W. ILLINOIS 68, CENTENARY 59: Fred Oguns scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Sammy Hunter scored 20 points for the Leathernecks (7-15, 3-8 Mid Continent) in Shreveport, La.
ORAL ROBERTS 69, CHICAGO ST. 58: Caleb Green had 25 points and 10 rebounds as the Golden Eagles (14-9, 9-2 Mid-Continent) won their fourth in a row.
David Holston led the Cougars (4-16, 3-6) with 17 points and Kevin Jones Jr. scored 15.
VALPARAISO 76, S. UTAH 64: Ron Howard had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Dan Oppland scored 20 points for the host Crusaders (13-8, 6-5 Mid-Continent).
Sun-Times wires
AREA, STATE TEAMS AT A GLANCE
TEAM W-L, CONF. RESULT/NEXT
Chicago State 4-16, 3-6 Mid-Con lost to Oral Roberts 69-58
Valparaiso 13-8, 6-5 Mid-Con beat Southern Utah 76-64
Western Ill 7-15, 3-8 Mid-Con beat Centenary 68-59
College Basketball: Midwest Roundup--The Daily Southtown
Oral Roberts 69, Chicago St. 58
TULSA, Okla. — Caleb Green had 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead Oral Roberts (14-9, 9-2) past Chicago State (4-16, 3-6) in a Mid-Continent Conference game.
David Holston led the Cougars with 17 points. Kevin Jones Jr. scored 15.
Western Illinois 68, Centenary 59
SHREVEPORT, La. — Fred Oguns scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Western Illinois (7-15, 3-8 Mid Continent) beat Centenary (4-18, 2-9).
SUU falls on road--deseretnews.com
State: Men's roundup--The Detroit News
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 87, Oakland 72: Vova Severovas scores a career-high 25 for Oakland, Rick Billings has 19 to tie his career-best and Calvin Wooten scores 14 for Oakland (9-13, 4-6 Mid-Continent Conference). Brandon Cole scores 25 for IUPUI is 14-7, 9-1.
Women: Roundup--The Detroit News
Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis 70, Oakland 64: Nicole Piggott's 21 points are best for Oakland (5-5 Mid-Continent). IUPUI is 8-2.
MEN’S ROUNDUP
Oakland can’t pull off upset of IUPUI
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS — Brandon Cole scored 25 points and pulled down seven rebounds in IUPUI’s 87-72 victory over Oakland in a Mid-Continent Conference game on Saturday.
Cole made the game’s first basket to put IUPUI up 3-0, and the Jaguars never trailed. They used the first seven minutes to jump out to a 19-7 lead en route to a 42-25 halftime advantage.
IUPUI (14-7, 9-1) pushed ahead 58-37 on a Maushae Byles jumper with 14:37 left in the game. The Grizzlies made a late run and cut the lead to nine with 4:50 to play. Vova Severovas scored on a layup to make it 69-60, but that was as close as Oakland would get.
Severovas was Oakland’s leading scorer with 25 points. Rick Billings scored 19 points and had four assists for the Grizzlies (9-14, 4-7). Calvin Wooten scored 14.
Byles finished with 23 points for IUPUI.
More Mid-Continent
• Western Illinois 68, Centenary 59 — At Shreveport, La., Fred Oguns scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Western Illinois beat Centenary.
Cole leads Jaguars over Oakland--The Indy Star
state men--The Indy Star
VALPARAISO 76, S. UTAH 64 -- Ron Howard had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Dan Oppland scored 20 points as host Valparaiso (13-8, 6-5 Mid-Continent) beat Southern Utah (7-16, 5-5).
Ali Berdiel scored 13 for the Crusaders, including 2-of-2 3-point shooting. Jarryd Loyd also shot 2-of-2 from beyond the arc.
state women--The Indy Star
IUPUI 70, OAKLAND 64 -- Kia Hayes led the host Jaguars (13-7, 8-2 Mid-Continent) with 22 points in their victory over the Golden Grizzlies (9-12, 5-5) . Nicole Piggott led Oakland with 21 points. IUPUI has now won eight of its past nine games.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Crusaders shine again in easy win--The Post-Tribune
Feb. 5, 2006
By Justin Breen / Post-Tribune deputy sports editor
VALPARAISO — It looks as if Valparaiso is starting to get back on track.
The Crusaders looked in peak form for a good portion of Saturday’s 76-64 victory over Southern Utah at the Athletics-Recreation Center.
Valpo (13-8, 6-5 Mid-Continent Conference) passed the Thunderbirds (7-16, 5-5) for fourth place in the conference standings with five games remaining. The Crusaders also gained revenge on SUU, which beat VU 73-61 on Jan. 21.
The Crusaders improved to 9-0 at the ARC against the Thunderbirds behind the collective efforts of seniors Dan Oppland (team-high 20 points), Ron Howard (13 points, career-high tying 10 rebounds), Ali Berdiel (13 points, four assists) and Seth Colclasure (10 points).
“It was just a good team effort,” Valpo coach Homer Drew said.
Howard was particularly effective with a nice blend of enthusiasm and effort. He shot 5-of-10 and attacked the basket at will against the slower Thunderbirds.
“I just want to do whatever I can to help the team,” Howard said. “We’re getting there. We thought we were on track before, but we fell off. We need to get better in practice every day and play every game like we have something to prove.”
In front of a higher-energy crowd than Thursday’s win over Centenary, Valpo claimed its second straight victory. The Thunderbirds lost for the first time in five attempts.
