Big Ten Conference First Round Preview Preview by Alan Rubenstein No. 8 Indiana – No. 9 Ohio State (The winner plays Illinois) The Buckeyes and Hoosiers begin the Big Ten tournament heading in opposite directions. Both teams concluded the regular season one game below .500. The winner will have a […]
Conference Notes
Mid-Continent Quarterfinals Recap
Mid-Continent Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Matthew Moll (1) Valparaiso 73, (8) Oakland 64 The number thirteen proved to live up to its cursed history as Oakland lost yet again to Valparaiso. Valpo advances to the Mid-Con semifinals for the 12th consecutive season. Oakland’s Mike Helms and his foul slash attitude […]
Southern Conference Finals Preview
Southern Conference Finals Preview Preview by Paul Oren No. 1N East Tennessee State vs. No. 2 N Chattanooga It’s fitting that the oldest NCAA conference tournament is going to be the first conference tournament to hold their championship game and thus have the first team to get their dance card […]
Big Sky Finals Recap
Big Sky Conference Finals Recap Recap by Nicholas Lozito Eastern Washington 71, Northern Arizona 59 After falling in the Big Sky Championship Game each of the past three seasons, Eastern Washington advanced to the NCAA Tournament Wednesday night with a 71-59 victory over Northern Arizona. As the final buzzer sounded, […]
Conference USA First Round Recap
Conference USA First Round Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 5 Charlotte 78, No. 12 Tulane 48 Five days ago, Charlotte defeated Tulane 79-65 to clinch a share of the regular season title. Wednesday was more of the same, as the Niners sprinted to a 12-2 lead and never […]
Mid-Continent Semifinals Preview
Mid-Continent Conference Semifinals Preview Preview by Matthew Moll (1) Valparaiso vs (5) UMKC Team There-Is-No-I-In-Team Valpo will look to stop Team Host School and Michael Watson for the first time this season. Watson lit the fire at yesterday’s press conference saying, “I think that when we played them (Valpo) before, […]
Southern Conference Finals Recap
Southern Conference Finals Recap Recap by Paul Oren No. 1N East Tennessee State 78 No. 2N Chattanooga 62 Championship games have a tendency to bring out the best in a player. They say that “Big time players make big time plays in big time games,” and that is what makes […]
Mid-American First Round Recap
Mid-American Conference First Round Recap Preview by Jeremy Speer Every top-seeded home team was victorious in the play-in round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Monday. Toledo, Buffalo, Ball State, Bowling Green and Marshall all will travel to Cleveland Thursday for the quarterfinals of the tournament. Western Michigan, Kent State and […]
Conference USA Quarterfinals Preview
Conference USA Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Zach Van Hart No. 3 Cincinnati versus No. 6 Louisville It’s always a battle when the Bearcats and Cardinals take the floor. Thursday shouldn’t be any different as these two square off in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament. While the game is being […]
Mid-Continent Semifinals Recap
Mid-Continent Semifinals Recap Recap by Matthew Moll (1) Valparaiso 90 (5) UMKC 78 Host UMKC could not hold their 49-41 halftime lead to advance to the Mid-Con finals. Instead Valpo will advance to the finals for the 10th straight season. The Kangaroos were up big early building a lead as […]
