In our latest podcast, we break d own the national semifinals, where one game went back and forth while the other was never really a ballgame thanks to an impressive performance for the ages by the winning team.
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2018 NIT: Wrapup and reflections
With the NIT in the books, a final wrap-up with news and notes is in order, including the All-Tournament team and thoughts from both head coaches who were in the final.
Madness looks at college basketball history through national championship games
In “Madness: The Ten Most Memorable NCAA Basketball Finals”, authors Mark Mehler and Charles Paikert use ten significant national championship games as a jumping-off point to talk about college basketball history.
NIT final: Penn State 82, Utah 66 – courtside observations
The NIT Final was just the second all-time meeting between the participating schools, and the prior one occurred in the same arena. The end result was the same as the first, and it was very similar to the winning team’s most recent game in that it was a convincing win.
Penn State 75, Mississippi State 60: The numerology
In the second NIT semifinal, Penn State took care of Mississippi State in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score might imply, and it was a double-digit win.
NIT Semifinal: Utah 69, Western Kentucky 64 – Courtside observations
Utah and Western Kentucky played a close game for most of their NIT semifinal contest, with the Utes pulling it out late.
2018 NCAA Tournament second week review: Final Four has a distinct retro feel to it
Notes, numbers and factoids reviewing the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, including the 1985 retro feel of this year’s Final Four group.
College Basketball Tonight – March 26, 2018
With the Final Four all set, we look back on the regional finals and ahead to the final games of the season. We are joined along the way by veteran writer Ken Davis and Towson head coach Pat Skerry for their insights as well.
NIT notebook, and some history….
The NIT Final Four comes to New York soon, and there are some interesting notes regarding the teams in it as well as some history that they bring to mind.
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – March 25, 2018
Half of the Final Four is set, and we look at how those two teams got there. We also catch up on some coaching news, from those who are coming and going to one who is staying.
