HOUSTON, TEXAS (February 4, 2009) Cobilyn Hill scored a game-high 18 points to lead Houston past a scrappy Rice squad 66-56 in a Conference USA game at Tudor Fieldhouse. Tara Watts led the Owls with 15 points.
The Owls were behind 36-29 when they went on a 13 to 6 run to knot the score at 42 on a Watts jumper from the right wing with 13:44 to play. But, the Cougars’ (14-7, 6-3) Hill then scored the next three baskets to give them breathing room. After a Rice bucket from Candace Ashford brought the Owls to within three (51-48) at the 7:29 mark, Houston then went on a 15 to 3 run to put the game away.
The first-half saw the Owls (5-17, 0-9) stay within six at the midway point despite shooting just 26.5 percent from the field. UH shot 45 percent as Britney Scott scored 12 of her 13 points in the first-half to lead all scorers heading into the break.
Rice’s Ashford played a career-high 27 minutes and scored a career-high 9 points and blocked a career-high 5 Cougar shots. Maudess Fulton also tallied 9 points, while Megan Elliott scored 7 points and pulled down a team-high 8 rebounds.
For the night, Rice shot 31.8 percent from the field to Houston’s 46.6 percent. UH
The two teams square off again this Saturday at Hofheinz Pavilion on the University of Houston campus at 5 p.m. prior the Rice-UH men’s basketball game at 8 p.m.
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Friday, January 09, 2009
UTEP Defeats Rice 76 to 60
EL PASO, TEXAS Janaury 9, 2009) In its first Conference USA game of the season, the Rice Owls lost to UTEP 76-60 at the Don Haskins Center. It was the Miners (8-7, 1-1) fourth win in a row against the Owls (5-9, 0-1).
The Owls led at the break 31-28 as they committed a season-low six turnovers, while scoring 9 points off of eight UTEP miscues. It was the seventh game of the year in which Rice has led at the half.
But, it was a different story after half-time, one that ended in UTEP's favor.
The Miners found another gear in the second-half and outscored Rice by 19 (48 to 29). The Owls did not value possession of the basketball, as UTEP poured in 24 points off of 14 Rice turnovers. UTEP had tallied 0 points off of turnovers in the first-half and it also scored 28 points in the paint in the second-half after only scoring 8 in the first-half.
Doing most of the damage for UTEP were Jareica Hughes with a game-high 21 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals and Timika Williams who followed with 19 points and 9 boards. The Miners shot 43 percent from the field and narrowly out-rebounded Rice 42 to 38.
The Owls were led by Maudess Fulton's 13 points, 9 of which came by way of free throws, and 7 rebounds, while D'Frantz Smart scored 12 points and had a season-high 5 steals. Rice shot 33 percent from the field and made 15 of 16 free throws.
Rice now plays at Tulane on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Fogelman Arena on the Tulane campus.
The Owls led at the break 31-28 as they committed a season-low six turnovers, while scoring 9 points off of eight UTEP miscues. It was the seventh game of the year in which Rice has led at the half.
But, it was a different story after half-time, one that ended in UTEP's favor.
The Miners found another gear in the second-half and outscored Rice by 19 (48 to 29). The Owls did not value possession of the basketball, as UTEP poured in 24 points off of 14 Rice turnovers. UTEP had tallied 0 points off of turnovers in the first-half and it also scored 28 points in the paint in the second-half after only scoring 8 in the first-half.
Doing most of the damage for UTEP were Jareica Hughes with a game-high 21 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals and Timika Williams who followed with 19 points and 9 boards. The Miners shot 43 percent from the field and narrowly out-rebounded Rice 42 to 38.
The Owls were led by Maudess Fulton's 13 points, 9 of which came by way of free throws, and 7 rebounds, while D'Frantz Smart scored 12 points and had a season-high 5 steals. Rice shot 33 percent from the field and made 15 of 16 free throws.
Rice now plays at Tulane on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Fogelman Arena on the Tulane campus.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
SFA Throttles Austin Peay
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS (December 20, 2008) Sophomore guard Eddie Williams tied a career-high with 25 points as Stephen F. Austin notched a resounding 93-54 victory over Austin Peay Friday night in the Arkansas Jim Thorpe Classic. The victory is SFA’s sixth straight and moves the Lumberjacks to 7-2 on the season.
