NIT First Round Wrap-Up by Phil Kasiecki NIT first round action concluded on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the lone game on Saturday being played due to travel issues. Thursday night’s games featured mostly blowouts, with one game that came down to the end. All of Friday night’s games all […]
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Women’s First Round Wrap-Up
Women’s First Round Wrap-Up by Tracy Granzyk East Region Playground dreams are built upon endings like UC-Santa Barbara’s 57-56 victory over Louisiana Tech. You know the scenario – down by two, a little over one second left in the game. In this case it was the Gauchos’ Jess Hansen who […]
2nd Round Summary
Monday, March 18th, 2002 by Dan Hauptman News and Notes On Sunday, Fran Fraschilla announced his resignation as head coach at New Mexico. At the news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., Fraschilla said that he feels that he “let down” New Mexico A.D. Rudy Davalos. The Lobos finished the season 16-14 […]
2nd Round, Day 1
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 […]
East Region Recap
East Region Recap by Adam Shandler From the other side of the bracket . . . (1) Maryland 85, (16) Siena 70 With all the upsets going on this weekend, I’m sure all us bracket nerds are relieved that 17-18 Siena didn’t pull off the biggest coup of the tournament. […]
Midwest Region Recap
Midwest Region Recap by Greg Bacani (6) Texas 70, (11) Boston College 57 Known more for his ability to distribute the basketball, Texas freshman sensation T.J. Ford showed that he can fill it up when his team needs him to. Ford scored 16 of his team-high 20 points in the […]
More Random Thoughts
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 […]
South Region Recap
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 […]
West Region Recap
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 […]
Day 2 Recap
Tournament Wrap-Up – First Round by Dan Hauptman News and Notes After four decades of coaching college basketball, Jerry Tarkanian is throwing in the towel. The 71-year-old announced his decision at a press conference on Friday afternoon. He will stay at Fresno State and serve as a consultant for his […]
