Month: March 2004

West Coast Second Round Preview

West Coast Conference Second Round Preview Preview by Mitch Schneider (7) Loyola Marymount vs. (3) Pepperdine After defeating Portland 82-77 in first round of the WCC Tournament, Loyola Marymount (15-13, 6-9) will face another team that swept it during the regular season as the Lions will battle Pepperdine (14-14, 9-5) […]

West Coast First Round Recap

West Coast Conference First Round Recap Recap by Mitch Schneider (7) Loyola Marymount 82, (6) Portland 77 After dropping both of its regular season meetings with Portland, Loyola Marymount turned the tables Friday night, bouncing the Pilots from the West Coast Conference Tournament. LMU (15-13, 6-9) overcame an 11-point, second-half […]

Sun Belt Finals Recap

Sun Belt Finals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette 67, No. 3 New Orleans 58 Plenty of moments told the story of the Ragin’ Cajuns win Tuesday night. When Brandon Boyd hit a transition three-pointer at the seven-minute mark, giving Louisiana Lafayette its biggest lead of […]

Sun Belt Finals Preview

Sun Belt Conference Finals Preview Preview by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette versus No. 3 New Orleans Not since Ervin Johnson, (not Magic, the other one) has New Orleans been so excited about their Privateers. But before UNO goes dancing for the first time in eight seasons, they […]

Sun Belt Semifinals Recap

Sun Belt Semifinals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette 70, No. 5 Middle Tennessee State 66 It’s becoming a trend that teams are winning after grabbing a big lead, letting their opponents come almost all the way back, but never relinquishing the lead and holding on […]

Sun Belt Semifinal Preview

Sun Belt Conference Semifinals Preview Preview by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette verses No. 5 Middle Tennessee State The Blue Raiders will have to hurry up and catch their breath after Sunday’s upset over Western Kentucky as they prepare for top seed Louisiana Lafayette. The Ragin’ Cajuns have […]

Day 2

Sun Belt Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 5 Middle Tennessee State 76, No. 4 Western Kentucky 62 OK, anyone who thought the Blue Raiders would walk into E.A. Diddle Arena, home court for the Hilltoppers, with their leading scorer out with a broken hand suffered three days […]

Day 1

Sun Belt Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Louisiana Lafayette 84, No. 8 South Alabama 58 The Ragin’ Cajuns looked every bit of the top seed in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament, whipping the Jaguars 84-58. While they are known for their offensive production, Louisiana […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 11th Louisville escapes with a win: The first round of the Conference USA tournament was relatively without surprise, but it wasn’t without drama. Francisco Garcia played on an injured ankle, and provided the spark in the second half that was necessary for the not-quite […]

Southern Conference Finals Recap

Southern Conference Finals Recap Recap by Paul Oren No. 1N East Tennessee State 78 No. 2N Chattanooga 62 Championship games have a tendency to bring out the best in a player. They say that “Big time players make big time plays in big time games,” and that is what makes […]