The Lumberjacks went to the break with a 10-point lead but really poured it on in the second half, knocking down 66.7 percent from the field, a season-best for second-period shooting percentage, and outscoring the Governors, 52-23, in the second half. Meanwhile, Austin Peay (5-4) was held to 28 percent shooting after halftime and finished the game with a season-low 37.5-percent effort.
Williams was joined in double digits by senior forward Josh Alexander’s 16 points, 13points from senior center Matt Kingsley and 11 first-half points from junior Walt Harris. Kingsley also led all players with eight rebounds, helping the Lumberjacks to a 33-31 advantage on the boards.
SFA opened the second half by hitting its first six field goals and led, 52-41, with 15:25 to play. Kingsley then alternated layups with a pair of fallaway jumpers by Williams on four straight possessions for an 8-0 run that gave SFA what was then its largest lead of the night at 18 points, 58-42, with 12:19 remaining. The run was part of a seven-minute field goal drought for Austin Peay.
SFA delivered a big blow at the 6:56 mark, when the Lumberjacks extended their possession twice with offensive rebounds by Shaw and Kingsley, then Alexander knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner with the shot clock winding down. The play gave SFA a 69-46 lead, and the ‘Jacks never looked back.
SFA steadily extended its margin down the stretch, holding Austin Peay to just one field goal in the final five minutes of play.
Junior Girod Adams started at point guard for the second straight game and scored nine points on 3-of-4 shooting. Eric Bell contributed four assists in 10 first-half minutes but spent the second period resting on the bench.
Senior Center Benson Akpan finished with eight points and a season-high three blocked shots. Williams and Adams ripped off three steals each, as SFA forced 17 Austin Peay turnovers, while giving up just five of its own. For the game, the Lumberjacks outscored Austin Peay, 27-4, in points off turnovers.
In the first half, SFA used a 9-0 run that started at the 8:22 mark to build an 11-point lead, 29-18, with 6:30 left. The run featured fast-break layups by Williams and Alexander wrapped around a 3-pointer by Adams.
The Lumberjacks stretched their advantage to 14 a minute later when Williams knocked down an open 3-pointer to make it a 34-20 game.
The Governors then took advantage of the first two SFA turnovers of the game to score on three straight possessions and cut the lead in half, drawing to within seven points at 36-29 with 1:41 to play.
But Alexander answered with a 3-pointer to stretch the lead back to double figures. After a blocked shot by Jereal Scott on the next Austin Peay possessions, Williams raced to the bucket for another fast-break layup off a lead pass from Bell to give the ‘Jacks a 12-point lead.
Drake Reed answered with a bucket to set the halftime score at 41-31. Reed finished with a team-best 16 points, but no other Governor reached double digits.
SFA got a boost from Harris when he came off the bench early in the first period. He scored nine straight points to take the Lumberjacks from a 7-5 deficit to a 14-11 advantage with 11:14 remaining. Harris finished the first half with 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting and two 3-pointers but did not take the floor in the second half.
The Lumberjacks got out to a slow shooting start and didn’t connect on a field goal attempt until Kingsley hit a long jumper at the 15:23 mark, but SFA finished the half hot, hitting 46.9 percent from the field. The Governors held a 22-14 edge on the boards in the opening period, but the Lumberjacks forced Austin Peay into 10 first-half turnovers and outscored the Governors, 14-2, in points off turnovers.
SFA will continue play in the Jim Thorpe Classic by taking on host team Arkansas Saturday at 7:05 p.m. The Razorbacks are 7-1 and riding a five-game win streak after defeating Austin Peay, 89-80, Wednesday night.
The Lumberjacks went to the break with a 10-point lead but really poured it on in the second half, knocking down 66.7 percent from the field, a season-best for second-period shooting percentage, and outscoring the Governors, 52-23, in the second half. Meanwhile, Austin Peay (5-4) was held to 28 percent shooting after halftime and finished the game with a season-low 37.5-percent effort.
Williams was joined in double digits by senior forward Josh Alexander’s 16 points, 13points from senior center Matt Kingsley and 11 first-half points from junior Walt Harris. Kingsley also led all players with eight rebounds, helping the Lumberjacks to a 33-31 advantage on the boards.
