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Drew Murawa is an RTC correspondent. He filed this report from tonight’s Minnesota-USC game in Los Angeles.

Three Key Takeaways.

500 Wins. Tonight’s win was Tubby Smith’s 500th victory in his career and he becomes the 19th active head coach to reach that mark. Despite a national title, a National Coach of the Year award, and numerous other accomplishments under his belt, Smith gets overlooked regularly since he left Kentucky, but despite some offseason distractions, he looks like he has put together his best team at his current stop. After the game, he paused to reflect briefly and typically understated his accomplishment: [...]]]>
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Rushed Reaction: #9 Saint Louis 61, #8 Memphis 54 http://rushthecourt.net/2012/03/16/rushed-reaction-9-saint-louis-61-8-memphis-54/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/03/16/rushed-reaction-9-saint-louis-61-8-memphis-54/#respond Sat, 17 Mar 2012 02:25:36 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=66827

Three Key Takeaways.

Neither team played very well. Saint Louis won despite turning the ball over 16 times. The Billikens had an assist/turnover ratio of 7 to 16. Brian Conklin, the team’s leading scorer, turned the ball over a total of eight times. Memphis only shot 38.9% from the field for the game, turned the ball over 11 times and only had four assists. There were many times during the game were both teams possessed zero offensive rhythm. Rick Majerus can still really coach. Saint Louis was overmatched physically and athletically, but the Billikens found a way to get the victory. Leading [...]]]>
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