Dr. Pepper Classic – Sunday Games by Bill Kintner Belmont pounds Murray State CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Down 9-0 and eventually 27-3, the Murray State Racers got spanked for second straight game as they fell to Belmont 84-67 in the third place game of the Dr. Pepper Classic. Although the final […]
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Aeropostale Holiday Festival
Aeropostale Holiday Festival Notes by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – For St. John’s the Aeropostale Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden came down to either making plays or not making them. The Red Storm made the key plays in a 52-49 semifinal win over Marist. In the final against Virginia […]
Seton Hall Takes Out Delaware State
Seton Hall outruns Delaware State by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. NEWARK, N.J. – Delaware State guard Roy Bright helped his Hornets give Seton Hall everything they could handle in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. In the end, however, his efforts were upstaged by Big East standout Brian Laing, […]
Saturday Notebook
UMass Takes Advantage of Their Chance by Phil Kasiecki AMHERST, Mass. – The second half defined UMass’ 70-61 win over Boston University on Saturday, albeit in different ways for both teams. After both teams started slowly, UMass got untracked later in the first half and took a 44-25 lead into […]
Dr. Pepper Classic Semifinals
Dr. Pepper Classic Semifinals by Bill Kintner CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Four tough Mid-major teams are in Chattanooga to compete in this annual two day tournament. This year the Chattanooga Mocs are hosting Wright State, Murray State and Belmont. A lot of in-season tournaments are nothing more than an opportunity to […]
Seton Hall Enters Holidays On Positive Notes
Seton Hall Enters Holidays on Good Note by Ray Floriani NEWARK, N.J. – The win was number 150 in Bobby Gonzalez’s career. “It would have been a memorable one even if it was number two,” said the Seton Hall coach following a wild 112-110 triumph over James Madison on Saturday. […]
Pitt Takes Out Duke In Classic
Panthers Win a True Classic by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – The Aeropostale Classic was changed this season from a doubleheader to a single game. Just as well: after Duke and Pitt went at it for two and a half intensifying hours, another contest might have been anti-climatic. Duke-Pitt in […]
Skrelja’s Continued Emergence Leads Brown
Skrelja’s Emergence Continues, and Brown’s Success Follows by Phil Kasiecki WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – An 11 A.M. start simply meant that Brown’s offense got going a little earlier in the day. The Bears shot 56 percent from the field, including 10-23 on three-pointers, and were the clearly better team throughout […]
Wisconsin, Valpo Coaches Respect One Another
Epic Battle Features Mutual Coaching Admiration by Nick Dettmann MADISON, Wis. – It was a meeting of epic proportions. The end result nearly matched that. Valparaiso fought gallantly and stared the Wisconsin Badgers right in the eyes on their home floor. But the Crusaders fell short 68-58 on Saturday night […]
North Carolina Runs Past Rutgers
Tar Heels Run By Scarlet Knights by Ray Floriani PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Number one North Carolina journeyed into the Rutgers Athletic Center for a meeting with Rutgers. Naturally there was great anticipation and excitement on the part of Rutgers, but as the Scarlet Knight followers would soon learn, an appreciable […]
