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SPORTS lllTHECOURIER-JOURNAL KY C5 ILLINOIS46 Playerminfgfgaftftarbtoapftp Egwu 36480052018 Ekey 29151260034 Bertrand 211110051042 Abrams 13140002022 Rice 3471122420420 Tate 27370013536 Hill 12020041000 Morgan 4000001010 Nunn 24162211014 Team 2 Totals200185456281351946 INDIANA56 Playerminfgfgaftftarbtoapftp Sheehey 29260093335 Vonleh 332600143014 Williams 17362231018 Ferrell 364788435117 Robinson 2951203511110 Marlin 2000000000 Gordon 11050000000 Mosquera- Perea 1000001000 Etherington 21243520007 Davis 2000000000 Howard 14110011122 Hollowell 5120120013 Team 2 Totals200204913194213101056 Halftime Indiana36-24. 3-pointgoals Shootingpercentage Illinois.333,Indiana.408. Steals Blockedshots Attendance 17,472. MEMPHIS61 Playerminfgfgaftftarbtoapftp Hope 11130210052 Fuqua-Bey 18240002154 Wilder- Cochran 20020045210 Williams 21140022023 Hearn 3641077344415 Jackson 4010000100 Rowser 2271000200014 Swain 17012220512 Powell 22461852159 Goodman 5000000000 Mack 245700120212 Team 1 Totals200244810192117142561 LOUISVILLE88 Playerminfgfgaftftarbtoapftp Hammond 225733814313 Taylor 213666521312 Slaughter 26260120304 Smith 27131443613 S.Schim- mel 27101600321029 Niamke 9001223111 Walton 11110120032 Deines 17113620135 J.Schimmel 16123432405 Gibbs 7010000000 Henderson 175644210314 Team Totals200294921313314211788 Halftime Louisville47-25. 3-pointgoals Shootingpercentage Memphis.500,Louisville.592.

Steals S.Schimel1,Deines2,J.Schimmel2,Henderson1). Blockedshots Attendance 10,345. KelbyJohnsonisheadedback totheAtlanticCoastConference asaLouisvilleCardinal. offensivetackleatASACollege lyspenttwoyearsattheUniver- UofLonSundayafteranofficial visit. pledgeandsecondsinceBobby theCardssold himontheoppor- tunityforimme- diateplayingtime in2014andthe chancetoreturn tofacingtop-level competitioninthe ACC.

forthewayIplay peopleonthegroundandwin footballgames.Ifeellikethe teamupthereisreadytodobig (Petrinoandoffensivelinecoach ChrisKlenakis)shookmyhand, hadbigsmilesontheirfacesand saidImadetheirday.Theysaid BrownlikesfitatWKU BrowncommittedtoWestern ingtheHilltoppersanotherin- staterecruitingvictory. andPurdue. (Mike)Cassitywantsmetoplay asatruefreshman.IfeellikeI canmakeabiggerimpactthere commitmentand10thKentuck- toRivals.com. DeAndreFarrisandMasai thehomecrowdandputtingiton Hewasalsoastandoutrun- lastseason. isdowntoKentuckyandAla- cisionknownatnoononThurs- day.

sivetacklewhoisratedtheNo.21 prospectnationallyby247- Sports.com,hadoriginally plannedtoannounceFeb.5, whichisnationalsigningday. SteveJonescanbereachedat(502) 582-7176andfollowedonTwitterat RECRUITINGNOTEBOOK WKUoverArizona BySteveJones TheCourier-Journal Kelby Johnson performanceatMemorialColi- theKentuckycoach. Theninth-rankedWildcats 55losstoAlabamaonThursday, ralliedfroma10-pointdeficitin thesecondhalftobeatArkan- fourthlossinfivegames. winby10wasreallyagreatper- formanceinthelast17min- oftheplayersforguttingouta winthatweclearlyneeded.We pointsandsetthetoneforthe Wildcatswith16pointsinthe firsthalf.Shefinished8of12 fromthefieldandmadefiveof neeThompsonscored13and JessicaJacksonledArkan- Men No.15Cincinnati80,Temple 76: SeanKilpatrickscoredaseason-high freethrowswith7.2secondstoplay, gamewastied76-76whenKilpatrick wasfouled.TheOwls’JoshBrownhad hislayupblockedbyJermaineSanders Johnsonthenaddedtwofreethrows 27-gamestreakofholdingopponents under70pointsend. No.23Memphis80,South Florida58: TheTigersdispelledtheir reputationasapoor3-pointshooting teamwhilecoastingathometotheir thirdstraightwin.ChrisCrawford next-to-lastintheAACin3-point 22.JoeJacksonhad14pointsandseven assistsandShaqGoodwinhad13points and10rebounds.MartinoBrockled No.13UMass90,Fordham52: ChazWilliamshad18pointsandeight assistsandtheMinutemenrebounded fromalossatRichmondonWednesday.

