You can be forgiven for thinking that Boston University likes multiple overtime games. The Terriers have had two of them three days apart, winning in four overtimes against Stony Brook on Monday and surviving two overtimes against UMBC on Thursday for an 80-77 win. But the depleted Terriers could have used a break from the extra sessions.
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Providence’s Inside Work Key In Toppling Cincinnati
Lost in the story that caught everyone’s attention on Saturday night and even Monday night in Providence is a great development on the court. While the big story is part and parcel of what’s going on, in the long run it’s not as important.
For Shame! It’s the End of Live April Basketball
It must really chap the NCAA’s hide that they have no way to truly regulate travel team basketball with high school players. It is out of their jurisdiction, but make no mistake: they have had their sights set on this for a while now. And on Friday, their latest bad move came to pass, as this April and those in future years will not have any live weekends of travel team basketball for Division I coaches to evaluate.
Terriers Outlast Seawolves in Game for the Ages
t took four overtimes: That’s twenty minutes, the equivalent of playing an entire extra half of basketball, before the game was decided. When the dust finally settled, it was BU who came away with a 99-97 victory in the greatest regular season game in America East history. “What a game. It’s a shame somebody had to lose,” remarked Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell.
Horizon Notebook – CSU Loses Wisconsin Two-Step for the Two-Seed
Coming into the weekend just past, with Butler a perfect 5-0, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Wisconsin-Milwaukee each had one loss, Cleveland State had two, and Wright State had three. And predictably, Butler stayed perfect, taking care of business this weekend in Chicago, beating Loyola and Illinois-Chicago; also predictably, Wright State took care of business in its lone game at Detroit, still stuck on three losses. So there was Cleveland State on its annual brutal trek through Wisconsin, needing two wins to be tied for second and a split to stay close; it got neither.
Resilient Bryant Gets Third Division I Win
There are times when a lot of hard work that seems unrewarded finally does pay off. When it does, the feeling is pretty good, and sometimes it drives home a lesson learned. Such was the case with Bryant’s third Division I win, a 56-43 decision over visiting Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs have had some bumps in the road in their first transition season to Division I, being on the short end of a string of blowouts in December.
Big East Notebook – Cardinals and Golden Eagles Streaking
The Cardinals have won five straight, including knocking off No. 1 Pittsburgh. They have now won their past three games in the regular season against ranked opponents – Pittsburgh, Notre Dame and Villanova. In addition, Louisville has won three straight against the No. 1 team in the country. The previous two were over Florida on Dec. 13, 2003 and Kentucky on Dec. 27, 2003.
In ODU-VCU Matchup, Larry Sanders is Already Too Good for Gerald Lee
Larry Sanders had a big role in VCU’s win over their arch-rival, showing some of his potential.
Marquette’s Experience made all the Difference Against Providence
There’s always a lot said about how much it helps when a team has winning experience, especially if that team goes up against one that lacks such experience. While it doesn’t always manifest itself in such a matchup, when it does it’s almost undeniably clear.
Bulldogs Come Alive at The Right Time
For a lot of non-league play, Yale didn’t look anything like an Ivy League contender. That’s what many thought prior to the season, given that the Bulldogs lost four full-time starters from last season’s team. They also spent a lot of time on the road, which contributed to it.
