Seton Hall Prep Takes Title by Ray Floriani EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – It was unfortunate, but someone had to come out on the short end. Seton Hall Prep and St. Pat’s met in a classic battle at Continental Airlines Arena. At stake was the New Jersey Boys Tournament of Champions […]
Month: March 2005
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 25th Stoudamire Shot Sends Arizona to Elite 8: In a sea of Illini orange at AllState Arena, it was No. 3 Arizona’s Salim Stoudamire’s jumper with 2.8 seconds remaining that was the night’s most memorable play. Stoudamire scored 11 of his 19 points in […]
Albuquerque Second Round Recap
Second Round Recap – Albuquerque Region by Steve Sheridan For the second year in a row, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are going home early despite having a top three seed. Bob Knight, meanwhile, is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1994 thanks to more excellent play from […]
Albuquerque First Round Recap
First Round Recap – Albuquerque Region by Zach Ewing After helping the Huskies to leads of 18-2 and 27-8 in the game’s first 10 minutes, Washington’s fast-paced attack slowed down enough to allow the underdog Grizzlies back in the game. A 15-5 Montana run cut the lead to 32-23, and […]
Syracuse First Round Recap
First Round Recap – Syracuse Region by Michael Protos No. 1 North Carolina looked like a potential national champion in demolishing No. 16 Oakland 96-68. The Tar Heels stormed the Grizzlies in the first half with unconscious shooting from everywhere on the court. North Carolina shot better than 73 percent […]
Austin Second Round Recap
Second Round Recap – Austin Region by Steve Sheridan For one game at least, Andrew Bogut wasn’t carrying the Utah Utes on his back. Luckily for Utah, there were plenty of other players to carry the shooting load. Justin Hawkins scored a game-high 20 points and was aided by 17 […]
Austin First Round Recap
First Round Recap – Austin Region by Michael Protos No. 9 Mississippi State rallied from a 12-point deficit shortly before halftime and continued that momentum throughout the second half against No. 8 Stanford, completing a 93-70 romp in a first-round match up in the Austin region. The Bulldogs overcame a […]
Chicago First Round Recap
Play-in Recap – Chicago Region by Zach Ewing UAB won its third tournament game in its last four tries, using a frenetic pace and lots of pressure to knock off LSU, 82-68, in the first round. The Blazers made a run to the Sweet Sixteen last season before losing to […]
Connecticut’s Season of Adversity
A trying season ends by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – Defending champions are never supposed to have it easy the next season. It’s tough to repeat for a lot of reasons, but for the Connecticut Huskies, the 2004-05 season was perhaps an extreme case of this. With Sunday’s 65-62 loss, […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 24th NIT Puts Two in Final Four: The calm before the storm of the NCAA Tournament produced three NIT games last night. Maryland opened the night with a 78-63 win at home against Davidson to advance to the quarterfinals, setting up a date with […]
