2009 February 05 | The Ticket Chest

No Paul, Chandler, Bulls Top Hornets 107-93 in French Quarter

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 | Chicago Bulls, NBA, Sports | No Comments

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No Chris Paul. No Tyson Chandler. The Bulls don’t even want to hear it. A win is a win, especially when it’s against the 5th best team in the Western Conference on their home court in the French Quarter. The Bulls put together back-to-back 31 point quarters to take a commanding 62-44 halftime lead over the Hornets in New Orleans. Instead of faltering as the Bulls have done so many times this season, the Bulls held off the Hornets with a 18-17 3rd quarter edge to increase the lead to 19 points at the start of the 4th quarter. The rest was history.

Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. But the real story was the 2 big men – Tyrus Thomas scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Joakim Noah scored 16 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. For Thomas, it was his 4th double-double in 5 games – a career stretch for the under-achieving forward. Ben Gordon added 19 points and 7 assists, while Luol Deng chipped in 13 points and 4 rebounds. All 5 Bulls starters scored in double-digits.

For the Hornets, it wasn’t easy playing without Chris Paul and Tyson Chandler. David West and Peja Stojakovic tried to pick up the slack, but it wasn’t enough. Each player scored 24 points and West was a force underneath – grabbing 14 rebounds, 8 of which were on the offensive end.

The Bulls now have 4 wins on the current 7-game road trip. If the Bulls can somehow manage a win at against the Mavericks in Dallas on Friday night, they could emerge from the daunting road trip with a 5-2 record, clawing themselves back to just 5 games under .500 at 23-28. With significant injuries affecting teams ahead of them in the Eastern Conference playoff race, there is reason to have optimism if you are a Bulls fan. The Philadelphia 76ers just lost Elton Brand for the season and the Milwaukee Bucks lost Michael Redd for the season and Andrew Bogut for up to 10 weeks. If those 2 teams take a step back because of the injuries, that could open some space for the Bulls to make a run at a playoff spot for the 2009 NBA playoffs.

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2009 NASCAR Schedule Sprint Cup

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 | NASCAR | No Comments

1	February 15	Daytona	Sun 2 p.m.
2	February 22	Fontana	Sun 5 p.m.
3	March 1	Las Vegas	Sun 3:30 p.m.
4	March 8	Atlanta	Sun 1:30 p.m.
5	March 22	Bristol	Sun 1:30 p.m.
6	March 29	Martinsville	Sun 1:30 p.m.
7	April 5	Texas	Sun 1:30 p.m.
8	April 18	Phoenix	Sat 8 p.m.
9	April 26	Talladega	Sun 1 p.m.
10	May 2	Richmond	Sat 7 p.m.
11	May 9	Darlington	Sat 7 p.m.
-	May 16	NASCAR Sprint Showdown	Sat 7 p.m.
-	May 16	Sprint All-Star Race	Sat 8:30 p.m.
12	May 24	Charlotte	Sun 5 p.m.
13	May 31	Dover	Sun 1:30 p.m.
14	June 7	Pocono	Sun 12:30 p.m.
15	June 14	Michigan	Sun 12:30 p.m.
16	June 21	Sonoma	Sun 3:30 p.m.
17	June 28	Loudon	Sun 12:30 p.m.
18	July 4	Daytona	Sat 6:30 p.m.
19	July 11	Chicago	Sat 6:30 p.m.
20	July 26	Indianapolis	Sun 1 p.m.
21	August 2	Pocono	Sun 1 p.m.
22	August 9	Watkins Glen	Sun 1 p.m.
23	August 16	Michigan	Sun 1 p.m.
24	August 22	Bristol	Sat 6:30 p.m.
25	September 6	Atlanta	Sun 7 p.m.
26	September 12	Richmond	Sat 7 p.m.
27	September 20	Loudon	Sun 1 p.m.
28	September 27	Dover	Sun 1 p.m.
29	October 4	Kansas	Sun 1 p.m.
30	October 11	Fontana	Sun 2:30 p.m.
31	October 17	Charlotte	Sat 7 p.m.
32	October 25	Martinsville	Sun 1 p.m.
33	November 1	Talladega	Sun 12 p.m.
34	November 8	Texas	Sun 2:30 p.m.
35	November 15	Phoenix	Sun 2:30 p.m.
36	November 22	Homestead	Sun 2:30 p.m.

