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Late Night Snacks: Minnesota holds off Nebraska-Omaha, Princeton proves legitimacy

Austin Hollins

GAME OF THE NIGHT: Minnesota 92, Nebraska-Omaha 79 -- Friday nights in college hoops tend to be quiet, but Minnesota and Omaha put on a show at The Barn tonight with the Gophers holding on for the win. Deandre Mathieu led all scorers with 27 points for Minnesota.

IMPORTANT OUTCOMES

1) SMU went on the road and beat Wyoming to improve to 10-2 on the season. This all but concludes the Mustang’s non-conference schedule -- they still have a date with Hofstra in mid-January -- and now things really begin to ramp up. Their next three: at Cincinnati,vs. Connecticut, at Louisville. SMU is a solid team, but we’ll find out just how good they are during this stretch.

2) Princeton went out west and dismantled a solid Pacific team, 83-58, in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic. The win pushes the Tigers to 9-1 on the season.

3) For the second time this season, Utah State and UC Santa Barbara did battle, and for the second time the Aggies came out on top. The Gauchos figured to have a better chance this time around as their star player Alan Williams, who missed the first meeting, was back for tonight, but Utah State won 77-71 in overtime. Spencer Butterfield at 31 and 10 in the win.

STARRED

1) Stephen Croone, a 6-foot-0 guard from Furman, had some kind of night going off for 40 points and 11 rebounds in an 86-83 victory against Liberty. Scoring 40 points on just 16 shots is downright efficient. Croone could have had even more if he hit his free throws as he was 13-21.

2) SMU’s bench was the reason for coming away victorious at Wyoming as they combined to score 32 of the Mustangs’ 62 points. Markus Kennedy led the way with 15 point.

3) Marist entered tonight’s game against Bucknell at 1-9, but their record may not be the best indicator of what kind of team the Red Foxes are as six of their losses have come against teams ranked in the Top 100, according to Ken Pomeroy. Marist has won two straight games after thrashing Bucknell, 69-51. Chavaughn Lewis had 19 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in the win.

STRUGGLED

1) Not having played in close to two weeks, Bucknell may have felt the lingering effects of the exam break tonight at Marist. The Red Foxes, who were 1-9 entering the game, jumped out to a 21-3 lead. The closest the Bison would get the rest of the way was 14 points -- just a thorough beating.

2) Sacred Heart’s trip out west got more difficult tonight as they lost 82-50 to UNLV. The Pioneers shot just 3-17 3PT and 1-6 FT. They are now 2-10 in Anthony Latina’s first season at the helm.

3) Yale (minus Javier Duren) lost tonight to Albany, 70-62. The loss isn’t necessarily a bad one, but the performance of everyone with the exception of Javier Duren was poor. Duren was 8-15 FG for 26 points, while the rest of the team was 10-42 for 36 points.

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