Nets outlast Pistons

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02/01/2012 - Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Deron Williams scored 26 points and dished out nine assists, carrying the short-handed Nets over the road-weary Pistons, 99-96, at Prudential Center.

Kris Humphries added 18 points and eight rebounds, and Jordan Farmar chipped in 15 points for the Nets, who won despite dressing only eight players.

Tayshaun Prince and Greg Monroe each netted 21 points to pace Detroit, which dropped its seventh straight and fell to 1-12 as the visitor this season.

The Nets took a tenuous 72-71 lead into the fourth quarter but never trailed over the final 12 minutes.

A pair of Humphries free throws broke an 88-88 tie with 5:22 remaining, and Williams drained a three-pointer on the next possession.

New Jersey stayed in front even though the outcome was still in question until the final buzzer.

Keith Bogans, who signed with the Nets earlier Wednesday, missed a reverse layup with under a minute left, and Jonas Jerebko swished a baseline jumper to pull Detroit within 98-96 with 41.9 seconds remaining.

Humphries grabbed an offensive rebound at the other end but was tied up by Monroe for a jump ball. Detroit gained possession with 17.8 seconds remaining and called timeout.

Prince had a chance to tie it, but missed a fadeaway from the left wing with Shawne Williams' hand in his face. Sundiata Gaines made 1-of-2 free throws to keep it a one possession game, but Brandon Knight hit all iron on a straightaway three-point try at the buzzer sounded.

After playing to a 23-23 tie in the first, the Nets ended the second frame on a 13-5 run to take a 49-38 lead into the break. Shawne Williams scored all 11 of his points in the second.

Monroe bookended a 14-4 run late in the third quarter with a pair of buckets inside, cutting the deficit to 66-64.

Game Notes

Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank coached the Nets from 2004 until early on in the 2009-10 season...Detroit has lost four straight and six of its last seven at New Jersey...Knight and Jerebko scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, in defeat...New Jersey won the battle on the glass, 44-31.

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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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