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BIG EAST HOOPS UPDATE (11/30/2010)

A fun month of November comes to a close today with one last marquee non-conference match-up for the Big East as Georgetown takes on Missouri at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. Let’s get everyone caught up with the latest around the conference with last night’s action and a look at tonight’s games and more…

MONDAY NIGHT’S ACTION:

Providence 92, Central Connecticut State 57
- The Friars blew open a one-point game at the half by out-scoring CCSU 54-20 in the final 20 minutes. Marshon Brooks scored a season high 26 points as PC erased a first-half deficit of nine points to grab a one-point lead at the half, 38-37. Keno Davis’ squad then blew the doors off the visitors by shooting 64% (21-33) in the second half.

Freshman Gerard Coleman, last week’s Big East conference Rookie of the Week, added 14 points, Duke Mondy 13 and Vincent Council had 11 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds.

Providence moves to 6-1 on the season. Their lone loss was to La Salle in the Cancun Challenge last week. PC will host Northeastern on Wednesday night ahead of their annual rivalry match-up with Rhode Island coming up Saturday afternoon.
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Seton Hall 69, St. Peter’s 49
- Struggling offensively since Jeremy Hazell went down with a broken bone in his left wrist, the Pirates seemed to find their footing in the second half last night during a 69-49 win over St. Peter’s at the Prudential Center in Newark (NJ). SHU outscored the Peacocks 40-29 after intermission, shooting 45% from the field which was a large improvement over their last two games, losses to Xavier and Clemson in the Paradise Jam, where they shot less than 40% in each contest and a combined 7-46 from three-point range without Hazell.

Jordan Theodore led Seton Hall with 11 points off the bench and Jeff Robinson scored 10 in the win. SHU is now off until Wednesday, December 8, when it takes on Arkansas in Louisville, Ky. as part of the Direct TV BIG EAST/SEC Invitational.
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BIG EAST WEEKLY HONORS:

BIG EAST Player of the Week
- KEMBA WALKER, Connecticut, G, Jr.
Walker led Connecticut to the EA Sports Maui Invitational title, helping the Huskies to a 3-0 week. Connecticut had wins over Wichita State, No. 2/2 Michigan State and No. 8/9 Kentucky in a three-day span to win the tournament. Walker averaged 30 ppg in the three days, scoring a total of 90 for the tournament and coming just three points shy of the tournament record. The junior also averaged 4.0 assists and 2.7 steals per game.

BIG EAST Rookie of the Week
- GERARD COLEMAN, Providence, G, Fr.
Coleman helped the Friars to a 1-1 record in the Cancun Challenge. He averaged 13.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in two games for PC. Coleman had 12 points and four rebounds in a loss to La Salle, while notched 15 points and four more rebounds in a win over Wyoming. The freshman is averaging 10.8 ppg for the season.

BIG EAST Honor Roll
- Dion Dixon, Cincinnati, G, Jr.
Scored a career-high 20 points in a 68-34 win over Dayton on 7-of-12 shooting. Also had nine points and three assists in a win over Savannah State.

-Austin Freeman, Georgetown, G, Sr.
Tied a school record with seven 3-pointers in an 87-72 win over Penn. Finished with 32 points on 7-of-9 shooting from three.

-Tim Abromaitis, Notre Dame, F, Sr.
Named MVP of the Old Spice Classic, averaging 14.0 points and 8.7 rebounds while leading the Irish to the tournament title.

-Justin Brownlee, St. John’s, F, Sr.
MVP of the Great Alaska Shootout, leading St. John’s to the tournament title. He averaged 17.7 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 66.7 percent from the field.

-Rick Jackson, Syracuse, C, Sr.
Had double-doubles in three games, including in the semifinals and finals of the Legends Classic. Named MVP of the tournament, leading SU to the Legends Classic crown.
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TUESDAY NIGHT BIG EAST SCHEDULE (odds provided by JustBet.com):

Cornell at No. 8 Syracuse (-17), 7 PM.
New Hampshire at No. 7 Connecticut (NL), 7:30 PM.
Indiana State at No. 25 Notre Dame (-16), 7:30 PM.
No. 16 Georgetown (-1.5) at No. 9 Missouri, 9:00 PM (ESPNU)

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