Northeast Conference Finals Recap Recap by Keith Burdette No. 1 Monmouth Hawks 67, No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 55 Monmouth’s stifling defense was the key was the Hawks beat the Blue Devils 67-55 to earn their third ever trip to the NCAA tournament. Tyler Azzarelli had a career-high […]
Conference Notes
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 10th Valpo returns to tourney: Valpo coach Homer Drew never thought he’d coach another NCAA Tournament game. He was comfortably retired until his son Scott took the Baylor job, and Homer returned to the sidelines. It wasn’t a smooth transition, however, as the Crusaders […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Alan Rubenstein As the Big Ten heads into its final weekend four key games will determine the Big Ten championship and the seedlings in the conference tournament. Saturday Iowa at Purdue: The Hawkeyes invade West Lafayette after losing a chance to wrap-up a bye in […]
Horizon League Semifinals Recap
Horizon League Semifinals Recap Recap by Nick Dettmann No. 1 UW-Milwaukee 58, No. 4 Detroit 50 The league’s top offense collided with the league’s top defense in the semifinals at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. One of them had to give. It was the offense of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll It’s all over, but it has yet to begin. For the Mid-Con it was Late-February Madness with teams scampering about fighting for that all-important number-one tourney seed, but none able to take hold of it until the absolute end. The regular season matter in […]
Morning Dsh
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 9th Bulldogs Take Care of Business: After a narrow one point win over Santa Clara last night, Gonzaga made all bubble teams breathe easier by taking care of St. Mary’s in the WCC championship game 84-71. Ronny Turiaf scored 29 points and grabbed 14 […]
Ohio Valley Conference Finals Recap
Ohio Valley Finals Recap Recap by Jeff Smith Murray State 66, Austin Peay 60 The battle for supremacy in the OVC came down to a “Clash of the Titans” on Saturday night in the conference championship in Nashville, Tennessee. The conferences top two teams in Murray State and Austin Peay […]
America East Quarterfinals Recap
America East Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Adam Reich No. 4 Maine 79, No. 5 Binghamton 77 A pair of free throws by Joe Campbell with 3.9 seconds to play provided the difference as Maine outlasted Binghamton in overtime, 79-77. However, the game’s deciding play came with just under one minute […]
America East First Round Recap
America East First Round Recap Recap by Adam Reich No. 8 Stony Brook 65, No. 9 UMBC 59 The Seawolves withstood a late UMBC charge to hold on for the win. Led by forward Mike Popoko (11 first half pts) and reserve guard Bobby Santiago (9 first half points), the […]
America East Quarterfinals Preview
America East Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Adam Reich No. 4 Maine vs. No. 5 Binghamton This game is a battle of two of the best defensive teams in the conference. The Black Bears have held opponents to only 39% shooting this season, while the Bearcats have limited the opposition to […]
