Tuesday, March 12th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Today’s the Day As Adam Shandler mentioned in his East Region Preview (at right), tonight marks the return of the 65 vs. 64 play-in game, featuring Alcorn State and Siena. Tonight’s contest will be held in Dayton, Ohio, and the winner will travel […]
Month: March 2002
Respect
No R-E-S-P-E-C-T by Dan Hauptman In each of the last three NCAA Tournaments, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have advanced to at least the Sweet 16. Only Michigan State and Duke have accomplished this feat the past three years, something that speaks volumes about the success of the West Coast Conference team […]
NCAA East Region 2
NCAA East Region 2 by Jason Drucker Texas Tech (6) v. So. Illinois (11) At 26-7, Southern Illinois managed to earn at outright bid despite losing to Creighton in the Missouri Valley Conference title game. Though the Salukis managed to beat Indiana by a dozen earlier this season, they did […]
NCAA East Region 1
NCAA East Region 1 by Adam Shandler The Dreaded 64-65 Game: (Tuesday, March 12, 7 PM EST, Dayton, OH, ESPN) And the lucky winners are Alcorn State and Siena. Alcorn (20-9), the SWAC Champion, got to the Tuesday Night Pre-dance by beating Alabama State in the conference final, 70-67. Senior […]
NCAA South Region 2
NCAA South Region 2 Preview by Jonathan Gonzalez Batten down the hatches and put the kids to bed because it’s Tourney time, baby (sounds like something Dicky V would say, huh?). After all the pre-season tournaments, league seasons, and conference championships, the Big Dance is finally here, and what a […]
NCAA South Region 1
NCAA – South Region 1 Preview by David Mosse Duke vs. Winthrop For an NCAA Tournament record fifth consecutive year, the Duke Blue Devils earned a top seed. In their four previous first round games, their margin of victory was 36 points. So don’t expect Winthrop to become the first […]
Pac-10 Tournament Finals
Dispatch from Pac-10 Land – Finals by Phil Kasiecki In the Pac Ten championship game, Arizona used a strong second half to beat USC in a well-played but poorly officiated game. USC got off to a fast start, as they scored off their press and missed Wildcat shots. But Salim […]
Brackets
Monday, March 11th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn The Tournament Challenge is Up and Running! That’s right. It’s back. It’s better than ever. And this year – it’s free! The Hoopville 2002 Tournament Challenge is now open for business. Just click the hardwood in the upper right corner and you’re on […]
Ivy League Wrap-Up
Ivy League Playoff Wrap-Up Not So Much “Penn Wins” as “Yale Loses” Yale tried to become the first team other than Princeton and Penn since 1988 to play their way into the tourney. It didn’t happen. On March 9th, in an Ivy playoff game hosted by Lafayette, Yale had their […]
Patriot League Notebook
Patriot League Tournament Wrap-up Crusdaders Capture Patriot League Holy Grail…Again. With an 18-14 record, a lock on first place throughout the regular season and players held over from their CAA days, American U. was the sensible pick to win the Patriot League Championship. But in DC on Friday, March 8, […]
