Month: March 2005

Sun Belt Championship Recap

Sun Belt Conference Championship Recap by Ryan Glenn No. 2W Louisiana-Lafayette 88, No. 1W Denver 69 Louisiana-Lafayette earned their second straight trip to the NCAA tournament last night. The Ragin’ Cajuns finished with a strong second half as they were able to take down Denver 88-69. Denver beat Louisiana-Lafayette two […]

Big Sky Championship Recap

Big Sky Conference Championship Recap by Nicholas Lozito When a desperation half-court shot hits the floor before the buzzer even sounds, chances are the ball was heaved up a bit too soon. With an NCAA Tournament bid at stake, however, one can come to terms with why Jamaal Jenkins didn’t […]

Horizon Championship Recap

Horizon League Championship Recap by Nick Dettmann MILWAUKEE – For the first 39 minutes and 56 seconds of the Horizon League final between the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Detroit Titans, free throws were either the saving grace, or the thorn in the side. During that time, the […]

A-Sun Tournament Recap

Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Recap by Michael Protos Quarterfinals No. 1 Gardner-Webb 64, No. 8 Troy 62 Despite poor shooting and no support from its bench, No. 1 Gardner-Webb slipped past No. 8 Troy 64-62, overcoming a four-point halftime deficit. Junior center Simon Conn was a beast in the paint, […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 10th Panthers Pop the Perignon Special to the Morning Dish – By Nick Dettmann MILWAUKEE – Loud screaming, hooting, hollering – an overall joyous celebration, right? Those were the sounds coming out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee locker room following their 59-58 victory over […]

NEC Finals Preview

Northeast Conference Championship Preview by Keith Burdette Back on January 25th, the Wagner Seahawks were 2-15, 1-7 in NEC and dead last in the NEC conference standings. The Seahawks played their way into the NEC tournament by winning nine of their last ten games, ultimately earning a sixth seed. The […]

ACC Notebook

Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos ACC Teams at Work Entering this season, the ACC appeared stacked with six, maybe seven, teams worthy of an NCAA Tournament bid. But after the completion of the regular season an astonishingly small number – three – can feel comfortable about receiving an […]

BC’s Last Big East Haul

They Had It All Along by Phil Kasiecki With Saturday night’s 78-66 win at Rutgers, Boston College gained a share of the Big East regular season championship in its final season in the conference. By virtue of their 75-70 win at Connecticut on January 5, the Eagles will have the […]

Mountain West Tournament Preview

Mountain West Conference Tournament Preview by John Eisel I don’t understand the reasoning behind the time schedule for the first round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament, in terms of both exposure and ticket sales. Wyoming will have the most fans buying tickets for the games, yet the conference has […]

C-USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Well, it wasn’t the five-way tie witnessed last season, but it was a great regular season in Conference USA. The Louisville Cardinals finally made it through February without collapsing and earned their first ever C-USA regular season championship. Along with the Cards, Cincinnati […]