Southeastern Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. E5 South Carolina slipped past No. W4 LSU 77-73 to move into the quarterfinals against No. 1E Tennessee. The Gamecocks used a 19-5 to create some separation from the Tigers, who pulled to three points in the final minute but got no closer. Sophomore […]
Month: March 2008
Butler Wins Horizon
Bulldogs Finally Cut Down the Nets by Bill Kintner INDIANAPOLIS – This group of Butler seniors has been ranked since the third week of this season, and was ranked most of last year. They won last year’s Pre-season NIT and this year’s Great Alaskan Shootout. They have knocked off Ohio […]
Marist Women Run Through MAAC Unscathed
Flores, Marist Run Through MAAC by Ray Floriani ALBANY, N.Y. – Shortly after the women’s semifinals Nikki Flores was asked who she rooted for in the past Super Bowl. “The Giants,” she said smiling, “I’m a big Giants fan.” The question was directed to the Marist point guard to see […]
Quick Hitters
A Few Quick Hitters by Phil Kasiecki Quick hitters as we reach the latter part of Championship Week: Scott Sutton deserves a lot of credit for the job he’s done at Oral Roberts, especially this season. The Golden Eagles won their third straight Summit League title on Tuesday night, knocking […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal It’s Big Ten Tournament time. Let the games begin. First Round Game 1: No. 8 Iowa (13-18, 6-12) vs. No. 9 Michigan (9-21, 5-13) Season series: Tied 1-1 Analysis: Both teams won on the opposing team’s home court, a rarity in this conference, […]
Big Sky: Big Sky Conference Tournament Championship
Big Sky Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Portland State reached its first NCAA Tournament in team history by beating No. 2 Northern Arizona 67-51. Senior guard Deonte Huff led the Vikings with 17 points and seven rebounds. Northern Arizona could not find a consistent shooting rhythm, shooting 34.5 percent from […]
Big West: Big West Conference Tournament Opening Round
Big West Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 5 UC-Irvine shot 58.8 percent from the field en route to an easy 77-63 win against No. 8 Long Beach State. Senior center Darren Fells led UC-Irvine with 19 points and seven rebounds. The Anteaters will play No. 4 Pacific Thursday. No. 7 […]
MAC: Mid-American Conference Tournament Opening Round
Mid-American Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 7 Eastern Michigan beat No. 10 Ball State 59-55 to move into the semifinals against No. 2 Western Michigan. Sophomore forward Justin Dobbins led the Eagles with 21 points, including a put-back that gave them a 45-44 lead and sparked an 8-0 run to […]
Atlantic 10: Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Opening Round
Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 8 Dayton’s NCAA Tournament hopes remained alive after the Flyers survived No. 9 Saint Louis’ upset bid. Dayton needed overtime to deliver a 63-62 win in which its leading scorer, senior guard Brian Roberts, was held to five points. Sophomore guard Marcus Johnson […]
Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament Opening Round
Conference USA Tournament Opening Round: No. 7 Tulsa ended No. 10 East Carolina’s season with a 66-49 win in the opening round. The Golden Hurricane advances to play No. 2 Alabama-Birmingham. Sophomore center Jerome Jordan led Tulsa with 18 points. The Pirates were off all day, shooting only 28.3 percent […]
