Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart NCAA history? Two-way tie for the regular season championship, that happens all the time in Division I basketball. Three-way tie, not very likely yet occasionally could happen. But a five-way tie for the title; that’s not only uncommon, it may be unprecedented. When […]
Month: March 2004
Southland Semifinals Recap
Southland Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Paul Oren On paper, in every conference tournament, you’d expect the number one and number two seeds to advance to the championship, and for the first 39 minutes in both Southland Conference Semi-Final contests, it appeared as if that perception would be reality. But […]
MEAC First Round Recap
Mid-Eastern Athletic First Round Recap Recap by Joaquin Mesa No. 6 Norfolk State 58, No. 11 North Carolina A&T 43 Leading scorer Chakowby Hicks proved that he was indeed a big game player as he threw in 19 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. He shot 10 of 11 from the […]
ACC First Round Preview
Atlantic Coast Conference First Round Preview Preview by Michael Protos Rarely does the opening round of the ACC tournament carry significance, as the bottom two teams in the conference typically have no hopes for an NCAA bid. But this year is a little bit different as No. 8 Virginia has […]
Northeast Conference Finals Recap
Northeast Conference Finals Recap Recap by Keith Burdette No. 1 Monmouth Hawks 67, No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 55 Monmouth’s stifling defense was the key was the Hawks beat the Blue Devils 67-55 to earn their third ever trip to the NCAA tournament. Tyler Azzarelli had a career-high […]
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals Preview
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals Preview Recap by Jonathan Scherner and Stephen Dahl (E1) St. Joseph’s vs. (W4) Xavier In a highly anticipated showdown, No. 1 St. Joe’s takes on Xavier in the top match-up of the quarterfinals. The Hawks are the first team to go undefeated during the regular season since […]
Atlantic 10 First Round Recap
Atlantic 10 First Round Recap Recap by Jonathan Scherner and Stephen Dahl (W4) Xavier 90, (E5) St. Bonaventure 64 It was a career game for Xavier forward Anthony Myles as he scored a career-high 20 points and pulled down seven boards to help Xavier dominate the Bonnies in the first […]
Conference USA Quarterfinals Preview
Conference USA Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Zach Van Hart No. 3 Cincinnati versus No. 6 Louisville It’s always a battle when the Bearcats and Cardinals take the floor. Thursday shouldn’t be any different as these two square off in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament. While the game is being […]
Conference USA First Round Recap
Conference USA First Round Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 5 Charlotte 78, No. 12 Tulane 48 Five days ago, Charlotte defeated Tulane 79-65 to clinch a share of the regular season title. Wednesday was more of the same, as the Niners sprinted to a 12-2 lead and never […]
Big Ten First Round Preview
Big Ten Conference First Round Preview Preview by Alan Rubenstein No. 8 Indiana – No. 9 Ohio State (The winner plays Illinois) The Buckeyes and Hoosiers begin the Big Ten tournament heading in opposite directions. Both teams concluded the regular season one game below .500. The winner will have a […]
