It was a special year for the Ohio Valley Conference, which put two teams in the NCAA Tournament and had a rare crop of individual talent led by a superlative performer who even got ESPN’s attention.
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2019 NCAA Tournament Final Review: Final two weekends brought this year’s event up, CBS’s coverage & more
Final notes and numbers on this year’s NCAA tourney, where this time close games picked up in the late rounds. Also, thoughts on the obvious lapse in officiating emphasis points as well as CBS & Turner’s coverage.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 7, 2019
Marquette looked in control at Seton Hall before a stunning finish. The Pirates were the rare team to post a big win Wednesday while a number of others took head-scratching losses. Plus, Horizon, NEC and OVC tourneys rolling.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 1, 2019
A number of teams clinched hard-earned conference titles Thursday night, worthy achievements that deserve more notice than they sometimes receive. Also, the OVC race goes to the wire, and oh, the Pac-12…
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 22, 2019
A tense, terrific, every-possession-counts battle saw Cincinnati rally to edge UCF on Thursday. Plus, Chris Clemons & Mike Daum climb the scoring lists, San Francisco with a huge road comeback, Michigan makes it look easy & more.
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 8, 2019
Wofford is going to be a much-discussed team between now and March, but a look at the entire resume-not just Quadrant 1-should say surefire NCAA tourney team. The Terriers also won a dandy in overtime Thursday night at East Tennessee State. Plus: buzzer beaters galore.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 25, 2019
One of the sport’s best rivalries in recent years didn’t deliver what many expected, but Belmont’s win over Murray State was impressive nonetheless. Also, Hofstra keeps nation’s longest streak going, Wofford/Samford dandy, Michigan State shows it’s a top-level Final Four contender and Texas State among teams having quietly outstanding years.
2017-18 OVC Post-Mortem
The program that has dominated the Ohio Valley for so long returned to prominence – and the NCAA Tournament – in a nice 2017-18 season.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 23, 2018
As little order as there has been in college basketball this year, an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight that so far includes a 3 seed, two 9 seeds and an 11 seems strangely appropriate. A bizarre season and bizarre NCAA tourney became only moreso Thursday, as lower seeds won three of […]
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 4, 2018
After a few years away-what could even be called a long absence for a program so used to postseason success-Murray State is back in the NCAA Tournament. And it couldn’t be in much more satisfying fashion.