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LeBron 52 points at MSG

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 | LeBron James, NBA | No Comments

It was LeBron James 21st career triple-double and a 52 point game for him at Madison Square Garden. He is only the second player to score 50 or more points two times at MSG, Michael Jordan is the other. Two night before Kobe Bryant scored 61 points to break the current record for most points scored at the Madison Square Garden. With LeBron’s amazing scoring Cleveland only barely won the game 107-102 versus the Knicks. “I don’t go out there for the numbers, I just play my game,” James said. James added 11 assists and 10 rebounds, becoming the first player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to have a triple-double in a 50-point game. LeBron could turn out to be the best all around player of all time by the time the young stars career is over, each year he gets better and better.

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NHL Scores Wednesday

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 | NHL | No Comments

Final	1	2	3	T
Boston (38-8-6) «	0	1	2	3
Philadelphia (26-15-9)	0	1	0	1

Three Stars
1. D. Wideman – BOS (Goals: 1, Assists: 1)
2. M. Ryder – BOS (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)
3. S. Hartnell – PHI (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)

Final	1	2	3	T
Phoenix (24-24-5)	1	1	2	4
Detroit (33-11-7) «	1	2	2	5

Three Stars
1. M. Hossa – DET (Goals: 2, Assists: 0)
2. P. Datsyuk – DET (Goals: 0, Assists: 2)
3. N. Lidstrom – DET (Goals: 1, Assists: 0)

Final OT	1	2	3	OT	T
Tampa Bay (17-24-11)	1	2	0	0	3
Pittsburgh (25-23-5) «	0	0	3	1	4

Three Stars
1. E. Malkin – PIT (Goals: 2, Assists: 1)
2. V. Lecavalier – TB (Goals: 1, Assists: 1)
3. P. Sykora – PIT (Goals: 1, Assists: 1)

Final	1	2	3	T
Toronto (19-24-9)	0	0	0	0
Buffalo (27-20-5) «	2	1	2	5

Three Stars
1. T. Vanek – BUF (Goals: 3, Assists: 1)
2. R. Miller – BUF (Saves: 16, Save Pct: 1.000)
3. D. Stafford – BUF (Goals: 1, Assists: 1)

Final	1	2	3	T
Anaheim (26-23-5)	0	0	0	0
Minnesota (26-21-3) «	1	1	1	3

Three Stars
1. N. Backstrom – MIN (Saves: 34, Save Pct: 1.000)
2. M. Koivu – MIN (Goals: 1, Assists: 1)
3. C. Clutterbuck – MIN (Goals: 0, Assists: 0)

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NBA Scores Wednesday

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 | NBA | No Comments

Final	1	2	3	4	T
L.A. Clippers (10-39)	22	26	23	25	96
Orlando (37-11) «	34	38	32	21	125

Players of the Game
ORL – A. Johnson (Pts:25, Reb:4, Ast:2)
LAC – A. Thornton (Pts:27, Reb:5, Ast:2)

Final	1	2	3	4	T
New Jersey (23-27) «	27	31	35	22	115
Washington (10-39)	22	31	18	17	88

Players of the Game
WAS – N. Young (Pts:21, Reb:3, Ast:4)
NJ – D. Harris (Pts:26, Reb:5, Ast:7)

Final	1	2	3	4	T
L.A. Lakers (39-9) «	26	32	27	30	115
Toronto (19-32)	31	32	24	20	107

Players of the Game
TOR – J. Graham (Pts:24, Reb:4, Ast:0)
LAL – P. Gasol (Pts:31, Reb:15, Ast:4)

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Miami (26-22)	21	21	20	28	90
Detroit (26-21) «	20	25	25	23	93

