Oglesby, Clemson handle South Carolina
NCAA Basketball Betting Lines
12/30/2008 -
Columbia, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Terrence Oglesby had 25 points as the 20th-
ranked Clemson Tigers handled the South Carolina Gamecocks, 98-87, at The
Colonial Center.
K.C. Rivers had 20 points and five boards while Trevor Booker added 18 points
and 10 rebounds for the Tigers (13-0), who have won the past five games
against the Gamecocks.
Devan Downey had a game-high 37 points while Zam Fredrick added 19 points for
the Gamecocks (9-2), who had a five-game winning streak stopped.
The Gamecocks started the game by scoring the first eight points, four of
which were from Downey, to take the early lead.
South Carolina extended that lead to 11 points, 14-3, on a Dominique Archie
three pointer a bit over four minutes in.
However, Clemson slowly closed the gap and a 14-4 run capped on a layup from
Oglesby gave the team its first lead of the game, 22-21, with a bit over 10
minutes left in the first half.
The game remained tight for the next couple of minutes, but the Tigers used 13
consecutive points to build a cushion and took a 56-43 lead into the locker
room.
Clemson built its lead to 19 points close to six minutes into the second half
as Andre Young's jumper gave the team a 66-47 lead.
South Carolina, though, answered with a 17-5 run to close the gap and
Fredrick's three-ball cut the lead to 71-64 with 10 1/2 minutes to play.
However, that was as close as the Gamecocks got as Oglesby responded with a
three-pointer and a layup to push the lead back to 12 and the Tigers held
South Carolina at bay for the rest of the game.
Game Notes
South Carolina still leads the all-time series, 86-73...The Gamecocks play at
Baylor on Friday...Clemson hosts East Carolina on Saturday...Mike Holmes had
13 points and 11 rebounds for South Carolina...Clemson shot 55.4 percent from
the floor while South Carolina made 47.7 percent of its shots.
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Pacific-10 Conference odds
Teams that should be in: Stanford
 Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.
Should be in:
Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.
| Southeastern Conference odds |
Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State
 It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.
Work left to do:
Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.
Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.
Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.
Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile. |
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