News From The Summit: Midconfans News 12/17/2006

Ball St. 61, Valparaiso 40--The Chicago Tribune
Ball St. ends streak, adds to Valpo's--The Indy Star
Ball State's pressure crushes Crusader men--The Post-Tribune
Deep-sixed--The NWI Times
Stovall Leads Four In Double Figures In Win Over Valpo...--BallStatesSports.com
Ball St. 61, Valparaiso 40--USA Today
Ball St. 61, Valparaiso 40--CBS Sportsline
Ball St. 61, Valparaiso 40--espn.com
Ball St. 61, Valparaiso 40--FOX Sports
Guard refocuses, guides Ball State to dominating 61-40 victory--Muncie Star Press
Crusaders Fall At Ball State in Non-Conference Action--www.valpo.edu

Long day for Valpo women--The Post-Tribune
Valpo drops third in a row--The NWI Times
Panther Overcome Slow Start to Top Valpo, 67-49--unipanthers.cstv.com
Panthers get blue-collar win over Valpo--www.panthermania.net
Crusaders End Road Trip with Loss at Northern Iowa--www.valpo.edu

Oakland Falls at Arkansas--OUGrizzlies.com

College Basketball Top 25 Roundup--The Daily Southtown

No. 1 UCLA 74, Oakland, Mich. 53

LOS ANGELES -- Darren Collison had 15 points and Arron Afflalo added 14 to help UCLA beat Oakland, Mich.

Josh Shipp had 13 points, and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 12 rebounds for UCLA (9-0), which pulled away with an 18-0 run late in the first half and early in the second. Collison went 5-for-8 from the field and made all three of his free throws, and Afflalo shot 6-for-10 from the field.

Shawn Hopes had 17 points for the Grizzlies (6-7).

COLLEGE HOOPS: Top-ranked Bruins run past Grizzlies, 74-53--The Detroit News
No. 1 UCLA Cruises Past Oakland, Mich.--MICentralSports.com
Late first half run leads UCLA past Oakland--The Oakland Press
Bruins Have No Trouble With Oakland--uclabruins.cstv.com
No. 1 UCLA 74, Oakland, Mich. 53--Yahoo Sports
Top-ranked Bruins use balanced attack to ace Oakland--espn.com
No. 1 UCLA 74, Oakland, Mich. 53--USA Today
Collison, Afflalo key UCLA romp over Oakland, remain unbeaten--CBS Sportsline
No. 1 UCLA 74, Oakland, Mich. 53--FOX Sports
UCLA Overcomes Slow Start, Win by 21--Bruin Basketball Report
OAKLAND 53 UCLA 74--Sports Illustrated
[Online Exclusive]: Bruins knock off Golden Grizzlies with 74-53 win--The Daily Bruin
Flat and unhappy, Bruins win--Los Angeles Times
No. 1 UCLA Holds Off Oakland--OUGrizzlies.com

WOMEN’S ROUNDUP--The Oakland Press

West Virginia 70, Oakland 61
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — West Virginia (7-4) was led by Sparkle Davis’ 17 points, including a career-best four 3-pointers.
Chakia Cole was the only other Mountaineer in double figures, scoring 15 points.
Sophomore Jessica Pike (Clawson) tallied 19 points to lead all scorers, while senior Nicole Piggott had 17 points for Oakland (4-6).
Oakland will face Auburn on Thursday.

Golden Grizzlies Fall to West Virginia 70-61--OUGrizzlies.com