No Help for Thomas, as Mason Falls to Notre Dame by Jay Pearlman For a week and a half, George Mason Coach Jim Larranaga has been telling us that “this isn’t two years ago; this is a different team, and most of the players on this team weren’t on that […]
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UAB Holds Off Late Charge By VCU
CAA Down to Two, as UAB Eliminates VCU by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – Sometimes being the best for much of the season wears on a team, particularly mentally. The expectations, always having to win, and always being the opponent’s biggest game. We saw it happen late in the season […]
Old Dominion Holds Off Rider In CBI
ODU Holds on against Thompson Brothers in First Ever CBI Game by Jay Pearlman NORFOLK, Va. – The Rider-Old Dominion game at the Ted Constant Convocation Center tipped right at 7 p.m. eastern daylight, so it must have been the first CBI game ever. Or at least, that’s my story […]
ACC Tournament Notes
Rice Allows Skinner to Control Game, as BC Eliminates Maryland by Jay Pearlman CHARLOTTE – What would they call this in medieval Europe, an unholy alliance? One of these two is the second-best offensive player in the Atlantic Coast Conference, behind Tyler Hansbrough of Carolina, and a first round pick […]
George Mason Takes CAA Championship
Clock Strikes Midnight on Cinderella, as George Mason Beats William & Mary by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – William & Mary’s run to the CAA Final reminds me of that catch Endy Chavez made in Game 6 of the NLCS two years ago against the Cardinals (what catch, you ask). […]
William & Mary Wins Late Again
William & Mary Eliminates VCU by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – Funny things happen in March, sometimes in this old arena. And as Princeton proved a time or two in the NCAA Tournament, when teams play opposite styles and tempos, if the weaker team controls the pace, they generally have […]
Defense Gets George Mason To Final
Stifling Defense Returns Mason to Colonial Final by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – Twice in the regular year, No. 2 UNC-Wilmington’s high-powered offense and senior-laden team bested No. 3 George Mason, 61-58 in Wilmington and then 75-73 in Fairfax – wins that served as the tie-breaker for the tournament 2nd […]
CAA Tournament Quarterfinals
William & Mary Magic Carpet Ride Continues by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – The win over Georgia State was surprising, but believable. But surely the run to the CAA’s fifth seed and tournament quarterfinals would end here, against a charging and improving No. 4 Old Dominion team that had won […]
CAA Tournament First Round
Schneider Shoots William and Mary to Improbable First Round Win by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – It sounds more like a law firm than a coach-player tandem. Shaver and Schneider, Schneider and Shaver; perhaps a Williamsburg, Virginia firm. Not much litigation down that way, but a ton of gorgeous real […]
CAA Awards Recap
Maynor Gets top Honor but Lefty Steals Show, at CAA Dinner by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – It was not unexpected that Virginia Commonwealth junior guard Eric Maynor was named Player of the Year tonight in the CAA. Maynor was joined on the First Team All-Conference by Antoine Agudio of […]