Players of the Game
DET – R. Stuckey (Pts:18, Reb:6, Ast:6)
MIA – D. Wade (Pts:29, Reb:7, Ast:13)

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Cleveland (39-9) «	36	21	25	25	107
New York (21-27)	24	28	26	24	102

Players of the Game
NY – A. Harrington (Pts:39, Reb:13, Ast:0)
CLE – L. James (Pts:52, Reb:10, Ast:11)

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Chicago (22-28) «	31	31	18	27	107
New Orleans (28-18)	20	24	17	32	93

Players of the Game
NO – D. West (Pts:24, Reb:14, Ast:4)
CHI – D. Rose (Pts:21, Reb:4, Ast:6)

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Atlanta (28-20) «	22	23	30	19	94
Minnesota (17-31)	18	19	25	24	86

Players of the Game
MIN – K. Love (Pts:16, Reb:14, Ast:0)
ATL – M. Williams (Pts:23, Reb:10, Ast:2)

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Houston (30-20)	31	24	19	19	93
Memphis (13-35) «	31	27	30	16	104

Players of the Game
MEM – O. Mayo (Pts:32, Reb:3, Ast:4)
HOU – T. McGrady (Pts:21, Reb:5, Ast:5)

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Denver (33-16) «	32	27	30	25	114
Oklahoma City (11-38)	31	39	24	19	113

Players of the Game
OKC – K. Durant (Pts:31, Reb:8, Ast:7)
DEN – C. Anthony (Pts:32, Reb:2, Ast:11)

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Portland (30-18)	29	16	27	27	99
Dallas (29-19) «	27	30	25	22	104

Players of the Game
DAL – J. Terry (Pts:20, Reb:2, Ast:5)
POR – L. Aldridge (Pts:21, Reb:5, Ast:1)

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Phoenix (26-21)	30	25	28	29	112
Golden State (16-34) «	43	29	32	20	124

Players of the Game
GS – S. Jackson (Pts:30, Reb:11, Ast:10)
PHO – S. O’Neal (Pts:17, Reb:12, Ast:1)

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College Basketball Scores Wednesday

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 | College Basketball | No Comments

Assembly Hall (Bloomington, IN)

Final	1	2	T
Iowa (12-11)	20	40	60
Indiana (6-15) «	33	35	68

Tom Gola Arena (Philadelphia, PA)

Final	1	2	T
Dayton (21-2) «	39	24	63
La Salle (12-9)	28	33	61

John D. Millett Hall (Miami, OH)

Final	1	2	T
Ball State (10-10)	22	19	41
Miami (Ohio) (13-7) «	25	34	59

Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)

Final	1	2	T
George Washington (6-13)	29	29	58
Saint Joseph’s (13-8) «	33	33	66

Roy L Patrick Gymnasium (Burlington, VT)

Final	1	2	T
Binghamton (14-8) «	30	55	85
Vermont (16-7)	53	30	83

Chaifetz Arena (St. Louis, MO)

Final	1	2	OT	T
Duquesne (14-7)	33	30	11	74
Saint Louis (13-9) «	30	33	15	78

Anderson Arena (Bowling Green, OH)

Final	1	2	T
Western Michigan (7-14)	26	35	61
Bowling Green (12-9) «	35	33	68

UCF Arena (Orlando, FL)

Final	1	2	T
Houston (13-7) «	43	54	97
UCF (15-7)	28	41	69

Cotterell Court (Hamilton, NY)

Final	1	2	T
Bucknell (5-17)	26	31	57
Colgate (7-14) «	23	45	68

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (Greenville, NC)

Final	1	2	T
Southern Miss (13-8)	31	48	79
East Carolina (11-10) «	41	41	82

Chase Family Arena (Hartford, CT)

Final	1	2	T
New Hampshire (9-12) «	32	30	62
Hartford (6-18)	26	29	55

Hulman Center (Terre Haute, IN)

Final	1	2	T
Wichita State (11-12) «	23	41	64
Indiana State (4-19)	26	32	58

Henderson Center (Huntington, WV)

