CSUEB was led by Claudia Nelson with 18 points. "It was a solid team effort and a good start," said Western coach Carmen Dolfo. "We had some great spells of defense that really got our running game going. Full Article at The Bellingham Herald

...care of what we had to do in that final stretch." Jackson, who finished his college career helping Cleveland State earn a spot in the 2009 NCAA tournament, finished with 12 points and a game-high seven assists. Full Article at GoErie.com

Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half, and the Orange went on to an 87-71 victory over sixth-ranked North Carolina last night in the championship game of the Coaches vs. Full Article at Philadelphia Inquirer

MEADVILLE -- Rod Wilmont warned the Fort Wayne Mad Ants before Friday night's preseason game at Meadville High School. Full Article at GoErie.com

An overtime game between St. Cloud State and the St. Johns mens basketball teams proved that Friday night at Halenbeck Hall. Full Article at St. Cloud Times

... found Steindl on the right wing, and after taking one dribble to his left to avoid a defender, fired a clear shot that just missed giving his team a thrilling last-second win. Full Article at Contra Costa Times

found Steindl on the right wing, and after taking one dribble to his left to avoid a defender, fired a clear shot that just missed giving his team a thrilling last-second win. Full Article at Contra Costa Times

... Square Garden with blowout wins over No. 13 Cal and the Tar Heels (4-1). Tournament MVP Wesley Johnson had 25 points for the Orange. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News

Square Garden with blowout wins over No. 13 Cal and the Tar Heels (4-1). Tournament MVP Wesley Johnson had 25 points for the Orange. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News

Butler was awarded a No. 11 preseason ranking in college basketball after a decade of building a reputation. That profile was created largely off neutral-court victories over major conference teams. Full Article at Indianapolis Star

No. 2 Michigan State 75, Toledo 62: The Spartans (3-0), behind a balanced attack led by Draymond Green's 15 points, won their 42nd consecutive home game against a nonconference opponent Friday night. Full Article at Denver Post

Syracuse's Brandon Triche (25) goes up and over North Carolina's Tyler Zeller to score during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Syracuse won 87-71. Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune

SEATTLE - Quincy Pondexter set a career high for the second consecutive game with 30 points, including 13 in a row to begin the second half, and had a career-best 15 rebounds in No. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor

ST. PAUL, Minn. Logan Rankin scored 26 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Marian University mens basketball team past Finlandia, 69-64, on Friday night in the Northwestern College Tournament. Full Article at The Fond du Lac Reporter

For the first half, the championship game of the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament between North Carolina and Syracuse was a competitive affair that promised to go down to the wire. Full Article at CollegeHoops.net

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Forward Ashley Sweat collected game-high totals of 33 points and 11 rebounds to lead Kansas State to a 70-63 victory over Washington State on Friday night. Full Article at The Seattle Times

SPOKANE — Gonzaga coach Mark Few is not given to easy praise for his team, but he could find little to criticize after Friday's 90-55 win over IPFW. "We shot 60 percent and held them to 30 percent and outrebounded them by double digits," Few said. Full Article at The Seattle Times

East Lansing, MI (Sports Network) - Draymond Green produced 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and the second-ranked Michigan State Spartans upended the Toledo Rockets, 75-62, as part of the Legends Classic at the Breslin Center. Full Article at The Sports Network

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