The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 11th Louisville escapes with a win: The first round of the Conference USA tournament was relatively without surprise, but it wasn’t without drama. Francisco Garcia played on an injured ankle, and provided the spark in the second half that was necessary for the not-quite […]
Conference Notes
Mid-American Quarterfinals Preview
Mid-American Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Jeremy Speer Eight teams will participate in a battle for an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament during the MAC Tournament beginning Thursday at Cleveland’s Gund Arena. Western Michigan, the No. 1 seed, is the only team with a legitimate shot at an at-large […]
Atlantic 10 First Round Recap
Atlantic 10 First Round Recap Recap by Jonathan Scherner and Stephen Dahl (W4) Xavier 90, (E5) St. Bonaventure 64 It was a career game for Xavier forward Anthony Myles as he scored a career-high 20 points and pulled down seven boards to help Xavier dominate the Bonnies in the first […]
Mid-Continent Finals Preview
Mid-Continent Conference Finals Preview Preview by Matthew Moll (1) Valparaiso vs (2) IUPUI Three times. Three seasons. Two teams. One NCAA bid. The best way to describe the Mid-Con Tournament Final is repetitive. The two best teams that were the two best teams during the regular season for the past […]
Day 1
Sun Belt Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette 84, No. 8 South Alabama 58 The Ragin’ Cajuns looked every bit of the top seed in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament, whipping the Jaguars 84-58. While they are known for their offensive production, Louisiana […]
Big East First Round Preview
Big East Conference First Round Preview Preview by Jim Woods Starting Wednesday, all eyes in the Northeast will be on Madison Square Garden for the Silver Anniversary of the Big East Tournament. Over the past 25 years there are some memories and names you can never forget. Great finishes, superb […]
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals Preview
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals Preview Recap by Jonathan Scherner and Stephen Dahl (E1) St. Joseph’s vs. (W4) Xavier In a highly anticipated showdown, No. 1 St. Joe’s takes on Xavier in the top match-up of the quarterfinals. The Hawks are the first team to go undefeated during the regular season since […]
Mid-Continent Finals Recap
Mid-Continent Finals Recap Recap by Matthew Moll (1) Valparaiso 75, (2) IUPUI 70 Homer Drew is back and so is Valpo denying IUPUI’s second straight NCAA appearance. The Crusaders were forced to comeback from a double-digit deficit to unseat the defending Mid-Con NCAA representative. The Jaguars opened the game with […]
Day 2
Sun Belt Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 5 Middle Tennessee State 76, No. 4 Western Kentucky 62 OK, anyone who thought the Blue Raiders would walk into E.A. Diddle Arena, home court for the Hilltoppers, with their leading scorer out with a broken hand suffered three days […]
Big East First Round Recap
Big East Conference First Round Recap Recap by Jim Woods The first day of play at the 25th Anniversary Big East Tournament would not have won artistic points from the judges, but it certainly had its share of excitement. The outcome of every game was in doubt coming out of […]
