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                  <span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue">Home cooking 
                  leaves bad taste in Cougars’ mouth at Saint Xavier</span></b></td>
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                  <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Dec. 20, 
                  2004</font></b></p>
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                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">CHICAGO – 
                  USF had a six-point lead with ten seconds to play in 
                  regulation, but Saint Xavier took advantage of the home clock 
                  operator and some shaky Cougar inbounds decisions to force 
                  overtime, where the home team came out on top 89-86. Chase 
                  Holden led the Cougars will 29 points, including five in the 
                  extra session, but it was not enough to land USF (7-8) in the 
                  Midwest Tournament championship game on Tuesday night.</span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">“It is a 
                  darn shame. Even with some of the calls and clock situation, 
                  if we just execute in-bounding the ball, the game is over,” 
                  USF head coach Jeff Rekeweg said. “On the road, crazy things 
                  happen and tonight they obviously did but we can take some of 
                  the blame for not getting the ball safely in-bounds on three 
                  straight possessions.”</span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">Leading 
                  most of the second half, USF held two nine-point advantages 
                  behind solid three-point shooting. Trey Eaton hit three 
                  three-pointers out of the locker room and John Gensic added 
                  another as the Cougars built a 49-40 lead after going ahead 
                  33-30 at halftime. </span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">Trailing 
                  55-46, Saint Xavier (11-2) went on a 19-6 run and took its 
                  first lead of the half at 65-61 before back-to-back 
                  three-pointer from Dusty Beucler reclaimed a 67-65 advantage 
                  for the Cougars with </span>
                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">2:52</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 
                  to play. From there USF seemed to be in control before the 
                  crazy final ten seconds. </span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">In 
                  overtime, SXU scored the first five points and was not 
                  seriously threatened thereafter. Nick Ankenbruck did have a 
                  good look to tie the game at the buzzer, but his shot went 
                  halfway down before spinning out. USF made 15 threes in the 
                  game, but missed all four long-range attempts in overtime.
                  </span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">The loss 
                  sends USF to the third-place game where they meet Aquinas 
                  College at 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The Saints dropped a 
                  tough decision to Saint Ambrose this afternoon. “They have 
                  good size and are better than they showed today,” Rekeweg 
                  said. “They struggled shooting the ball and will be out for 
                  blood tomorrow.”</span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">Saint 
                  Xavier (IL) 89, USF 86 (OT) <br>
                  @ Saint Xavier </span>
                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">Midwest</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 
                  Tournament </span></b></p>
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                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">
                  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2&nbsp; &nbsp;OT -- &nbsp;F<br>
                  </span></b>
                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">USF&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 33 &nbsp;44 &nbsp; 9&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;-- &nbsp;86<br>
                  SXU&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 30 &nbsp;&nbsp;47 12&nbsp;&nbsp; -- &nbsp;89</span></p>
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                  <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial">USF 
                  scorers: Holden 29, Gensic 13, Ankenbruck 5, Steinau 3, 
                  Bradley 11, Beiswanger 3, Dusty Beucler 11, Trey Eaton 11<br>
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                  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><i>-Go USF-</i></b></span></p>
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