Midconfans News 1/19/2007

T-Birds stumble on road at Oakland--deseretnews.com
Golden Grizzlies defeat T-Birds--The Spectrum
Oakland Stops T-Birds--SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS

WESTWOOD NAMED MID-CON PLAYER OF THE WEEK--SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS
Thunderbirds Look to Snap Road Woes at IUPUI on Saturday--SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS

Oakland perfect in conference--The Detroit Free Press
Oakland remains perfect in Mid-Con--The Detroit News
Making a Grizzly fashion statement--The Oakland Press
Nelson’s Double-Double Leads Oakland Past Southern Utah, 77-69--OUGrizzlies.com

Swoope's 22 help Jaguars top Kangaroos--The Indy Star
EIGHT IS ENOUGH: UNDERMANNED JAGS HOLD OFF UMKC FOR HUNTER'S 200TH CAREER WIN--IUPUI JAGUAR ATHLETICS

UMKC falls to IUPUI--The Kansas City Star
Kangaroos Put Up Fight In Road Defeat At IUPUI--UMKC Kangaroos

Valparaiso 78, W. Ill. 60--The Chicago Tribune>
College Basketball Roundup--The Daily Southtown

Valparaiso 78, Western Illinois 60

MACOMB -- Samuel Haanpaa scored 18 of his 27 points from 3-point range as Valparaiso beat Western Illinois.

Shawn Huff had 18 points and Brandon McPherson added 13 for the Crusaders (8-10, 3-2 Mid-Continent). Haanpaa, Huff and McPherson combined to hit 11 of Valparaiso's 12 3-pointers and McPherson dished out a game-high seven assists.

David Jackson's 16 points made him the only player to score in double figures for Western Illinois (4-15, 0-5). The Leathernecks scored 22 points off Valparaiso turnovers and got 27 points from their bench but never managed to lead in the game.

Valpo closes the book on Leathernecks--The Peoria Journal Star
Crusaders use red-hot three-point shooting to down Western 78-60 in final trip to Macomb--Western Illinois Athletics

Valparaiso men shoot down Leathernecks--The Post-Tribune
VU puts it all together--The NWI Times
Red-Hot Shooting Leads Crusaders to Victory--www.valpo.edu

College Basketball Roundup--The Daily Southtown

Oral Roberts 59, Chicago State 53

TULSA, Okla. -- Caleb Green and Ken Tutt combined to score Oral Roberts' last 15 points over the final eight minutes to help the Golden Eagles outlast Chicago State.

Tutt, who was 5-of-8 from the field, paced Oral Roberts (12-7) with 16 points while Green scored 14. Shawn King contributed 11 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots for the Golden Eagles, which won their sixth straight basketball game.

David Holston led Chicago State (7-15) with 18 points, but was limited to two in the second half. John Cantrell added 14 points and Kourtney Calvin had 12 rebounds for the Cougars, who led 32-28 at halftime.

ORU men score win over CSU--The Tulsa World
ORU Notebook: In the running--The Tulsa World

Women: Texas Pan-American at ORU--The Tulsa World
Winning Streak Reaches Six as Golden Eagles Nip Chicago State, 59-53--Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles