Freshman Helps Seniors Go Out Winners by Ray Floriani TEANECK, N.J. – It was senior night Tuesday at Rothman Center. The night, though, seemingly belonged to a freshman, as Jordan Sykes scored a game-high 24 points and the Fairleigh Dickinson women stopped Monmouth 74-59 in the Northeast Conference regular season […]
Month: March 2007
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 2, 2007 Remembering back to high school math, the underrated and underutilized Law of Syllogism works as follows: If p is greater than q, and q is greater than r, then logically, p is greater than r. Using this […]
Missouri Valley Tournament, Day One
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament – Opening Round Notes by Phil Kasiecki ST. LOUIS – The first day of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament is in the books. The lower seed took both games on the night, a rarity but not a shocker. We have notes regarding the two first round […]
Northeast Conference: Northeast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Northeast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: Obie Nwadike had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Northeast Conference Player of the Year Javier Mojica had 12 rebounds as No. 1 Central Connecticut State beat St. No. 8 Francis 79-61. The Blue Devils will play No. 5 Mount St. Mary’s Sunday. Mount St. Mary’s […]
Missouri Valley: Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Opening Round
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Opening Round: In one of the highest scoring games in tournament history, No. 9 Drake held off No. 8 Evansville for a 101-96 overtime win. Five players scored in double figures for the Bulldogs (17-14), led by 23 points from freshman Josh Young and 18 from […]
Big South: Big South Conference Tournament Semifinals
Big South Conference Tournament Semifinals: Junior forward Reggie Williams played all 40 minutes for No. 6 VMI, delivering a superb performance. He finished with 28 points, eight rebounds and five assists to lead the Keydets to a 91-81 victory against No. 2 High Point, a significant upset in the Big […]
Atlantic Sun: Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 2 Belmont protected its house in Nashville, Tenn., beating No. 7 Gardner-Webb 79-61. The home court was friendly for Belmont, which shot nearly 60 percent from the field, and five players reached double figures in scoring, led by junior guard Justin Hare’s 14. The […]
Southern Conference: Southern Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Southern Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Davidson didn’t look the part of a conference tournament favorite in a lackluster 78-68 win against No. 8 Chattanooga. Junior guard Jason Richards and freshman guard Stephen Curry each scored 20 points to lead Davidson through a poor shooting night. The Wildcats will play […]
Big Sky Tournament Preview
Big Sky Conference Tournament Preview by Nick Dettmann Last year, the top seed for the Big Sky Conference tournament failed to make the NCAA tournament. This season has a very good chance of repeating history. Last season, Northern Arizona was clearly the most dominant team in the Big Sky – […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Tournament Beckons With the regular season behind us, it’s on to the conference tournament in Richmond. As noted a couple of weeks ago, the conference basically separates into three tiers of teams, led by the top four of VCU, red-hot Old Dominion, Hofstra […]
