News On The Horizon 11/30/2008

Butler pulls away from UE in second half--Evansville Courier & Press
Butler a tough group of youths--Evansville Courier & Press
Butler impresses Evansville--The Indy Star
At 5-0, Butler has best record in the state--Indy Star Butler Insider
BUTLER 75, EVANSVILLE 59--THE unOFFICIAL BUTLER BULLDOGS MEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE
Butler Shakes Off UE In Second Half--GoPurpleAces.com
Big Second Half Lifts Butler Past Evansville, 75-59--ButlerSports.com

W&M Women's Basketball Overtakes Butler 53-50--TribeAthletics.com
Second-Half Rally Falls Short, As William And Mary Slips Past Butler, 53-50--ButlerSports.com

SLU is sabotaged by turnovers, poor defense in loss to Detroit Mercy--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
SLU-Detroit basketball followup--Billiken Beat
Block leads to UDM win over St. Louis--The Detroit Free Press
Payne preserves 'huge win' for Detroit Mercy--The Detroit News
Detroit Holds Off Furious Billiken Rally 62-57--SLUBillikens.com
Titans Hold Off Late Saint Louis Rally, Down Billikens 62-57--detroittitans.com

Gier Registers Double-Double in Loss to Detroit Mercy--GoColgateRaiders.com
Titans Claim 10-Point Victory at Colgate--detroittitans.com

Flames get help from bench--The Chicago Tribune
VanderMeer powers Flames--The Chicago Sun-Times
Mayo shoots UIC to victory--Daily Herald
Inside scoop: Get ball to VanderMeer--Whoosh!Net
Illinois-Chicago Tops Men's Basketball, 77-67--CMUChippewas.com
Inside Play Keys Men's Basketball Past Central Michigan, 77-67--uicflames.com

Women's Basketball Continues Home Stretch Against SIUE--uicflames.com

Poor shots spell doom--Worcester Telegram and Gazette
Not pretty, but home sweet as Loyola tops Holy Cross--The Chicago Tribune
Blount helps Ramblers hold on--The Chicago Sun-Times
Men's Basketball Edged By Loyola (Ill.) 58-53--GoHolyCross.com
Loyola Wins Defensive Battle With Holy Cross, 58-53--LoyolaRamblers.com

Major Puts Up Solid Number But It's Not Enough--WNMUMustangs.com
Hot-Shooting Loyola Races Past Western New Mexico, 103-71--LoyolaRamblers.com

Men's basketball story, photos: UWGB gets signature victory over UMass--Green Bay Press Gazette
LIVE BLOG: UMass at Green Bay--UMassAthletics.com
Minutemen Fall On The Road To Green Bay, 84-67--UMassAthletics.com
Phoenix Blows By UMass, 84-67--uwgbathletics.com

Wisconsin puts away Wisconsin-Milwaukee in second half--The Detroit News
Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball: UW routs UW-Milwaukee--Capital Times
Jeter confident team will meet challenges--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin wipes off UW-Milwaukee, 67-46--UWBadgers.com
Panthers Fall Cold, Lose To #25 Wisconsin--uwmpanthers.com

Rebounds lead UW-M past Huskies--De Kalb Daily Chronicle
NIU Drops a 71-61 Decision To UW-Milwaukee--NIUHuskies.com
Panthers keep rolling--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Live Blog: WBB @ Northern Illinois--Panther Blog Zone
Panthers Win Third Straight, Defeat Northern Illinois, 71-61--uwmpanthers.com

Valparaiso knocks off Florida State--The Post-Tribune
Valparaiso women win Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational--The NWI Times
FSU Falls in Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational Championship Game to Valparaiso 80-74--Seminoles.com
Valpo Upsets Florida State to Win Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational--valpoathletics.com

Kats bounce back--Huntsville Item
Raiders thrashed on road in Texas to go 0-4--Dayton Daily News
Few witnesses to Raider loss in Texas--Dayton Daily News
Men's basketball defeats Wright State 84-65--GoBearkats.com
Duggins Pours in Season High 16 Points, Grote Adds 11 Off the Bench--wsuraiders.com

JAGUARS RALLY FALLS SHORT IN 59-57 LOSS TO WRIGHT STATE--IUPUIJags.com
Women Hold On for 59-57 Win Over IUPUI--wsuraiders.com

