[providencefriars1Participant]

11/17     *neutral site

 

Game I watched: Texas A&M 60 at* Mississippi St 69

 

Mississippi St started the game with a commanding 31-9 run and never looked back. A&M immediately went on a run of their own to get the lead to single digits, but the Bulldogs kept them at arms length to win the game. Highly touted big man Renardo Sidney struggled, he did not hit a shot from the floor and at one point had to call a time out so he could puke. Arnett Moultrie, their other starting big man, played great defense, hustled and grabbed 9 rebounds, but quite frankly he sucks on offense. He missed many finishes at the rim and ended 2/8 from the floor. Freshman Rodney Hood and Seniors Dee Bost and Brian Bryant led Miss St offensively to the win. As of now they look like a team that will make the tourney, but lose in the round of 64.

 

Texas A&M started out the game lethargically and could never fully recover. Ray Turner who averaged 20ppg through the first two games, got in foul trouble early and never got any offense going. He finished with just 2 points. All in all, I was impressed by Texas A&M’s comeback, but they wont do very well if they start more games like they did tonight. The Aggies should be much better with Kris Middleton so it is hard to give them an assessment right now.

 

Purdue 91 at* Iona 90

LSU 82 at* Northwestern 88

Maryland 42 at Alabama 62

VCU 54 at* Seton Hall 69

Fairfield 57 at Minnesota 67

Wichita St 67 at* Colorado 58

Georgia Tech 53 at* St Joes 66

St Johns 72 at* Arizona 81

USC 54 at SDSU 56

 

Prospect watch

 

Erving Walker, PG Florida- 17pts, 6reb, 5ast

Mike Rosario, SG Florida- 15pts, 2reb, 4/6 3pt

Brad Beal, SG Florida- 12pts, 10reb, 2ast, 2stl

 

Kyle Fogg, SG Arizona- 13pts, 6ast, 2stl, 3/9fg

Solomon Hill, SF Arizona- 15pts, 7reb, 3ast, 4/7fg

Jesse Perry, PF Arizona- 11pts, 10reb, 4/10fg

 

Nurideen Lindsey, SG St Johns- 18pts, 5reb, 7to’s

Moe Harkless, PF St Johns- 13pts, 9reb, 2blk

 

Alex Oriakhi, C Uconn- 16pts, 8reb, 7/11fg

Andre Drummond, C Uconn- 11pts, 14reb, 3blk, 1/8ft, 11oreb

Jeremy Lamb, SG Uconn- 16pts, 3reb, 4ast, 3stl

Tyler Olander, PF Uconn- 11pts, 11reb, 4/6fg

DeAndre Daniels, SF Uconn- 15pts, 7reb, 2stl

 

Kevin Jones, PF West Virginia- 29pts, 13reb, 10oreb, 13/21fg

Truck Bryant, PG West Virginia- 18pts, 4ast, 5/10fg

 

Juan Fernandez, PG Temple- 14pts, 6ast, 3to’s

Ramone Moore, SG Temple- 15pts, 5ast, 4reb, 0to’s

Mike Eric, C Temple- 12pts, 15reb, 3blk

 

Micheal Glover, PF Iona- 13pts, 12reb, 2/7fg

Scott Machado, PG Iona- 14pts, 11ast, 5reb

Momo Jones, SG Iona- 17pts, 5reb, 5ast, 3to’s

 

Garrett Stutz, C Wichita St- 14pts, 11reb, 1blk

Ben Smith, F Wichita St- 17pts, 6reb

 

JaMychal Green, PF Alabama- 7pts, 4reb, 12min, 4fls

Tony Mitchell, SF Alabama- 17pts, 11reb, 2ast, 2blk, 7/12fg

 

Herb Pope, PF Seton Hall- 20pts, 13reb, 8/17fg

Fuquan Edwin, SF Seton Hall- 18pts, 9reb, 3stl, 4/5 3pt

Jordan Theodore, PG Seton Hall- 20pts, 4ast, 5to’s, 12/12ft

 

Dee Bost, PG Miss St- 20pts, 4reb, 3ast, 4stl

Renardo Sidney, PF/C Miss St- 3pts, 6reb, 0/9fg

 

Arsalan Kazemi, PF Rice- 10pts, 13reb, 5ast

Tamir Jackson, PG Rice- 29pts, 4ast, 3stl

 

