Northeast Conference Semifinals Preview Preview by Keith Burdette No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils vs. No. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights The Blue Devils pulled off the only upset of the tournament by beating second seed St. Francis NY 81-68. Ron Robinson had fourteen points, one of five Blue Devils […]
Conference Notes
Sun Belt Finals Preview
Sun Belt Conference Finals Preview Preview by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette versus No. 3 New Orleans Not since Ervin Johnson, (not Magic, the other one) has New Orleans been so excited about their Privateers. But before UNO goes dancing for the first time in eight seasons, they […]
Missouri Valley Quarterfinals Recap
Missouri Valley Conference Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Neal Heston The quarterfinals didn’t exactly bring the exciting finishes fans were anticipating, given the parity in the conference. But there were still upsets, near upsets and history put in the books as Saturday’s action wrapped up. In preview of the semifinals, there […]
Southland Semifinals Recap
Southland Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Paul Oren On paper, in every conference tournament, you’d expect the number one and number two seeds to advance to the championship, and for the first 39 minutes in both Southland Conference Semi-Final contests, it appeared as if that perception would be reality. But […]
Metro Atlantic First Round Recap
Metro Atlantic First Round Recap Recap by Jesse Ullmann (5) Rider Broncs 75, (10) Loyola Greyhounds 67 Round One of the Metro Atlantic took center stage yesterday at Albany’s Pepsi Arena. Rider’s junior phenom guard Jerry Johnson carried his teammates on his back with 31 points and, with 5:13 to […]
Northeast Semifinals Recap
Northeast Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Keith Burdette No. 7 Central Connecticut State 76, No. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson 73 (OT) With the Blue Devils trailing by three with seconds to go, Justin Chiera caught a pass from Ron Robinson then dribbled into the frontcourt to hit a three pointer at […]
Sun Belt Finals Recap
Sun Belt Finals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette 67, No. 3 New Orleans 58 Plenty of moments told the story of the Ragin’ Cajuns win Tuesday night. When Brandon Boyd hit a transition three-pointer at the seven-minute mark, giving Louisiana Lafayette its biggest lead of […]
Missouri Valley Semifinals Recap
Missouri Valley Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Neal Heston Northern Iowa vs. Southwest Missouri State? What seemed impossible to nearly everyone before the season tipped off is what will take place in Savvis Center on Monday. After a double-digit comeback against Wichita State, the UNI Panthers advanced to their first […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart NCAA history? Two-way tie for the regular season championship, that happens all the time in Division I basketball. Three-way tie, not very likely yet occasionally could happen. But a five-way tie for the title; that’s not only uncommon, it may be unprecedented. When […]
Metro Atlantic Second Round Preview
Metro Atlantic Second Round Preview Preview by Jesse Ullmann (4) Saint Peters Peacocks v. (5) Rider Broncs Last year St. Peters upset Rider in overtime in the first round during the 2003 MAAC tournament. The Peacocks sensational guard Keydren Clark (NY, NY) played huge, as a freshman, and in 2004 […]