Final	1	2	T
Tulsa (16-7) «	34	39	73
Marshall (9-13)	30	27	57

William D. Mullins Center (Amherst, MA)

Final	1	2	T
Richmond (11-11)	32	39	71
Massachusetts (8-12) «	32	48	80

Raiford G. Trask Coliseum (Wilmington, NC)

Final	1	2	T
Virginia Commonwealth (16-7)	32	40	72
NC-Wilmington (6-18) «	37	44	81

Ross E. Templeton P.E. Center (Clinton, SC)

Final	1	2	T
Coastal Carolina (9-14)	20	42	62
Presbyterian (10-12) «	30	35	65

Carrier Dome (Syracuse, NY)

Final	1	2	T
West Virginia (15-7)	29	32	61
Syracuse #20 (18-5) «	37	37	74

Players of the Game
WV – D. Butler (Pts:23, Reb:4, Ast:4)
SYR – E. Devendorf (Pts:22, Reb:4, Ast:4)

John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville, VA)

Final	1	2	T
Boston College (18-6) «	42	38	80
Virginia (7-11)	22	48	70

Winthrop Coliseum (Rock Hill, SC)

Final	1	2	OT	T
VMI (18-4) «	40	57	13	110
Winthrop (6-16)	47	50	9	106

Kaplan Arena (Williamsburg, VA)

Final	1	2	T
Northeastern (15-7)	26	37	63
William & Mary (7-15) «	28	40	68

Paul Porter Arena (Boiling Springs, NC)

Final	1	2	OT	2OT	T
Liberty (16-8)	29	43	8	10	90
Gardner-Webb (11-11) «	36	36	8	15	95

Willett Hall (Farmville, VA)

Final	1	2	T
Maryland-Eastern Shore (6-15)	38	48	86
Longwood (12-10) «	55	43	98

Fifth Third Arena (Cincinnati, OH)

Final	1	2	T
Notre Dame (12-9)	37	46	83
Cincinnati (15-8) «	37	56	93

Bender Arena Sports Center (Washington, District of Columbia)

Final	1	2	T
Army (7-14)	17	17	34
American (14-7) «	31	27	58

Stegeman Coliseum (Athens, GA)

Final	1	2	T
LSU (18-4) «	35	45	80
Georgia (9-13)	31	31	62

GSU Sports Arena (Atlanta, GA)

Final	1	2	T
James Madison (15-9) «	30	52	82
Georgia State (6-17)	31	38	69

BankUnited Center (Coral Gables, FL)

Final	1	2	T
Wake Forest #7 (17-3)	26	26	52
Miami (Fla.) (15-7) «	29	50	79

Players of the Game
WF – J. Teague (Pts:19, Reb:1, Ast:1)
MIA – J. McClinton (Pts:32, Reb:3, Ast:2)

David R. Stopher Gym (Thibodaux, LA)

Final	1	2	T
Stephen F. Austin (14-6)	21	29	50
Nicholls State (13-8) «	20	37	57

Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (Fort Worth, TX)

Final	1	2	T
Utah (15-7) «	27	35	62
TCU (13-9)	32	22	54

Bob Carpenter Center Acierno Arena (Newark, DE)

Final	1	2	OT	T
Drexel (12-9)	34	30	6	70
Delaware (10-14) «	30	34	9	73

Bartow Arena (Birmingham, AL)

Final	1	2	T
Tulane (9-12)	34	27	61
UAB (15-8) «	38	43	81

Lake Charles Civic Center (Lake Charles, LA)

Final	1	2	T
Northwestern State (9-13)	31	44	75
McNeese State (8-12) «	48	33	81

C.M. ‘Tad’ Smith Coliseum (Oxford, MS)

Final	1	2	T
Auburn (13-9)	28	31	59
Mississippi (13-9) «	46	32	78

Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, IL)

Final	1	2	T
Chicago State (12-12)	31	32	63
Northwestern (13-7) «	37	38	75

Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, RI)

Final	1	2	T
Villanova #17 (18-4) «	49	45	94
Providence (14-8)	34	57	91

Players of the Game
NOVA – S. Reynolds (Pts:31, Reb:6, Ast:2)
PROV – W. Efejuku (Pts:23, Reb:4, Ast:5)