Oppland passed Raitis Grafs (1,621) for fourth place all-time in Crusaders history. Lubos Barton (1,675) is next on the list, while Tracy Gibson (1,785) is within Oppland’s reach as well. Oppland also pulled down his 700th career rebound early in the second half.
Valpo did not trail after taking a 9-6 lead. Southern Utah trailed 34-28 at halftime, but the Crusaders’ advantage was never in doubt in the final 20 minutes.
“I thought the guys really responded in the second half,” Drew said. “I was really pleased to see us finish strong.”
Notes: Mid-Continent Conference commissioner Tom Douple said via e-mail on Thursday that he’s “pleased” Valparaiso will host Niagara in the ESPN BracketBusters tournament on Feb. 18. Douple said Valpo has a strong alumni group in western New York.
“This will give Valpo a chance to have a different set of alums to see their team in action,” Douple said. “This game also allows Valpo — both as a school and basketball program — to gain exposure in a region that it does not normally compete in.”
The BracketBusters matchups were chosen by a committee of conference commissioners, VU director of athletics Mark LaBarbera said. As part of the BracketBusters agreement, Valpo will play at Niagara next season. ...
Drew said Jimmie Miles will visit doctors Monday to determine a viral infection that has forced him to miss most of this year’s games.
Drew added that Shawn Huff will see doctors on Thursday to see how the broken bone in his left foot is healing.
Contact Justin Breen at 648-3122 or jbreen@post-trib.com
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Crusaders get rolling in second half to win big--The Post-Tribune
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Crusaders get rolling in second half to win big
Feb. 5, 2006
Post-Tribune staff report
CEDAR CITY, Utah — After holding only a slim one-point lead at halftime, the Valparaiso women rolled in the second half to a 69-54 Mid-Con victory over Southern Utah.
Valparaiso hit nine 3-pointers in the second half and 12 for the game, and it wasn’t just Carrie Myers on Saturday. She had her usual five 3-pointers for her 15 points, but others got into the act.
Andrean grad Jamie Gutowski led Valparaiso (13-8, 7-3) with six threes on her way to 20 points.
Though it was as close as it could get at the break, coach Keith Freeman thought it could have been better for VU if not for a few mental lapses on defense.
“We played pretty good defense most of the game, but we gave up some things in the last two or three seconds of some possessions in the first half,” he said.
“If we do those things right, we have a seven or eight point lead. We moved the ball a little better, exerted our will more and hit some threes in the second half.”
Betsy Rietema added 14 for the Crusaders, 10 in the second half, while Tamra Braun grabbed 10 rebounds. Cassie Hahl led Southern Utah (8-13, 1-9) with 16 points, 14 in the second half.
VU will return home Monday to face Centenary at 7:05 p.m. at the ARC.
VU getting back on track--The NWI Times
Crusaders top Thunderbirds with 3-for-all--The NWI Times
VU looks forward to IUPUI rematch--The NWI Times
WIU sweeps at Centenary--The Peoria Journal Star
T-Birds’ troubles on road continues--The Spectrum
Mid-Con's best edges Ladies--The Shreveport Times
Leathernecks drop Centenary to cellar--The Shreveport Times
State Hoops--The Salt Lake Tribune
Valparaiso 76, Southern Utah 64: The Thunderbirds remained winless in nine games at Valpo and fell to 5-5 in the Mid-Continent Conference, 7-16 overall. SUU allowed the Crusaders to go on a 16-0 run in the first half and couldn't recover.
Henry Uhegwu led the T-birds with 21 points. Dan Oppland scored 20 points for the Crusaders.
Valparaiso 69, Southern Utah 54: The Crusaders used a 23-4 second-half run to pull away from the T-birds (8-13, 1-9 Mid-Con) in Cedar City. Cassie Hahl scored 16 points for SUU.
WIU Takes Pivotal Game from Gents on Homecoming, 68-59--GoCentenary.Com
Upset Bid Comes Up Short for Ladies in 57-53 Loss to WIU--GoCentenary.Com
Women's Basketball Drops at Oral Roberts, 49-53--Chicago State Athletics
Cougars Fall at Oral Roberts, 58-69--Chicago State Athletics
IUPUI HOLDS OFF OAKLAND COMEBACK; 70-64 WIN GIVES JAGS SWEEP OF SEASON SERIES WITH OU--IUPUI JAGUAR ATHLETICS
IUPUI USES THREE-POINT LINE TO KNOCK OFF OAKLAND, 87-72--IUPUI JAGUAR ATHLETICS
FOUR-GAME HOME STAND CONTINUES WITH WESTERN ILLINOIS ON MONDAY--IUPUI JAGUAR ATHLETICS
Kangaroos and Cougars Set To Meet Monday Night At Kemper--UMKC Kangaroos
Oakland Drops a 70-64 Decision at IUPUI--OUGrizzlies.com
Oakland Falls at IUPUI, 87-72--OUGrizzlies.com
Golden Eagles Erase Double-Digit Deficit in 53-49 Win--Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles
Green Guides ORU Past Chicago State, 69-58--Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles
SUU FALLS TO VALPO, 69-54--SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS
Thunderbirds Can't Break Through At Valpo--SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS
Three-point Shooting Lifts Valpo to Road Win at Southern Utah--www.valpo.edu
Valpo Races Past SUU 76-64 at ARC--www.valpo.edu
Women's Basketball Defeats Centenary, 57-53--Western Illinois Athletics
Hunter Scores 20 in 68-59 Western Illinois Win at Centenary--Western Illinois Athletics
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