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GAME #1
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 | 9:07 PM, EDT | FSN-TV
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9 OREGON STATE BEAVERS 10-19 | 5-13 Conf (11-12 ATS)
8 STANFORD CARDINAL 15-15 | 7-11 Conf (12-15 ATS)
OREGON STATE BEAVERS
[1]
ORST 5-7 | 146 Fr Ahmad Starks
7.4 PPG | A/T-Ov Ratio NEG <-0.25>
Starks broke thru offensively vs Cal & Stanford
14.5 PPG | 7-15 Threes
HC Craig Robinson began starting 5-7 Starks 2nd Half PAC-10 Season.
Highly touted energetic PG from Chicago.
Starks has proved to be a defensive liability
Somewhat suspect shot-selection & decision-making.
Bench
ORST 6-2 | 185 Sr Calvin Haynes
STARTER in ½ Beaver Gms
#2 SCORER (9.4 PPG)
(Haynes was Beavers Leading Scorer Last Season)
[2]
ORST 6-4 | 201 Soph Jared Cunningham
Struggled mightily ending season
Just 7 Pts | 5 T-Overs last Gm (Az)
ONLY ORST PLAYER to Avg Double-Figures Scoring (13.6)
Had 6 Gm 0-fer’ 3-Pt Made Shot Stretch, Mid-Season
Very Poor 0.61 Asst|T-Over Stretch
#8 NCAA STEALS/GM (2.75/Gm)
Bench
ORST 6-4 | 199 Fr Roberto Nelson
34 PTS | 15-15 in Final Season Gm
(6 Elig for ORST)
Had 2 Pts combined in the 2 Gms prior
[3]
ORST 6-9 | 228 Sr Omari Johnson
DEFENSIVE CATALYST
#2 MIN/Gm
Scoring & Steals have plummeted w/reduced minutes.
Johnson began season w/6 Consecutive Double-Figure scoring efforts, & avg'd 14½ PPG thru First 8 Beaver Games. Johnson's offensive game vanished in Conference Play. O Johnson (though starting all 28 Beaver Games) scored 32 Total Points during 9 Game midseason stretch (3.6 PPG | Included two scoreless games & five games w/only 2 Pts)
Bench
ORST 6-3 | 207 Sr Lathen Wallace
#2 Made 3's (27-91 | 30.4%)
[4]
ORST 6-9 | 221 Fr Devon Collier
Defensive 'Hit-Man
Bench
ORST 6-7 | 294 Soph Joe Burton
Hi-Risk Player for Beavers
Lost ability to stay w/certain players defensively late season
Scoring dropped significantly late, ended 6.8 PPG
[5]
ORST 6-10 | Soph 245 Angus Brandt
Limited mobility
Ended Year w/First PAC-10 D-Figure Scoring Gm
(‘Fluke’; only 6 Players Eligible)
Bench
ORST 6-9 | 237 Jr Kevin McShane
Vacant offensive game
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STANFORD CARDINAL
[1]
STN 6-4 | 194 Jr Jarrett Mann
Big Guard
Scoring is falling far short of Mid-Season pace
(2.8 Pts Gm last 6)
Bench
STN 5-11 | 172 Fr Aaron Bright
Many more minutes, looking to score more
15 & 13 Pts Last Road Weekend vs Ore Schools
[2]
STN 6-4 | 204 Jr Jeremy Green
One of the few players really excelling now
Youth Movement forces Green to give by
Bench
STN 6-2 | 196 Soph Gabriel Harris
[3]
STN 6-8 | 243 Jr Josh Owens
Bench
STN 6-9 | 235 Jr Jack Trotter
7 & 3 Last Gm in 13 Min
(Played 14 Min Previous 7 Gms)
[4]
STN 6-6 | 206 Fr Anthony Brown
REALLY slumping after looking great for Several Gms
14-28 FG Three Gms before at Cal Gm
Weak Season Finale’ (2-10 FG | 0-6 DEEP) at Cal
Bench
STN 6-9 | 223 Fr John Gage
Played Extended Minutes in 6 Of Stanford’s Last 9
Made 16 Threes in those Gms (37%)
Had been Hitting 45% DEEP till last 2 Gms (1-8)
[5]
STN 6-9 | 227 Fr Dwight Powell
Slumping
2-1 Pts to T-Over Ration Last 5 Gms
Bench
STN 6-8 | 231 Andrew Zimmerman