SFA opened the second half by hitting its first six field goals and led, 52-41, with 15:25 to play. Kingsley then alternated layups with a pair of fallaway jumpers by Williams on four straight possessions for an 8-0 run that gave SFA what was then its largest lead of the night at 18 points, 58-42, with 12:19 remaining. The run was part of a seven-minute field goal drought for Austin Peay.
SFA delivered a big blow at the 6:56 mark, when the Lumberjacks extended their possession twice with offensive rebounds by Shaw and Kingsley, then Alexander knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner with the shot clock winding down. The play gave SFA a 69-46 lead, and the ‘Jacks never looked back.
SFA steadily extended its margin down the stretch, holding Austin Peay to just one field goal in the final five minutes of play.
Junior Girod Adams started at point guard for the second straight game and scored nine points on 3-of-4 shooting. Eric Bell contributed four assists in 10 first-half minutes but spent the second period resting on the bench.
Senior Center Benson Akpan finished with eight points and a season-high three blocked shots. Williams and Adams ripped off three steals each, as SFA forced 17 Austin Peay turnovers, while giving up just five of its own. For the game, the Lumberjacks outscored Austin Peay, 27-4, in points off turnovers.
In the first half, SFA used a 9-0 run that started at the 8:22 mark to build an 11-point lead, 29-18, with 6:30 left. The run featured fast-break layups by Williams and Alexander wrapped around a 3-pointer by Adams.
The Lumberjacks stretched their advantage to 14 a minute later when Williams knocked down an open 3-pointer to make it a 34-20 game.
The Governors then took advantage of the first two SFA turnovers of the game to score on three straight possessions and cut the lead in half, drawing to within seven points at 36-29 with 1:41 to play.
But Alexander answered with a 3-pointer to stretch the lead back to double figures. After a blocked shot by Jereal Scott on the next Austin Peay possessions, Williams raced to the bucket for another fast-break layup off a lead pass from Bell to give the ‘Jacks a 12-point lead.
Drake Reed answered with a bucket to set the halftime score at 41-31. Reed finished with a team-best 16 points, but no other Governor reached double digits.
SFA got a boost from Harris when he came off the bench early in the first period. He scored nine straight points to take the Lumberjacks from a 7-5 deficit to a 14-11 advantage with 11:14 remaining. Harris finished the first half with 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting and two 3-pointers but did not take the floor in the second half.
The Lumberjacks got out to a slow shooting start and didn’t connect on a field goal attempt until Kingsley hit a long jumper at the 15:23 mark, but SFA finished the half hot, hitting 46.9 percent from the field. The Governors held a 22-14 edge on the boards in the opening period, but the Lumberjacks forced Austin Peay into 10 first-half turnovers and outscored the Governors, 14-2, in points off turnovers.
SFA will continue play in the Jim Thorpe Classic by taking on host team Arkansas Saturday at 7:05 p.m. The Razorbacks are 7-1 and riding a five-game win streak after defeating Austin Peay, 89-80, Wednesday night.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Texas State to Host New Orelans in Basketball
SAN MARCOS. TEXAS (December 14, 2008) The Texas State men's basketball team returns to the friendly confines of Strahan Coliseum Monday night when the Bobcats play host to the University of New Orleans at 7:00 p.m.
Texas State enters the game with a 3-5 record after suffering an 81-73 loss at sixth-ranked Texas last Saturday. Texas State has a 2-0 record in home games this season after beating Huston-Tillotson 104-81 on Nov. 19 and Southwest Assemblies of God 110-65 on Dec. 3.
New Orleans also has a 3-5 record after beating Houston Baptist 77-73 in Houston. The win over Houston Baptist was the first win in road games for the Privateers, who enter Monday night's game with a 1-3 record in road contests. New Orleans suffered a 79-62 loss at Nicholls on Nov. 19, a 54-44 setback at Savannah State on Nov. 22 and a 78-60 loss at Colorado State on Nov. 26.
THE SERIES
This marks the sixth meeting between Texas State and New Orleans. The Bobcats enter the game with a 1-1 series record against the Privateeers. The last time the two teams met was on Nov. 22, 2003 when UNO won a 77-64 decision to open the 2003-04 season for both teams. In that game, Bo McCalebb and Kyle Buggs each scored 17 points to lead New Orleans, while Anthony Dill scored 16 points and Roosevelt Brown added 15 points to lead Texas State.