Strahan Coliseum (San Marcos, TX)

Final	1	2	T
Southeastern Louisiana (9-12)	45	37	82
Texas State-San Marcos (10-11) «	42	42	84

UTSA Convocation Center (San Antonio, TX)

Final	1	2	OT	2OT	T
Sam Houston State (12-8) «	24	45	10	10	89
Texas-San Antonio (13-7)	35	34	10	7	86

UTPA Fieldhouse (Edinburg, TX)

Final	1	2	T
Texas A&M International (0-1)	26	26	52
Texas-Pan American (6-14) «	34	42	76

American Bank Center (Corpus Christi, TX)

Final	1	2	T
Texas-Arlington (10-10)	30	45	75
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12-10) «	31	51	82

Farris Center (Conway, AR)

Final	1	2	T
Lamar (12-9) «	27	32	59
Central Arkansas (9-12)	24	33	57

Bud Walton Arena (Fayetteville, AR)

Final	1	2	T
Tennessee (14-7) «	33	41	74
Arkansas (13-7)	35	37	72

Knapp Center (Des Moines, IA)

Final	1	2	T
Creighton (18-6) «	28	51	79
Drake (14-10)	29	39	68

SIU Arena (Carbondale, IL)

Final	1	2	OT	T
Illinois State (19-4) «	17	32	11	60
Southern Illinois (10-13)	25	24	8	57

JQH Arena (Springfield, MO)

Final	1	2	T
Evansville (14-8)	30	32	62
Missouri State (10-13) «	30	35	65

Jack Breslin Student Events Center (East Lansing, MI)

Final	1	2	T
Minnesota #19 (18-4)	16	31	47
Michigan State #13 (18-4) «	42	34	76

Players of the Game
MN – D. Joseph (Pts:11, Reb:0, Ast:1)
MIST – D. Summers (Pts:21, Reb:1, Ast:0)

Gentry Center (Nashville, TN)

Final	1	2	T
Murray State (11-9) «	34	54	88
Tennessee State (6-16)	30	28	58

Littlejohn Coliseum (Clemson, SC)

Final	1	2	T
Duke #4 (19-3)	21	26	47
Clemson #10 (19-2) «	33	41	74

Players of the Game
DUKE – G. Henderson (Pts:16, Reb:5, Ast:0)
CLEM – T. Booker (Pts:21, Reb:8, Ast:2)

Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, OK)

Final	1	2	T
Texas A&M (17-6)	32	39	71
Oklahoma #2 (22-1) «	40	37	77

Players of the Game
TXAM – C. Elonu (Pts:13, Reb:12, Ast:1)
OK – B. Griffin (Pts:16, Reb:14, Ast:4)

Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, OK)

Final	1	2	T
Texas Tech (11-11)	47	33	80
Oklahoma State (14-7) «	35	46	81

Moody Coliseum (Dallas, TX)

Final	1	2	T
Memphis #14 (19-3) «	34	45	79
Southern Methodist (6-14)	29	37	66

Players of the Game
MEM – T. Evans (Pts:26, Reb:4, Ast:4)
SMU – P. McCoy (Pts:16, Reb:3, Ast:6)

Frank Erwin Special Events Center (Austin, TX)

Final	1	2	T
Missouri (19-4) «	29	40	69
Texas #16 (15-6)	34	31	65

Players of the Game
MO – Z. Taylor (Pts:17, Reb:3, Ast:3)
TX – D. Pittman (Pts:25, Reb:7, Ast:0)

Coors Events Center (Boulder, CO)

Final	1	2	T
Nebraska (14-7) «	27	28	55
Colorado (9-12)	25	28	53

Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, CA)

Final	1	2	T
Southern California (15-7)	21	39	60
UCLA #15 (18-4) «	44	32	76

Players of the Game
USC – D. DeRozan (Pts:15, Reb:8, Ast:1)
UCLA – A. Aboya (Pts:14, Reb:12, Ast:1)

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