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Sunday, December 30, 2007
Afternoon delights top 3-game slate
A pair of afternoon games on today's three-game schedule, starting with Colgate at New Hampshire at 1 p.m. That game is followed by Holy Cross at Sacred Heart at 4 p.m. Lafayette closes the day with a 7 p.m. start at Robert Morris in the first of two games in the Pittsburgh area in four days for the Leopards, who will stay in western Pa. to meet Pitt Wednesday.

SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE: Now in his third season at UNH, former Drexel and East Carolina head coach Bill Herrion is finding it tough to turn the Wildcats program around. Winners of 22 games total his first two seasons, New Hampshire is on a similar pace after losing its last six in a row, turning a 3-1 start into its current 3-7 mark.

The Wildcats are 2-3 at home, but have lost the last three in a row in Detrick Gymnasium.

that UNH has actually outscored its opponents this season, averaging 71.8 points per game while allowing 71.3, is a statistical oddity brought about by a 49-point win over Division III Suffolk and a tendency to play close in losses. Only one loss came by more than 11 points and four of the Wildcats' setbacks have been by six or less points.

Four players average in double figures -- 6-2 junior Tyrece Gibbs (13.5 ppg), 6-8 senior Mike Christensen (13.1 ppg), 6-1 junior Eric Gilchrese (11.8 ppg) and 6-1 freshman Alvin Abreu (11.8 ppg). Gibbs is the top three-point threat, averaging 2.5 per game and hitting at a 43.1 percent clip from the arc.
BONUS LINKS:
  • New Hampshire stats
  • Livestats

    SCOUTING SACRED HEART: After an 0-6 start, the Pioneers have begun to come around, winning four of their last six, the two losses coming on the road to Providence and Boston College by a combined 10 points.

    Drew Skukik, a 6-4 senior, leads Sacred Heart with 11.6 points and 6 rebounds per game. Brice Brooke, a 6-7 senior, averages 10.7 ppg.
    BONUS LINKS:
  • Sacred Heart stats
  • Sacred Heart game notes

    SCOUTING ROBERT MORRIS: The Colonials are 7-5 under first-year head coach Mike Rice, who came to RMU after serving as Jamie Dixon's top assistant at Pitt.

    Tony Lee leads Robert Morris. The 6-0 senior guard is the team's top rebounder (7.3 rpg), top assists man (7.6 apg) and second-leading scorer (14.3 ppg.) He also teams with 6-8 sophomore Jeremy Chappell to give opposing offenses fits. Lee leads the Northeast Conference with 3.25 steals per game. Chappell is second with 2.9 per game. Chappell also scores a team-high 16.7 ppg.

    A.J. Jackson, a 6-6 senior, is averaging 13.3 ppg.

    Sophomore point guard Jimmy Langhurst is averaging 10.9 ppg and has hit 13 of 20 from the arc in the Colonials' last three games. Over the last seven games he has dished out 31 assists while turning the ball over just 10 times.

    While Langhurst has been taking good care of the ball, others have struggled for RMU. The Colonials average 18.4 turnovers per game, which puts a damper on an offense that is shooting 47.1 percent from the field.

    In RMU's five losses, opponents have averaged 26 points per game off RMU turnovers. In its seven wins, opponents have scored 17.4 points per game off Colonials' giveaways.
    BONUS LINKS:
  • Robert Morris stats
  • Robert Morris game notes
  • The spotlight has a way of always finding RMU's Lee (Ppost-Gazette)
  • Duquesne, RMU prepare for quick returns (Tribune-Review)
  • Brown typifies Lafayette (Express-Times)

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