NIT Second Round Preview by Phil Kasiecki The second round games start Monday night with two matchups, Butler at Syracuse and Minnesota at Richmond. The former is the more intriguing matchup, though Butler could come away with the win easily if they play as they did Thursday night. They shot […]

South Second Round Recap by Jon Gonzalez No.2 Alabama vs. No.10 Kent State “I thought they were going to be a tougher team.” Those were the post-game words of a player who participated in the game between 10th-seeded Kent State and second-seeded Alabama. Without knowing the outcome, you probably would […]

Midwest Second Round Recap by Greg Bacani No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 7 Wake Forest As the old saying goes: “You dance with the one that brought you.” That is precisely what Oregon has done all year and especially now when it matters most. Leaning heavily on the terrific triumvirate […]

South Second Round Recap by David Mosse No. 1 Duke 84, No. 8 Notre Dame 77 The Blue Devils survived a major scare, rallying from a seven-point deficit with 6:24 remaining to outlast the valiant Irish. Notre Dame was not intimidated by the prospect of facing the defending champions, and […]

West Second Round Recap by Adam Reich Power conferences collide in San Jose, California as Big 12 Tournament champion Oklahoma takes on Pac-10 Tournament champion Arizona in a West Regional Semifinal. No. 2 Oklahoma 78, No. 7 Xavier 65 Oklahoma forward Aaron McGhee got the better of Xavier center Tim […]

East Second Round Recap by Adam Shandler (1) Maryland 87, (8) Wisconsin 57 Juan More Time For Good Measure: Where were the Maryland Terrapins for the first 15 minutes of this second round game? The Terps couldn’t find the bottom of the bucket on 28 of their first 40 attempts […]

Tournament Summary – Sunday, March 17, 2002 by Dan Hauptman News and Notes Happy St. Patrick’s Day. We’re not about to change the color of the site to green. On Saturday, about 125 NAACP protesters marched to the steps of the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, S.C. The protest at the […]

West Region Recap by Adam Reich Oklahoma, Arizona, Xavier Survive, Gonzaga Sent Packing 2-seed Oklahoma 71, Illinois-Chicago 63 Led by Aaron McGhee’s 26 points and 12 rebounds, Oklahoma held off a pesky Illinois-Chicago team to advance into the second round. The Sooners dominated the game in the paint, grabbing 16 […]

South Region Recap by Jon Gonzalez No.6 California 82, No.11 Pennsylvania 75 Not even the quasi home court advantage of playing in Pittsburgh could save the Quakers. Joe Shipp poured in 20 points as the Golden Bears upended Ivy League champion Penn 82-75. Both teams played well, but it was […]

More Random Thoughts by Jon Gonzalez “He’s tying his shoes, that’s definitely a sign of fatigue.” Those were the words of CBS analyst Bob Wentzel as Boston College guard Troy Bell bent over to tie his shoes during CBS’s telecast of Boston College/Texas. Those words echoed through my mind last […]