Northeast Conference Finals Preview Preview by Keith Burdette No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils at No. 1 Monmouth Hawks This final matches the teams who have claimed three of the last four NEC tournament titles. Central Connecticut State won in 2000 and 2002 but the only players who were […]
Conference Notes
West Coast First Round Recap
West Coast Conference First Round Recap Recap by Mitch Schneider (7) Loyola Marymount 82, (6) Portland 77 After dropping both of its regular season meetings with Portland, Loyola Marymount turned the tables Friday night, bouncing the Pilots from the West Coast Conference Tournament. LMU (15-13, 6-9) overcame an 11-point, second-half […]
Missouri Valley Finals Recap
Missouri Valley Conference Finals Recap Recap by Neal Heston (2) UNI 79, (5) Southwest Missouri State 74 (2 OT) During the first ever championship game in the MVC Tournament to go into two overtimes, UNI held on to defeat the SMS Bears, 79-74. The win sends UNI to the NCAA […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Watch Out The regular season has ended and we have entered the realm of March Madness. The unexpected becomes expected. Miracles happen. A hot team or hot player can make the difference between meeting expectations and rising above everyone’s hopes and dreams. For […]
Metro Atlantic Second Round Recap
Metro Atlantic Second Round Recap Recap by Jesse Ullmann (4) Saint Peters Peacocks 79, (5) Rider Broncs 69 (OT) Postseason play in the Metro Atlantic continued yesterday with second round action at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. It was, however, a clash of Garden State rivals barely separated […]
Patriot Quarterfinals Preview
Patriot League Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Steve Sheridan No. 1 Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs. No. 8 Navy Midshipmen On paper, this looks like it should be a romp for the top-seeded Mountain Hawks, but with the team’s lackluster play in the final weekend of the regular season, nothing can be […]
West Coast Second Round Preview
West Coast Conference Second Round Preview Preview by Mitch Schneider (7) Loyola Marymount vs. (3) Pepperdine After defeating Portland 82-77 in first round of the WCC Tournament, Loyola Marymount (15-13, 6-9) will face another team that swept it during the regular season as the Lions will battle Pepperdine (14-14, 9-5) […]
WAC First Round Recap
Western Athletic Conference First Round Recap Recap by Phil Kasiecki (8) SMU 79, (9) Tulsa 60 Bryan Hopkins scored 30 points on 10-13 shooting to lead SMU to a 79-60 win over Tulsa on Tuesday night. The sophomore guard was 6-8 on three-pointers along the way to lead a 56% […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing It’s hard to believe how soon March, and more importantly Championship Week, rolls around. All over the country, people like me are glued to ESPN and CBS, trying to get work done while really just trying to figure out whether it will be […]
Metro Atlantic Semifinal Preview
Metro Atlantic Semifinals Preview Preview by Jesse Ullmann (1) Manhattan Jaspers v. (4) Saint Peters Peacocks The heavy artillery comes out tonight as No. One Manhattan takes on St. Peters in what promises to be an up and down, fast-pace showcase. Never-say-never but the Jaspers probably have no shot at […]
