The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 12th Illini Win, But Weber Loses: In Illinois’ first game after losing to Ohio State in the final regular-season game, the Illini bounced back with a dominating 68-51 win against Northwestern in the Big Ten Conference quarterfinals. But the win became far less enjoyable […]
Conference Notes
SEC Tournament Day One
SEC Tournament Recaps – Day One by Ryan Glenn No. 5W Ole Miss 53, No. 4E South Carolina 52 ATLANTA, Ga. – The first game of the tournament was quite a good one. With these teams meeting less than five days ago, both were ready for what the other would […]
MEAC Early Rounds
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Recaps by Michael Protos First Round No. 6 Morgan State 77, No. 11 Maryland-Eastern Shore 56 No. 6 Morgan State proved that balance and teamwork can overcome a spectacular individual performance in the Bears’ 77-56 opening round win against No. 11 Maryland-Eastern Shore. The Bears had […]
SEC Quarterfinal Recaps
SEC Quarterfinal Recaps by Ryan Glenn No. 1W Alabama 69, No. 5W Ole Miss 52 ATLANTA, Ga. – Ole Miss came out looking like they were not even tired from their game the day before. The Rebels were sparked when Kendrick Fox made a three-pointer to open the game. Until […]
MAAC Tournament Recaps
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Recap by Matthew Moll First Round Recaps No. 5 Iona 69, No. 10 Siena 51 Despite the absence of second-leading scorer Greg Jenkins, who was out with an injured back, the Gaels were able to hand the Saints their earliest exit from the MAAC tournament […]
Missouri Valley Tournament Recap
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Recap by Neal Heston Bluejays soar into NCAA As Selection Sunday approaches, there is one thing for certain: Creighton is not on the bubble. After sitting in the middle of the league with a 7-7 Missouri Valley Conference record last month, the Bluejays have reeled off […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 11th More Favorites Dropping in Big East: Conference tournament continued to churn along yesterday. Find complete coverage at Thirteen Days: Championship Week 2005. A day after an impressive blowout against Providence, West Virginia continued to improve its bubble status with a 78-72 victory against […]
Southland Tournament Recaps
Southland Conference Tournament Recaps by Phil Kasiecki Unlike many conference tournaments, the 2005 Southland Conference Tournament is held entirely at campus sites instead of one site for all or most rounds. That gives teams a homecourt advantage based on their finish in the regular season, with the regular season champion […]
ACC Opening Round Recaps
Atlantic Coast Conference Opening Round Recaps by Michael Protos No. 9 Clemson 84, No. 8 Maryland 72 That popping sound you may have heard emanating from Washington, D.C., was No. 8 Maryland’s bubble. Or maybe it was the sound of nylon after junior guard Shawan Robinson drained a three-pointer for […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 10th Panthers Pop the Perignon Special to the Morning Dish – By Nick Dettmann MILWAUKEE – Loud screaming, hooting, hollering – an overall joyous celebration, right? Those were the sounds coming out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee locker room following their 59-58 victory over […]
