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-- Pitt is playing this game at West Point in honor of the sister of Coach Dixon, who was Army's women's coach before dying last spring at age 27. Western Michigan is picked to win its half of the MAC, despite having no seniors.
-- Charlotte led Hofstra by 18 at half yesterday, survived rally to win 88-82; they have two starters back from 19-13 team. North Texas beat stiff team 85-47 at home Friday- they have 3 starters back from 14-14 squad.
-- Eastern Michigan, Michigan playing for third day in row; EM lost 81-77 to Davidson, then beat Central Conn yesterday 76-69. Wolverines beat Davidson 78-68, after beating CCSU, 60-40.
-- Doherty makes SMU debut with Mustang team that has four starters back from 13-16 club. Illinois State is picked ninth in the tough MVC; he lost four starters from a 9-19 team. SMU is 10th pick in Conference USA.
-- UAB got waxed by Washington State Friday, then won by 13 vs Radford Saturday; UW-Milwaukee lost close game to Wazzu yesterday, after winning 72-60 Friday. UWM is home team here.
-- Virginia opens their new arena by hosting Arizona; Cavaliers have all five starters back from team that went 7-9 in ACC, while Arizona is picked by many to make Final Four, with 3 starters back from last year's disappointing (by their standards) team.
-- Princeton lost 68-57 to Loyola Friday, then beat VMI 73-68 yesterday; their system hard toprepare for in 24 hours. Alabama A&M nipped S.Dakota State 70-66, after losing 86-47 to IUPUI.
-- Loyola hung in at Ohio State yesterday, after bad first half; they beat Princeton by 11 Friday.IUPUI won big vs Ala A&M Friday, then lost 81-74 to Kent yesterday.
-- Ohio State drilled VMI Friday, then went out to big lead vs Loyola yesterday, but only won by 12. Kent crushed S.Dakota State Friday, then beat IUPUI 81-74 Saturday. Flashes have only two seniors this year.
-- Cal-Riverside lost 69-61 at Iowa State Friday, then won 64-55 over Eastern Illinois yesterday. UL-Monroe lost 68-40 to hosts yesterday, after beating Eastern 70-60 on Friday.
-- Iowa State has two home wins already, 69-61 vs Riverside and 68-40 vs UL-Monrow yesterday. Eastern Illinois has two losses this weekend, 64-55 vs Riverside, 70-60 vs UL-Monroe.
-- Arkansas State lost 83-44 vs Clemson Friday, then lost 69-61 to host Old Dominion yesterday; Monmouth lost 54-40 to ODU on Friday after lousy first half, then lost 77-65 to Clemson, after a good first half.
-- Clemson-Old Dominion is good game; both sides are 2-0, with Tigers beating ASU 83-44, Monmouth 77-65; Monarchs won by 14 over Monmouth (54-40) then won tougher game vs ASU on Saturday, 69-61.
-- Penn lost tough game to UTEP Friday, 69-66, then lost 78-60 at Syracuse last night. St Francis also lost close game (54-52) to UTEP, but got crushed by Orange Friday night, 83-51.
-- Syracuse finally plays someone good; they hammered Penn by 18 last night, after drilling St Francis by 32 Friday. UTEP won its two games here by total of five points (69-66/54-52), as they survived overlooking St Francis yesterday.
-- Portland lost 65-48 to Oregon State Friday, then lost 56-53 to Cal Poly yesterday, so tough weekned for Pilots. SE Louisiana stunned Beavers 65-63 Saturday, after beating Cal Poly 76-69.
-- Cal Poly lost 76-69 to SE Louisiana Friday, beat Portland 56-53 yesterday, so they're looking for 2-1 weekend vs Oregon St club that was upset by SE Louisiana 65-63 yesterday, after they beat Portland easily Friday.
-- Northridge hammered Portland State Friday, then lost 84-73 at Oregon yesterday. Lehigh is 0-2 here, losing 94-90 to Portland St after Ducks beat them 77-65 Friday.Disappointing loss Saturday for Lehigh, which expects to be pretty good team.
--Oregon beat Lehigh 77-65 in first game, then Northridge 84-73 Saturday; they're pretty tough at home. Portland State had good win Saturday, 94-90 vs Lehigh, after losing to Northridge 90-65.
-- Duke was 32-4 last year, has typically strong team, is opening vs Columbia team that has four starters back from 11-16 squad that lost to Army last year. Teams play again tomorrow, sothe Lions might have to pull starters early, since Monday is doable.
-- Fresno State beat Winston-Salem (Earl Monroe's alma mater) 85-63 Friday, then beat South Alabama 73-63 yesterday-- so the Bulldogs off to good start. Cal-Irvine lost 67-63 to USA Friday, then beat Winston Salem 53-41 Saturday.
-- Nicholls State is young team with four starters back from 10th place team in Southland; they're optimistic. Northern Iowa has a new coach; they lost two starters fromlast year's 23-win team. UNI has 65 wins the last three years.
-- Pepperdine has new coach who is going to play wild, pressing fast-paced style, only his team really isn't suited for it just yet. Washington is more interior-based this year, with pair of quality big men, but Huskies have always liked to run under Romar.
-- New Mexico has replaced four departed starters with talented transfers, including one from Kansas. Lobos redid their arena and expectations are high. Sacramento State has three starters back from 15-15 team- they have pretty good guards.
-- Michigan State trudged past Brown 45-34 in their opener, then played better in next game, whacking Youngstown 86-61. Citadel has new coach;they have four starters back from 10-21 team and won their opener vs a cupcake, 79-58 Friday.
-- Murray State lost to Seattle Pacific yesterday, after falling just short in wild game vs San Diego State (87-83) Friday.St Mary's lost toAztecs by point Saturday, after winning 71-60 on Friday.