Marcus Denmon, SG Missouri- 22pts, 7reb, 2ast, 2stl

Kim English, SG Missouri- 14pts, 7reb, 3ast, 2stl

 

Robbie Hummel, SF Purdue- 24pts, 9reb, 10/21fg, game winning 3

Johnny O’Bryant, PF LSU- 21pts, 8reb, 6/8fg

John Shurna, SF Northwestern- 37pts, 7reb, 4ast, 10/21fg

Trevor Mbakwe, PF Minnesota- 20pts, 10reb, 2stl, 16/18ft

Mfon Udofia, PG Georgia Tech- 20pts, 5reb, 3to’s

Carl Jones, G St Joes- 21pts, 3reb, 3ast

Tim Hardaway Jr, SG Michigan- 16pts, 4reb, 4ast

DJ Richardson, SF Illinois- 17pts, 2reb, 2stl

Mike Moser, PF UNLV- 19pts, 9reb, 5ast, 3stl, 2blk

Brock Motum, PF Wazzu- 23pts, 8reb, 5to’s

Olek Czyz, PF Nevada- 17pts, 5reb, 5to’s, 7/9fg

 

11/18

 

Game I watched: Alabama 70 at* Wichita St 60

 

This game was back and forth until early in the second half Alabama switched to a ¾ court 2-2-1 press that helped them gain momentum and the win. The press forced many Wichita St turnovers and helped the Tide extend their lead to 10. Alabama is lead with a three headed attack that consists of JaMychal Green, Trevor Releford, and Tony Mitchell. Green struggled to hit his mid range jump shot early, but started to get going when he started to post up and get to the rim. Releford got to the rim with ease and led the team with solid point guard play. Finally, Tony Mitchell played the best of all three and as Hubert Davis said, “he has a full offensive back of tricks.” Mitchell got the Tide’s offense started early with some great dunks and finishes as well as some jump shots which is a new piece to his game. His ability to hit both the mid range and three point shots this year will make him one of the nation’s best players and prospects. I had liked Mitchell’s game ever since I saw him play last year and I think he could be a top 20 pick or maybe even a lottery selection in the 2012 draft. He is that talented.

 

Wichita St also looks like a team that could be playing NCAA tourney basketball. They like to play in the halfcourt and use their talented shooters and post players to score. Center Garrett Stutz is their best post player and had a great game against Colorado, but got in serious foul trouble versus Bama. The Shockers used their terrific shooters, Joe Ragland and Ben Smith, to stay in the game. Both hit big shots and will be relied upon to score this year.

 

Purdue 85 at* Temple 77

Tulsa 65 at* Northwestern 69

Drake 59 at* Ole Miss 63

St Johns 58 at* Texas A&M 59

TCU 57 at* Virginia 55

Seton Hall 78 at* St Joes 70

Maryland 78 at* Colorado 71

Arizona 57 at* Miss St 67

Boston College 64 at* Holy Cross 86

St Bonaventure 64 at Cleveland St 67

Houston 87 at Arkansas 78

New Mexico 76 at Arizona St 71

 

Tony Mitchell, SF Alabama- 26pts, 8reb, 3blk, 2stl

JaMychal Green, PF Alabama- 15pts, 11reb, 4blk, 2ast

 

Jared Sullinger, PF Ohio St- 20pts, 11reb, 21min

William Buford, SG Ohio St- 11pts, 4reb, 4to’s

 

DJO, SG Marquette- 20pts, 3reb, 3ast, 2stl

Vander Blue, SG Marquette- 26pts, 3ast, 7/9fg

 

Moe Harkless, PF St Johns- 10pts, 7reb, 2stl, 2blk, 3/15fg

Nurideen Lindsey, SG St Johns- 12pts, 5reb, 3ast, 8/16ft, missed two ft’s with 2sec left

 

Mason Plumlee, C Duke- 16pts, 13reb, 7/10fg

Austin Rivers, SG Duke- 17pts, 4to’s, 8/13fg

Seth Curry, G Duke- 17pts, 3reb, 2stl, 6/11fg

 

Draymond Green, F Michigan St- 12pts, 11reb, 5ast, 2stl

Branden Dawson, PF Michigan St- 13pts, 6/7fg

Adrein Payne, C Michigan St- 10pts, 10reb, 4/5fg

 

