The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 30th St. Joseph’s, South Carolina Move in on Title: Although both schools would have preferred a trip to the NCAA Tournament, St. Joseph’s and South Carolina are offering their fans a championship run in the NIT. St. Joseph’s started the NIT’s Final Four action […]

The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 24th NIT Puts Two in Final Four: The calm before the storm of the NCAA Tournament produced three NIT games last night. Maryland opened the night with a 78-63 win at home against Davidson to advance to the quarterfinals, setting up a date with […]

First Round Recap – Austin Region by Michael Protos No. 9 Mississippi State rallied from a 12-point deficit shortly before halftime and continued that momentum throughout the second half against No. 8 Stanford, completing a 93-70 romp in a first-round match up in the Austin region. The Bulldogs overcame a […]

First Round Recap – Syracuse Region by Michael Protos No. 1 North Carolina looked like a potential national champion in demolishing No. 16 Oakland 96-68. The Tar Heels stormed the Grizzlies in the first half with unconscious shooting from everywhere on the court. North Carolina shot better than 73 percent […]

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 23rd NIT’s Elite Eight Taking Shape: Georgetown made major strides in coach John Thompson III’s first season on the Hoyas’ sideline because the Hoyas play solid defense and controlled offense. The formula worked against Cal State – Fullerton as Georgetown won 74-57 to advance […]

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 22nd Bad News for Sumpter: Villanova junior forward Curtis Sumpter will not play again in this year’s NCAA Tournament after tearing a ligament in his left knee against Florida Sunday. The No. 5-seed Wildcats play top-seed North Carolina Friday. Sumpter injured the knee early […]

The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 17th Bryant Returns to Help St. Joe’s Win: Nearly a month after breaking his arm in the goon incident against Temple, senior forward John Bryant returned to St. Joseph’s lineup. The Hawks beat Hofstra 53-44 in the first round of the NIT, overcoming a […]

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 16th NCAA Tournament Gets Started: The field of 65 became the field of 64 last night after Oakland knocked of Alabama A&M in the play-in game at Dayton, Ohio. The Grizzlies pulled off the minor upset, 79-69, with a surge early in the second […]

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 15th Western Michigan Humbles Eagles: Western Michigan made Marquette look inept on its home court last night, winning 54-40 in the first round of the NIT. Those college basketball fans not burnt out by a frenetic two weeks of conference championship got to see […]