News From The Summit: News From The Summit 2/22/2008

Payne high not enough for T-Birds--The University Journal
T-BIRDS TODAY--The Spectrum
Payne, SUU upend Gents--deseretnews.com
Southern Utah: SUU beats Centenary--The Salt Lake Tribune
Hot shooting leads to high scoring T-Bird victory--The University Journal
Thunderbirds Top Gentlemen, 98-94--SUUTBirds.com

Sore start sours T-Birds game in 82-36 loss--The University Journal
Women's Hoops on the Road for the Final Time This Weekend (WBB Notebook 2/23-25)--SUUTBirds.com

Tonight's game--The Detroit Free Press

IUPUI at Oakland

Matchup: Oakland 13-12, 8-6 Summit; Indiana-Purdue Indianapolis 21-5, 13-2.

Tip-off: 7:30, Oakland Athletics Center, Rochester.

TV/radio: FSN; WDTW-AM (1310).

Overview: IUPUI is riding an eight-game winning streak, with its most recent victory over Summit power Oral Roberts. Oakland will have to contend with junior guard George Hill, who is tied for the league lead in scoring (21.1 points) and three-point percentage (47.6%, 40-for-84), and leads the league with seven double-doubles.

Free-throw struggles cost Grizzlies--The Oakland Press
Grizzlies relish roll of spoiler--The Oakland Press
Oakland Takes Down IUPUI, 84-69--OUGrizzlies.com
Grizzlies To Host Western Illinois On Senior Night--OUGrizzlies.com

Oakland Women To Face IUPUI--OUGrizzlies.com

Fife happy but apprehensive about team--The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Carson has 22 points in IPFW win over W. Illinois--The Indy Star
Mastodons ensure .500 Summit mark--The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Mastodons Manhandle Leathernecks--GoMastodons.com

Derick Nelson's 19 points lead Oakland over IUPUI, 84-69--The Indy Star
OAKLAND'S SECOND HALF BLITZ SNAPS IUPUI'S EIGHT-GAME WINNING STREAK--IUPUIJags.com
JAGS LOOK TO GET BACK TO WINNING WAYS AT IPFW ON SATURDAY--IUPUIJags.com

JAGUARS HEAD TO OAKLAND FOR CRUCIAL SUMMIT LEAGUE MATCHUP--IUPUIJags.com

UMKC rookie Humphrey gains experience--The Kansas City Star
Oral Roberts stops UMKC 72-64--The Kansas City Star
Hamilton Scores A Career-High 22 Points, But Kangaroos Fall At ORU, 72-64--UMKC Kangaroos
Kangaroos Close Out Regular Season Road Slate At Centenary On Saturday --UMKC Kangaroos

Western Illinois loses to IPFW--The Chicago Tribune
'Necks drop road game to Mastodons--The Macomb Journal
Western Illinois men--The Peoria Journal Star

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - IPFW rolled the Leathernecks, 85-62, in Summit League action at Memorial Coliseum.

The Mastadons (12-14, 9-6) led 42-28 at the break and then went on a 36-16 spree.

James Washington had 19 points for WIU (12-15,7-9), which was 21-of-63 from the field.

"We focused on their outside shooters and did a good job of limiting their solid looks at the basket, but we didn't guard the dribbler, and they were able to take it to the basket too easily," WIU coach Derek Thomas said.

'Necks start road trip at Oakland--Western Courier
Leathernecks fall to IPFW, 85-62, in first of three-game road trip--WIUAthletics.com

Westerwinds look to avenge Jan. 28 upset--Western Courier
Western starts three-game road trip to end the 2007-08 season at IPFW--WIUAthletics.com

Tveidt has support in Pierre--The Bison Zone

NDSU Women Travel to SDSU on Saturday For The Summit League Game of the Week --GoBison.com

Bison squads have local flavor--Argus Leader
Jacks host the rematch with the Bison--GoJacks.com

Jacks host Summit League Game of the Week versus NDSU--GoJacks.com

Men's college basketball--The Shreveport Times

CENTENARY: The Gents open their final homestand of the season at 7 tonight against Southern Utah at the Gold Dome.

Centenary (9-17, 3-11 Summit) is coming off of a 68-67 road loss at Western Illinois. Junior Nick Stallings led the Gents with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Tyrone Hamilton had 15 points and Lance Hill added 11. Freshman Jamere King also had 11 points, his third straight game to score in double figures.

Hamilton has 1,201 career points and is 16 away from cracking into Centenary's top 20. Nate Bland is currently in the 20th spot at 1,216 points scored.

Southern Utah (8-18, 6-9 Summit) is also coming off of a tough loss to swallow. The Thunderbirds played at league leader Oral Roberts on Tuesday and trailed by four with under a minute to play. However, ORU scored the final five points of the game and pulled out the 71-62 victory.

Geoff Payne had 35 points and 15 rebounds in the loss for Southern Utah. He is third in The Summit League with an average of 20.5 points per game.

Sizzling Shooting Not Enough for Gents--GoCentenary.Com

Ladies Close Out Home Schedule--GoCentenary.Com