Detroit wins Shooting Stars

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02/14/2009 - Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With a time of 58.4 seconds, Team Detroit beat Team Phoenix in the final round of the Shooting Stars competition, the first event of NBA's All-Star Saturday.

The stars competition is made up of NBA, WNBA and former NBA stars attempting to make baskets from six different marked spots on the court.

Slightly edging host Phoenix's time of 1:15 in the finals, Arron Afflalo, Bill Laimbeer and Katie Smith gave Detroit its second Shooting Stars title in three years, as it also captured the 2007 crown.

San Antonio, comprised of Tim Duncan, David Robinson and Becky Hammon, and Los Angeles, made up of Derek Fisher, Michael Cooper and Lisa Leslie, were knocked out in the first round with scores of 1:06 and 1:16, respectively.

Phoenix appeared it was in position to edge Detroit in the finals, as Leandro Barbosa, Dan Majerle and Tangela Smith hit each of Phoenix' first five shots to put the team on the final mark -- a half court shot. But Phoenix struggled with the finale and failed to capture the title as its time exceeded Detroit's.

This same San Antonio trio captured the 2008 Shooting Stars title.

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Big East Conference odds

Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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