Butler Bulldogs (5-7): Butler began the week with a matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers at Conseco Fieldhouse. Having struggled in the early part of the season, the Bulldogs probably weren’t given much of a chance by most observers against the Boilermakers. Summing up some of the magic that has helped […]
Author: Joe Fell
Around The Horizon League: Weeks 4-5
Butler Bulldogs (4-6): Butler has continued to struggle in the early stages of the 2011-12 college basketball season. However, don’t start writing Butler’s obituary just yet. Horizon League fans shouldn’t forget that Butler began last season slowly and bottomed out with a loss to Youngstown State before turning their season […]
Vikings pull out dramatic victory over Akron
Longtime Cleveland sports fans are familiar with the “Kardiac Kids,” which was the nickname bestowed on the 1980 Cleveland Browns team that won multiple games in the waning seconds of the game. Although the 2011-12 college basketball season is still somewhat young, the Cleveland State Vikings have already given that […]
Cleveland State Vikings Defeat Detroit Titans 66-61
The Vikings keep rolling as they take out Detroit in an early battle for positioning at the top of the Horizon League.
Around the Horizon League: Weeks 2 and 3
Several Horizon League teams are off to a hot start. Find out who’s looking as Horizon teams get ready to start conference play later this week.
Cleveland State edges St. Bonaventure in hard-fought match up
In his postgame comments, Cleveland State Vikings head coach Gary Waters described Friday night’s game against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies as “a test of resiliency.” Coach Waters’ statement might be the understatement of the year. In a physical, hard-fought game that resembled a rugby scrum more than a basketball game […]
Around the Horizon League: Week 1
Butler Bulldogs (1-1): The Bulldogs lost their regular-season opener in overtime against Evansville by a score of 80-77. Andrew Smith missed two free throws that could have won the game at the end of regulation. Butler rebounded Tuesday night to defeat Chattanooga by a score of 57-46. This Saturday, the […]
Cleveland State pulls away in second half to beat Rio Grande
The Vikings avoided a letdown against a non-Division I opponent after notching a huge upset victory last weekend at Vanderbilt.
No Norris Cole? No problem. Cleveland State Vikings shock Vanderbilt Commodores
Cleveland State’s shocker against Vanderbilt serves notice that the Vikings are ready to move on from the Norris Cole era without slowing down too much.
Butler Bulldogs 2011-12 Preview
Don’t ever count out Butler. The last couple of years have taught the hoops nation that the Bulldogs can run with anyone. And that should continue to be true in 2011-12.