The UC Riverside Men's Basketball Team picked up a 53-52 non-conference win over San Jose State Saturday evening in their 2009 ESPNU BracketBuster game. It wasn't the prettiest win ever recorded, but it was the Highlanders 15th of the season - a total the program hasn't reached since the 1999-2000 season when they finished the year 15-12. Kyle Austin and Javon Borum each scored 15 points for the Highlanders who are now 8-1 in games decided by 5 points or less on the year.
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UC Irvine Holds Off Hawai'i, 76-70
Junior wing Chad DeCasas scored a career-high 19 points to lead five UC Irvine players in double figures as the Anteaters defeated Hawai'i, 76-70, in a non-conference game Saturday night in Honolulu as part of the ESPNU BracketBuster series
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Mustangs Defeat Jackrabbits, 66-62
Sophomore Shawn Lewis scored 21 points in leading the Cal Poly men's basketball team to a 66-62 non-conference win over South Dakota State in a ESPNU BracketBuster game in San Luis Obispo Saturday night.
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Gauchos Need Overtime to Come Back and Win Fourth Straight, 78-71 Over Montana State
Chris Devine scored 20 points, including seven in overtime, and James Nunnally added 14, including a tip-in that tied the score with 26 seconds to play in regulation, as UC Santa Barbara overcame an 11-point first half deficit to record a 78-71 non-conference win over visiting Montana State on Saturday night. The win was the fourth in a row for the Gauchos.
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Sizzling Aggies Pull Away from Titans, 94-86
Gordo Castillo came off the bench to score a career-high 20 points and New Mexico State shot 78 percent from the floor in the second half as the Aggies pulled away Saturday night for a 94-86 victory over Cal State Fullerton in an ESPNU Bracket Buster matchup.
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Matador Second-Half Rally Falls Short At Idaho, 78-75
Down by double-digits four times in the second half, a basketball team can quickly cash in their remaining chips and head for the exit. Not Cal State Northridge. The Matadors battled back from a 53-42 deficit with 12:40 to play, 63-52 with 7:25 remaining, 66-55 with 6:25 on the clock, and 69-58 with 4:15 left, to pull within one point (76-75) with 17 seconds remaining before eventually falling, 78-75, to the University of Idaho in a non-league ESPN Bracketbuster game on Saturday night at the Cowan Spectrum.
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Fresno State Edges UC Davis, 71-70
The UC Davis men's basketball team was defeated by Fresno State, 71-70, Saturday night in a non-conference game at The Pavilion. The match-up was one of 51 games across the nation this weekend that were part of the ESPNU BracketBusters event. The Bulldogs overcame a late three-point deficit in a game that featured 12 lead changes and 11 ties.
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Tigers Fall 66-60 at San Diego in ESPNU BracketBuster Game
The Tiger men's basketball team dropped a 66-60 decision at University of San Diego on Saturday, Feb. 21 in an ESPNU BracketBuster Game. Pacific is now 14-11 overall, while the Toreros are 14-14 on the year.
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Beach Men Fall to Hot-Shooting Green Bay
Green Bay came to Long Beach with a reputation as being a great shooting team ranking third in the country in free throw shooting and ninth in 3-point shooting. The Phoenix didn't do anything to hurt that reputation on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. The Phoenix shot 56.4 percent from the floor, 59.1 percent from three and a perfect 11-of-11 from the free throw line en route to an 86-75 non-conference win.
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