America East Semifinals Recap Recap by Adam Reich No. 4 Maine 78, No. 8 Stony Brook 54 The Black Bears utilized an 18-7 run early in the second half to dismiss the upset-minded Seawolves and win 78-54, advancing to the America East championship game for the second time in three […]
Conference Notes
Atlantic Sun Semifinals Recap
Atlantic Sun Semifinals Recap Recap by Michael Protos No. 1 Troy State 63, No. 4 Georgia State 62 For 37 minutes, Georgia State played a perfect game by slowing down Troy State. The Trojans are one of the highest scoring teams in the nation, but with just over three minutes […]
Atlantic Sun Finals Preview
Atlantic Sun Finals Preview Preview by Michael Protos No. 1 Troy State vs. No. 2 Central Florida The Trojans, in the midst of a 13-game winning streak, will play Central Florida for one of the 31 automatic bids to dance in the NCAA Tournament. The last team to beat Troy […]
Atlantic Sun Finals Recap
Atlantic Sun Finals Recap Recap by Michael Protos No. 2 Central Florida 60, No. 1 Troy State 55 Welcome to the NCAA Tournament, Central Florida. The Golden Knights earned their third bid to the Big Dance with an upset against top seed Troy State, 60-55. Central Florida controlled the tempo, […]
Big Sky First Round Preview
Big Sky Conference First Round Preview Preview by Nicholas Lozito Heading into the final weekend of conference play, only one game separated second-through-last place in the conference standings. The Eastern Washington Eagles, sitting all alone in first place, watched as every other team in the conference — Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, […]
Big Sky First Round Recap
Big Sky Conference First Round Recap Recap by Nicholas Lozito Idaho State 74, Montana 73 Montana forward Ryan Pederson’s desperation 3-pointer clanked off the rim, giving Idaho State a narrow 74-73 victory in the quarterfinal round of the Big Sky Tournament. The No. 3-seeded Bengals win avenges two regular season […]
Colonial First Round Recap
Colonial Athletic Association First Round Recap Recap by Toni Jainez No. 9 Towson 70, No. 8 William & Mary 65 Senior guard Jamaal Gilchrist sealed a career-high night with a ‘dunk’, leading the Towson Tigers (8-20) to a win over the William & Mary Tribe (7-21). Gilchrist scored 32 points, […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing The best basketball in the Wild West this year isn’t being played on the Pacific coast, but high up in the mountains. The MWC has a higher RPI than the Pac-10 and will likely send as many or more teams to the NCAA […]
Colonial Quarterfinals Preview
Colonial Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Toni Jainez The CAA tournament started on the right path as Friday’s first round games were both won in the last few minutes of play. Today’s quarterfinal games will prove to be the most competitive matches of the season. All of the games have the […]
Northeast Conference Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette The regular season NEC title came down to a Friday night special between Monmouth and St. Francis NY. 2500 fans packed Boylan Gym in hopes to see the Hawks clinch the title. St. Francis NY took an early lead in the game but Monmouth […]