Clark, Louisville too much for struggling Hoyas

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02/23/2009 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Earl Clark had 22 points and eight rebounds as the sixth-ranked Louisville Cardinals cruised to a 76-58 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas at Verizon Center.

Terrence Williams chipped in 10 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists while Samardo Samuels and Preston Knowles each donated 10 points for the Cardinals (22-5, 13-2 Big East), who have won their last four games.

Chris Wright had 12 points and Greg Monroe donated 10 points and five rebounds for the Hoyas (14-12, 5-10), who have dropped four of their last five games.

After giving up a pair of free throws to start the game, Louisville scored the next nine points for a 9-2 lead a bit over three minutes.

Several minutes later, the Hoyas cut the deficit to five points on a jumper from Austin Freeman, but the Cardinals got the next seven points and held a 23-11 lead on Knowles' three-pointer with 11 minutes left in the first half.

Louisville built its lead to 16 points after Samuels' slam dunk made it a 38-22 game with just over four minutes to play in the first half.

However, Jessie Sapp scored the final seven points of the half and his buzzer- beating long three-ball cut the deficit to 41-31 heading into the locker room.

DaJuan Summers' jumper got the Hoyas to within eight points, 50-42, with about 13 1/2 minutes to play.

However, Knowles countered with a jumper and, after a Wright shot was blocked, Edgar Sosa made it a 54-42 game on a layup.

Julian Vaughn then tipped in a shot for Georgetown and, after misses on both sides, Wright's slam attempt didn't fall and Clark buried a trey to give Louisville a 57-44 lead with under 10 minutes to play.

Freeman countered with a layup to cut the lead to 11 points, but Williams was fouled on a slam and he hit the free throw. After Freeman missed a jumper at the other end, Terrence Jennings connected on a basket for a 62-46 lead with a bit over seven minutes to play.

It proved too much for Georgetown to overcome as the Cardinals maintained a double-digit lead through the remainder of the game.

Game Notes

Louisville went 6-for-6 from three-point range in the first half and finished the game 8-for-12...Louisville hosts Marquette on Sunday...Georgetown plays at Villanova on Saturday...Georgetown still leads the series, 5-4.

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After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.

Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.

Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.

So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.

In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.

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The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.

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Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State

Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

Work left to do:

Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.

Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.

Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.