Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Brackets busted indeed After a rough weekend on the court for the Missouri Valley Conference, the league may have decreased its potential number of tourney bids to two, with an outside chance for three. Southern Illinois continued its dominance after knocking down No. […]
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Vanderbilt: Vanderbilt Now Regretting Rushing the Court After Beating Wichita State
Vanderbilt Now Regretting Rushing the Court After Beating Wichita State: Vanderbilt students rushed the court after defeating No. 1 Florida Saturday, something which could lead the SEC to fine the Commodores as much as $25,000. The fine is that high because it is the second time in three years that […]
Illinois: Don’t Worry Illini, Chief Illiniwek Is Only Going to Mascot Camp
Don’t Worry Illini, Chief Illiniwek Is Only Going to Mascot Camp: For 81 years, Chief Illiniwek has been a fixture at University of Illinois games. But after a university announcement, this Wednesday’s game between Illinois and Michigan will likely be the chief’s final appearance. During the closing seconds of Illinois’ […]
Ivy League Notebook
Ivy League Notebook by Jay Pearlman Yale Survives Must-Win Weekend without Hughes The entire season lay before them, fifteen minutes to go. They were down 9 at home to Leon Pattman and Dartmouth. Sam Kaplan is long gone. Casey Hughes left in the first half with a foot injury. They’d […]
Day Of BracketBusters
CigarBoy’s BracketBusters Extravaganza by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – The day’s adventure starts at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse on a snowy afternoon in Indianapolis as Butler faced off against Southern Illinois, and it ends on a snowy night at the Ervin J. Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University. […]
BC A Little Short
Eagles A Little Short of Tar Heels by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College was just a little short all night long against North Carolina. In many respects, that makes the game a little symbolic of the season to this point. There were times that the Eagles led […]
North Carolina A&T Arena
A night in the MEAC by Bill Kintner GREENSBORO, N.C. – What’s a MEAC you may ask? It stands for the Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference. It is a conference of historically Black schools. They are only ranked 31st in the RPI, but don’t tell the fans tonight at North Carolina A&T […]
Saturday Notebook
Friars Hold Off Red Storm by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In a game featuring two teams that are on the verge of turning a corner, host Providence held on late by making enough plays and free throws for a 71-66 win over St. John’s. Both teams were playing on […]
UMass Big Win At Fordham
Minutemen Win Battle Inside Against Fordham by Ray Floriani BRONX, N.Y. – For a minute forget the Xs and Os. It wasn’t about offensive sets. The plain and simple reason behind UMass’ defeat of Fordham at Rose Hill tonight came down to two things: defense and rebounding. In his press […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Catamounts In Command With Sunday’s 67-63 win at Albany, Vermont is now in control of the race for the top. The Catamounts, who have won eight straight following Wednesday night’s 90-75 win at Maine, are now 12-1 in America East play and two games […]
