The Boilermakers trailed at the half in Iowa City, the Orange were tied at Seton Hall at that same point, and the Mountaineers needed a near miracle to top Marquette. On the other hand, 19th-ranked New Mexico routed No. 20 Texas Tech.
No. 4 Purdue 67, Iowa 56: Boilermakers Need Big Second Half
December 29, 2009 - Iowa City, IA (Sports Network) - E’Twaun Moore scored a game-high 21 points and squashed a late Iowa run with a three-point play, as Purdue upended the Hawkeyes, 67-56, in the Big Ten opener for both clubs.
Robbie Hummel recorded 16 points and eight rebounds for the Boilermakers (12-0, 1-0 Big Ten), who need two more wins to match the program-record 14-0 start set in 1993-94.
Read Article >No. 6 West Virginia 63, Marquette 62: Da’Sean Butler Saves The Day
December 29, 2009 - Morgantown, WV (Sports Network) - Da’Sean Butler’s turnaround jumper with 1.8 seconds remaining lifted the sixth-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers to a 63-62 win over the Marquette Golden Eagles in a Big East clash at WVU Coliseum.
Butler finished with 17 points while Devin Ebanks led the way with 19 points for the Mountaineers (11-0, 2-0 Big East), who remained one of only a handful of teams still undefeated in college basketball this season. Kevin Jones tallied 18 points in the win.
Read Article >Unexpected Top 25 Battle, Big Ten And Big East Openers Highlight Tuesday Hoops
Exams are over and so are the slow days surrounding Christmas. That means it’s time for college basketball to kick into high gear, even if football bowl games will earn the bulk of the country’s attention over the remainder of the week
The nation’s top seven teams are all in action on this final Tuesday of 2009. The top three -- Kansas, Texas and Kentucky -- and seventh-ranked Duke should all pick up easy non-conference wins. On the other hand, teams ranked fourth through sixth in the AP poll all face conference tests.
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