We had another wild Saturday of action all across the college basketball landscape, with buzzer-beaters, teams not finishing well and the first NCAA Tournament bids being handed out.
Tag: Conference Tournaments 2013
2013 MAAC quarterfinal notes
A look back at the MAAC quarterfinals, where the seeds held to form in the afternoon and didn’t in the evening. One game had some notable statistics for futility as well.
Needham, Fairfield seniors live another day
Derek Needham wasn’t ready for his college career to end yet. The Fairfield star guard carried his team offensively, and he got some help from his teammates, notably a classmate and someone at the opposite end of the experience scale.
Siena shows some toughness in advancing to the MAAC quarterfinals
Siena is young and has had a hard time winning this season. So when they led for the first 30 minutes of the game and then lost it, they could have been dealt a big psychological blow. They rebounded, and did so at a good time.
Mount St. Mary’s resets again to stay hot and advance
Mount St. Mary’s has been through quite a bit in the last year or so. But they have overcome what has been thrown at them time and time again, and are now off to the Northeast Conference Tournament semifinals after winning their eighth straight game.
An unexpected end to Bryant’s season
Bryant’s season came to an unexpected end on Wednesday night in the Northeast Conference Tournament. Storybook endings almost never happen in real life, and this was another case of that.
