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Syracuse runs away from No. 6 North Carolina

NEW YORK—Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs. He could only smile as he was asked about Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second ...

From JIM O'CONNELL, Boston Globe,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Syracuse Orange,  Jim Boeheim

Turner leads No. 15 Ohio State over No. 13 Cal

Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in as many games, and No. 15 Ohio State beat No. 13 California 76-70 on Friday night in the third-place game of the 2K Sports Classic. The Buckeyes (3-1) went through an opposite ...

From JIM O'CONNELL, San Francisco Chronicle,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Ohio State Buckeyes,  California Golden Bears,  Mike Montgomery,  Big 10

Orange run away from Tar Heels

Syracuse's Wes Johnson, right, flies past North Carolina's Tyler Zeller for a dunk during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) (Julie Jacobson - AP) ...

From JIM O'CONNELL, The Washington Post,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Tyler Zeller,  National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Jim Boeheim

Syracuse runs away from No. 6 North Carolina 87-71

NEW YORK—Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over No. 6 North Carolina on Friday night in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic. The ...

From JIM O'CONNELL, Boston Globe,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Syracuse Orange

No. 6 N. Carolina beats No. 15 Ohio St 77-73

NEW YORK—Deon Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 North Carolina managed to hold on for a 77-73 victory over No. 15 Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic semifinals on Thursday night. The Tar Heels (4-0), who led by 19 points with 10:23 to ...

From JIM O'CONNELL, Boston Globe,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Ohio State Buckeyes

No. 6 Tar Heels hold on to beat No. 15 Buckeyes

North Carolina's Travis Wear (43) saves the ball from going out of bounds in front of Ohio State's Evan Turner during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Julie ...

From JIM O'CONNELL, The Washington Post,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Collegiate Athletic Association,  Ohio State Buckeyes

Thompson leads No. 6 NCarolina over No. 15 Ohio St

NEW YORK -- Deon Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 North Carolina managed to hold on for a 77-73 victory over No. 15 Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic semifinals on Thursday night. The Tar Heels (4-0), who led by 19 points with 10:23 to ...

From JIM O'CONNELL, The Washington Post,  19 Nov 2009

Thompson, Yow receive Lapchick Awards

NEW YORK—John Thompson and Kay Yow first shared a special experience 21 years ago as coaches of the U.S. men's and women's Olympic basketball teams. On Thursday, 10 months after Yow lost a long battle with breast cancer, she and Thompson were presented ...

From JIM O'CONNELL, Boston Globe,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Kay Yow,  Pat Summitt,  John Thompson,  New York Knicks,  Dean Smith

Thompson, K. Yow receive Lapchick Awards

On Thursday, 10 months after Yow lost a long battle with breast cancer, she and Thompson were presented with the second annual Lapchick Character Awards. Thompson told of the relationship the two developed coaching teams that had very different ...

From JIM O'CONNELL, The Washington Post,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Pat Summitt,  New York Knicks,  Kay Yow,  Dean Smith,  Lou Carnesecca

Saint Peter's beats Monmouth 58-34 in 6 am start

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- There were plenty of one-liners to go around for a game that started at 6 a.m. From Reveille being played instead of the national anthem to pajamas replacing warmups to the coolers being filled with coffee rather than ...

From JIM O'CONNELL, Buffalo News,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: ESPN

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