RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 15, Shaw University will honor Ronald "Flip" Murray, who starred with the Shaw Bears in the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons, by officially retiring his number 22 Monday night before Shaw takes on Johnson C. Smith in men's basketball at C. C.

Flip Murray scored 25 points off the bench Friday, helping the Atlanta Hawks break the game open in the second half and defeat Milwaukee 117-87. The Hawks, who won their third straight game, led by only five early in the third period but wound up outscoring the Bucks by 19 in the second half. Murray hit 11-of-13 shots from the field and Josh Smith added 24 points and eight rebounds for the Hawks.

Flip Murray scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth period Friday and the Atlanta Hawks ended the game on a 30-15 run to defeat Golden State 115-99. The Warriors trailed by a single point with nine minutes to play, but collapsed down the stretch to lose their fifth straight. Martin Williams had 22 points for the Hawks.

Al Horford scored 21 points Wednesday and converted a key three-point play down the stretch to push Atlanta past Milwaukee 102-96. The Hawks won for the third time in four games. Marvin Williams and Mike Bibby both contributed 18 for Atlanta, Ronald Murray had 16 and Joe Johnson 15. Milwaukee closed to within 91-89 with 2:30 to play, but Horford hit a shot while being fouled by Charlie Villanueva and the ensuing free throw boosted the Hawks' advantage to five.

LeBron James was unstoppable. Then, he said the Cleveland Cavaliers can be, too. James scored a season-high 41 points, leading the Cavaliers to a 101-97 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.