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MBB | Watkins shines in 17-point win
By Matt Gelb
Jim Boeheim said Sunday he knew Demetris Nichols wouldn't score 37 points every game for Syracuse. So when the Big East's leading scorer was held scoreless in the first half, the Orange needed someone to step up. Enter Darryl Watkins and Andy Rautins. Watkins and Rautins combined for 32 points while Nichols finished with only eight points in Syracuse's 70-53 victory over South Florida in front of 6,292 at the Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla.
WBB | Offense cold in loss to RU
By Matt Levin
On an evening when the Syracuse women's basketball team's offense was off its game, the defense looked like it could keep the Orange alive. Instead, struggles in one key defensive area hurt SU's hopes for a comeback: making the transition back to the offense.
WBB | Rutgers' heralded defenders keep Syracuse to only 40 points
By Zach Schonbrun
Quentin Hillsman has a message for his team: Keep shooting. Eventually the shots will fall. The Syracuse women's basketball shot a scant 25.5 percent from the field, making only one 3-pointer in 13 attempts. It resulted in a season-low 40 points in a 68-40 loss to No.
Paying the Price: Connecticut's A.J. Price arrived at college with intense hype. After a brain hemorrhage and a misdemeanor, Price returns
By Josh Friedman
When A.J. Price was recruited by Connecticut, the Huskies had just won a national championship and had a roster that would produce five first-round NBA draft picks in the next two years. It was a perfect opportunity for a freshman to come in and learn the ropes before the team would be his to lead.
National Notebook | Stuck in limbo: Utah Valley State barred from postseason as D-I transitional team
By John Clayton
The Utah Valley State Wolverines are in college basketball's version of purgatory. Just five years ago the Wolverines were a junior college program set to attempt the leap from JUCO obscurity to Division I basketball. Remarkably, UVSC has experienced the type of success that eludes most teams making the jump.
