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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Richmond earned their first Atlantic Ten Tournament title with a 67-54 decision over Dayton. The final at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall featured an outstanding defensive effort. The numbers:
Possessions: Dayton 61 Richmond 58
Offensive Efficiency: Dayton 89 Richmond 116
Several teams made significant moves – both positive and negative – yesterday.
It’s been a long road back to the top of the Patriot League for Bucknell. The Bison made gradual progress to that spot, and finished the job on Friday.
The bubble contracted Thursday after a handful of teams dropped critical conference tournament games.
There isn’t anyone playing better than Notre Dame right now. If the fact that they had only lost once since mid-January doesn’t convince you, then perhaps their 89-51 dismantling of Cincinnati in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament will.
The refs don’t always get it right. But when they got it wrong in New York this week, the whole world witnessed a horrific injustice that might not necessarily represent the talents of the three men in striped uniforms at Madison Square Garden.
St. John’s didn’t just lose a Big East quarterfinal game on Thursday, as they also lost D.J. Kennedy for the NCAA Tournament. That will hurt the Red Storm, and with what he’s experienced in helping them to this point, you have to feel for the young man.
Wednesday’s games at the Big East Tournament included a controversy at the end of one game that may not go away anytime soon.
After Wednesday night’s win over West Virginia, Marquette should feel pretty good about being in the NCAA Tournament. By now the Big East should feel pretty good about getting 11 teams in the Big Dance.
Following St. John’s 65-63 win over Rutgers in the second round of the Big East Tournament, Big East Commissioner John Marinatto released a statement regarding the end of the game.