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GAME #2
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 | 11:57 PM, EDT | FSN-TV
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7 OREGON DUCKS 14-16 | 7-11 Conf (14-14 ATS)
10 ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS 12-18 | 4-14 Conf (10-18 ATS)
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS
[1]
AZST 6-2 | 177 Sr Jamelle McMillan
2.58 Assist to Turnover Ratio (superb)#4 SCORER (6.7 PPG)
McMillan increasing assertive offensively in SR Yr
Led Devils in Made 3's 7x in Last 9 Games
Led Devils Scoring 5x in Last 11 Gms
Bench
AZST 6-1 | 190 Soph Marcus Jackson
[2]
AZST 6-3 | 216 Sr Ty Abbott
#1 MIN/Gm (32.4)
#2 SCORER (12½ PPG)
#1 Made 3's (68-176 | 39%)
Abbott played off Bench for 4 Gms
Busted out w/great final Regular Season weekend
12-26 Deep Combined, 22 & 22 Pts
Bench
AZST 6-5 | 226 Fr Chanse Creekmur
Good Freshman Year
Filled in as Starter w/surprising production
vs Wzu & at UCLA:
27 Combined Pts (9-16 FG | 8-12 Deep)
Just 15 Min in 2 Gms since Sr’s Returned from Inj
[3]
AZST 6-6 | 211 Sr Rihards Kuksiks (INJ)
Green Light since returning from Inj
CAREER-HI, 15 3-Pt ATT Last Game (Made 7)
40% Three’s on Year (43.4% Career)
Kuksiks shoots 3’s exclusively (77% of FGA)
#3 TEAM SCORER (10.1 PPG)
#2 Made 3's (63-160 | 39.4%)
08-09, Led Nation in 3-Pt% (52.7%)
Bench
AZST 6-5 | 214 Fr Keala King
[4]
AZST 6-4 | 211 Soph Trent Lockett
After 17 of 22 Gms in D-Figures
Lockett finished Season w/Just 2 of last 6
(Added Pressures of Tm Sr Injuries likely cause)
Bench
AZST 6-6 | 202 Soph Carrick Felix
Greatly reduced minutes last 6 Gms
From 30+ to 12.33 Last 6
[5]
AZST 6-7 | 214 Fr Kyle Cain
Highly Limited Post Offense
Cain also reduced minutes
ALARMING STAT FOR DEVILS’ STARTING POST:
Cain Plays 21 Min/Gm
MADE FREE-THROWS: 2
(2-10 on PAC-10 SEASON)
Zero Double-Figure Scoring Games in Conf Play
Devils’ desperate need for Rebounding (Last D-1)
Force ASU to Start Cain (5½ Reb/Gm)
Bench
AZST 7-0 | 255 Soph Ruslan Pateev
Forced into more action in LA Weekend Games
Played reasonably well offensively
5-9 FG (12 Pts Total) in backup role
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OREGON DUCKS
[1]
ORE 6-0 | 203 Jr Malcolm Armstead
Highly active, unconventional Shoot-First PG
Asst Rate has jumped last 5 Gms
Two D-Figure Asst Gms in Last-5 (6.6 Asst/Gm in Span)
Armstead scoring jumped to close year
13.67 PPG, Last-3
Career High 22 in Home Finale 88-71 Loss to Stanford
Bench
ORE 5-8½ | 166 Fr Johnathan Loyd
Size-related Offensive liability
Loyd 0-fer’s in ½ of ORE last 10 Gms
[2]
ORE 5-9¾ | 186 Sr Jay-R Strowbridge
Scoring up, yet dropping Gm to Gm
Since Career-High 26 vs ORST (2/19)
15-36 Deep Last 5 Gms (41.67%)
Ore #3 Scorer (10.1 PPG)
#1 Made 3's (46-131 | 35%)
STARTER in 6 Ore Late Season Gms
Bench
ORE 6-4 | 199 Jr Teondre Williams
6-10 DEEP, Last 5 Gms & 5-8 DEEP, First 3 Gms
(3-13 DEEP in MIDDLE NINE Gms)
Reportedly struggles w/conditioning
Victimized by Run-outs, & MTM Defense
(ORE likes to switch late gms)
[3]
ORE 6-1 | 180 Jr Garrett Sim
HOTTEST ORE PLAYER
vs Az Schools:
24 Pts (Combined)
10-18 FG | 4-10 DEEP | 1.67 Asst|T-Over Ratio