Pitt women pummel Youngstown State--Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Women's College Basketball Roundup: Pitt blasts Youngstown State--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pitt Claims Thanksgiving Tournament Title With 99-42 Win Over Youngstown State--PittsburghPanthers.com
LaFleur Named to All-Tournament Team as Guins Fall in Title Game--ysusports.com

Red Flash Hold On For First Road Win at Youngstown State--GoRedFlash.com
Men's Basketball Come Back Falls Short to Saint Francis (Pa.), 66-65--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Nov. 29--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Scoreboard -- Nov. 29--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 11/29/2008

Butler's strength lies in versatility of its roster--The Indy Star
Butler Closes Homestand Against Unbeaten Evansville--ButlerSports.com

Montgomery, Kelley leads Husker women past Butler--Lincoln Journal Star
Huskers Beat Bulldogs in Albuquerque--Huskers.com
Huskers Hold Off Bulldogs, 67-54--ButlerSports.com
Bulldogs Take On William & Mary In New Mexico Saturday--ButlerSports.com

Vikings Head to Nation's Capital to Play American on Sunday--csuvikings.com

Detroit Set For Clash With Saint Louis--detroittitans.com

Matchup: Central Michigan at Illinois-Chicago--The Chicago Tribune
Men's Basketball Hosts Central Michigan On Saturday Night--uicflames.com

Matchup: Holy Cross at Loyola--The Chicago Tribune
Loyola Head Coach Jim Whitesell To Appear On FOX Chicago's Final Word--LoyolaRamblers.com

NMSU women snap losing streak--Las Cruces Sun News
Aggie Free Throw Shooting Secures Win--NMStateSports.com
Late Push Falls Short As Loyola Falls To New Mexico State, 64-56--LoyolaRamblers.com

Men's basketball: Cotton's confidence doesn't fall when shots won't--Green Bay Press Gazette

Court can't divide Ryan, Jeter--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
UWM's Franklin arrested--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee faces steep test today--UWM Post Sports Blog
Live Blog: MBB at Wisconsin--Panther Blog Zone
Memorial Service For Bob Jeter Set For Monday--uwmpanthers.com

Panthers Look For Third-Straight Win At NIU Saturday--uwmpanthers.com

Ice-cold offense--Coloradoan
Crusader women hand Colorado State first-round loss--The NWI Times
VU women's box score--The NWI Times
CSU women fall to Valpo, 64-53--CSURams.com
Valpo Wins at Colorado State to Advance to Tournament Championship--valpoathletics.com
Valpo Looks for Tournament Title Against Florida State--valpoathletics.com

Preview: Wright State (0-3) at Sam Houston State (1-3)--Dayton Daily News
Raiders' leading scorer might miss tonight's game--Dayton Daily News

Penguins Rally Past WSU--WeberStateSports.com
LaFler, Scott Lead Penguins' 67-60 Comeback Victory Over Weber State--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Seeks Second Straight Home Win against Saint Francis (Pa.)--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Nov. 29--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Scoreboard -- Nov. 28--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 11/28/2008

Titans to Face Colgate on the Road--detroittitans.com

Ramblers Renew Rivalry With Holy Cross On Saturday--LoyolaRamblers.com

Fitting In--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Head To Madison For Battle With Badgers--uwmpanthers.com

Crusaders in another tough tourney field--The Post-Tribune
Crusaders off to Colorado for tournament--The NWI Times

Yes, it's that Sam Houston--Dayton Daily News
WSU recruit has “good” start--Mark Katz's Blog

News On The Horizon 11/27/2008

Butler stays unbeaten, beats Northwestern--The Chicago Tribune
Wildcats can't hold onto 11-point lead--The Chicago Sun-Times
Howard leads Butler past Northwestern--Daily Herald
Bulldogs take down Big Ten's Wildcats--The Indy Star
Beating NU meaningful for Bulldogs--Indy Star Butler Insider
BUTLER 57, NORTHWESTERN 53--THE unOFFICIAL BUTLER BULLDOGS MEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE
Wildcats Edged By Bulldogs 57-53--NUSports.com
Butler Rallies To Defeat Northwestern, 57-53--ButlerSports.com