The Bobcats posted a 92-81 on Dec. 17, 2002 in San Marcos.
SCOUTING TEXAS STATE
Texas State is led by senior guards Brent Benson, who is averaging 19.1 points per game, and Brandon Bush who averages 13.3 points and leads the team in rebounding with a 6.4 average. John Rybak also averaged 10.1 points per game, while Cameron Johnson is chipping in with 9.9 points per contest after scoring a career-high 24 points at Texas. Junior college transfer Emmanuel Bidias A' Moute adds 6.9 points per game and sophomore center Ty Gough chips in with 5.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest. Ryan White also averages 5.4 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT
The Texas State Bobcats gave sixth-ranked Texas all it could handle for 37 minutes, but came up short in the end as the Longhorns escaped with an 81-73 victory in the Frank Erwin Center last Saturday. The Bobcats held Texas to 36 percent shooting, outrebounded the Longhorns 46-42 and their reserves outscored Texas' 43-12.
The Bobcats were led by sophomore forward Cameron Johnson's 24 points in Johnson's first start of the season. Brent Benson came off the bench to add 18 points, while Brandon Bush registered 13 points and nine rebounds to go along with his team-high two steals. Ryan White also added 10 points and career highs of eight rebounds and six assists for the Bobcats.
A.J. Abrams scored 30 points, including 13 of Texas' final 16. Texas State had held Abrams without a field goal for the first 15 minutes of the second half before he hit a baseline jumper, registered a steal and nailed a three-pointer to spark a late run. Then, Texas put it away from the free throw line. Dexter Pittman scored a career-high 17 points and had 10 rebounds despite playing just 14 minutes because of foul trouble.
Texas State enters the game with a 3-5 record after suffering an 81-73 loss at sixth-ranked Texas last Saturday. Texas State has a 2-0 record in home games this season after beating Huston-Tillotson 104-81 on Nov. 19 and Southwest Assemblies of God 110-65 on Dec. 3.
New Orleans also has a 3-5 record after beating Houston Baptist 77-73 in Houston. The win over Houston Baptist was the first win in road games for the Privateers, who enter Monday night's game with a 1-3 record in road contests. New Orleans suffered a 79-62 loss at Nicholls on Nov. 19, a 54-44 setback at Savannah State on Nov. 22 and a 78-60 loss at Colorado State on Nov. 26.
THE SERIES
This marks the sixth meeting between Texas State and New Orleans. The Bobcats enter the game with a 1-1 series record against the Privateeers. The last time the two teams met was on Nov. 22, 2003 when UNO won a 77-64 decision to open the 2003-04 season for both teams. In that game, Bo McCalebb and Kyle Buggs each scored 17 points to lead New Orleans, while Anthony Dill scored 16 points and Roosevelt Brown added 15 points to lead Texas State.
The Bobcats posted a 92-81 on Dec. 17, 2002 in San Marcos.
SCOUTING TEXAS STATE
Texas State is led by senior guards Brent Benson, who is averaging 19.1 points per game, and Brandon Bush who averages 13.3 points and leads the team in rebounding with a 6.4 average. John Rybak also averaged 10.1 points per game, while Cameron Johnson is chipping in with 9.9 points per contest after scoring a career-high 24 points at Texas. Junior college transfer Emmanuel Bidias A' Moute adds 6.9 points per game and sophomore center Ty Gough chips in with 5.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest. Ryan White also averages 5.4 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT
The Texas State Bobcats gave sixth-ranked Texas all it could handle for 37 minutes, but came up short in the end as the Longhorns escaped with an 81-73 victory in the Frank Erwin Center last Saturday. The Bobcats held Texas to 36 percent shooting, outrebounded the Longhorns 46-42 and their reserves outscored Texas' 43-12.
The Bobcats were led by sophomore forward Cameron Johnson's 24 points in Johnson's first start of the season. Brent Benson came off the bench to add 18 points, while Brandon Bush registered 13 points and nine rebounds to go along with his team-high two steals. Ryan White also added 10 points and career highs of eight rebounds and six assists for the Bobcats.
