Second Round Recap – Albuquerque Region by Nick Dettmann CLEVELAND – The newly-named Wolstein Center was just full of upsets for the first and second round of the NCAA tournament. Shortly after the sell-out crowd of 13,332-plus witnessed the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee upset Boston College, 83-75, for a trip to […]
Month: March 2005
Syracuse First Round Recap
First Round Recap – Syracuse Region by Neal Heston “Where is Bucknell anyway?” That was the question before the Bison tipped off with heavily-favored Kansas on Friday night. Everyone should know the answer to that now, as Bucknell pulled off what was clearly the largest upset in this tournament. With […]
Chicago First Round Recap
First Round Recap – Chicago Region by Neal Heston A No. 15 seed hasn’t defeated a No. 2 seed since Hampton beat Iowa State in 2001, and Oklahoma State wasn’t about to let that happen in front of a sea of orange on Friday. A stingy Lions team nearly pulled […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 20th Texas Tech Advances: In the first game of the day, Ronald Ross scored 24 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:06 to play and two clinching free throws with 7.5 seconds left to lead Texas Tech to a 71-69 win over Gonzaga. Jarrius […]
Syracuse First Round Recap
First Round Recap – Syracuse Region by Jesse Ullmann The desirable quality of Jay Wright’s team this season is defense. So when New Mexico was held to just 11 first-half points, the Villanova head coach was a happy camper. Punctuated by a three-pointer from Mike Nardi, the Wildcats headed into […]
Austin First Round Recap
First Round Recap – Austin Region by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – Alan Anderson and Paul Davis combined to make four free throws in the final 43 seconds to help Michigan State to an 89-81 win over Old Dominion in first round action. The final game of the day in […]
Albuquerque First Round Recap
First Round Recap – Albuquerque Region by Steve Sheridan The guard tandem of Ronald Ross and Jarrius Jackson combined to score 45 points and lead Bob Knight’s Red Raiders over UCLA on Thursday night. In the first half, the Red Raiders jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead and never […]
Cincinnati vs. Kentucky
Catfight Between The Bearcats and Wildcats! by Bill Kintner CINCINNATI – Only 85 miles separate the University of Cincinnati from the University of Kentucky, but for the last 14 years it might as well have been 8000 miles. For years the fans of both programs that live in the Greater […]
Vermont’s First Round Win
Can it Get Any Better in Vermont? by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – The Bay State is fast becoming the place of great sports stories these days. There also seems to be a common theme, one that should be refreshing to sports fans all over. The Boston area had the […]
Albuquerque First Round Recap
First Round Recap – Albuquerque Region by Nick Dettmann CLEVELAND – The West Virginia/Creighton match-up came as close to having a buzzer-beater you can without actually having one. After a missed shot by Creighton’s Tyler McKinney, which would have given the Blue Jays the lead with under five seconds remaining, […]
