Villanova had their chances in Saturday’s 69-66 loss at Providence. But turning the ball over 25 times and surrendering 19 offensive rebounds added up to a loss, and offense continues to be a primary concern.
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An unusual hero helps Bryant pull out another one
Bryant pulled out a win on a night when a lot was going against them. They had an unusual hero, didn’t play their best and had all the momentum going against them, but what might be a magical season continues.
Mount St. Mary’s shows a lot in tough loss at Bryant
With Mount St. Mary’s, you saw it all on Thursday night. You saw reasons the team is below .500, what the staff is doing, some hope for the future, and a tough loss that could have been something of a game-changer.
Miami continues to win without Johnson during a tough stretch
Miami continues to win without big man Reggie Johnson as other players continue to play an increased role. The Hurricanes just finished a tough stretch of road games with impressive results, and when Johnson returns this team should only be that much better.
Peyton Siva makes a deep and talented Louisville team go
Peyton Siva’s value to a deep and talented Louisville team was driven home in Monday night’s win at Connecticut. The game was a tale of two halves, with Siva playing no role in one and a big role in the other.
Charlotte uses balance and defense to keep winning
Charlotte doesn’t have a star and won’t produce box scores that will jump out at you. But the 49ers have depth and balance, play good defense and take shots they can make offensively, and they are now 14-2 overall and 2-0 in early Atlantic 10 games.
Even on a good offensive night, Quinnipiac’s offense a key reason for a loss
Thursday night’s loss at Bryant might look like a good night for Quinnipiac in the offensive department. But look a little further and that doesn’t appear to be the case, as old demons showed up again along the way.
Bryant keeps setting records and accomplishing program firsts in Division I
There are more indications all the time of how far Bryant has come since its Division I beginning as plenty of program” firsts” in the Division I era keep coming. More of them came on Thursday night in the Bulldogs’ 103-95 win over Quinnipiac.
Win at Providence an unusual win of sorts for Syracuse
When you’ve won over 900 games, as Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim has, there are bound to be some unusual ones along the way and some won without big-time stars. Wednesday night’s win in Providence was one of both.
Niagara shows they have plenty of room for growth in tough loss at Brown
Niagara had a chance for a road win and a little more momentum early in MAAC play. But rebounding and turnovers combined to doom them in a game where they built up a 19-point lead early that they surrendered en route to a tough loss.
