No. 2 Purdue Rallies Past Michigan State 87-72 in Big Ten Opener
Everette Stephens led Purdue with 22 points as the No. 2 Boilermakers erased an early 21-11 deficit and pulled away to beat Michigan State 87-72 at Mackey Arena. Purdue improved to 9-1 while MSU shooters including Darryl Johnson and Vernon Carr scored 31 and 14 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Lafayette
Ind
Everette Stephens
Purdue
Michigan State
Darryl Johnson
Spartans
Stephens
Johnson
Melvin McCants
Todd Mitchell
Troy Lewis
Doug Lee
Vernon Carr
Mackey Arena
Seton Hall Upsets Georgetown In Big East Opener
Seton Hall 74 Georgetown 53 as Mark Bryant leads with 24 points in a game that snapped Georgetown's 15-game series streak and spoiled the Hoyas Big East opener. The Pirates built an early 16-5 run and led 67-41 late, limiting Reggie Williams to two points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landover
Mark Bryant
Seton Hall
Georgetown
Hoyas
Pirates
Reggie Williams
Williams
Bryant
Navy tops UNC Wilmington in CAA opener
Navy guard Cliff Rees scored a career high 26 points to lift the ninth ranked Midshipmen to a 72-58 win over UNC Wilmington in Annapolis. David Robinson had 12 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out as Navy improved to 6-3 while UNC Wilmington fell to 4-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Cliff Rees
Navy
North Carolina-Wilmington
Colonial Athletic Association
Rees
Midshipmen
David Robinson
Doug Wojcik
Brian Rowsom
North Carolina- Wilmington
Martin's 21 Points Sparks Gamecock Win Over Davidson
South Carolina tops Davidson 63-56 as Darryl Martin scores 21 and grabs 14 boards. Dozier adds 15, Perry Dozier 11, while Davidson's Heineman leads with 15 points. Gamecocks improve to 6-4 before Metro Conference play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Darryl Martin
South Carolina
Davidson
Wildcats
Martin
Gamecocks
Terry Dozier
Perry
Chris Heineman
Ace Tanner
Derek Bucker
Jeff Himes
Southern Mississippi
George Felton
Bobby Hussey
Foster
Gould
T. Dozier
S. Carolina
Heineman
Rucker
Keener
Tanner
Himes
Duke Defeats Virginia In ACC Opener 70-63
Kevin Strickland scored 18 to lift 20th ranked Duke over Virginia 70-63 in the ACC opening game. Danny Ferry added 13 as Duke, now 9-1, extended its win streak to eight. Greenville Furman beat Appalachian State 73-56 behind 17 from David Brown and strong shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Rex Chapman
Kentucky
Chapman
Frank Ford
Johnny Lynn
Ed Cavender
Wildcats
Charlottesville
Kevin Strickland
Duke
Blue Devils
Virginia
Strickland
Danny Ferry
Greenville
David Brown
Furman
Appalachian State
Paladins
Mountaineers
Ronnie Christian
Also Mentioned on This Page
No. 2 Boilermakers
The
Associated Press
Syracuse
Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
Sherman Douglas
Orangemen
Douglas
Huskies
Rony Seikaly
Greg Monroe
Iowa
Northwestern
Iowa City
Kevin Gamble
Brad Lohaus
B.J. Armstrong
Michael Reaves
Gamble
Hawkeyes
Ed Horton
Jeff Grose
North Carolina
LaSalle
Philadelphia
Jeff Lebo
la Salle
Kenny Smith
Tim Legler
Lionel Simmons
Legler
Dave Popson
Tar Heels
Rich Tarr
Lebo
Smith
J.R. Reid
Reid
Frantz Voley
Dwayne Bryant
Anthony Tanner
Tony Shaw
UNC
Wilmington
Georgia Tech
Wake Forest
Winston-Salem
N.C
Bobby Cremins
Yellow Jackets
Cremins
Bruce Dalrymple
Demon Deacons
Rod Watson
Craig Neal
Dalrymple
Watson
Tommy Amaker
John Smith
Richard Morgan
Tom Sheehey
Mel Kennedy
Sheehey
Morgan
Raleigh
Vinny del Negro
Bennie Bolton
North Carolina State
Maryland
Wolfpack
Mike Giomni
del Negro
Terrapins
Bolton
N.C. State
Steve Hood
Derrick Lewis
Kenny Drummond
Kelsey Weems
Eeeeeeeeeeeeee
McPherson