Atlantic Coast Conference Quarterfinal Recaps by Michael Protos No. 1 North Carolina 88, No. 9 Clemson 81 No. 1 North Carolina survived a physical, foul-filled game against upset-minded No. 9 Clemson 89-81. The Tar Heels trailed by 13 points with less than eight minutes remaining the game. But junior guard […]
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MEAC Championship Recap
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship Recap by Michael Protos No. 1 Delaware State 55, No. 2 Hampton 53 Senior guard Aaron Williams hit a putback with less than two seconds remaining to lift No. 1 Delaware State to a 55-53 victory against No. 2 Hampton to give the Hornets their first-ever […]
ACC Semifinal Recaps
Atlantic Coast Conference Semifinal Recaps by Michael Protos No. 5 Georgia Tech 78, No. 1 North Carolina 75 No. 5 Georgia Tech is streaking at the right time of year, as the Yellow Jackets knocked off No. 1 North Carolina 78-75. Last season, Maryland entered the ACC Tournament needing a […]
NCAA Crystal Ball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball – March 13, 2005 by Michael Protos Selection Sunday is finally upon us. Nervous bubble teams need only wait a few more hours before learning their fate. And six more conference championships are on the line, including the ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Big 12. After […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 12th Illini Win, But Weber Loses: In Illinois’ first game after losing to Ohio State in the final regular-season game, the Illini bounced back with a dominating 68-51 win against Northwestern in the Big Ten Conference quarterfinals. But the win became far less enjoyable […]
MEAC Early Rounds
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Recaps by Michael Protos First Round No. 6 Morgan State 77, No. 11 Maryland-Eastern Shore 56 No. 6 Morgan State proved that balance and teamwork can overcome a spectacular individual performance in the Bears’ 77-56 opening round win against No. 11 Maryland-Eastern Shore. The Bears had […]
NCAA Crystal Ball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball – March 12, 2005 by Michael Protos It’s the penultimate Crystal Ball, and I seemingly have more questions than answers. Who wants to join the NCAA Tournament? No, really. We have open spots. Somebody please step forward. Anybody? With less than 36 hours until the selection […]
NCAA Crystal Ball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball – March 10, 2005 by Michael Protos Not much has changed since Monday in terms of the major-conference teams in the field. But tournaments from the less-heralded conferences have produced a few surprise entrants, such as Oakland from the Mid-Continent and Montana from the Big Sky. […]
ACC Opening Round Recaps
Atlantic Coast Conference Opening Round Recaps by Michael Protos No. 9 Clemson 84, No. 8 Maryland 72 That popping sound you may have heard emanating from Washington, D.C., was No. 8 Maryland’s bubble. Or maybe it was the sound of nylon after junior guard Shawan Robinson drained a three-pointer for […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 10th Panthers Pop the Perignon Special to the Morning Dish – By Nick Dettmann MILWAUKEE – Loud screaming, hooting, hollering – an overall joyous celebration, right? Those were the sounds coming out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee locker room following their 59-58 victory over […]
