Western Illinois 59 at IUPUI 66
George Hill had 20 pts for Jaguars (15-7, 10-1), who blocked 8 shots, led by 19 early in 2nd half and held on. Fred Oguns, Sammy Hunter scored 14 pts each for WIU (7-16, 3-9).
Chicago State 81 at UMKC 82
Kevin Jones' FG with 45 sec. left in 2nd OT for Cougars (4-17, 3-7) made it 82-81 but Royce Parran layup at buzzer no good. David Holston, Kourtney Calvin 22 pts. each for CSU.
Colleges--The Chicago Tribune
Chicago St. 57 at UMKC 55
Chandra Timberlake had 15 pts, Tina Hill 14, incl. winning FG with :01.3 left for Cougars (9-11, 4-5).
IUPUI 57 at W. Illinois 60
Zane Teilane had 22 pts, 17 rebs for Westerwinds (17-4, 9-2), who led 52-43 with 3:56 to go, held on.
Centenary 44 at Valparaiso 91
Crusaders (14-8, 8-3) got 14 pts from Mayella Kuikhoven, shot 62.7% and outscored foes 46-14 in paint.
Colleges--The Chicago Sun-Times
MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY 82, CHICAGO STATE 81: Dee Ayuba scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Kangaroos (10-12, 7-4) outlasted the Cougars (4-17, 3-7) in double overtime in a Mid-Continent Conference game in Kansas City, Mo. Kourtney Calvin and David Holston scored 22 points apiece for Chicago State.
INDIANA-PURDUE-INDIANAPOLIS 66, WESTERN ILLINOIS 59: George Hill scored 20 points, and the Jaguars (15-7, 10-1) shot 56 percent en route to defeating the Leathernecks (7-16, 3-9) in Mid-Continent Conference play in Indianapolis. Fred Oguns and Sammy Hunter each scored 14 points for Western Illinois.
Chicago State falls in 2 OTs--The Daily Southtown
Coach gets her life back--The Detroit News
The Oakland Press
ROUNDUP
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mid-Con
UMKC 82, Chicago State 81 (2OT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dee Ayuba made four free throws in the last 1:05 of the second overtime as Missouri-Kansas City beat Chicago State.
Ayuba, who scored a game-high 23 points, hit two free throws with 1:05 left to give the Kangaroos (10-12, 7-4 Mid-Continent) an 80-79 lead. He was fouled again with 48 seconds left and again made two.
Kevin Jones scored with 44 seconds left to bring Chicago State (4-17, 3-7) within 82-81.
IUPUI 66, Western Illinois 59
INDIANAPOLIS — George Hill scored 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting as IUPUI defeated Western Illinois.
Brandon Cole had 16 points and nine rebounds and Maushae Byles added 11 points for the Jaguars (15-7, 10-1 Mid-Continent), who shot 56 percent from the field. The Jaguars won their sixth in a row and stayed in first place.
Fred Oguns and Sammy Hunter both scored 14 points and NaVonta Kentle added 11 for the Leathernecks (7-16, 3-9).
Jaguars win 6th game in a row--The Indy Star
Kangaroo women fall short at homeThe Kansas City Star
Ayuba saves UMKCThe Kansas City Star
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Centenary no match for Valpo--The Post-Tribune
Feb. 7, 2006
By Steve T. Gorches / Post-Tribune staff writer
VALPARAISO — With barely one day of rest after a weary weekend of travel from Cedar City, Utah, on Saturday, a blowout was just what the doctor ordered for the Valparaiso women’s squad.
Prescription received and taken on Monday as the Crusaders drained 14 of their first 16 shots on their way to an easy 91-44 victory over Centenary.
The win not only gave the starters a much needed rest following a little jet lag, but it set up a battle for first in the Mid-Con on Saturday when rival Western Illinois comes to the ARC.
