11/19/08
Arkansas State (Elwyn McRoy) (2-1) vs. Murray State
Arkansas State (2-1) used a strong second-half performance and got 28 points from its bench to overcome a five-point halftime deficit and defeat Murray State (1-1) 55-47 Wednesday night at the Convocation Center in a non-conference men’s basketball game. The Red Wolves won their second straight game and improved to 2-0 at home, getting a game-high 16 points from junior guard Donald Boone off the bench. Junior forward Shawn Morgan added 15 points and eight rebounds, while tying Boone with a team-high three steals.
University of Illinois-Chicago (Tracy Dildy) (1-1) vs. Northern Iowa
Senior guard Josh Mayo scored a game-high 27 points and sophomore forward Tori Boyd hit four three-pointers in a career-high 17-point effort to pace the UIC men’s basketball team to an 84-77 victory over UNI in the Flames’ 2008-09 home opener on Wednesday night. In the first regular season game at the revamped UIC Pavilion, the Flames (1-1) picked up where they left off last season by displaying red-hot shooting from their home floor. UIC shot 50 percent (26-for-52) from the field, including a 62.5 percent (10-for-16) clip from downtown, after finishing near 50 percent in both categories as a team at home in 2007-08.
11/20/08
NCCU (Henry Dickerson) (0-3) @ Florida Gulf Coast
Florida Gulf Coast narrowly beat North Carolina Central 66-58 on Thursday night. North Carolina Central (0-3) was led by Vincent Davis who scored a game-high 18 points by playing in all 40 minutes. Stevy Worah-Ozima also tallied in double figures for North Carolina Central, scoring 13 points.
