Missouri Valley Notebook by Alan Rubenstein A week after earning the school’s first top ten ranking and becoming the first Valley team since 1986 to accomplish the feat, Creighton was stunned at Evansville, 74-66. The Aces used a stifling defense on Creighton All-America candidate Kyle Korver and rode the hot […]
Month: January 2003
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Mitch Schneider Rocky Mountain high In case you missed it, the Colorado Buffaloes pulled off one of the biggest wins in school history last Wednesday night, as CU edged Kansas, 60-59 in Boulder. CU’s narrow victory put an end to the Jayhawks’ 27-game winning streak […]
Horizon Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour No team in the Horizon League helped itself as much as Wisconsin-Milwaukee last week. Not only did the Panthers manage to halt Butler’s winning ways and pull themselves within a game of the Bulldogs, but thanks to an upset over Illinois-Chicago by Detroit, UWM […]
Patriot League Notebook
Patriot League Notebook by Harry Adams Mountain Hawks soaring With two victories this past weekend over Lafayette and Army, the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks (13-5, 5-0) find themselves sitting atop the Patriot League in sole possession of first place. In the first nationally televised Direct TV Patriot League “Game of […]
SEC Notebook
Southeastern Conference Notebook by Rainer Sabin What is going on in Tuscaloosa? That is the question fans, reporters, and Alabama coach Mark Gottfried are trying to answer. On Saturday, No. 7 Kentucky (15-3, 5-0 SEC) walked in to Coleman Coliseum and handed the No. 23 Crimson Tide a 63-46 loss […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Notebook by Chris Burke Consider Purdue’s message received. After flying under the national and Big Ten radar for the start of the year, Purdue served notice that it is ready to contend for the Big Ten title and an NCAA tournament berth, hammering nationally-ranked Indiana, 69-47 over the […]
America East Notebook
America East Conference Notebook by Adam Reich The Battle of Boston Case Gymnasium was rocking Saturday afternoon with Boston University leading cross-town rival Northeastern 46-30 with just over 16 minutes left in the game. But with the Terriers perhaps counting their seventh straight conference win, the Huskies woke up and […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Home Sweet Home As the nine ACC teams approach the midpoint of conference play, no single team appears ready to dominate the conference. Each team must defend its home court to earn the right to appear in the post-season. Last week’s ten contests […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matt Amis Hate to say I told you so, but — look out for Valpo. The Crusaders pushed their current winning streak to five while staying perfect in conference, defeating Oakland, 72-70 Saturday in Rochester, Mich. Joaquim Gomes hit two free throws with four seconds left […]
Big West Notebook
Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Three-Headed Monster Leads the Way Just a few weeks into the conference season, it’s becoming apparent that the same three teams that vied for the conference title last season may do so again this season. Utah State (6-2), UC Irvine (5-2), UC Santa […]
