Month: March 2004

America East Finals Preview

America East Finals Preview Preview by Adam Reich (2) Vermont Catamounts vs. (4) Maine Black Bears T.J. Sorrentine must be thinking about redemption. Two years ago, the No. 1-seed Vermont Catamounts were upset, 61-59 in overtime, by No. 4-seed Maine in the semifinals of the America East Tournament at Matthews […]

Big West First Round Recap

Big West Conference First Round Recap Recap by Marcus Vanderberg UC Riverside 72, Cal Poly 63 Four Highlanders scored in double figures led by forward Nate Carter as UC Riverside defeated Cal Poly 72-63 in the opening game of the Big West Tournament. In a turnover plagued game where the […]

Big West First Round Preview

Big West Conference First Round Preview Preview by Marcus Vanderberg No. 5 UC Riverside vs. No. 8 Cal Poly Yes, that says No. 8 Cal Poly. In a shocking turn of events, the Mustangs snuck into the Big West Tournament and sent UC Irvine packing. The Highlanders qualified for post-season […]

Pac-10 Quarterfinals Preview

Pac-10 Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Scott Allen The dawn of the 2004 Pac-10 Tournament means different things to different people and teams. For the fans, it means three exciting days of basketball at a glamorous facility, but as Arizona head coach Lute Olson reiterated earlier this week, not everyone […]

WAC First Round Recap

Western Athletic Conference First Round Recap Recap by Phil Kasiecki (8) SMU 79, (9) Tulsa 60 Bryan Hopkins scored 30 points on 10-13 shooting to lead SMU to a 79-60 win over Tulsa on Tuesday night. The sophomore guard was 6-8 on three-pointers along the way to lead a 56% […]

Missouri Valley Finals Recap

Missouri Valley Conference Finals Recap Recap by Neal Heston (2) UNI 79, (5) Southwest Missouri State 74 (2 OT) During the first ever championship game in the MVC Tournament to go into two overtimes, UNI held on to defeat the SMS Bears, 79-74. The win sends UNI to the NCAA […]

Missouri Valley Semifinals Recap

Missouri Valley Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Neal Heston Northern Iowa vs. Southwest Missouri State? What seemed impossible to nearly everyone before the season tipped off is what will take place in Savvis Center on Monday. After a double-digit comeback against Wichita State, the UNI Panthers advanced to their first […]

Missouri Valley Quarterfinals Recap

Missouri Valley Conference Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Neal Heston The quarterfinals didn’t exactly bring the exciting finishes fans were anticipating, given the parity in the conference. But there were still upsets, near upsets and history put in the books as Saturday’s action wrapped up. In preview of the semifinals, there […]

Mountain West Quarterfinals Preview

Mountain West Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Keith Irizarry The Mountain West Championships tip off on Thursday and runs through Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. All four opening games, all on the first day of the tournament: this should make for one exciting day of ball. The […]

Big East Quarterfinals Preview

Big East Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Jim Woods No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh Virginia Tech comes in fresh off of their first-ever Big East Tournament win and looks to pull the shocker against the top seeded Panthers. This game could potentially draw the smallest crowd ever […]