The Morning Dish – Monday, January 3rd
Wake handles Virginia: Chris Paul led all scores with 21 points as Wake Forest beat Virginia 89-70 for its
first ACC win of the season. Leading by only five at halftime, Wake Forest used a 13-0 run early in the second
half to take control of the game and a 14-5 run midway through the half to put the game away. Cavalier freshman
sensation Sean Singletary was limited to two points and six assists in 24 minutes of action. Wake Forest next plays
Saturday when they travel to Clemson while Virginia hosts Western Kentucky Wednesday.
Bison Warning: Bucknell pulled its second upset against a major opponent this week by beating Pittsburgh
69-66. The Panthers had come into the game undefeated, beating their opponents by an average margin of 21.6
points per game. Carl Krauser scored 20 points and twice gave the Panthers the lead in the final three minutes. But each time, Kevin Bettencourt answered to give the Bison the lead back. Antonio Graves missed a potential
game-winner with 13 seconds left, and Bucknell iced the game with two late free throws. The Bison had also beaten
St. Joseph’s 69-62 Dec. 28th and now begins Patriot League play Saturday against Holy Cross. Pittsburgh finishes
their non-conference schedule 10-1 and opens their Big East slate Wednesday at home against Georgetown.
Tar Heels Win Big: North Carolina made it 12 wins in a row after a 105-66 drubbing of William and Mary.
For the Tar Heels, it was the last tune up before diving into ACC play, the bulk of which starts next Saturday
versus Maryland. Sean May led four players in double figures with 24 points and Raymond Felton dished out 12
assists.
Huskies Knock Off Cardinal: The University of Washington took out Stanford 76-73 to move to 12-1, 2-0 in
Pac-10 play. Mike Jensen scored a career-high 17 points to lead the Huskies, who found yet another scorer to
compliment their potent attack. The loss drops Stanford to 6-6 and 0-2 in the Pac-10. The road doesn’t get any
easier for the Cardinal with a pair of 11-win teams in Arizona and Arizona State coming to Palo Alto next weekend.
Battle of Arizona: Arizona took out Pac-10 travelmate Arizona State 97-79 behind 21 points from Channing
Frye. Ike Diogu scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Sun Devils but was held without a field goal
during a critical stretch in the game during which the Wildcats pull away. Both teams continue Pac-10 play next
weekend with a trip to the Bay Area to face Cal and Stanford.
Basketball Hot Bed in Morgantown?: West Virginia continues to prove its unbeaten record is no fluke. The
Mountaineers beat North Carolina State on the road 82-69 behind 15 points from Johannes Herber and Mike Gansey. Earlier in
the week, West Virginia beat giant-killer George Washington 71-65, and the Mountainners now turn their attention to
Big East play, which opens Villanova on Wednesday. NC State is reeling after two straight losses without last
year’s ACC player of the year Julius Hodge, who sprained his ankle in the last game against St. John’s. The
Wolfpack opens up ACC play at Miami next Sunday, and it’s uncertain whether Hodge will be available.
Blue Devils Dodge Upset: Duke held off Clemson 62-54 behind 24 points from J.J. Redick. Already perilously
thin in the frontcourt without Shavlik Randolph, who is out indefinitely with mononucleosis, Reggie Love,
Randolph’s replacement, injured his foot in the first half. Shelden Williams picked up the slack for Duke with 13
points and 16 rebounds for his 25th career double-double. The Blue Devils remain the lone unbeaten ACC team and
host Princeton and Temple this week before jumping back into ACC play.
Tonight’s Menu
• Oklahoma State travels to Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the only game that involves a ranked team.
• Nothern Iowa hosts Illinois State in a battle of top Missouri Valley Conference schools.
• Wichita State goes for 10-0 when it hosts Manhattan.
• Brown and Providence battle for the capital of Rhode Island.
