Peltier scores 19 off the bench - Mar 11, 2010 (by David Edole)
ANAHEIM, CA - Cal State Fullerton junior Jer'Vaughn Johnson finished with a double-double, scoring a game-high 20 points and grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds while leading three teammates in double figures Wednesday night to help lift the fifth-seeded Titans to an 84-76 victory over No. 8 seed Cal State Northridge in the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament opener at the Anaheim Convention Center [read more]
ANAHEIM, CA - Cal State Fullerton junior Jer'Vaughn Johnson finished with a double-double, scoring a game-high 20 points and grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds while leading three teammates in double figures Wednesday night to help lift the fifth-seeded Titans to an 84-76 victory over No. 8 seed Cal State Northridge in the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament opener at the Anaheim Convention Center.
The Titans improved to 16-14 overall on the season and move on to face fourth-seeded UC Davis on Thursday night at approximately 8:30 p.m. in Anaheim. The Matadors finished their season at 11-21 overall.
Johnson hit 8-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the line to pace all players before fouling out with 2:25 remaining in the second half. Devon Peltier (180-G) came off the bench to add 19 points on five three-pointers and 4-of-4 from the line while Gerard Anderson and Jacques Streeter finished with 15 and 14 points, respectively.
Mark Hill led a quintet of Matadors in double figures, scoring 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting, including a trio of three-pointers. Vincent Cordell finished with a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing a game-high 13 rebounds in the loss.
The game swung in the final 7 minutes of the half when the Titans finished with a 21-8 run, turning a 25-24 deficit into a 45-33 lead at the half, matching their best intermission margin over a Div. I team all season.
The lead grew as small as 5 points, the last time at 60-55 at 8:14 after a Vinnie McGhee 3-pointer. But the Titans went on a 10-0 run capped by a 3-pointer by Aaron Thompson at 5:58. The final margin was as close as the Matadors would get.
'I thought we played well tonight,' said Fullerton Coach Bob Burton, who won his 123rd game at Fullerton to move into the No. 2 spot in career victories and the top spot at the Div. I level.
'Our defense was pretty good, but not at the beginning. That's why Galick had so much success. His two fouls helped us. And V.I. (Peltier) hit some big shots in that run late in the half.
'He's a great shooter. We had a pretty good shooter last year in Josh Akognon, and in a game of horse, I don't know if Josh could beat him.'
'My eyes do light up when I see a zone,' said Peltier. 'They were face guarding me most of the night. I just try to find gaps in the zone or get open in the corner and they pop it out to me.'
Northridge played without one its leading scorers and rebounders in Lenny Daniel, who was suspended for academic problems.
'I take the same approach to the game, but him not playing really helped us,' said Johnson. 'It was a battle inside. No. 14 (Galick) played really hard. Our emphasis at halftime was to slow him down and I think we did a pretty good job.'
Fullerton went 0-2 vs. Davis this season, losing on Jan. 2 and again Saturday in overtime in Titan Gym.
'Our problem with Davis,' said Burton, 'is (Dominic) Calegari. He looked like Larry Bird against us. We haven't guarded him yet.
'But I feel good about playing them, if we're healthy. Streeter hurt his ankle. We wanted to get him out as soon as we could but I wanted to win this game, too.'
The win guarantees the Titans a winning season, their fifth in Burton's seven years at Fullerton. The Titans have won at least one game in the touranment for the sixth season in a row. 'Having a game under our belt in this building helps us, too.'
Tim Duncan-Walt Frazier oddities in common - Mar 8, 2010 (by David Edole)
Heres a question that transcends trivia: Who was the best basketball player who survived Hurricane Hugos 1989 devastation of St. Croix, the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands?
If youre a knowledgeable Spurs fan, your knee-jerk response likely was: Tim Duncan (208-F-76, college: Wake Forest).
Indeed, Hugos destruction of the swimming pool where Duncan trained when he was a teenaged Crucian swimming star often is cited as a factor in his making basketball the focus of his athletic pursuits [read more]
Heres a question that transcends trivia: Who was the best basketball player who survived Hurricane Hugos 1989 devastation of St. Croix, the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands?
If youre a knowledgeable Spurs fan, your knee-jerk response likely was: Tim Duncan (208-F-76, college: Wake Forest).
Indeed, Hugos destruction of the swimming pool where Duncan trained when he was a teenaged Crucian swimming star often is cited as a factor in his making basketball the focus of his athletic pursuits.
Duncan knew that Walt Frazier had made St. Croix his home after retiring from the NBA in 1979, but until he saw an article in the home section of the Feb. 10 edition of the New York Times, he was unaware that the legendary Knicks guard rode out Hugos 1989 onslaught, hunkered down in a bathroom of the home he had purchased on St. Croix in 1979.
I knew he had a house there, Duncan said. And Ive run into him there a few times in recent years. I had no idea he had been there during Hurricane Hugo.
The coincidence of their relative proximity during one of the worst hurricanes of the 20th century is heightened by additional oddities:
- Both players won NBA titles on Madison Square Garden hardwood Frazier in 1970, Duncan in 1999.
- Both were/are annually selected to the NBAs All-Defensive team.
- Both had two of the most dominant title-clinching games in league history Frazier posting 36 points, 19 assists and five steals against the Lakers in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals; Duncan contributing 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and eight blocks in Game 6 of the 2003 Finals. By Mike Monroe - Express-News
Washinton's jumper is good as Hofstra advances - Mar 5, 2010 (by David Edole)
Final Score: Hofstra 68, Georgia State 67
Richmond, VA ---Greg Washington buried a jumper with 16 seconds remaining to lift the seventh-seeded Hofstra Pride to a 68-67 victory over the tenth-seeded Georgia State Panthers in first round action of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament at Richmond Coliseum.
Charles Jenkins posted a game-high 24 points to lead the way for Hofstra (19-13), while Miklos Szabo added 12 points [read more]
Final Score: Hofstra 68, Georgia State 67
Richmond, VA ---Greg Washington buried a jumper with 16 seconds remaining to lift the seventh-seeded Hofstra Pride to a 68-67 victory over the tenth-seeded Georgia State Panthers in first round action of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament at Richmond Coliseum.
Charles Jenkins posted a game-high 24 points to lead the way for Hofstra (19-13), while Miklos Szabo added 12 points. Chaz Williams scored 11 points and passed out eight assists in the win, while Washington tallied 11 points as well.
Ousman Krubally scored 19 points to lead Georgia State (12-20) in the losing effort, while Joe Dukes chipped in 15 points to go with six boards and six assists.
Georgia State was limited to just 10 field goals in the first half, enabling Hofstra to take a 31-26 lead into the break.
In the second half, the Panthers battled back with a 52.0 percent shooting effort from the field. Fortunately for the Pride, they were able to knock down 11 shots from the foul line over the final 20 minutes to claim the win.
The Panthers were guilty of 15 turnovers in the loss.
Hofstra advances to a quarterfinal matchup with second-seeded Northeastern on Saturday.
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