Jones eliminates UNC, down to seven
ESPN 60 point guard Tyus Jones (Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley) has eliminated North Carolina from his list and will consider seven schools, according to a report from Minnesota’s local CBS affiliate. Jones will now decide between Baylor, Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan State, Minnesota and Ohio State. The elimination of the Tar Heels does not come as a surprise as North Carolina received a verbal commitment from ESPN 60 point guard Joel Berry (Apopka, Fla.
Combine math makes overachievers of Northwestern, Mississippi (Yahoo! Sports)
Ratings for every FBS team: Sagarin rank Combine participation rank Difference 1. Alabama T3 Plus-2 2. Oregon T16 Plus-14 3. Texas A&M T9 Plus-6 4. Georgia T3 Minus-1 5. Notre Dame 6 Plus-1 6. S. Carolina T7 Plus-1 7. Florida 5 Minus-2 8. Kansas State T16 Plus-8 9. Stanford T22 Plus-13 10. LSU T1 Minus-9 11. Fla. State T1 Minus-10 12. Oklahoma T9 Minus-3 13. Ohio State T7 Minus-6 14. Clemson T33 Plus-19 15. Oregon St. T45 Plus-30 16. Texas T33 Plus-17 17. Ok State T45 Plus-28 18. Baylor T45 Plus-27 19. Utah State T45 Plus-26 20. Michigan T64 Plus-44 21. N’western T90 Plus-69 22. Wisconsin T22 Even 23. Nebraska T33 Plus-10 24. Ole Miss T90 Plus-66 25. Vanderbilt T64 Plus-39 26. BYU T45 Plus-19 27. Louisville T64 Plus-47 28. Arizona St. T33 Plus-5 29. SJSU T45 Plus-16 30. Penn State T22 Minus-8 31. UCLA T9 Minus-22 32. TCU T33 Plus-1 33. USC T9 Minus-24 34. Mich. St. T22 Minus-12 35. Cincinnati T22 Minus-14 36. Texas Tech T90 Plus-53 37. Syracuse T22 Minus-16 38. N. Illinois T90 Plus-51 39. Missouri T33 Minus-7 40. Boise State T45 Plus-4 41. Miss State T33 Minus-9 42. UNC T9 Minus-34 43. Arizona T64 Plus-20 44. UCF T90 Plus-45 45. Ga Tech T45 Minus-1 46. Tulsa T90 Plus-43 47. W. Virginia T22 Minus-26 48. Miami T45 Minus…
William & Mary 73, UNC-Wilmington 72 (The SportsXchange)
Junior forward Tim Rusthoven made the second of two free throws with no time remaining on the clock, giving William & Mary a dramatic 73-72 victory over UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday at Raiford G. Trask Coliseum. Rusthoven, junior guard Brandon Britt and sophomore guard Marcus Thornton scored 17 points apiece for the Tribe (13-16, 7-10 Colonial Athletic Association). Senior forward Keith Rendleman had a game high 24 points and 11 rebounds for UNC-Wilmington (10-19, 5-12). William & Mary led 20-19 midway through the opening period after Terry Tarpey made a layup with 10:09 remaining. The Tribe went up 34-24 when Thornton converted a 3-point play with 4:53 to go, but the Seahawks led 39-34 at the break after closing the half with a 15-0 run. Freddie Jackson sparked the run, scoring seven consecutive points over a span of 2:26. William & Mary battled back in the second half, outscoring UNC-Wilmington 13-3 over the first 4:25 to take a 47-42 lead on a 3-pointer by Matt Rum. The teams continued to exchange leads throughout the …
Video: Ohio State improves to 8-1
Deshaun Thomas had a double-double and Sam Thompson scored a career-high 18 points to power Ohio State past UNC-Asheville 90-72.
Buckeyes run past Tigers – Ohio State (Rivals)
Prior to the start of the season, Thad Matta expressed a desire to push the pace of games with an uptempo style. The Ohio State head coach proved that those wishes were more than just lip-service on Saturday, when the Buckeyes ran UNC Asheville out of the Schottenstein Center in a 90-72 route of the Bulldogs.
UNC Asheville-Ohio St. Preview (The Associated Press)
While Ohio State’s offense continues to run through its talented trio of juniors, steady production from its lone senior could make coach Thad Matta’s team all the more formidable. Evan Ravenel looks to build on arguably his best effort of the season Saturday as the No. 7 Buckeyes host UNC Asheville. Leading the way for Ohio State (7-1) are juniors Deshaun Thomas , Lenzelle Smith Jr. and point guard Aaron Craft , who’ve all picked up the pace following last season’s Final Four run. Thomas ranks first in the Big Ten with 20.8 points per game while Smith and Craft are averaging career highs of 10.6 and 9.6, respectively. Sophomore LaQuinton Ross has also come out strong with 10.6 points per contest after seeing limited action in 2011-12. While Thomas scored 21 of his 22 points in the first half during Wednesday’s 85-45 rout of Savannah State, Craft went scoreless for the first time since his freshman season. Smith also had a quiet night with eight points but Ravenel provided a …
No. 22 UNC women hold off No. 15 Ohio State 57-54 (The Associated Press)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Xylina McDaniel, Waltiea Rolle and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt scored 11 points apiece to lead No. 22 North Carolina to a 57-54 victory against No. 15 Ohio State on Wednesday. Tayler Hill scored 24 points for the Buckeyes (4-2). Hill’s jumper pushed Ohio State ahead 54-51 with 1:26 left, but McDaniel made a jumper and Ruffin-Pratt made two to hand the Tar Heels the victory. North Carolina (7-0) led 29-25 at the break. The Tar Heels opened the second half on an 8-0 run and pushed their advantage to 44-28 on Krista Gross’ jumper with 11:36 remaining. Hill scored 10 points to pull the Buckeyes to 46-38 with 7:58 left and tied the game at 50 on Darryce Moore’s jumper with 2:56 remaining. Ohio State jumped ahead 25-22 on Hill’s jumper with 4:06 left in the first half, but North Carolina ran off seven in a row to lead at the break.
Towson, UNC-W Men's Basketball, 8 Others Banned From NCAA Tournament
Poor academic scores could create a very different kind of madness in March.
Nebraska Football: More Teams Should Take the Huskers’ Approach to Testing
When I came across this article about the Nebraska Cornhuskers putting their defense through the paces by testing, it was one of those rare times when I clap my hands and scream, “Yes!”…
NCAA Men's Basketball Roundup: Barnes, UNC holds off fiery Ohio
ST. LOUIS — Harrison Barnes scored five of his 12 points in overtime and top-seeded North Carolina escaped a huge upset with a 73-65 victory over 13th-seeded Ohio on Friday night in the Midwest Regional semifinals.
