Mid-American Conference Tournament Opening Round Recap by Bill Kintner CLEVELAND – This year there are some changes at the Mid-American Conference Tournament. For one, all games are in Cleveland at the Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena), as in the past there would be opening round games at campus sites. […]
Month: March 2007
Pac-10: Pac-10 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Pac-10 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 UCLA, who had been looking at a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, was shocked by the No. 8 Cal Bears 76-69 in overtime. Ayinde Ubaka had a career-high 29 points, eight of them in overtime. Cal had a 37-25 lead at halftime, […]
Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals
Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals: Morris Almond, the Conference USA Player of the Year, again came up huge for No. 7 Rice, scoring 30 points, including a three-pointer with less than three seconds left, as the Owls beat No. 2 Central Florida 53-51. Josh Peppers was valiant in defeat for the […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 9, 2007 There are less than 72 hours remaining until the selection committee finalizes all its picks, but for the bubble teams, it will feel longer than a Georgia Tech/Wake Forest double overtime ACC Tournament classic. As we enter […]
MEAC: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 3 North Carolina A&T broke open a close game in the second half to defeat No. 6 Norfolk State 81-66. Steven Rush led the Aggies with 18 points, one of four North Carolina A&T players to reach at least 10 points. Norfolk State trailed […]
SWAC: Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 6 Arkansas – Pine Bluff held No. 3 Grambling to nearly 30 percent shooting from the field, fueling a 51-48 quarterfinal upset. Freshman Terrance Calvin was the only Golden Lion to score in double figures with 16 points, but he played 39 minutes to […]
Mountain West: Mountain West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Mountain West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 BYU beat No. 8 TCU 77-64 to advance to the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals. The Cougars got 22 points from Trent Plaisted and 16 from Mike Rose to pace BYU’s offense. The Cougars’ defense stymied the Horned Frogs, holding them to worse […]
Southland Conference: Southland Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Southland Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: Darren Hopkins finished a frantic series of plays with a coast-to-coast layup that beat the buzzer by 0.7 seconds to give No. 7 Lamar a 99-98 upset of No. 2 Sam Houston State. Sam Houston State had just taken the lead on a three-pointer by C.J. […]
A-10: Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Xavier dominated the second half against No. 8 Dayton to win 72-51. Senior Justin Doellman led five Musketeers into double figures. He finished with 19 points and eight rebounds. Xavier shot better than 50 percent from the field and held off the Flyers […]
MAC: Mid-American Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Mid-American Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 8 Eastern Michigan blew an opportunity to upset No. 1 Toledo by committing 21 turnovers, which led to the Rockets’ 62-54 quarterfinal victory. In comparison, Toledo turned it over only seven times, which helped the Rockets overcome a dismal 39.3 percent field goal shooting day. […]
