Southern Utah beats Western--The Chicago Tribune/span>
Colleges--The Chicago Sun-Times
VALPARAISO 70, CHICAGO STATE 64: Dan Oppland scored 22 points and had eight rebounds to lead Valparaiso (15-9, 8-6 Mid-Con) over Chicago State (6-18, 5-8) in Valparaiso, Ind.
David Holston led Chicago State with 16 points.
S. UTAH 89, W. ILLINOIS 82: Justin Allen went 3-for-4 from three-point range and finished with 20 points off the bench to lead Southern Utah (9-17, 7-6 Mid-Con) over Western Illinois (7-18, 3-11) in Macomb, Ill.
David Jackson scored 20 points for the Leathernecks, while Sammy Hunter had 19.
College Basketall Roundup--The Daily Southtown
Valparaiso 70, Chicago State 64
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Dan Oppland scored 22 points and had eight rebounds to lead Valparaiso (15-9, 8-6 Mid-Continent) over Chicago State (6-18, 5-8).
Seth Colclasure scored 15 points for the Crusaders, as Ron Howard added 13 and Mohamed Kone had eight points and 13 rebounds.
David Holston led Chicago State with 16 points, followed by Royce Parran's 13 points.
Southern Utah 89, Western Illinois 82
MACOMB, Ill. — Justin Allen went 3-for-4 from three-point range and finished with 20 points off the bench to lead Southern Utah over Western Illinois on Thursday night.
Rand Janes and Steve Barnes added 15 points apiece for the Thunderbirds (9-17, 7-6 Mid-Continent.
Western Illinois (7-18, 3-11) was led by 20 points from David Jackson, while Sammy Hunter chipped in 19.
T-Birds get victory at W. Illinois--deseretnews.com
MEN’S ROUNDUP--The Oakland Press
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mid-Continent
• IUPUI 65, Centenary 49
— At Shreveport, La., Brandon Cole scored 23 points to lead IUPUI over Centenary, giving the Jaguars their fi rst Mid-Continent regular-season championship.
• S. Utah 89, W. Illinois 82 — At Macomb, Ill., Justin Allen went 3-for-4 from three-point range and finished with 20 points off the bench to lead Southern Utah in a win over Western Illinois.
• Oral Roberts 86, UMKC 79
— At Tulsa, Okla., Caleb Green scored 22 points as Oral Roberts held on to beat UMKC.
• Valparaiso 70, Chicago State 64 — At Valparaiso, Ind., Dan Oppland scored 22 points and had eight rebounds to lead Valparaiso over Chicago State.
Jaguars clinch Mid-Con share--The Indy Star
On Campus: Kristen Leigh Porter--The Indy Star
IUPUI senior Brandon Cole (Ben Davis) was named the Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Week after helping the Jaguars win three games last week. The forward averaged 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds.
IUPUI cracked the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll for the first time this week, taking the No. 25 spot.
UMKC loses opportunityThe Kansas City Star
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Crusaders see big lead fade, but then regroup--The Post-Tribune
Feb. 17, 2006
By Neal Boyer / Post-Tribune correspondent
VALPARAISO — Nothing comes easy for Valparaiso these days.
A 12-point lead, thanks to 11 straight points by senior Ron Howard, dwindled to two Thursday before the Crusaders held on to escape Chicago State 70-64.
Howard (13 points, 3 assists) got just enough help from fellow seniors Dan Oppland (22 points, eight rebounds) and Seth Colclasure (15 points) who hit 4-of-7 from the arc to snap his 1-15 slump.
Valpo (15-9, 8-6 Mid-Continent Conference) won it at the foul line, sinking 23-of-28 to just 6-of-12 by the smaller, quicker Cougars. “It was nice to see us shoot 82 percent at the line,” coach Homer Drew said.
It was 33-all at the half during which VU made 10 turnovers. “We were fortunate to be in the game the first half,” said Drew. “We weren’t playing near our abilities.”
Howard’s only two points of the half came in the final 43 seconds. But he dueled Cougar David Holston in the second half. Holston scored 16 straight, all his points, while Howard countered with 11 including a big 3-pointer and a high-flying tip-in.
“Ron gave us a spark and momentum,” said Drew. “Our team needs to be more consistent and to rebound much better, like in the second half tonight.”
Valpo grabbed 24 boards after intermission, including nine of Mohamed Kone’s game-high 13. He added eight points and two blocks.
Drew cited three key plays in the last half. First senior Ali Berdiel’s running backflip assist from 5-6 feet out of bounds for a Colclasure layin. Colclasure then popped a trey, capping a 15-4 run, for a 48-37 edge.
With 32 seconds left Teran Lee’s three-point play got CSU within 66-64, 20 seconds after he missed a pair at the line.
Big play No. 2: with 19 seconds left Oppland rebounded Berdiel’s missed free throw and was fouled. He hit both for a 4-point lead.
Royce Parran (13 points) then missing a driving shot. Big play No. 3: Jimmie Miles rebounded and was fouled, hitting two for the final score keeping the Cougars winless in the ARC at 0-12.
Miles has missed much of the second half of the season with a virus and migraines but came in late when Howard took an elbow in the head.
“Jimmie hasn’t played much. But he handled the press with Ron out and ripped down that last rebound,” said Drew.
He wasn’t happy with 17 turnovers to just nine by CSU. But Valpo’s 28 points in the paint to CSU’s 16 helped.
Oppland moved into third in VU career points at 1682, passing Lubos Barton.
Chicago State (6-18, 5-8) had won its last two vs. Valpo, in the Mid-Con tourney opener last season and 90-76 in Chicago Jan. 19 when five Cougars hit double digits.
Miles said there’s a reason Valpo outshot CSU from the field, 44 to 36.2 percent. “All week we came in at 11 a.m. and took about 500 shots each. It helped Seth.”
Drew said Valpo still has a slim shot at the tourney’s third seed.
Valpo’s final home game is Saturday at 7:05 p.m. when Niagara visits on Senior Night. VU’s five seniors each will speak after the game.
Colclasure regains his touch--The NWI Times
WIU rally in second half falls short--The Peoria Journal Star
T-Birds find way to win on road--The Spectrum
IUPUI clinches title with victory over Gents--The Shreveport Times
T-birds rough up Leathernecks--The Salt Lake Tribune
IUPUI Clinches Mid-Con Title With 65-49 Win Over Gents--GoCentenary.Com
Cougars Fall at Valparaiso, 64-70--Chicago State Athletics
JAGS CLINCH SHARE OF MID-CON TITLE; PUSH WINNING STREAK TO NINE--IUPUI JAGUAR ATHLETICS
UMKC Women Look For Season Sweep of Oral Roberts On Saturday--UMKC Kangaroos
UMKC Rally Falls Short At Oral Roberts--UMKC Kangaroos
ORU Holds Off UMKC, 86-79--Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles
T-BIRDS OPEN FINAL ROAD TRIP OF THE SEASON AT MID-CON LEADER WESTERN ILLINOIS SATURDAY--SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS
Thunderbirds Break Through On Road, Win At Western Illinois--SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS
Thunderbirds Travel To Western Illinois, UMKC;
Final Road Trip Of 2005-06 Season--SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS
Valpo Nips Chicago State 70-64 Thursday--www.valpo.edu
Men’s Basketball Drops 89-82 Decision to Southern Utah--Western Illinois Athletics
Women's Basketball Begins Three-Game Homestand with Southern Utah--Western Illinois Athletics
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