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Saturday, November 23, 2024
March is the best month of the year for a reason. College basketball has the conference tournaments and the grand-daddy of them all, the NCAA Tournament. The NIT, CBI and CIT add to it. While the last four are the big ones, especially the NCAA, the conference tournaments provide plenty […]
For 39 minutes, Louisville and Georgia Tech was another ugly game this year in a season filled with ugly games. Then, in the final minute, the two teams reminded us of just what fun college basketball can be when it is allowed to be.
Manhattan bounced back from a tough loss to Iona to knock off Fairfield, and Steve Masiello has his team ready to play for March as it approaches.
A MAAC rivalry continues, with the first place team holding serve in a close one. Plus some drama in the Ivy League, a showdown in the Horizon League and a couple of players have family members dealing with health matters.
The MSG Holiday Festival came and went with one current and one former Big East team coming out on top. We have news and notes from both games in the doubleheader.
College basketball’s first big day of the season was really almost all we could’ve asked for. From early morning to into the night, the day offered a number of outstanding games that might already get some people thinking March. Exciting finishes, back-and-forth games, offense, defense, big schools, little schools, fantastic inbound plays-you name it, you could find it on Tuesday.
The always-competitive MAAC had a membership change that was a net positive in the first year of the change. While the same two teams battled for the title as last year and could again next year, there were some other highlights as well.
A year after losing to Iona in the MAAC Championship game, Manhattan faced the Gaels again. This time, the Jaspers beat the program they have tremendous respect for and have looked to for how to become a champion.
St. Peter’s and Manhattan managed to beat the snowstorm that hit the area. On the court, it was Manhattan who came out on top thanks to good offense and creating turnovers at the other end.
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.
