der.
Maryland vs. Boston College
4 p.m., Comcast Center (Comcast SportsNet)
While Coach Gary Williams
believes in putting the ball in the hot hand, much as he did with Greivis Vasquez in past seasons, the coach conceded Saturday that he’s eager for other Terps to find ways of inserting themselves into the offense as the season unfolds. “This year, if we can get the
ball into Jordan, he can score,” Williams said. “Part of the pro- cess [though], is youwant to be able to get other guys involved. Once defenses start worrying somuch about Jordan,wewant Cliff [Tucker] to step up. All players have to see that oppor- tunity where they can score.” Boston College is one of
three ACC teams with a new coach this season. While the Eagles’ style under Steve Dona- hue, who led Cornell to three consecutive Ivy League titles, is more up-tempo than last year’s, Williams cautions against re- garding the team as “new.” Regardless of style or tempo, when Williams studies game footage he sees experience at every point on the floor. Boston College is a “very
veteran team,” Williams said Saturday. “Sometimes with a new coach, you think it’s a new team. But it’s a very veteran team. They’re playing a differ- ent system with a new coach but they’re used to playingwith each other, and that helps.” The skills and experience of
junior guard Reggie Jackson also helps. Jackson is the ACC’s second-
leading scorer, averaging 19.6 points per game. He’s also among the league’s most accu- rate three-point shooters (47.7 percent). And he was the cata- lyst behind the Eagles’ most recent victory, an 88-86 win over Providence,with 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting. “He can do it all,” Bowie said
with admiration. “He can shoot. He can drive.” It’s likely Tucker will be as-
signed to Jackson to open the game. But both he and Bowie acknowledge that guarding the Eagles’ top playmaker will be a shared task. “Themore people to tire him
down, the better it is for us,” Bowie said. “We’re going to need to switch bodies.” Regardless of the outcome,
Williams believes fanswill like- ly read more into it than is there. Both teams will be bet- ter, with more fully realized offenses and defenses, by the time they meet again in two months. “It’s the first ACC game, and
it’d be great to be 1-0 for a month,” Williams said. “But there’s 15more to play.”
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