The Westerwinds defeated IUPUI 60-57 to drop the latter out of a tie for first with Western and into a tie for second with Valparaiso (14-8, 8-3).
“We haven’t had a game like this in a while,” said VU coach Keith Freeman with a look of relief on his face. “We got off to a terrific start, getting the ball inside right away to establish our size advantage.”
That post presence by Mayella Kuikhoven (14 points, seven rebounds), Tamra Braun (10 points) and penetration from Betsy Rietema (11 points) allowed the shooters to virtually have free reign from the perimeter.
Those three players combined for nine assists in the game, seven of them in the first half.
Among the shooters that took advantage was Andrean grad Jamie Gutowski, who carried over her deadly accuracy of Saturday night into the game against the Ladies (3-20, 2-10).
“I’ve gotten good looks in our offense, and I think it’s because of the play of our post players,” Gutowski said being the consummate teammate as a senior leader.
She hit three 3-pointers in the first half on Monday on her way to 11 points in only 15 minutes. Against Southern Utah on Saturday, she was 6-of-9 from 3-point range for a game-high 20 points.
Maybe the senior sees her final season in brown and gold winding its way down and wants to out on a high note.
“In the back of my mind I know how many games are left,” she admitted. “But I’m more concerned about my team continuing to grow and get better for the tournament.”
With the lead growing almost exponentially — it got up to 40 points with 12:15 left in the contest — it meant Freeman and the starters were able to witness a glimpse of the Crusaders’ future.
The unusual lineup on the floor with around six minutes left was Agnieszka Kulaga, Sarah Ott, Leah Hochstetler, Evva Comans and Sanna Helenius, and the lead actually increased by three from that point to the final buzzer.
“Our regular rotation of eight or nine did very well to get us to that point,” Freeman said. “We still have some players who have to get through that nervous stage in games.”
Most of those bench players got to see the court real early with Helenius and Ott making baskets late in the first half before the game really got out of hand.
“It’s nice when I get to play, but what’s most important is that the team wins,” said Helenius, who finished the first half with a picture-perfect reverse layup at the buzzer.
“We see it every day in practice — the moves she makes and how hard she works,” Gutowski said about Helenius. “It’s great to see your teammates succeed.”
Helenius was pretty humble about her nine points and two assists in 10 minutes.
“That’s pretty much how I used to play,” she said.
Contact Steve T. Gorches at 648-3141 or sgorches@post-trib.com
Class of 2006--The NWI Times
Gutowski's clock is ticking--The NWI Times
Cruise-aiders--The NWI Times
SUU stumbles at Oral Roberts--The Spectrum
SUU can't catch up to Oral Roberts--The Salt Lake Tribune
Hot Shooting Valpo Drop Ladies 91-44--GoCentenary.Com
Women's Basketball Wins at UMKC--Chicago State Athletics
Men's Basketball Falls in Double Overtime at UMKC--Chicago State Athletics
LATE SECOND HALF IUPUI COMEBACK FALLS SHORT IN 60-57 LOSS TO WESTERN ILLINOIS--IUPUI JAGUAR ATHLETICS
IUPUI STAVES OFF LATE WESTERN ILLINOIS RALLY TO CLAIM SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN--IUPUI JAGUAR ATHLETICS
Last Second Effort Comes Up Short, Kangaroos Fall to Chicago State--UMKC Kangaroos
Kangaroos Win Double Overtime Thriller Over Chicago State--UMKC Kangaroos
Green Named Mid-Con Player of the Week--Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles
Finkbeiner Earns 350th Career Victory, 71-56--Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles
T-BIRDS STUMBLE AT ORAL ROBERTS, 71-56--SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS
Valpo Shoots Lights Out in Big Win over Centenary--www.valpo.edu
Men's Basketball Falls at IUPUI, 66-59--Western Illinois Athletics
Women's Basketball Stays at the Top of the Mid-Con with 60-57 Win Over IUPUI--Western Illinois Athletics
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