Big 12 First Round Recap Recap by Zach Ewing No. 8 Iowa State 78, No. 9 Kansas State 64 This game was never really close. The Cyclones took control from the get-go and advanced easily due to three key points. The first was a suffocating zone defense, which forced K-State […]
Conference Notes
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 12th St. Joe’s pummeled for first loss: From perfect to pummeled. Saint Joseph’s first game as the nation’s No. 1 team also was its first loss of the season, a shocking 87-67 collapse against unranked Xavier in the Atlantic-10 quarterfinals Thursday. The Hawks came […]
Northeast Quarterfinals Preview
Northeast Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Keith Burdette No. 2 St. Francis NY Terriers vs. No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils These two teams met in last year’s NEC tournament in this very game but with the seeds reversed. St. Francis won the game 67-62 to start their improbable […]
Sun Belt Semifinal Preview
Sun Belt Conference Semifinals Preview Preview by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette verses No. 5 Middle Tennessee State The Blue Raiders will have to hurry up and catch their breath after Sunday’s upset over Western Kentucky as they prepare for top seed Louisiana Lafayette. The Ragin’ Cajuns have […]
Big East Quarterfinals Preview
Big East Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Jim Woods No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh Virginia Tech comes in fresh off of their first-ever Big East Tournament win and looks to pull the shocker against the top seeded Panthers. This game could potentially draw the smallest crowd ever […]
ACC First Round Preview
Atlantic Coast Conference First Round Preview Preview by Michael Protos Rarely does the opening round of the ACC tournament carry significance, as the bottom two teams in the conference typically have no hopes for an NCAA bid. But this year is a little bit different as No. 8 Virginia has […]
Northeast Quarterfinals Recap
Northeast Conference Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Keith Burdette No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 81, No. 2 St. Francis NY Terriers 68 The first game of the day also produced the first upset. The Blue Devils beat the Terriers 81-68 to exact revenge on the Terriers first round upset […]
Sun Belt Semifinals Recap
Sun Belt Semifinals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette 70, No. 5 Middle Tennessee State 66 It’s becoming a trend that teams are winning after grabbing a big lead, letting their opponents come almost all the way back, but never relinquishing the lead and holding on […]
Mountain West Quarterfinals Preview
Mountain West Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Keith Irizarry The Mountain West Championships tip off on Thursday and runs through Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. All four opening games, all on the first day of the tournament: this should make for one exciting day of ball. The […]
MEAC First Round Recap
Mid-Eastern Athletic First Round Recap Recap by Joaquin Mesa No. 6 Norfolk State 58, No. 11 North Carolina A&T 43 Leading scorer Chakowby Hicks proved that he was indeed a big game player as he threw in 19 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. He shot 10 of 11 from the […]
