West Region Recap by Adam Reich Oklahoma, Arizona, Xavier Survive, Gonzaga Sent Packing 2-seed Oklahoma 71, Illinois-Chicago 63 Led by Aaron McGhee’s 26 points and 12 rebounds, Oklahoma held off a pesky Illinois-Chicago team to advance into the second round. The Sooners dominated the game in the paint, grabbing 16 […]

Random Thoughts – Day 1 by Jon Gonzalez You know what? Thank God for digital cable. Thanks to digital cable, I am able to watch every single NCAA tournament game. The game that I am most grateful for having the chance to watch was Wyoming/Gonzaga. I knew the Cowboys would […]

Day 1 Tournament Wrap-up by Dan Hauptman News and Notes According to reports, Jerry Tarkanian will announce his retirement from coaching on Friday. Tarkanian and his attorney met with Fresno State president John Welty on Thursday and the three were expected to meet again later in the day to finalize […]

Midwest Region Recap by Greg Bacani No. 7 Wake Forest 83, No. 10 Pepperdine 74 The Demon Deacons’ experience was the difference today in their first round win over Pepperdine. Led by seniors Craig Dawson (19 points) and Darius Songaila (18 points), Wake Forest continued the ACC’s mastery over the […]

East Region Recap by Adam Shandler No. 4 Kentucky 83, No.13 Valparaiso 68 Keith Bogans bolstered his NBA resume tape by hitting 4 of 5 three pointers and scoring 21 points, 11 above his disappointing season average. Bogans had some help from usually reliable Tayshaun Prince, who despite a poor […]

NCAA South Region Recap by Jon Gonzalez No.10 Kent State vs. No.7 Oklahoma State Ok, who was the higher seed here? Actually, what happened in the tournament’s first game should have come as a surprise to no one. The odds makers had Kent winning, and the Flashes did just that. […]

NIT Recap – Day 2 by Phil Kasiecki The second night of NIT action was a busy one with ten games on the docket, several of which came down to the final minutes or seconds. It also included the first overtime game of the NIT. Syracuse got solid efforts from […]

Women’s NCAA Preview by Tracy Granzyk Mideast Regional It’s all UConn in the Mideast as the undefeated No. 1 seed takes on St. Francis of Pennsylvania in the first round. The question here is not, ‘does the No. 16 seed have a chance?’ It’s more along the lines of, ‘does […]

Great First Round Matchups by Phil Kasiecki So far, many people, myself included, have voiced complaints about the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s job with some seeds. As the seeds will not change, we should make the most of what there is – and that includes many intriguing first round matchups, […]