Sweet Sixteen Preview – Atlanta Region by Michael Protos (1) Duke vs. (5) Illinois The second Atlanta regional semifinal of Friday features two of the most dominant teams in the tournament so far as Duke plays Illinois. Duke annihilated No. 16 Alabama State and cruised past No. 8 Seton Hall. […]

Finals Preview by Michael Protos (2) Connecticut vs. (3) Georgia Tech This game needs no introduction: The 2004 men’s college basketball championship featuring No. 2 Connecticut and No. 3 Georgia Tech. This one is for all the marbles, folks. A long, long time ago, back in late November, a certain […]

Sweet Sixteen Preview – Phoenix Region by Scott Allen (5) Syracuse vs. (8) Alabama Some fans of the Orangemen and Crimson Tide undoubtedly took some time in the last few days to get a manicure after Syracuse and Alabama both survived a pair of nail-biters in the first two rounds […]

Finals Recap by Keith Burdette (2) Connecticut 82, (3) Georgia Tech 73 For the second time in six seasons, the Connecticut Huskies are champions of the college basketball world, beating Georgia Tech in the championship 82-73. The first few minutes were close and Georgia Tech even held a 12-11 lead. […]

Sweet Sixteen Recap – St. Louis Region by Zach Van Hart (4) Kansas 100, (9) UAB 74 It was over almost as soon as it started. Demario Eddins gave the Blazers an early 1-0 lead, but from there the Kansas Jayhawks dominated in all facets of the game, winning 100-74 […]

Sweet Sixteen Recap – East Rutherford Region by Jesse Ullmann (1) St. Joseph’s 84, (4) Wake Forest 80 In a thriller at the Continental Arena, National Player of the Year senior guard Jameer Nelson and his Hawks escaped a nail-biter defeating ACC powerhouse Wake Forest, 84-80. The Hawks advanced to […]

Sweet Sixteen Recap – Atlanta Region by Michael Protos (1) Duke 72, (5) Illinois 62 Senior Chris Duhon proved that he is one of the best team leaders in college basketball, guiding No. 1 Duke to a 72-62 win against No. 5 Illinois despite attempting only one field goal in […]

Sweet Sixteen Recap – Phoenix Region by Scott Allen (2) Connecticut 73, (6) Vanderbilt 53 Matt Freije needed to have the game of his life for the Commodores to pull off a second consecutive upset. Instead, he scored eight points on 3-for-18 shooting. It’s tough to hang the loss on […]

Second Round Preview – St. Louis Region by Matt Jones (1) Kentucky vs. (9) UAB Columbus should be rocking on Sunday as the Kentucky Wildcats get ready for their second round showdown with the UAB Blazers. The Blazers are coming off an impressive and entertaining performance in their win late […]

Elite Eight Preview – St. Louis Region by Zach Ewing (3) Georgia Tech vs. (4) Kansas This Elite Eight game pits two teams that had relatively easy roads to the Regional Final. Georgia Tech, with No. 2 seed Gonzaga eliminated in the second round, beat No. 14 Northern Iowa, No. […]