Bench
ORE 6-8 | 223 Jr Tyrone Nared
Consistent Defender
Offense is spotty, yet decent %’s
10-19 FG, Last 4 Gms
[4]
ORE 6-6 | 213 Soph E.J. Singler
SLUMPING
4-18 FG last 3, AFTER 14-27 Run
Singler hasn’t missed FT in 9 Gms (14-14)
Bench
ORE 6-8 | 226 Jr Jeremy Jacob (INJ)
BIG Loss for Ducks
Only consistent Banger to Backup Catron
Really hasn’t been healthy all year
[5]
ORE 6-6 | 244 Sr Joevan Catron
Ore #1 SCORER (14.8)
Ore #1 REB (6.4/Gm)
Career-High SEVEN 3-Attempts vs AZ (4-7)
Coming off Career-Hi 28 Pt Gm
Injured for 2 Hm Gms, Mid-Season (ORE 1-1 vs SC/UCLA)
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QUARTERFINAL ROUND
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011
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GAME #3
Thursday, March 10, 2011 | 3:13 EDT | FSN-TV
Staples Center | Los Angeles, California
5 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 17-13 | 10-8 Conf (15-14 ATS)
4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TROJANS 18-13 | 10-8 Conf (17-13-1 ATS)
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS
Bears are as HOT as any tm in D-1
Precisely Balanced Offense
PAC-10 SCORING AVG's
CRABBE 16.4 | GUTIERREZ 16.1 | KAMP 15.6 PPG
#1 | #2 | #5 | #6 Minutes/Game
Players Conf (Gutierrez, Smith, Kamp)
[1]
CAL 6-3 | 199 Jr Jorge Gutierrez
#1 PAC-10 Gms MIN PLAYED (648)
May be running out of Gas; Last-4 Gms
34 Pts
23 Pts
14 Pts
8 Pts
Bench
CAL 6-3 | 180 Fr Emerson Murray
[2]
CAL 5-10½ | 189 Soph Brandon Smith
Started ALL 18 PAC-10 Gms
Flourished after Franklin Transfer
Good 1.77 A|T-Over Ratio &
43.6% DEEP
Bench
CAL 6-4 | 205 Jr Nigel Carter
[3]
CAL 6-4 168 Fr Allen Crabbe
#1 Min/Gm in Conf (37)
LAST-3 Gms:
CRABBE: 24-38 FG | 23 PPG
Last Half Season: 18-32 Deep (56%)
Bench
CAL 6-8 | 216 Fr Richard Solomon
14 Blocked Shots in spot duty
[4]
CAL 6-8 | 252 Jr Harper Kamp
Underrated, Overachieving '4'
Proficient 54% FG | 81% FT | 15.6 PPG
Above Avg Passing PF (2+ Asst/Gm)
Bench
CAL 6-9 | 210 Soph Bak Bak
Limited Offense
Great Wingspan | Defensive Specialist
[5]
CAL 6-7½ | 284 Sr Markhuri Sanders-Frison
60% FG
TIRELESS, Undersized Post
FOUL-PRONE
Cal Leading Rebounder (7.2)
#4 Scorer (11.8 PPG | 61.1% FG)
Led Nation in PF/Gm most of 2010-2011
(Had been OVER 4.04 PF/Gm; now finally at 3.996 PF/Gm)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TROJANS
[1]
SC 5-7 | 151 Fr Maurice Jones
Highest Freshman Per Gm Min in PAC-10
Decent Production, especially defensively
A|T-Over Ratio still high 1.5/Gm
YET Improving, up to 1.5
Bench
SC 6-0 | 180 Jr Jio Fontan
The Fordham Transfer on necessary scoring surge
FG % could be better (16-40 | 40%)
Yet Fontan removing even a small % of Scoring pressure from Vucevic is key
Fontan has been saddled w/Fouls (as all of Trojans 7-Man Rotation)
SEVEN of SC's last 11 Gms
Fontan has had 4 (one 5) PF's
[2]
SC 5-11 | 188 Sr Donte Smith
Still struggling from perimeter
Been Starting & Helping his #'s
17 & 13 Final 2 Gms in Seattle & Pullman
#3 SCORER (10 PPG) #3 MIN/Gm (27.4)
#1 MADE3's (68-185 | 37%)
Smith nearly double made 3's of #2 M Jones (38-106)
Bench
SC 6-6 | 201 Fr Garrett Jackson
[3]
SC 6-10 | 247 Jr Nikola Vucevic