Lewis Jackson, PG Purdue- 26pts, 3ast, 10/11ft

Robbie Hummel, SF Purdue- 20pts, 6reb, 2ast, 2blk

 

Solomon Hill, SF Arizona- 12pts, 9reb, 2ast

Jesse Perry, PF Arizona- 11pts, 10reb, 2blk, 5/11fg

 

Anthony Hickey, PG LSU- 17pts, 7reb, 4ast, 3stl

Justin Hamilton, C LSU- 18pts, 9reb, 5/10fg

 

Maalik Wayns, PG Nova- 21pts, 5ast, 2stl

Dominic Cheek, SG Nova- 21pts, 4reb, 3ast

Mouphtaou Yarou, C Nova- 19pts, 5reb, 2stl

 

Herb Pope, PF Seton Hall- 17pts, 10reb, 3ast

Jordan Theodore, PG Seton Hall- 18pts, 10ast, 7reb

 

Tu Holloway, PG Xavier- 9pts, 5ast, 4reb, 3stl

Mark Lyons, SG Xavier- 18pts, 4reb

 

BJ Young, SG Arkansas- 15pts, 3reb, 4to’s

Julysses Nobles, PG Arkansas- 17pts, 5reb, 4stl

 

Marcus Jordan, SG UCF- 21pts, 4ast

Keith Clanton, PF UCF- 20pts, 15reb, 2blk

 

Kendall Williams, PG New Mexico- 17pts, 7reb, 7ast, 2stl

Drew Gordon, PF New Mexico- 13pts, 9reb, 4to’s

 

Jack Cooley, PF Notre Dame- 11pts, 17reb

Scott Martin, SF Notre Dame- 23pts, 5reb, 3ast

 

Ramone Moore, SG Temple- 27pts, 3ast, 2stl

Kyle O’Quinn, C Norfolk St- 11pts, 12reb, 6blk

Scott Machado, PG Iona- 17pts, 15ast, 5reb, 5stl

Drew Crawford, G Northwestern- 28pts, 4reb

Ray Turner, PF Texas A&M- 16pts, 7reb, 5fls

Terrell Stoglin, PG Maryland- 32pts, 4reb, 3ast

Andre Roberson, SF Colorado- 21pts, 13reb

Arnett Moultrie, PF Miss St- 19pts, 10reb, 8/10fg, finally got offense going

TJ Mcconell, PG Duquesne- 15pts, 11ast, 10reb

Carl Jones, G St Joes- 38pts, 4reb, 3ast, 3stl

Andrew Nicholson, PF St Bonaventure- 19pts, 6reb, 4blk

Glen Rice, SF Georgia Tech- 19pts, 8reb, 4ast, 3stl

Charles Abouo, SG BYU- 19pts, 16reb, 4ast, 6/9fg

Orlando Johnson, SG UCSB- 20pts, 12reb, 3ast

Toure’ Mourray, SG Wichita St- 21pts, 5reb, 1stl

 

Top 25 Non Power 6 teams

 

1. Memphis
2. Xavier
3. Gonzaga
4. Temple
5. Creighton
6. UNLV
7. St Mary’s
8. Wichita St
9. Belmont
10. Iona
11. New Mexico
12. Cleveland St
13. Detroit
14. Long Beach St
15. Missouri St
16. Tulsa
17. George Mason
18. St Louis
19. Marshall
20. New Mexico St
21. Houston
22. UCF
23. Nevada
24. St Bonaventure
25. Butler

 

[Jean_31Participant]

Great job !!

[I May Be WrongParticipant]

 I really like these ProvidenceFriars…. These are awesome and you really take some good time in providing us with this information. Good job bro!

[ChrispyParticipant]

… this is up your alley. What is up with no Kiwi so far for PC? Haven’t seen him in the box scores and couldn’t find any news about an injury. An ideas?

[providencefriars1Participant]

Kiwi is academically ineligible because a class he took in hs is in question. PC appealed the ruling but for now he is out. Their starting PF from last year Kadeem Batts is also out for the year for plagarism so PC is down to 8 guys on scholarship. Its a shame because with so few guys Kiwi would have gotten some serious run this year and he wont next year because they return everyone and add three guards.

[ChrispyParticipant]

Thats a shame. He is really fun to watch.

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