NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 11, 2007 V-day is in February, D-Day is in June, and B-Day is today. No, Crystal Basketballers Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos are not talking about Beyonce’s latest album. They have only one thing in mind: Today is Bracket […]
Month: March 2007
Mountain West: Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship
Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship: No. 2 UNLV delighted its fans at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas with a 78-70 come-from-behind victory against No. 1 BYU in the Mountain West Conference Tournament championship. Michael Umeh led the Runnin’ Rebels with 18 points, as UNLV came back from […]
Big East: Big East Conference Tournament Championship
Big East Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Georgetown demolished No. 3 Pittsburgh 65-42 to claim the Big East championship. Jeff Green led the Hoyas with 21 points, and Roy Hibbert added 18, including 14 points in the first half. The Hoyas came out ready to stomp the Panthers, using a […]
MAC: Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship
Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship: No. 4 Miami, Ohio, pulled off a March miracle by beating No. 2 Akron 53-52 in the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship. Doug Penno sprinted down the court following a missed free throw by the Zips and heaved a prayer with about a second remaining. It banked […]
MEAC: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship: With the game tied at 56 and 1.1 seconds remaining, Brian Greene delivered for No. 2 Florida A&M right on schedule. During a timeout, he asked coach Mike Gillespie to call a play for him — throw the ball toward the basket and let him […]
C-USA Championship Recap
Conference USA Championship Recap by Ryan Westin No. 1 Memphis 71, No. 3 Houston 59 Day four from the FedEx Forum in Memphis brought a solid effort from Houston against the heavily-favored Memphis Tigers. The Cougars were able to play toe-to-toe with the Tigers for 38 minutes, but it was […]
Big East Semifinal Notes
Big East Tournament Semifinal Notes by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – Friday night in New York. You couldn’t ask for a greater setting for excitement. The Big East Conference semifinals provided that special drama and aura worthy of this setting, a Friday evening at the “world’s most famous arena”. Georgetown […]
Atlantic 10: Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Championship
Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Championship: No. 3 George Washington earned its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament by beating No. 4 Rhode Island 78-69. Senior Carl Elliott paced the Colonials with 17 points and six rebounds, and he hit 7-of-8 free throws to help George Washington seal the victory […]
Pac-10: Pac-10 Conference Championship
Pac-10 Conference Championship: No. 4 Oregon slammed No. 3 USC 81-57 to capture the Pac-10 championship. The Ducks’ Bryce Taylor picked a good time to deliver a career-high 32 points, and Oregon will now wait to see how good of a seed they receive in the NCAA Tournament after a […]
Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament Championship
Conference USA Tournament Championship: No. 1 Memphis delivered for the bubble teams hoping that another one-bid conference wouldn’t produce a surprise champion and steal one of the available tickets to the Big Dance. The Tigers beat No. 3 Houston 71-59, handling the Cougars easily despite missing 17 free throws. Memphis […]
