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For a public grown accustomed to protracted sports seasons, college basketball always comes as a refreshingly succinct change. The beginning of the season is camouflaged by college football's cool-down period, and then after several months in which games come in torrents, the NCAA tournament begins.

Turner had the green light to be himself in the Pacers' 118-98 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. During an offensive torrent when the Pacers (43-13) created season highs in field goal makes and attempts as well as bench points, Turner finished with 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting.

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The Central Connecticut women's basketball team snapped Fairleigh Dickinson's five-game win streak on Monday night in dominating fashion, 76-56, inside Detrick Gymnasium. The Blue Devils competed strong for 40 minutes without missing a beat and held the Knights to 23-for-62 (.371) shooting including a weak 1-for-14 (.071) performance from downtown.

CCSU would score the first seven points of the quarter, adding to an 12-0 run to force the Knights to call a time out with 7:36 on the clock down 23-14. FDU's Madelynn Comly put an end to the Central spurt with a tough finish in transition with 5:03 left before halftime, scoring the first basketball for the cold-shooting Knights since the 1:53 mark in the first quarter.

On a torrent, Central continued the field day when freshman Tiffany Slicklein and Hines drained back-to-back three-pointers to start the final period, keeping the Knights far in the distance. Hines finished with two career-highs in points and three-pointers made, with 19 points and 4-of-6 threes. Slicklein tied her career-high of nine points in her first career start this season. Rookie Ashley Berube pulled down eight rebounds to lead CCSU on the glass.

The Central Connecticut women's basketball team will look to make it three in a row against Bryant at home on Saturday, February 10 in the first game of a doubleheader at 1:00 p.m. broadcasted on ESPN 3.

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