Patriot League Semifinals Recap Recap by Steve Sheridan No. 1 Lehigh 60, No. 4 Bucknell 45 For the first time ever, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks will play in and host the Patriot League Championship game after the team’s 60-45 victory over Bucknell on Sunday evening. The Mountain Hawks spotted the […]
Conference Notes
West Coast Finals Recap
West Coast Conference Finals Recap Recap by Mitch Schneider (1) Gonzaga 84, (2) St. Mary’s 71 Gonzaga cruised to its fifth West Coast title in six years and 20th straight victory as the Bulldogs clipped the Gaels in the conference finale. ‘Zags forward Ronny Turiaf – named tourney MVP – […]
Big West First Round Recap
Big West Conference First Round Recap Recap by Marcus Vanderberg UC Riverside 72, Cal Poly 63 Four Highlanders scored in double figures led by forward Nate Carter as UC Riverside defeated Cal Poly 72-63 in the opening game of the Big West Tournament. In a turnover plagued game where the […]
Metro Atlantic Finals Recap
Metro Atlantic Finals Recap Recap by Jesse Ullmann Manhattan Jaspers 62, Niagara Purple Eagles 61 In an ugly display of basketball, the top seeded Manhattan Jaspers grinded out their second consecutive MAAC tournament championship title, escaping with a 62-61 win versus No. Two Seeded Niagara. A desperation three pointer put […]
Patriot Finals Preview
Patriot League Finals Preview Preview by Steve Sheridan No. 1 Lehigh vs. No. 2 American Despite all the parity that has prevailed during this Patriot League season, in the end it comes down to number one against number two. The two teams come in on different terms, as Lehigh is […]
Horizon League Finals Preview
Horizon League Finals Preview Preview by Nick Dettmann No. 2 Illinois-Chicago vs. No. 1 UW-Milwaukee For the second year in a row, the Panthers of UWM will play for the chance to go dancin’ in the NCAA Tournament. For the second year in a row, the league championship game will […]
America East Finals Preview
America East Finals Preview Preview by Adam Reich (2) Vermont Catamounts vs. (4) Maine Black Bears T.J. Sorrentine must be thinking about redemption. Two years ago, the No. 1-seed Vermont Catamounts were upset, 61-59 in overtime, by No. 4-seed Maine in the semifinals of the America East Tournament at Matthews […]
Mid-Continent Quarterfinals Preview
Mid-Continent Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Matthew Moll (1) Valparaiso vs (8) Oakland Valparaiso defeated Oakland in both contests this season. Valparaiso is currently on a 12 game not losing ever streak to Oakland who has been unable to beat the Mid-Con champs in every try. Valpo is looking for […]
Southern Conference Semifinals Recap
Southern Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Paul Oren No. 1N East Tennessee State 96 No. 2S Davidson 84 Tim Smith proved once again that he is a big game player and ETSU overcame both foul and injury problems to advance to the SoCon Championship game with a 96-84 victory over […]
Big South Finals Recap
Big South Conference Finals Recap Recap by Jeremy Dunlap (1) Liberty 89, (2) High Point 44 The result was never in doubt as the top-seeded Liberty Flames easily ran over the visiting second-seeded High Point Panthers in the Big South Tournament Championship game, 89-44. The 45-point victory broke the conference’s […]
