The Morning Dish – Monday, February 7th Illini March On: Illinois scored a season-low 60 points, but it was more than enough to defeat the visiting Hoosiers by 13. The Illini moved to 23-0 on the season as they continue their quest to be the first team to finish undefeated […]
Conference Notes
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 6th Eagles Hang On For A Historic Win: Seton Hall gave Boston College a run for their money, but the Eagles made the plays down the stretch to hold off the host Pirates, 60-52 in East Rutherford, N.J. Jared Dudley led the Eagles with […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos We’ve reached the midway point in the ACC season, and painfully few teams have emerged as contenders. Only three teams are guaranteed to appear in the NCAA Tournament: North Carolina, Duke and Wake Forest. These power brokers hold a combined 51-7 overall record. […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen Washington State upset first-place Arizona on the road to highlight another wacky weekend of Pac-10 action. While Oregon’s NCAA chances continue to fade, UCLA revived its dwindling hopes with a thrilling comeback win at USC. Stanford and Cal remained hot at the expense of […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Tourney Watch With the first week of February complete, which teams still look strong? Wichita State: NCAA Tourney – Wichita State dropped a close one at Creighton on Tuesday, but it still appears to be the best team in the Valley. Southern Illinois: […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Saturday, Feruary 5th MSU to Make Lineup Change: The normally sharp shooting Chris Hill may be replaced in the starting lineup by freshman guard Drew Neitzel. Hill has struggled to find his jump shot recently. Hill, a natural shooting guard, has been playing out of position […]
MAAC Notebook
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll Parity slips Marist to third First year head coach Matt Brady was not expected to position his team this season particularly well after the less-than-stellar finish to Dave Magarity’s career. Last year’s team went 6-22 including an O-fer on the road. But […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 4th Huskies Tre Tries to Live Up to Name: Washington rode Tre Simmons’ 29 points, 11-of-21 shooting, six rebounds and six three pointers to continue its lead in the Pac 10 with a 99-69 demolition of USC. The Huskies used a 16-2 run late […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 2nd Illini Win in the Izzone: Many believed Illinois’ road game at Michigan State was the last major hurdle for the Illini to jump over before hitting a clear path for an undefeated regular season. Although that talk ignores that any Big Ten team […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by John Sahly This week in the Big 10 provided fans with one of the more newsworthy weeks in recent memory. There were some great games, off the court trouble and still a few unanswered questions going into this week. Illini keep on rolling It’s a […]
