Crawford had the ball at the head of the key for about 8 seconds before he put his down and drove to the basket to give Wake Forest (3-1) the lead for good.
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IN is set to face St. John’s in the first game in the loser’s bracket here in Maui, and Tom Crean has told IU fans to expect lineup changes.
The Demon Deacons rallied after falling behind by nine points in the second half to defeat the Hoosiers. Their free throw advantage carried into the second half, with IL taking advantage of a whopping 41 free throws to stay in the game long enough to come from behind to secure the victory. “I like how we’re playing”. Federico Mussini and Ron Mvouika were the main highlights for the Johnnies as they both way with a team leading 17 points each, and in the case of Mvouika was able to get hot on the foul line going 7-for-8 and 2-or-3 from beyond the 3-point line as well. The Hoosiers were 283rd in the nation in two-point field goal percentage defense last season because their perimeter players couldn’t stay in front of anyone off the dribble and they lacked an adequate rim protector to erase mistakes. The 37-point different was four short of the worst margin of defeat for St. John’s which came in an 81-40 loss to Kentucky in 1951. We’ve got to get ready to play another tough team tomorrow and go from there.
Why You Need To Care A couple of old rivals, Duke and Wake Forest, renew acquaintances this weekend in Winston-Salem. Roberson also had a career-high 13 rebounds.
It’s not a good loss for Crean, who, as always, is facing questions about his job security.
“When we got the lead, certainly that was something that was in the back of my mind”, Stallings said.
The Commodores (5-0) will play the victor of the game between No. 5 Kansas and UCLA for the championship on Wednesday.
Guard Matt Jones scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, and the Blue Devils shook off a sluggish first half to turn away the Bulldogs’ upset bid in Durham, N.C. Four times the Red Storm got within seven points, and three of those times Ferrell replied. “I’m disappointed. I’m disappointed we didn’t play the way we should have”.
LAHAINA, Hawaii – Wayne Selden Jr. and Sviatoslav Mykhaliuk both scored 18 points and the fifth-ranked Jayhawks cruised past Chaminade in the opening round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational on Monday night.
“Luke [Kornet] had 17 in the first half”.
Perry Ellis led the Jayhawks with 24 points, six rebounds and one assist. Wake Forest has yielded just over 33 points per game during its skid since a 3-0 win over Boston College on October 10.TV: 12:30 p.m. ESPN3.
Freshman point guard Bry-ant Crawford led the Demon Deacons with 15 points and five assists.
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Jones rebounded from foul trouble that limited him to five points and five rebounds in 14 minutes in a first-round win over St. John’s on Monday.