Bulldogs Battle Nebraska In Albuquerque On Friday--ButlerSports.com

Men's Hoops Can't Keep up with Cleveland State--FIUSports.com
Vikings Rally To Defeat FIU & Claim BCE Classic Regional Crown--csuvikings.com

Toledo Falls Short at 2008 NCAA Tournament Participant Cleveland State, 68-63--UTRockets.com
Klein and Roque Shoot Vikings Past Toledo, 68-63--csuvikings.com

Small margin but big victory for DePaul--The Chicago Tribune
Demons move to perfect 3-0--The Chicago Sun-Times
Tucker has the answer for DePaul--Daily Herald
Men’s Basketball Wins Rosemont Opener--DePaulBlueDemons.com
Titans Suffer Setback At DePaul--detroittitans.com

Green Bay Men Host National Power UMass Saturday--uwgbathletics.com
Green Bay Basketball Announces Game Time Change for Dec. 20 Contest--uwgbathletics.com

Edwards able to get going--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Live Blog: WBB vs. SIU Edwardsville--Panther Blog Zone
Milwaukee Downs Cougars--SIUE Athletics
Panthers Use Second Half To Run Past SIU Edwardsville, 88-65--uwmpanthers.com

Wake Up Call--Milwaukee Panther Tracks

Valpo Women Set to Battle Colorado State Friday--valpoathletics.com

Raider men's hoops look to shore up poor shooting--Dayton Daily News

YSU’s women hit road for win--Youngstown Vindicator
Penguins Open Pitt Tournament against Weber State on Friday--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Nov. 26--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Scoreboard -- Nov. 26--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 11/26/2008

Uganda trip gives Jukes perspective--The Indy Star
vs. the Northwestern University Wildcats (3-0)--THE unOFFICIAL BUTLER BULLDOGS MEN'S BASKETBALL PAGE

UT still searching for Cross’ 1st win--Toledo Blade
Slow Start in First Half Dooms Toledo in 77-56 Loss to Cleveland State--UTRockets.com
Vikings Race Past Toledo, 77-56--csuvikings.com

ISU women light up Detroit 74-60--Tribune Star
Indiana State Uses Balanced Scoring To Earn Victory At Detroit--GoSycamores.com
Titans Fall to Indiana State, 74-60--detroittitans.com

Illinois-Chicago beats Howard--Washington Post
Illinois-Chicago turns to zone defense in beating Howard--The Chicago Tribune
2nd-half rally lifts Flames 68-54--The Chicago Sun-Times
Flames get in the zone--Whoosh!Net
Howard Gets Blitzed In Second Half Run--Howard-Bison.com
Men's Basketball Beats Howard In Road Win, 68-54--uicflames.com

Second-Half Spurt Propels Illinois-Chicago Past Women’s Basketball--GoGriffs.com
Second-Half Surge Pushes Women's Basketball Past Canisius--uicflames.com

Loyola loses big to St. John's--The Chicago Tribune
Second-Half St. John's Outburst Tops Loyola (Ill.) 73-54 In NIT Season Tip-Off--RedStormSports.com
Loyola's Rally Not Enough In 73-54 Loss At St. John's--LoyolaRamblers.com

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Phoenix ‘D’ dominates UND--Grand Forks Herald
Women's basketball: Phoenix rolls on, improves to 5-0--Green Bay Press Gazette
Fighting Sioux fall to Phoenix, 66-41, in Green Bay--FightingSioux.com
Women's Basketball Shuts Down North Dakota, 66-41--uwgbathletics.com

Ball State men's basketball wins by double digits on road--Muncie Star Press
Falling down on the job--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MEN'S BASKETBALL: Lampley gets career-high 15 points in win--Ball State Daily News
Dropping the ‘Ball’--UWM Post Sports Blog
Balanced Scoring Leads Men’s Hoops Over UW-Milwaukee--BallStateSports.com
Efficient Cardinals Claim Win Over Panthers--uwmpanthers.com

Chippewas wear down Crusaders--The Post-Tribune
Crusaders come up short at Central Michigan in women's hoops--The NWI Times
Women's basketball wins 86-80 in front of record crowd--Central Michigan LIFE
Record Crowd Helps Chippewas to 86-80 Win Over Valparaiso--CMUChippewas.com
Valpo Rally Not Enough as Crusaders Fall at Central Michigan--valpoathletics.com

