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Saturday, February 1, 2025
A lot of things have gone well for George Mason this season. But one thing that hasn’t gone well at times is turnovers, and along with a subpar defensive effort they cost the Patriots a game and a shot at the top seed in the conference tournament in Wednesday night’s 85-82 loss at Northeastern.
Idaho State could finish as high as third in the Big Sky. How did this happen to a team that was picked to finish last and whose head coach resigned early in the season?
Xavier simply doesn’t look good, and the Musketeers certainly don’t look like the kind of team we’ve grown accustomed to seeing. They are now below .500 since the fight against Cincinnati, and find themselves in the once-unthinkable position of the bubble for the NCAA Tournament.
The last week of conference play has arrived in the Horizon League. Over the past few years, the battle for the top seeds in the Horizon League has not been decided until the final game of conference play. This year is no exception, with multiple teams having a legitimate chance […]
In the immortal words of the Black Eyed peas, tonight’s gonna be a good night. There are 40 teams in action tonight, and more than half of them are likely to appear in the NCAA Tournament or seriously challenge for their conference’s automatic bid. We’ve got elite powers like Kentucky, […]
About this time last season, Connecticut faltered after a 20-5 start, ending the regular season with four losses in five games. Heading into the Big East Tournament, many observers figured the Huskies would be short-lived in both that tourney and the NCAA Tournament. Then Kemba did his thing. With Kemba […]
St. John’s split their two games the past week. A common thread of the two games was the importance of rebounding, which played a role in both games as it so often does.
Duke doesn’t have a team like some of their past powerhouse teams, but this incarnation of the Blue Devils just finds ways to win games. That’s the biggest explanation for their success thus far.
Yale’s luck may have run out on Saturday night, and with it, their chance of an Ivy League title. They have battled back all season long, but finally dug themselves a hole they couldn’t dig out of in a 66-51 loss at Harvard with first place on the line.
The tenth annual BracketBusters took center stage on Saturday, and while it gave us some good matchups, whether or not it has the intended effect when it was started is debatable.
