American Athletic Conference WiretapMay 2011 American Athletic Conference Wiretap

St. John's Upsets No. 3 Duke

Jan 30, 2011 3:35 PM

St. John's jumped out to an early lead and upset No. 3 Duke on Sunday afternoon.

It was just the second loss of the season for the Blue Devils, who committed 17 turnovers and shot just 5-for-26 from three-point land.

The Red Storm shot 59.3% from the field.

Associated Press

Tags: Duke Blue Devils, St. John's Red Storm, Atlantic Coast Conference, American Athletic Conference, NCAA

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No. 2 Pitt Narrowly Avoids Upset At Hands Of Rutgers

Jan 30, 2011 8:57 AM

No. 2 Pittsburgh overcame a rough shooting night to beat Rutgers 65-62 and avoid a second-straight upset loss.

Ashton Gibbs scored 22 points for the Panthers, who got 12 of their last 15 points from the foul line.

"I liked how we made plays down the end, especially the free throws," coach Jamie Dixon said. "We did what we wanted to do assignment-wise and defensively. We finished the game in a good way. They defended well, we defended well, but at end of game we made our free throws, took care of the ball and rebounded, things that we wanted to do."

Pitt has now won 20 or more games in 10 straight seasons.

Associated Press

Tags: Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, American Athletic Conference, NCAA

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Syracuse Loses Fourth-Straight Game

Jan 29, 2011 6:18 PM

Marquette handed No. 9 Syracuse their fourth straight loss on Saturday afternoon.

Jae Crowder scored 13 of his 25 points in the second half to lead the Golden Eagles to a 76-70 victory.

The Orange have lost four in a row for the first time since Jan. 16-29, 2006.

Syracuse had won five straight over Marquette since it joined the conference in 2005 and held a 7-2 all-time record coming into the game.

Associated Press

Tags: Marquette Golden Eagles, Syracuse Orange, American Athletic Conference, NCAA

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Georgetown Continues Surge With Win Over Villanova

Jan 29, 2011 3:55 PM

No. 20 Georgetown continued their hot play with a win over No. 7 Villanova at The Pavilion.

The Hoyas have won four straight after dropping three consecutive games earlier this month.

"We wanted to concentrate on getting the ball to Austin [Freeman]," point guard Chris Wright said. "It's stupid not to give him the ball."

Freeman, who finished with 30 points, scored 10 of Georgetown's final 12 points.

The Wildcats have lost three of four overall and dropped to 0-4 this season when being held under 70 points.

"Georgetown just played better tonight," Villanova coach Jay Wright said. "We made a run at the end but they just played smarter and better early in the game."We are close to being the team we want to be but we definitely are not there yet."

Associated Press

Tags: Georgetown Hoyas, Villanova Wildcats, American Athletic Conference, NCAA

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Louisville Outlasts UConn In Double-Overtime

Jan 29, 2011 3:50 PM

No. 19 Louisville outlasted No. 5 Connecticut in double-overtime at Gampel Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.

Peyton Siva scored 19 points, including two driving layups in the second overtime of the 79-78 win.

The Cardinals came back from a nine-point second-half deficit to snap a six-game winning streak by the Huskies.

Kemba Walker, who scored 20 points, missed a jumper at the end of regulation and a long three-pointer at the end of the second overtime that would have given the Huskies the win.

Associated Press

Tags: UConn Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, American Athletic Conference, NCAA

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Syracuse Won't Abandon Zone Defense

Jan 27, 2011 8:27 AM

Syracuse has lost three-straight games after opening the season with 18 wins.

Their latest lost came at home, a 22-point defeat at the hands of Seton Hall (9-12).

The Orangemen have struggled defensively, but coach Jim Boeheim doesn't plan to abandon his zone defense.

“We cannot play man-to-man,” he said. “We have to play zone. We have to work on our defense. It is our defense. Most teams have a dominant defense and that’s the one they use. That’s our defense. We’ve got to do a better job with it.”

Yahoo! Sports

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Providence Beats Back-To-Back Ranked Teams For First Time In 12 Years

Jan 27, 2011 8:15 AM

Providence defeated No. 7 Villanova 83-68 on Wednesday night for their second-straight victory over a ranked opponent.

It's been 12 years since the Friars had consecutive wins against ranked teams.

"We proved that we can compete against the best in the country when we play our hardest," Friars coach Keno Davis said.

Providence upset No. 19 Louisville over the weekend.

The last time the Friars won back-to-back games against ranked teams they beat ninth-ranked Purdue 87-82 on Dec. 27, 1998, and No. 23 Pittsburgh 83-68 three days later.

Associated Press

Tags: Providence Friars, Villanova Wildcats, American Athletic Conference, NCAA

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South Florida Continues To Struggle On Road

Jan 26, 2011 8:50 PM

South Florida lost for the ninth-straight time on the road against West Virginia on Sunday.

The Bulls have lost 13 games this season by nine points or less because of fits with inconsistency.

Oracle

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Jamel Jackson Isn't Leaving Seton Hall

Jan 25, 2011 4:29 PM

Seton Hall's Jamel Jackson isn't leaving the team, according to Adam Zagorida.

"Jamel Jackson has NOT left the Seton Hall team. He's currently on the bus to Syracuse after having a talk with coach Kevin Willard," Zagorida wrote on his Twitter page.

Jackson, a senior from Brooklyn, is averaging 5.2 points in 16.9 minutes per game this season.

Adam Zagoria (via Twitter)

Tags: Jamel Jackson, Seton Hall Pirates, American Athletic Conference, NCAA

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West Virginia's Mitchell Suspended Indefinitely

Jan 25, 2011 6:18 AM

West Virginia's leading scorer, Casey Mitchell, was suspended indefinitely Monday for an undisclosed violation of team rules.

Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins didn't elaborate in a statement announcing the suspension.

Mitchell also was suspended indefinitely by Huggins in October for violating team rules, but he didn't miss any games.

Associated Press

Tags: Casey Mitchell, West Virginia Mountaineers, American Athletic Conference, NCAA

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Notre Dame Hands No. 2 Pitt First Big-East Loss

Associated Press

Gerald Coleman Named Big East Rookie Of The Week

Friars.com

WVU's Kilicli Prefers Bench Role

wvillustrated.com

WVU Rebounds With Victory Over South Florida

Associated Press

West Virginia's Jennings Walks Off During Game

ESPN.com

FTs Doom St. John's Against Cincinnati

New York Post

Providence Shocks No. 15 Louisville

Associated Press

Villanova Beats Syracuse At Carrier Dome

Associated Press

Providence's Davis On Hot Seat

Providence Journal

Darius Smith Considering Chicago State

Scott Powers/ESPNChicago.com (via Twitter)

Syracuse Lists Kris Joseph As Day-To-Day

The Post-Standard

Pitt Succeeding Thanks To Senior Leadership

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Syracuse Sells 33K Tickets For Villanova Game

Associated Press

Walker: Basketball 'Saves' Calhoun

Yahoo! Sports

Boeheim Thinks Pitt Might Have Their Best Team Ever

Post-Standard

Villanova Hands Cincinnati First Loss

ESPN

Notre Dame Ends St. John's Winning Streak

NWI.com

Walker's Jumper Leads No. 9 UConn Past No. 12 Texas In OT

ESPN

Brown Takes On Leadership Role For Pitt

Penn Live

Huggins Worried About WVU's Mistakes

Daily Mail