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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 24, 2009

Men

No. 23 Florida State at Boston College

TIP-OFF: 9 p.m., Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

RECORDS: FSU 21-6 (8-4 ACC); BC 19-9 (7-6)

TV/RADIO: ESPNU/1040 AM

NEED TO KNOW: The Seminoles, who have won five of their past six, enter tonight tied for second in the conference, one game behind North Carolina in the loss column. ... Senior G Toney Douglas, who leads the Noles in scoring at 20.5 points per game, is averaging 23.2 during ACC competition. ... Boston College leads the all-time series 3-1, with Florida State's lone win coming the last time the teams met, a 66-63 triumph last February in Tallahassee. ... Boston College has four starters averaging in double figures, led by G Tyrese Rice (17.8)

Tribune staff

Florida at No. 18 LSU

TIP-OFF: 9 p.m., Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.

RECORDS: Florida 21-6 (8-4 SEC); LSU 23-4 (11-1)

TV/RADIO: ESPN/1250 AM

NEED TO KNOW: In a three-way tie for the SEC East Division lead, Florida will test itself against what is considered the SEC's strongest team, meeting the Tigers for the first time since an 85-73 loss last season. ... UF is looking for its first road win at a ranked opponent since winning at No. 20 Kentucky in February 2007. ... LSU enters as the clear front-runner in the SEC West, a winner in 11 straight league wins after dropping its opener. ... The Tigers are 18-1 at home this year, 6-0 in SEC play. ... LSU is led by Marcus Thorton who is averaging 20.5 points per game. ... Junior forward Tasmin Mitchell is the team's second-leading scorer at 16.8 points per game.
Mick Elliott
Women

South Florida at DePaul

TIP-OFF: 8 p.m., McGrath Arena, Chicago

RECORDS: USF 18-9 (5-8 Big East); DePaul 20-7 (8-5)

RADIO: 1010 AM

NEED TO KNOW: Sitting three games under .500 in the conference with three regular-season games remaining, the Bulls' at-large NCAA Tournament hopes are getting bleaker. The Bulls desperately need a victory against the Blue Demons, who are fifth in the league and have a Top 25 RPI. ... The Bulls, who are in 10th place in the league, are two wins shy of their third 20-win season in the past five seasons under Coach Jose Fernandez. ... USF is 1-4 all-time at DePaul. ... The Blue Demons have won seven of their past nine contests.

Brett McMurphy

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