We’ll have more a little later on Boston College, who advanced to New York with an 82-70 win over St. John’s in the nightcap on Tuesday in the NIT Season Tip-Off. They will take on Purdue in one semifinal, while UAB and Oklahoma won later in the evening and will meet in the other. But first, some notes on the other three teams that played at The Heights the past couple of nights.
Columns
Eagles Will Ride Improvement to New York
The improvement is coming along for Boston College. There are still plenty more to come if they want to take steps forward in the ACC standings at the end of the season, but the first three games show some progress. And while head coach Al Skinner says it’s “clearly about the process” right now, the results that are coming in have to be satisfying as well.
Hartford Goes Down Swinging
HARTFORD, Conn. – Based on the box score, this one was a laugher: The University of Connecticut Huskies 99, the University of Hartford Hawks 56. End of story, right? Hardly. “The final score was in not indicative of this game,” reflected UConn head coach Jim Calhoun after his clubs victory. […]
Holy Cross Honors Tradition, Win Thriller
Holy Cross Honors Tradition, Win Overtime Thriller by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – From one standpoint, it doesn’t get any better than Sunday for those connected to Holy Cross basketball. No, the Crusaders haven’t won a Patriot League title and the NCAA Tournament bid that comes with it – it’s […]
Bryant Set To Begin As Division I
Bryant Set to Open as Division I Program by Phil Kasiecki On Wednesday night, Bryant University plays its first Division I basketball game. The program officially became a member of Division I on August 1, and they have made it through two exhibition games. Now the real season begins. The […]
Matt Wolff Comes Back
The Terriers’ Comeback Kid by Sam Perkins BOSTON – Boston University opened the 2008 season with as much fanfare as the program has seen in its 100-year history. The crowd buzzed in anticipation of the most talented Terriers squad to take the floor in five years, as BU tipped off […]
Northeastern Finally Breaks Through
Northeastern Breaks Through Against Providence by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sooner or later, it was bound to happen, if only because there have been so many opportunities. Since Bill Coen became the head coach at Northeastern in 2006, the Huskies have basically made a living playing teams on the […]
Pittsburgh’s Second Home
Jamie Dixon: King Of New York by Zach Smart “From now on, nothing goes down unless I’m involved. No blackjack no dope deals, no nothing. A nickel bag gets sold in the park, I want in. You guys got fat while everybody starved on the street… It’s my turn.” – […]
Northeastern Still Seeks Program-Changing Win
Janning and Northeastern Miss Opportunity by Jay Pearlman ANN ARBOR, Mich. – It’s going to happen, certainly. A good and improving Northeastern team had yet another opportunity for a program-changing win last night, an opportunity as good as any that program has had since Bill Coen took over as head […]
Sanders Comes Through For BC In Rice’s Absence
Eagles Need More of Friday’s Effort From Sanders by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – There wasn’t any doubt that Rakim Sanders was capable of this. It was only a question of how consistently he could do it. And thus far in his still-young college career, there hasn’t been a […]