A.J. Abrams scored 30 points, including 13 of Texas' final 16. Texas State had held Abrams without a field goal for the first 15 minutes of the second half before he hit a baseline jumper, registered a steal and nailed a three-pointer to spark a late run. Then, Texas put it away from the free throw line. Dexter Pittman scored a career-high 17 points and had 10 rebounds despite playing just 14 minutes because of foul trouble.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
TURNER SPORTS INKS DEAL WITH THE AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
(ATLANTA, GA, August 8, 2007) PlayON! Sports, a division of Turner Sports, and the American Basketball Association (ABA) announced today an agreement to provide online streaming of the league's games on an exclusive ABA broadband channel beginning with the 2007-08 season. Throughout the season, which begins November 10th, select regular season and playoff games will be available both live and on-demand via the broadband channel, marking the first time that the ABA will offer online streaming of its basketball games. Web streaming of the games will be on a subscription basis and will initially include approx. 300 games featuring ABA teams in the US, Canada and Mexico. All games will be available internationally. Additional details regarding the schedule and teams will be available upon the start of the season.
"The American and international teams that comprise the ABA are known for both their spirited play and athleticism. We are thrilled to expand the PlayON! Sports portfolio with the ABA, and give basketball fans around the world access to the excitement of the league from the comfort of their computer," said Phil Sharpe, SVP/GM of the PlayON! Sports.
"We are very pleased and proud to be a part of Turner Broadcasting and are excited that we can bring the live action of ABA basketball games worldwide," said Paul Riley, VP of ABA Media. "Fans will be able to see virtually every team in the league, and once they do, they will realize why the ABA has grown as it has. It is fast-paced and exciting basketball - and now the world can see it."
The ABA joins an expanding portfolio of PlayON! Sports properties including the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) and United Soccer League (USL). PlayON! Sports is a division of Turner Sports which operates and manages new media businesses for sports properties, including NASCAR.com, PGATOUR.com, PGA.com.
"The American and international teams that comprise the ABA are known for both their spirited play and athleticism. We are thrilled to expand the PlayON! Sports portfolio with the ABA, and give basketball fans around the world access to the excitement of the league from the comfort of their computer," said Phil Sharpe, SVP/GM of the PlayON! Sports.
"We are very pleased and proud to be a part of Turner Broadcasting and are excited that we can bring the live action of ABA basketball games worldwide," said Paul Riley, VP of ABA Media. "Fans will be able to see virtually every team in the league, and once they do, they will realize why the ABA has grown as it has. It is fast-paced and exciting basketball - and now the world can see it."
The ABA joins an expanding portfolio of PlayON! Sports properties including the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) and United Soccer League (USL). PlayON! Sports is a division of Turner Sports which operates and manages new media businesses for sports properties, including NASCAR.com, PGATOUR.com, PGA.com.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
HOUSTON TAKERS VETERANS CAMP IS HERE
(HOUSTON, TX. August 7, 2007) Well fans, veterans camp is finally here and everyone is excited about the new look that the ABA Houston Takers have made. Coach Sam Smith believes that this will be a promising season of success as the Houston Takers take on the South Division of the Blue Conference. "This camp will separate the pretenders and contenders and the fans are welcome to come out and witness the awesome atmosphere of competition," said team owner Larry Leonard II.
The Houston Takers will be entering their second season under the ownership of Leonard and the team has been quite busy this off-season in bringing in a quality head coach and general manager to complement the push for the title. "It's exciting to be part of an organization that aims for excellence and takes pride in making sure the right players are signed and ready for our campaign," stated GM Nichols.
The veterans camp will be open to the public and all fans are invited to come and enjoy what they will be witnessing this season. It will be held at Reagan High School Pavillion, 413 E 13th Street, Houston TX 77--8 in the heart of Houston Heights. And - 81 year old Howard Judah will be in shape and ready to go at the camp as well.
The Houston Takers will be entering their second season under the ownership of Leonard and the team has been quite busy this off-season in bringing in a quality head coach and general manager to complement the push for the title. "It's exciting to be part of an organization that aims for excellence and takes pride in making sure the right players are signed and ready for our campaign," stated GM Nichols.
The veterans camp will be open to the public and all fans are invited to come and enjoy what they will be witnessing this season. It will be held at Reagan High School Pavillion, 413 E 13th Street, Houston TX 77--8 in the heart of Houston Heights. And - 81 year old Howard Judah will be in shape and ready to go at the camp as well.
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