Central Connecticut manhandled an improved Bryant team 83-51 in a game that was never competitive, and did so with a complete effort. To boot, it was on the road and with a crowd that was not hostile but certainly up for the game.
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Penn State needs consistent help for Frazier
If Penn State ever gets another player or two besides Tim Frazier going, the Nittany Lions just might surprise some people. As it is, they’re 6-2 while being carried by one of the best players in the Big Ten, and Wednesday night’s 62-54 win at Boston College may show what could be possible if this happens.
A closer look into the Big Sky’s Monday twinbill
We’ll start with what people are calling “the appetizer”: Montana State at San Jose State. It was a game between a pair of 2-3 teams in which the Bobcats felt favored: MSU’s losses were to higher quality opponents, as it were, and their lone Division I victory was over Utah, […]
Cleveland State shows what they are capable of against Rhode Island
Sunday’s 67-45 blowout win over Rhode Island might have been a picture-perfect game for Cleveland State. It fit the way the Cleveland State mentor wants his team to play, from the style of play to what the stat sheet would show to the final result.
Pre-Season NIT: A Final Analysis
A look back at the 2011 NIT Season Tip-Off, including some better offense than coaches thought, a fun consolation game and a few more numbers that go along with the results.
Terriers continue to bounce back en route to two wins
Boston University is establishing an identity as a resilient team in the early going, a theme they continued with two wins in Rhode Island this weekend at the Legends Classic subregional.
A look forward to the 2011 ACC/Big Ten Challenge
We preview the 13th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge, which is starting to shift toward the Big Ten after years of domination by the ACC.
Explorers start rebounding in win over Rider
Scoring won’t be a problem for La Salle if the early games are any indication. The question will be if they can rebound well enough to win, and on Saturday night, they started on that path in the second half.
UNLV drafted a blueprint for taking down the Tar Heels
It’s not an easy game plan to follow – and not every team can do it – but the Runnin’ Rebels exploited North Carolina’s few vulnerabilities.
Stanford missed a big opportunity in New York
Stanford missed an opportunity on Friday. How big it will loom as the season goes along obviously remains to be seen, but the Cardinal missed an opportunity and not just because the NIT Season Tip-Off Championship game was there for the taking and they led for most of it.
