Monday, February 21, 2011

Observations from the World of Sports: Feb. 20

Chaos continued, quite honestly. Let's get to it!

-E'Twaun Moore thrust himself into the national spotlight with a career-high 38 points in Purdue's win over Ohio State, 76-63. Ohio State had as many field goals as turnovers, with 18 apiece. Aaron Craft had an unsightly 6 of those turnovers. Jared Sullinger, in his own right, had a great game, putting up 25 points to go with 6 boards. JaJuan Johnson chipped in with 13 points of his own. Ohio State only shot 38.3% from the floor, as opposed to Purdue's 50.9%.

-Duke wins again in the weak ACC, this time against a pitiful Georgia Tech team, 79-57. Yawn. Nolan Smith destroyed them for an easy 28 in an easier win.

-Wisconsin held off a pesky Penn State team for a 76-66 win. Wisconsin allowed only 19 points in the first half to open a lead that couldn't be brought to size by the Nittany Lions. Talor Battle for the Lions had 23 and has had a remarkable season, but it wasn't enough. Jon Leuer and Keaton Nankivil both had 22 for the Badgers, and Nankivil was a perfect 5-5 from downtown.

-Florida almost let a 15 point halftime lead slip in an trap game against LSU, but held on for a 68-61 win in Baton Rouge. Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton both had 17 for the Gators, but Ralston Turner of LSU led all scorers with 18 in a losing effort.

-Temple continues to stalk behind Xavier in the A-10 with a win over extremely young Saint Joseph's, 66-52. Ramone Moore put up 18, and Lavoy Allen had a double-double, with 14 and 12. Allen became Temple's all-time rebounding leader during the game.

-UCLA took a big step back in their pursuit for an NCAA berth with a stunning loss to Cal, 76-72 in OT. Arizona gains utter control of the Pac-10.

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