Cal-Davis @ Illinois St.: Cal-Davis fell behind early and trailed by as much as 13 points in the first half. The half ended with Illinois State ahead 43-34. The Aggies kept the Redbirds in sight throughout the 2nd half but could never pull even and fell by a score of 72-64. Illinois State continually got clear for shots, hitting 52% of their FG attempts. Three Aggies each scored 10 points (SF Tori Johnson and reserves Nicholas Crudup and Abraham Jackson). But Illinois State’s PF Robert Kerlin burned the Aggies for 23 points. (1-4)
Dayton @ Chicago St.: The Cougars were stone cold in the 1st half and were in a 45-21 hole at the end of the half. Chicago State got their offense in gear in the 2nd half but it was too little, too late as they dropped a home game 73-65. PF Robert Allocco scored 26 plus had 8 rebounds for the Cougars. (3-2)
Jacksonville @ Alabama A&M: The score remained close throughout the 1st half but Jacksonville came out on top 38-34. The Bulldogs came out firing in the 2nd half and the Dolphins dropped behind by 18 points midway through the half. They rallied toward the end of the game, but couldn’t make up the difference and lost 82-73. C Ross Walker led Jacksonville’s scoring with 18 points and PF Maurice Braun nearly had a double-double with 10 points and 9 rebounds. PG Ralph McKnight scored 24 and added 8 assists to lead Alabama A&M. (2-3)
Wofford @ Texas St.: Kyle Anders’ Wofford Terriers (Conf U) travelled to take on Vernell Strom’s Texas State Bobcats (Conf T). The two teams traded the lead back and forth throughout the first half with Wofford pulling out a slim 34-30 halftime lead. The game remained close in the 2nd half until Anders’ team crept away toward the end to come away with a 68-59 road victory that kept Texas State winless. Wofford completely dominated the boards (42-21) and had 12 second chance points to just 2 for the Bobcats. For Wofford C Brandon Linton had a career high 21 points while PF Kenny Taylor scored 14 and grabbed 9 rebounds. SG Mike Brown topped the scoring for Texas State with 17 points. (Wofford: 3-2; Texas State: 0-5)
Cal-Davis @ Wagner: The Aggies broke out on top but could never pull away, leading 37-34 at the break. The held onto a small lead throughout the rest of the game and finished with a convincing 74-64 victory. C Mike Blackman hit for 17 points for Cal-Davis. (2-4)
South Dakota St. @ Texas St.: Desperate to hang up a “W”, Texas State battled South Dakota State throughout the first half and came away with a narrow 30-29 edge at the intermission. The Bobcats steadily built their lead in the 2nd half, leading by as much as 14 before finishing with a 72-62 win. PG Garrick Allen was the top scorer for Texas State with 12 points. SF Russell Brown and PF Kebu Dupay combined to haul down 19 rebounds. (1-5)
Chicago St. @ Cal-Riverside: The 1st half was close throughout. The Cougars finished the half with a 31-29 advantage. But in the 2nd half, their offense caught fire and they left the Highlanders in the dust, stomping them 81-67 by hitting 60% of their shots. PF Robert Allocco had another awesome game for Chicago State, scoring 30 and pulling down 8 rebonds. (4-2)
William & Mary @ Jacksonville: The Dolphins let down their home fans by playing lethargically. At the half they trailed 35-23 and made little effort to catch up I the 2nd half, losing 70-58. Jacksonville hit just 33% of their shots. PG Reggie Scholl and reserve C Quentin Taylor both scored 13 for the Dolphins. (2-4)
Wofford @ Northern Iowa: Northern Iowa crushed Wofford, leading 48-26 at the half and tarring the Terriers with a 70-46 shellacking. PF Kenny Taylor had 12 points for Wofford. The Terriers could only hit 29% of their shots. PG Derron Coulibaly scored 23, SF Wade Graham had 20, and C Andrew Bain added 19 for Northern Iowa. (3-3)
Award: PF Robert Allocco of Chicago State deservedly won the Conference U Player of the Week award. He scored 56 points and had 16 boards in the Cougars two games this week. Thus far this season he is averaging 23.7 ppg and 8.5 rpg and is hitting 755 of his shots in the post.
Injury: Abraham Jackson is suffering back spasms and will miss the next game for Cal-Davis.