Lady Colonels fall to Wright State, 53-47--Richmond Register
Poor Shooting Dooms Lady Colonels--EKUSports.com
Women Defeat Eastern Kentucky for First Win--wsuraiders.com

Robert Morris rallies from 23-point deficit to beat YSU--Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Colonials erase 23-point deficit to beat Youngstown State--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Robt. Morris rallied past Youngstown 74-72--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
RMU Rallies From 23 Down to Defeat Penguins, 74-72--RMUColonials.com
Last-Second Basket Lifts Robert Morris Past Youngstown State, 74-72--ysusports.com

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Nov. 25--The Horizon League
Men's Basketball Weekly Release #2--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Scoreboard -- Nov. 25--The Horizon League

News On The Horizon 11/25/2008

Thankful for blog readers--Indy Star Butler Insider
Butler Faces Big Ten Foe Northwestern--ButlerSports.com

MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO CLEVELAND STATE IN DIVISION I CONTEST--SaintLeoLions.com
Bullock Leads CSU Past Saint Leo, 72-62--csuvikings.com
Vikings Play Toledo in Second Of Three Games in Three Days--csuvikings.com

Titans Travel To Chicago For Match-Up With DePaul--detroittitans.com

Mayo captures Player of the Week--Whoosh!Net

College basketball: Cornell beats Loyola of Chicago, 78-53--Ithaca Journal
Ramblers can't slow Big Red--The Chicago Tribune
Big Red thumps Ramblers 78-53--The Chicago Sun-Times
Reeves scores 26 to lead Cornell over Loyola--Daily Herald
M. Basketball Starts Off Week With a Win--Cornell Daily Sun
Reeves, Rebounding Leads Big Red Past Loyola-Chicago 78-53--CornellBigRed.com
Loyola Falls To Hot-Shooting Cornell In Third Round Of NIT Season Tip-Off--LoyolaRamblers.com
Ramblers Aim For Second Straight True Road Win When They Travel To St. John's On Tuesday--LoyolaRamblers.com

Big Second Half Lifts Loyola Past Robert Morris In Home Opener, 81-63--LoyolaRamblers.com

Women's basketball: Today's UWGB-North Dakota preview--Green Bay Press Gazette
Women's basketball continues homestand tonight vs. North Dakota--uwgbathletics.com

Live Blog: MBB vs. Ball State--Panther Blog Zone

Panthers Host SIU-Edwardsville In Home Opener--uwmpanthers.com

La Salle survives a scare--Philadelphia Inquirer
One win at Paradise Jam no consolation for La Salle--Philadelphia Daily News
Crusaders come up short in overtime--The Post-Tribune
Crusaders fall in overtime to LaSalle in seventh place game at Paradise Jam--The NWI Times
Williams Leads Explorers in Overtime Win Against Valpo--GoExplorers.com
Crusaders Drop Overtime Decision to La Salle--valpoathletics.com

Crusaders prepare for record crowd in women's hoops--The NWI Times

ATB: Fresh Maui Breezes--Rush The Court

Miami (OH) 55, Wright St. 37. Wright St. had three separate 5+ minute scoring droughts in this game.

Hayes comes home to beat Wright State--Oxford Press
RedHawks relieved with win over WSU--Oxford Press
Miami (Ohio) beats Wright State 55-37--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Tom Archdeacon: Miami's Hayes comes home to beat Wright State--Dayton Daily News
Offensive woes plague Wright State--Dayton Daily News
Miami shuts down Wright State--Dayton Daily News
Miami blitzes Wright State, 55-37--Fairborn Daily Herald
Men’s basketball: Miami romps at Wright State--RedHawk Rumblings
Ouch! Miami Drills Wright State 55-37--RaiderRoundball.com
Bramos, Hayes Key RedHawks to 55-37 victory over Wright State--MURedHawks.com
Men's Basketball Falls to Miami--wsuraiders.com

Women's basketball falls short to Niagara--The Jambar

Penguins dominate Gators for first win of the season--The Jambar

Men's Basketball Scoreboard -- Nov. 24--The Horizon League

Women's Basketball Scoreboard -- Nov. 24--The Horizon League
Women's Basketball Release #2--The Horizon League