-- Pitt is playing this game at West Point in honor of the sister of Coach Dixon, who was Army's women's coach before dying last spring at age 27. Western Michigan is picked to win its half of the MAC, despite having no seniors.
-- Charlotte led Hofstra by 18 at half yesterday, survived rally to win 88-82; they have two starters back from 19-13 team. North Texas beat stiff team 85-47 at home Friday- they have 3 starters back from 14-14 squad.
-- Eastern Michigan, Michigan playing for third day in row; EM lost 81-77 to Davidson, then beat Central Conn yesterday 76-69. Wolverines beat Davidson 78-68, after beating CCSU, 60-40.
-- Doherty makes SMU debut with Mustang team that has four starters back from 13-16 club. Illinois State is picked ninth in the tough MVC; he lost four starters from a 9-19 team. SMU is 10th pick in Conference USA.
-- UAB got waxed by Washington State Friday, then won by 13 vs Radford Saturday; UW-Milwaukee lost close game to Wazzu yesterday, after winning 72-60 Friday. UWM is home team here.
-- Virginia opens their new arena by hosting Arizona; Cavaliers have all five starters back from team that went 7-9 in ACC, while Arizona is picked by many to make Final Four, with 3 starters back from last year's disappointing (by their standards) team.
-- Princeton lost 68-57 to Loyola Friday, then beat VMI 73-68 yesterday; their system hard toprepare for in 24 hours. Alabama A&M nipped S.Dakota State 70-66, after losing 86-47 to IUPUI.
-- Loyola hung in at Ohio State yesterday, after bad first half; they beat Princeton by 11 Friday.IUPUI won big vs Ala A&M Friday, then lost 81-74 to Kent yesterday.
-- Ohio State drilled VMI Friday, then went out to big lead vs Loyola yesterday, but only won by 12. Kent crushed S.Dakota State Friday, then beat IUPUI 81-74 Saturday. Flashes have only two seniors this year.
-- Cal-Riverside lost 69-61 at Iowa State Friday, then won 64-55 over Eastern Illinois yesterday. UL-Monroe lost 68-40 to hosts yesterday, after beating Eastern 70-60 on Friday.
-- Iowa State has two home wins already, 69-61 vs Riverside and 68-40 vs UL-Monrow yesterday. Eastern Illinois has two losses this weekend, 64-55 vs Riverside, 70-60 vs UL-Monroe.
-- Arkansas State lost 83-44 vs Clemson Friday, then lost 69-61 to host Old Dominion yesterday; Monmouth lost 54-40 to ODU on Friday after lousy first half, then lost 77-65 to Clemson, after a good first half.
-- Clemson-Old Dominion is good game; both sides are 2-0, with Tigers beating ASU 83-44, Monmouth 77-65; Monarchs won by 14 over Monmouth (54-40) then won tougher game vs ASU on Saturday, 69-61.
-- Penn lost tough game to UTEP Friday, 69-66, then lost 78-60 at Syracuse last night. St Francis also lost close game (54-52) to UTEP, but got crushed by Orange Friday night, 83-51.
-- Syracuse finally plays someone good; they hammered Penn by 18 last night, after drilling St Francis by 32 Friday. UTEP won its two games here by total of five points (69-66/54-52), as they survived overlooking St Francis yesterday.
-- Portland lost 65-48 to Oregon State Friday, then lost 56-53 to Cal Poly yesterday, so tough weekned for Pilots. SE Louisiana stunned Beavers 65-63 Saturday, after beating Cal Poly 76-69.
-- Cal Poly lost 76-69 to SE Louisiana Friday, beat Portland 56-53 yesterday, so they're looking for 2-1 weekend vs Oregon St club that was upset by SE Louisiana 65-63 yesterday, after they beat Portland easily Friday.
-- Northridge hammered Portland State Friday, then lost 84-73 at Oregon yesterday. Lehigh is 0-2 here, losing 94-90 to Portland St after Ducks beat them 77-65 Friday.Disappointing loss Saturday for Lehigh, which expects to be pretty good team.
--Oregon beat Lehigh 77-65 in first game, then Northridge 84-73 Saturday; they're pretty tough at home. Portland State had good win Saturday, 94-90 vs Lehigh, after losing to Northridge 90-65.
-- Duke was 32-4 last year, has typically strong team, is opening vs Columbia team that has four starters back from 11-16 squad that lost to Army last year. Teams play again tomorrow, sothe Lions might have to pull starters early, since Monday is doable.
-- Fresno State beat Winston-Salem (Earl Monroe's alma mater) 85-63 Friday, then beat South Alabama 73-63 yesterday-- so the Bulldogs off to good start. Cal-Irvine lost 67-63 to USA Friday, then beat Winston Salem 53-41 Saturday.
-- Nicholls State is young team with four starters back from 10th place team in Southland; they're optimistic. Northern Iowa has a new coach; they lost two starters fromlast year's 23-win team. UNI has 65 wins the last three years.
-- Pepperdine has new coach who is going to play wild, pressing fast-paced style, only his team really isn't suited for it just yet. Washington is more interior-based this year, with pair of quality big men, but Huskies have always liked to run under Romar.
-- New Mexico has replaced four departed starters with talented transfers, including one from Kansas. Lobos redid their arena and expectations are high. Sacramento State has three starters back from 15-15 team- they have pretty good guards.
-- Michigan State trudged past Brown 45-34 in their opener, then played better in next game, whacking Youngstown 86-61. Citadel has new coach;they have four starters back from 10-21 team and won their opener vs a cupcake, 79-58 Friday.
-- Murray State lost to Seattle Pacific yesterday, after falling just short in wild game vs San Diego State (87-83) Friday.St Mary's lost toAztecs by point Saturday, after winning 71-60 on Friday.
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