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News Nuggets, 02.01.04
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Charlotte pulls off shocker in Cincy
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CINCINNATI — Curtis Withers made a pair of
free throws with 45 seconds left to seal Charlotte's first victory in 10
tries in Cincinnati.
Nick Williams tried to tie the game as the
buzzer sounded, but his 3-point shot banged off the back of the rim.
Brendan Plavich finished with 17 points for
Charlotte (13-5, 5-2 Conference USA), and Withers had 15. Demon Brown and
Eddie Basden had 13 apiece, and Martin Iti had 11.
Kareem Johnson led Cincinnati (15-2, 6-2)
with 15 points, Tony Bobbitt had 14 and Williams, Eric Hicks and Jason
Maxiell all had 11.
Marquette shoots down high-flying
Cardinals
LOUISVILLE — Steve Novak made
eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 30 points, and Marquette beat
Louisville in Rick Pitino's first game back with the Cardinals following a
two-day medical leave.
Travis Diener added 17 points
and seven assists as the Golden Eagles (13-5, 4-3 Conference USA) snapped
Louisville's 16-game winning streak. Novak also had eight rebounds.
Marquette also ended
Louisville's 16-game winning streak at Freedom Hall, which dated to the
Golden Eagles' 78-73 victory here last Feb. 27.
Pitino was as animated as ever
on the sideline, three days after returning from a medical leave. He went to
the Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday to probe the cause of a pain that's
persisted in his left side for months, causing him to miss the Cardinals'
64-48 win over Houston on Wednesday. He said tests revealed no serious
problems.
Luke Whitehead had 14 points
and a career-high 19 rebounds for Louisville (16-2, 6-1).
C-USA Saturday scoreboard
Charlotte 86, Cincinnati 83
Memphis 75, Texas Christian 69
Marquette 77, Louisville 70
DePaul 70, East Carolina 65
Houston 65, South Florida 53
UAB 72, Saint Louis 52
Southern Miss 64, Tulane 58
LSU in market for 2004 opening foe
BATON ROUGE — LSU moved its
football game against Mississippi State next season to Sept. 25, senior
associate athletic director Dan Radakovich announced earlier this week.
The game, which will be played
in Tiger Stadium, was originally scheduled to be played on Oct. 16. The
Tigers will now have an open date on Oct. 16.
Radakovich said the Tigers are
still looking for an opponent for their 2004 season opening game. LSU was
originally scheduled to open next year against Virginia Tech in Baton Rouge,
however that game has been pushed back to the 2007 season.
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