Month: March 2004

Colonial Quarterfinals Preview

Colonial Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Toni Jainez The CAA tournament started on the right path as Friday’s first round games were both won in the last few minutes of play. Today’s quarterfinal games will prove to be the most competitive matches of the season. All of the games have the […]

Colonial First Round Recap

Colonial Athletic Association First Round Recap Recap by Toni Jainez No. 9 Towson 70, No. 8 William & Mary 65 Senior guard Jamaal Gilchrist sealed a career-high night with a ‘dunk’, leading the Towson Tigers (8-20) to a win over the William & Mary Tribe (7-21). Gilchrist scored 32 points, […]

Big Sky First Round Recap

Big Sky Conference First Round Recap Recap by Nicholas Lozito Idaho State 74, Montana 73 Montana forward Ryan Pederson’s desperation 3-pointer clanked off the rim, giving Idaho State a narrow 74-73 victory in the quarterfinal round of the Big Sky Tournament. The No. 3-seeded Bengals win avenges two regular season […]

Big Sky First Round Preview

Big Sky Conference First Round Preview Preview by Nicholas Lozito Heading into the final weekend of conference play, only one game separated second-through-last place in the conference standings. The Eastern Washington Eagles, sitting all alone in first place, watched as every other team in the conference — Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, […]

Atlantic Sun Finals Recap

Atlantic Sun Finals Recap Recap by Michael Protos No. 2 Central Florida 60, No. 1 Troy State 55 Welcome to the NCAA Tournament, Central Florida. The Golden Knights earned their third bid to the Big Dance with an upset against top seed Troy State, 60-55. Central Florida controlled the tempo, […]

Atlantic Sun Finals Preview

Atlantic Sun Finals Preview Preview by Michael Protos No. 1 Troy State vs. No. 2 Central Florida The Trojans, in the midst of a 13-game winning streak, will play Central Florida for one of the 31 automatic bids to dance in the NCAA Tournament. The last team to beat Troy […]

Atlantic Sun Semifinals Recap

Atlantic Sun Semifinals Recap Recap by Michael Protos No. 1 Troy State 63, No. 4 Georgia State 62 For 37 minutes, Georgia State played a perfect game by slowing down Troy State. The Trojans are one of the highest scoring teams in the nation, but with just over three minutes […]

America East Semifinals Recap

America East Semifinals Recap Recap by Adam Reich No. 4 Maine 78, No. 8 Stony Brook 54 The Black Bears utilized an 18-7 run early in the second half to dismiss the upset-minded Seawolves and win 78-54, advancing to the America East championship game for the second time in three […]

America East Quarterfinals Preview

America East Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Adam Reich No. 4 Maine vs. No. 5 Binghamton This game is a battle of two of the best defensive teams in the conference. The Black Bears have held opponents to only 39% shooting this season, while the Bearcats have limited the opposition to […]

America East First Round Recap

America East First Round Recap Recap by Adam Reich No. 8 Stony Brook 65, No. 9 UMBC 59 The Seawolves withstood a late UMBC charge to hold on for the win. Led by forward Mike Popoko (11 first half pts) and reserve guard Bobby Santiago (9 first half points), the […]