By its extremely lofty standards, this year’s Maui Invitational is rather light fare, though still one of the kings of the in-season tournaments. Maui is always a highlight of November and Thanksgiving week, dating back to its emergence in the late 1980s, and the tourney opened yesterday with quarterfinals. The best game of the four was the last one, as old WAC and Mountain West rivals San Diego State and BYU went at it good deep into the night for us on the mainland.
Tag: Alabama
2013-14 SEC Post-Mortem
The SEC had two teams in the Final Four and their teams had a 12-3 record in the NCAA Tournament. But the conference was carried largely by two teams and looks very top-heavy.
The Notebook: Alabama, Devon Collier, the 2K and turnovers
NEW YORK – Some notes and a look back at the 2K Sports Classic: The Classic was captured by Alabama in a convincing 77-55 win over Villanova. Alabama squeaked by Oregon State in the semis while Villanova came back late to defeat Purdue in overtime. Oregon State exited Madison Square […]
Harvard’s path to the elusive NCAA Tournament bid just got tougher
Harvard is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious institution of higher learning. On the hardwood, the NCAA Tournament has eluded the school, and the path to a bid this season just got a little bit tougher.
Plenty of teams prepare to jockey for seeding, selection tonight
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, […]
The countdown to Selection Sunday starts — less than a month to go
It’s hard to believe, but Selection Sunday is officially less than a month away — 26 days to be precise. That means it’s separation time. The best teams throughout the nation need to raise the bar to claim a regular-season conference championship and jockey for NCAA Tournament seeding. For the […]
Round 233: UNC vs. Duke tips off with more than pride at stake
The first of two regular-season meetings between two of the most hate-filled rivals in American sports goes down tonight when Duke makes the short trip to the Dean Dome to visit North Carolina. As is usually the case in recent years, this game has significant importance in the standings, with […]
Plenty of great games on tap for this weekend
We’re entering the second weekend of heavy conference play. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the best match ups on the menu, starting with tonight’s action. The NFL playoffs are quite compelling, but be sure to check out some of these games, which promise to be just as entertaining. […]
Wichita State Rides Defense to NIT Title
Wichita State rode its strong defense to the NIT championship on Thursday night, as they overcame a few too many turnovers.
NIT Semifinal Games Are Another Study in Contrasts
The NIT semifinals were another case of two very different games being played. The first one was a blowout, while the second one came right down to the end.