Duke escapes in overtime, Texas is sliding quickly, Oregon has fallen and can’t get up, while Siena and Xavier stumble for the first time in-conference, and Davidson’s 43-game conference winning streak ends as Stephen Curry’s last-second shot was blocked.
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Northeastern Holds Off VCU in Year’s Best Game
It was as if it were a set up in advance for Virginia Commonwealth, with its returning CAA Player of the Year now a senior, leading the league in assists and 5 points ahead of the second best scorer. And as Andy Katz of ESPN has pointed out more than once, it isn’t just in the Big East (and in Big Ten football) that schedules are unbalanced, and often grossly unfair. For the moment the twelve team CAA has determined not to split into two divisions, supposedly because all the Virginia rivals want to play one another twice (yet oddly, VCU and George Mason just play once).
Wildcats Hang Tough, Hold Off Quinnipiac
DURHAM, N.H. – Dane DiLiegro opened and closed the game with authority, but it took a team effort during his absence to overcome a tenacious Quinnipiac team and earn a 77-70 victory.
With the win UNH improved to 3-1 on the season. Eric Gilchrese scored 20 points, while Mike Christensen added 17 and Alvin Abreu came off the bench for 14, as the Wildcats overcame 25 points each from Quinnipiac’s combo of DeMario Anderson and Evann Baker.
The local media might still be ignoring the Wildcats, but it’s apparent to everyone who’s seen them play that this New Hampshire team is for real.
Vaughan’s Terrific Outing Makes us Appreciate the Game
Thankfully, it appears John Vaughan will be okay after what happened Wednesday night at Matthews Arena. A report on Thursday said he will be out for at least a week, but it’s certainly better than being a life-changing injury, which some at the arena surely feared.
Providence’s Inside Work Key In Toppling Cincinnati
Lost in the story that caught everyone’s attention on Saturday night and even Monday night in Providence is a great development on the court. While the big story is part and parcel of what’s going on, in the long run it’s not as important.
For Shame! It’s the End of Live April Basketball
It must really chap the NCAA’s hide that they have no way to truly regulate travel team basketball with high school players. It is out of their jurisdiction, but make no mistake: they have had their sights set on this for a while now. And on Friday, their latest bad move came to pass, as this April and those in future years will not have any live weekends of travel team basketball for Division I coaches to evaluate.
Resilient Bryant Gets Third Division I Win
There are times when a lot of hard work that seems unrewarded finally does pay off. When it does, the feeling is pretty good, and sometimes it drives home a lesson learned. Such was the case with Bryant’s third Division I win, a 56-43 decision over visiting Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs have had some bumps in the road in their first transition season to Division I, being on the short end of a string of blowouts in December.
In ODU-VCU Matchup, Larry Sanders is Already Too Good for Gerald Lee
Larry Sanders had a big role in VCU’s win over their arch-rival, showing some of his potential.
Marquette’s Experience made all the Difference Against Providence
There’s always a lot said about how much it helps when a team has winning experience, especially if that team goes up against one that lacks such experience. While it doesn’t always manifest itself in such a matchup, when it does it’s almost undeniably clear.
Bulldogs Come Alive at The Right Time
For a lot of non-league play, Yale didn’t look anything like an Ivy League contender. That’s what many thought prior to the season, given that the Bulldogs lost four full-time starters from last season’s team. They also spent a lot of time on the road, which contributed to it.
