Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann Spot watch on post-season With St. John’s absent from this season’s Big East Tournament due to its self-imposed ban, the top five teams will receive byes; and with this year’s balance, critical results on the final sprint to the finish will be necessary […]
Conference Notes
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 18th Virginia Tech Shocks Duke: Zabian Dowdell’s three pointer with 14.6 seconds to play put Virginia Tech in front to stay, and the Hokies held on for a 67-65 victory over Duke. After Daniel Ewing missed a three at the buzzer, the crowd in […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Jeremy Dunlap Eagles Flying High Winthrop was faced with a busy four-game schedule this past week, due to a rescheduling of an earlier postponed game, but won all four games and now hold a commanding three-game lead over Liberty with only four games remaining in […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 16th South Carolina Smothers Kentucky: Behind suffocating defense, South Carolina upset Kentucky 73-61 for the Gamecocks’ first win against the Wildcats in more than seven years. The Gamecocks forced 21 turnovers and held the Wildcats to 38 percent shooting from the field. Junior guard […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Terriers Open New Arena in Style Boston University opened the new Harry Agganis Arena on Saturday with a 61-55 win over Vermont in front of 5,736 fans, a new record for an America East regular season game. It was a hard-fought game, as the […]
Patriot League Notebook
Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Holy Cross-Lehigh Battle Turns Very One-Sided In one of the most anticipated league match-ups of the season, Holy Cross quickly dashed any chance of an exciting game. With caped Crusaders throughout the Hart Center, the HC dominated early and never looked back, cruising to […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 15th Red Raiders Down Jayhawks in Double Overtime: Sophomore Darryl Dora drilled a three pointer from the top of the key with time winding down in the second overtime to lift Texas Tech to an 80-79 victory over Kansas in Lubbock. Dora was 0-of-4 […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 14th Tar Heels Rebound: North Carolina bounced back from Wednesday night’s loss to Duke with a 77-70 win over Connecticut. Raymond Felton had a double-double for the Tar Heels with 16 points and 10 assists, most of which came in the second half when […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 13th Illini Keep Rolling: Illinois got 26 points from Luther Head and 21 from Deron Williams, both of whom led a decisive run, en route to a 70-59 win over visiting Wisconsin. The Badgers (16-6, 7-4 Big Ten) tied the game at 27 early […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Tourney Watch Wichita State: NCAA Tourney – The Shockers continue to dominate anyone who comes their way. The team is still on the outside of the rankings, looking in, but that shouldn’t be the case for too long. Southern Illinois: NCAA Tourney – […]