Player-of-the-Year Darkhorse
His Numbers are wildly good
[4]
SC 6-6 | 204 Sr Marcus Simmons
SOLID DEFENSE (CAPTAIN) LIMMITED Offense
[5]
SC 6-9 | 243 Sr Alex Stephenson
Very Good FG% (56%)
Weak FT (BELOW FG, at 52.4%)
32½ MIN/Gm
#1 FG% (55%) | 52.4% FT | #2 REB (9/Gm)
So Cal #5 SCORER (9.9 PPG)
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GAME #6
Thursday, March 10, 2011 | 11:55 PM, EDT | FSN-TV
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6 WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS 19-11 | 9-9 Conf (16-12 ATS)
3 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 20-10 | 11-7 Conf (14-14 ATS)
WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS
[1]
WZU 6-1 | 175 Jr Reggie Moore
Floor leader badly sprained ankle forced him out of final UCLA Gm
Questionable for Gm 1 Tourney vs Wzu
Would be Sorely Missed
(Moore’s Season Hi 18 Pts came Gm 1 upset vs UW)
Moore provides steady 1.4 Asst|T-Over Rate
Even Better Defense
Bench
WZU 6-1 | 158 Fr Dre' Watson
[2]
WZU 6-6 | 200 Jr
High Scoring, yet occasional moody Thompson
Still listed as ‘OUT’ May not Play again for Cougars
Clearly, Wzu will struggle
Especially w/teams ability to scout Klay-less Cougs
[3]
WZU 6-4 | 186 Jr Marcus Capers
Heavy Minute Capers is ultra-light scorer
w/o Thomson his lack of scoring punch
May really push Cougars to experience many scoring draughts
Before 2-5 FG Effort vs UCLA Sat,
Capers played 30+ Minutes w/o a FG Attempt
Bench
WZU 6-4 | 185 Jr Faisal Aden
After Tying PAC-10 Hi, 20 Pts vs SC off Bench
Aden as Main Perimeter Option
Forced 17 Shots (4-17 FG) 23½% vs UCLA
Aden Played Career-Hi 42 Min
Good Auxiliary Player
[4]
WZU 6-7 209 Jr Abe Lodwick
Defensive StarterONE D-Figure Scoring Gm all season
Weak 32% FG in 24 Min/Gm
Bench
WZU 6-9 | 216 Soph Brock Motum
Exceeded expectations in several gms
Came off bench for 15 Pts vs Bruins Sat
[5]
WZU 6-8 | 242 Jr De Angelo Castro
Crucial player, w/Thompson out
Had finest gm of Career last Thu
In Secondary player role
10-11 FG | 10 Reb | 24 Pts
WZU Key Win over SC
Had difficult time seeing Double-Teams vs UCLA
Castro lowest PAC-10 Second Half Season Output
9 Pts | Just 4 Reb | 3 T-Overs | 1-5 FT
Bench
WZU 6-8 | 211 Fr Patrick Simon
10 Min Gm, hasn’t scored in Second Half of Season
WASHINGTON HUSKIES
[1]
WASH 5-8 | 186 Jr Isaiah Thomas
Much Weight on the 5-8 shoulders of “I.T.”
Dawgs Season-Saving (maybe) win over UCLA Thu
Thomas lifted UW w/26 Pts
Yet had 8-25 | 0-6 DEEP Weekend
Tomas still has super 2.15 Asst|T-Over Ratio
Also pressing under UW Tm 5-6 slide
Thomas’ slippage is slight but notable (15+12)
Bench
WASH 6-3 | 192 Soph
[2]
WASH 5-11 193 Sr Vernoy Overton
STARTER in just 4 of 29 Gms
(Yet 21 Min/Gm)
VERSATILE DEFENSIVE PLAYER
Bench
WASH 6-6 | 199 Jr Scott Suggs
(Back from Inj vs UCLA/SC)
Much needed return of Suggs Bench Support:
75% FG | 14 Pts first Gm Back (SC)
His Potent, instant 3-Pt offense still in hibernation thru 2 Gms
Suggs Mid-Season stretch:
2.4 Made Threes/Gm Rate
These numbers have dropped back >1 L-6 Gms
(Suggs 0.833 Made Threes/Gm Last 6 Gms)
[3]
WASH 6-6 | 182 Sr Justin Holiday
#3 SCORER (11.7 PPG)
#2 MIN/Gm
HOLIDAY HAS STARTED ALL 29 UW GMS
