Second Round Preview – East Rutherford Region by Matthew Moll (4) Wake Forest vs. (12) Manhattan Team Not-So-Upsetting-Upset’s next stop is slaying another major conference powerhouse in the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Wake Forest. Wake comes off a first round scare courtesy of coach Jason Capel and VCU. If Wake lets […]

Elite Eight Preview – East Rutherford Region by Jesse Ullmann (1) St. Joseph’s vs. (2) Oklahoma State All-American senior guard Jameer Nelson (Chester, PA) and junior guard Delonte West (Greenbelt, MD) have been outstanding for the Hawks but will face their toughest test when they take on Oklahoma State. The […]

Second Round Preview – Atlanta Region by Zach Van Hart (4) Cincinnati vs. (5) Illinois Something will have to give Sunday as two of hotter teams in college basketball will play with a spot in the Sweet Sixteen on the line as Illinois and Cincinnati face each other in the […]

Elite Eight Preview – Atlanta Region by Michael Protos (1) Duke vs. (7) Xavier The Atlanta regional final looks a little different than most people anticipated as No. 7 Xavier has stormed the tournament. Now the Musketeers must take down No. 1 Duke to complete the trifecta – defeating the […]

Second Round Preview – Phoenix Region by Michael Protos (2) Connecticut vs. (7) DePaul The most appealing story line in this game is the reunion of Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun with his former assistant coach, Dave Leitao, who is now DePaul’s coach. Leitao is familiar with Calhoun and both teams […]

Elite Eight Preview – Phoenix Region by Steve Sheridan (2) Connecticut vs. (8) Alabama The UConn Huskies have been yet to be tested so far in the NCAA Tournament, and the Alabama Crimson Tide hopes to be the team to finally step up to the plate. The two leaders for […]

Second Round Recap – St. Louis Region by Michael Protos (9) UAB 76, (1) Kentucky 75 The Blazers of Alabama-Birmingham stunned Kentucky in the second round by scalping the top-seeded Wildcats, 76-75. Mo Finely provided the razor-thin victory margin for the Blazers by hitting a long jumper with a little […]

Elite Eight Recap – St. Louis Region by Zach Ewing ((3) Georgia Tech 78, (4) Kansas 71, OT In only the second overtime game of the entire tournament, Georgia Tech did what it’s been doing all tournament long: surviving. The Yellow Jackets’ leading scorer, B.J. Elder, was rendered almost completely […]

Second Round Recap – East Rutherford Region by Jesse Ullmann (4) Wake Forest 84, (12) Manhattan 80 Chris Paul played an exceptional 40 minutes of basketball carrying the Demon Deacons to a thrilling 84-80 victory over Manhattan Saturday afternoon at the RBC Center. With 13.6 seconds left and just five […]

Elite Eight Recap – East Rutherford Region by Jesse Ullmann (2) Oklahoma State 64, (1) St. Joseph’s 60 With 6.9 seconds left to put Oklahoma State ahead junior guard John Lucas III threw up a three-pointer giving the Cowboys a 64-60 victory and a plane ticket punched to San Antonio. […]