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06/29/11 Gov. Sean Parnell vetoed spending on energy projects, weatherization and rural school construction Wednesday but left the entire $34 million in state spending for the new UAA sports arena and $1.5 million to help the struggling Great Alaska Shootout basketball tournament.
06/03/11 UAA's first-round opponent in this year's Great Alaska Shootout will be Murray State instead of Southern Mississippi, the school announced Thursday.
05/18/11 With another less-than- spectacular men's field on tap for this year's Great Alaska Shootout -- the seven Division I teams on board boasted a combined record of 103-114 last season -- help for the nation's longest-running regular-season college basketball tournament could be coming from an unexpected place.
12/17/10 After not playing a game in almost two weeks and not playing a game in Anchorage since the Great Alaska Shootout almost three weeks ago, the UAA men's basketball team is back in a big way -- and with a big roster addition.
12/11/10 Weber State and Southern Utah got an up-close look at each other when they participated in the Great Alaska Shootout last month.
12/02/10 Herb Sendek's call to Jordan Bachynski in the second half of Arizona State's Nov. 27 contest against Weber State caught the 7-foot-2 freshman center by mild surprise. Bachynski hadn't played in the Sun Devils' first three games and had no indication from the coaching staff that he would play that night in the Great Alaska Shootout. But the Sun Devils were in foul trouble and needed help in the ...
11/27/10 The men's hoops team faces St. John's at 8 p.m. Alaska time/10 p.m. MT Saturday in the Great Alaska Shootout Finals. FOX Sports Arizona and KTAR 620 AM have the broadcasts. Trent Lockett continues to impress, as he posted career-high 24 points against Weber State on Friday.
11/27/10 With 8.4 seconds remaining in the game, Trent Lockett hit a driving layup on the left side of the rim to score the winning basket for Arizona State on Friday, punching a ticket for the Sun Devils to play St. John's in the Great Alaska Shootout championship game tonight at Sullivan Arena.
11/25/10 So tantalizingly close, yet so heartbreakingly far away. The Ball State men's basketball team pulled off an improbable comeback against St. John's to take the lead, but ultimately fell short in the opening round of the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska. St. John's recovered from a near collapse to eek out a 78-73 victory in overtime, handing the Cardinals their 14th consecutive loss ...
11/24/10 The UAA women's basketball team is back in the Great Alaska Shootout championship game, this time because the Seawolves survived a shooting performance as icy as Anchorage's streets -- and because newcomer Tijera Mathews is quite the thief.
09/01/10 MUNCIE -- The Star Press obtained contracts this week for the Ball State men's basketball nonconference schedule. The contracts reveal which nonconference opponents the Cardinals will play, as of now, and the financial agreements for each of those games. Five of the games (the Great Alaska Shootout counts as just one) involve a payout.
02/26/10 Far from the main stage of college basketball, Washington State sophomore Klay Thompson scored 43 points against San Diego in the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage in November.
12/01/09 No. 17 Gonzaga will play Washington State on Wednesday in an early showdown for two surging programs that have already won from Alaska to Hawaii. The Zags (5-1) are coming off winning the Maui Invitational, while Washington State (6-0) just won the Great Alaska Shootout behind a breakout performance from Klay Thompson, the nation's leading scorer.
11/28/09 Still searching for their first victory of the 2009-10 season, the Nicholls State Colonels take on the 25th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners this evening in the final round of the Great Alaska Shootout at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.
11/27/09 Houston shot its way out of a big hole to claim a 100-93 victory over No. 25 Oklahoma in its first game of the Great Alaska Shootout at Sullivan Arena Thursday night.
11/27/09 1. Bundle Up: The weather forecast is for low 20s and light snow - oops, that's the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage. But it will get chilly in Commonwealth Stadium tonight, although mid-40s isn't bad under the circumstances. There have been colder UT-UK kickoffs at noon. If you're going, dress warm because you don't want to get the chills and leave early. This one's going down to the wire.2 ...
11/27/09 Kelvin Lewis scored 28 points as Houston handed 25th-ranked Oklahoma its third straight loss in the second day of pool play at the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska, beating the Sooners 100-93.
11/27/09 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Kelvin Lewis scored 28 points and Houston handed No. 25 Oklahoma its third straight loss, 100-93 on Thursday night in the second day of pool play at the Great Alaska Shootout.Aub...
11/27/09 Brandon Walker connected on 8 of 10 shots for a game-high 21 points to power the UAA men to a 72-58 victory over Nicholls State of Louisiana in the Great Alaska Shootout on Wednesday.
11/26/09 Nicci Miller scored a game-high 15 points and fellow senior Kiki Taylor sank the game-winning free throw with 1:17 remaining Wednesday to lift the Seawolves to a 49-48 upset of Cincinnati. Later in the opener of the men's Great Alaska Shootout, Washington State routed UAA.
11/26/09 In the months leading up to this Great Alaska Shootout, UAA athletic director Steve Cobb wasn't sure the annual hoops tourney would make it to see a 32nd season. Faced with increased competition from other tournaments, Cobb and UAA were only able to lure a six-team field. | 