HAD ONE OF HIS POOREST WEEKENDS EVER
THU v UCLA & SAT v SC
1-14 FG WEEKEND
Bench
WASH 6-5 | 177 Fr CJ Wilcox
[4]
WASH 6-8 | 236 Jr Darnell Gant
Long Defender
3-Pt Shooting ability has evaporated
Hit 15 Threes (36%) Last Year in Conf Play
This Year just 5-24 DEEP
Bench
WASH 6-6 | 185 Fr Terrance Ross
[5]
WASH 6-9 | 250 Sr Matthew Bryan-Amaning
WASH #2 SCORER
(Scored 470 Pts | I Thomas' Scored 481 on Yr)
Bench
WASH 7-0 | 264 Soph Aziz N'Diaye
INCONSISTENT OFFENSE
Season High 15 vs UCLA
ZERO PTS vs SC
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GAME #4
Thursday, March 10, 2011 | 5:58 PM, EDT | FSN-TV
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1 ARIZONA WILDCATS 25-6 | 14-4 Conf (16-14 ATS)
8\9 GAME WINNER
ARIZONA WILDCATS
[1]
AZ 6-0½ | 201 Soph Mo-Mo Jones
Stop-&-Start Season for Mo-Mo
Jones upped his scoring in Second Half PAC-10 Season
AZ & Jones still finished in Lower Half of Conf
Asst|T-Over Ratio (0.98)
PG Spot w/Jones remains a moderate AZ match up concern
Bench
AZ 6-2 | 173 Fr Jordan Mayes
Moving down in Min Played w/repeated poor shooting
6-25 FG Last 6 Gms of Season
Can’t stay on floor w/these #’s
[2]
AZ 6-3 | 174 Jr Kyle Fogg
After 10-32 FG stretch of 5 Games
Fogg put forth his 2nd best Gm at AZ
20 Pts | 4-7 Deep and made all eight FT Att
Fogg 13 PPG, Last 3
Bench
AZ 6-5 | 211 Jr Brendon Lavender
Role Player
Can’t crack 2nd Group (9 Min/Gm Conf)
[3]
AZ 6-7 | 217 Jr Jesse Perry
Several recent sub-standard Games
3-11 FG & 12 Total Pts, Last Three
After Four of 6 Double-Figure Scoring Games
Bench
AZ 6-7 | 222 Sr Jamelle Horne
STARTER in 12 of 30 Gms
#7 SCORER (7.7 PPG)
#2 Made 3's (34-83 | 41%)
[4]
AZ 6-8 | 247 Soph Derrick Williams
PAC-10 M-O-P Shoo-In
Williams now playing w/o cast on Inj Shooting Hand
Actual had small yet noticeable drop in #s
14½ Pts | 8½ Reb
Bench
AZ 6-6 | 208 Soph Kevin Parrom
Good production off AZ Bench
Versatile, Multi-Position
4TH Leading Cats Scorer (8½ PPG)
[5]
AZ 6-6 | 233 Soph Solomon Hill
Resurgent production
BTB D-Figure Gms over weekend (24 Pts Total)
Bench
AZ 6-10½ | 266 Soph Kyryl Natazhko
Limited Offense
Undersized Cats need his size
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GAME #5
Thursday, March 10, 2011 | 9:10 PM, EDT | FSN-TV
Staples Center | Los Angeles, California
2 UCLA BRUINS 22-9 | 13-5 Conf (17-14 ATS)
7\10 GAME WINNER
UCLA BRUINS
[1]
UCLA 6-0 | 194 Lazeric Jones
Was largely ineffective vs UW’s Thomas
3-18 FG & 0-10 Threes, Last-3 Gms
Bench
UCLA 6-2 | 188 Jr Jeramie Anderson
‘Blowing Up’Team High 16 Pts off Bruin Bench (4-6 Deep)
[2]
UCLA 6-4 | 202 Jr Malcolm Lee
#3 PAC-10 MIN PLAYED (35:50/Gm)
Injured Late at Wzu
Questionable (Knee)
Bench
UCLA 6-4 | 211 Tyler Lamb
[3]
UCLA 6-8 | 188 Tyler Honeycutt
#2 PAC-10 GMS | MIN PLAYED (35:52 Gm)
Slumping late-season
0-6 FG at Wash
Started 0-9 Weekend,
0 Made FG thru 3 Halves
8 PPG Weekend
Bench
UCLA 6-9 | 218 Anthony Stover
[4]
UCLA 6-8 | 239 Soph Reeves Nelson
Carrying Bruins at times
13-26 Wash Weekend (16½ Pts)
[5]
UCLA 6-10 | 311 Fr Joshua Smith
Gm progressing rapidly
UW/WZU Weekend Avg: 11 Pts | 10½Reb | 2 Blocks
Bench
UCLA 6-9 | 215 Soph Branden Lane
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