Missouri Valley Conference Championship: No. 2 Creighton assured their place in the NCAA Tournament with a 67-61 win over No. 1 Southern Illinois in the Missouri Valley Championship. After going into the locker room up 32-28 at halftime, the Bluejays (22-10) ran off seven straight early in the second half […]
Month: March 2007
MAAC: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 4 Siena overcame a six-point deficit to end No. 1 Marist’s NCAA Tournament aspirations. The Saints completed the 86-78 upset by scoring 52 points in the second half. Sophomore guard Kenny Hasbrouck was unstoppable, scoring 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including four three-pointers. […]
Northeast Conference: Northeast Conference Tournament Semifinals
Northeast Conference Tournament Semifinals: It will be an all-Connecticut Northeast Conference final, as No. 2 Sacred Heart and No. 1 Central Connecticut State will face off. Sacred Heart beat No. 3 Quinnipiac 83-69 as Ryan Litke and Drew Shubik each scored 16 points. Obie Nwadike had 20 points and 12 […]
Patriot League: Patriot League Tournament Semifinals
Patriot League Tournament Semifinals: The No. 1 Holy Cross Crusaders and No. 2 Bucknell Bison will meet in the Patriot League finals Friday. Holy Cross won after Keith Simmons scored with 4.8 seconds left to lift the Crusaders over No. 4 American 55-53. Simmons was the Patriot League’s leading scorer […]
CAA: Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Semifinals
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Virginia Commonwealth advances to the Colonial Athletic Association championship after taking out No. 4 Drexel 63-56. In a game of runs, the Rams had big ones to end the first half and start the second half to build an 18-point lead. Drexel cut […]
America East: America East Conference Tournament Semifinals
America East Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Vermont moved into the America East Conference championship after beating No. 5 Maryland – Baltimore County 72-63 in the semifinals. It marks the fifth consecutive conference title game that the Catamounts have reached. Chris Holm led Vermont with 18 points and 15 rebounds. […]
West Coast: West Coast Conference Tournament Semifinals
West Coast Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Gonzaga is a game away from returning to the NCAA Tournament after beating No. 5 San Diego 88-70 in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals. David Pendergraft scored 22 points to lead Gonzaga, which established a 40-26 halftime lead and never let the […]
Mid-Continent Conference: Mid-Continent Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Mid-Continent Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: In the second day of Mid-Continent Conference Tournament quarterfinal action, No. 4 IUPUI started the fun with a 71-59 victory against No. 5 Southern Utah. IUPUI’s defense dominated Southern Utah, which shot worse than 30 percent from the field and hit only 5-of-19 three-pointers. Junior guard […]
Sun Belt: Sun Belt Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Sun Belt Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 9 Middle Tennessee State pulled off the biggest upset in any conference tournament so far by shocking No. 1 South Alabama 63-60 in overtime. The Blue Raiders overcame 18 turnovers by shooting 47.7 percent from the field while holding the Jaguars to 36.8 percent. […]
Horizon League Semifinal Recap
Horizon League Tournament Semifinal Recap by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – Three games played, 415 points scored, one win for each team and one point separates the two teams. It came down to just one possession in overtime, and on that possession Butler’s defense was able to collapse on Loyola’s […]