RaphiaelPutneyandSampsonCarter bothhad13pointsandMaxieEshohad 10pointsandsixreboundsforMass- 13points.ItwasFordham’sseventhloss ineightgamescomingoffawinagainst GeorgeMason. TerranPettewayscoredacareer-high35 ingexhibitioninhisfirststartforthe Nebraskahitaseason-high113-point- WalterPitchford(13points)three. SmithtiedaMinnesotarecordwith eight3-pointersandequaledhiscareer highof29points.Hestartedinplaceof ankleWednesdayagainstWisconsin. No.11Georgetown91,Lindsey Wilson87: South)scoredsixstraightpointstotake theirfirstleadofthesecondhalfwith basketwith11secondstoplayforan 89-86leadandGeorgetownheldon Columbia.MontyWilsonscored32for theTigers.TonyHornehad22points Wilson. COLLEGEBASKETBALL Catsclimb backfrom 10downfor 16thwin FromAPandspecialdispatches pearlikelytohappenthissea- son.Indianashot40.8percent.

SophomorepointguardYo- giFerrellscoredjusttwo freshmanforwardNoahVon- lehscoredonlyfouroverthe entiregame. ButIndianaovercameallof ern.Creanabhorsthephrase teamjusteightdaystofigure outhow. pointsdriedupinbrief readytocollapseandthenral- liedtwiceinthesecondhalf, dragIndianadownagain. hascertainlybeenmorereli- ablethanitsoffense.Itwasthe differenceagainstIllinois centfromthefieldand5of23 frombehindthearc.TheIllini finishedwithjustfiveassists. Vonlehandseniorforward ond-andthird-leadingscorers, combinedforjustninepoints.

Buttheynearlyoutrebounded reboundsbetweenthem. wasprovedagain. Creanadmittedheshould havegonetothezonesooner againstNorthwestern.Lean- ingonitSundayquietedRay- thesecondhalf.Ricefinished oftencamewithIllinoistrying playedzonetotryandpackit Indianahasdreamedall overwhelmsopponentsinthe opencourt.Ferrellreiterated Creanwasmoretempered simplyneedstofinditsbestof- fensivepace. deliberateandbowingitsback wheneverIllinoistriedtowork itswaybackintocontention. Creanpointedoutthathis teamhasplayedjustoneBig wonorlostbysingledigits.

IftheHoosierscandom- tothefree-throwlineandget consistentproductionofFer- bemoretightgames. Butdreamsofanaestheti- cometruethisseason. IUiswell-equippedfor slugfests.Thatapproach mightbewhatsuitsitbest fromhereuntilMarch. CREAN: Goestothe zonetoslowdownRice asIUoffensestruggles ContinuedfromPageC1 Schimmelneededonlythat totietheprevioussingle-game schoolrecordofeightthrees thatshehadsharedwithfive otherplayers.Shebrokeitwith ashotfromtheleftcornerwith cluding9of12from3-point justkeepthatmind-setthrough Schimmelmissedherfirst fourshotsbeforeathreewith lead. Onlythefirst-halfbuzzer stoppedherfromthereonasshe consistentlyfoundopenspace andwasthebeneficiaryof havegottenseven(threes)ifI wasoutthere(astheopposing coach)becauseIwouldhave melhadactuallyhiteightfirst- halfthrees.

AftertwoSaraHammond threesinlessthantwominutes asthemarginsurgedto35-19. AfteraMemphistimeout, cappinganearlyfour-minute runinwhichshepersonallyout- scoredtheTigers17-4. Shemadetwomorethrees fromtherightcornerinthefinal fallingdownwithfourseconds left. ryallthetime.That’swhatshe does.ShowtimeSchimmel.She showsupandputsonashowfor closetotheCardsformostofthe themtothelockerroomtrailing 47-25. leaderin3-pointbasketsand No.3all-timescorer,finished onepointshyoftyingherseason highandwasnineoffthecareer highshehadagainstSouthFlor- eightthrees.

CarmeloAnthonyscoredforthe NewYorkKnicksonFriday. threatwithbettershotselec- tion.Herscoringaverage(18.1 Shehasscoredatleast20points ineightgamesthisseasonand hasreacheddoublefiguresin19 straightgames. youcantellmethereare10bet- centandoutreboundedMem- FreshmanpostEmmonnie Hendersontiedaseasonhigh half.Hammondhad13points Taylorscored12. boundsinherreturn. Memphistightenedupitsde- fenseonShoniSchimmelinthe therecord-breakingthreemid- waythroughthesecondhalf.

Shecameoutsoonafterthat, havingneededonly27minutes todoherdamage. herskilllevelandthewayshe thisteamandnottheother SteveJonescanbereachedat(502) 582-7176andfollowedonTwitterat TheUniversityofLouisville'sMonnyNiamke(2)fightsforalooseballwithTaylorWilliams(4)of Memphisduringthesecondhalf. CARDS: Schimmel breaksschoolrecord thatshehadshared ContinuedfromPageC1 Time: User: jpatterson PubDate: 01-27-2014 Zone: KY Edition: 1 PageName: C5 Color: CyanMagentaYellowBlack.