Mid-American Conference Tournament Recap by Matthew Moll First Rounds There were no surprises in the first round of the MAC tournament with all the higher seeds advancing to the quarterfinals. Buffalo, Akron, Bowling Green, Kent State, and Ohio all avoided upsets to keep their seasons alive. Games of note included […]
Month: March 2005
Distraught Darius Washington
The Agony of Defeat in Memphis by Phil Kasiecki MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Darius Washington had to be the sickest man in America on Saturday. The scene at the FedEx Forum said it all. Washington was just laying on the floor motionless, his head buried in his jersey, and no one […]
NCAA Tournament Thoughts
The Big Dance by Dean Austin As observant readers will have noted, I’ve taken a sabbatical from Hoopville this season. Personal family business is the reason, I’m afraid, and indeed I won’t even be in this country when the tournament is played. However, even without watching games most evenings and […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 15th Western Michigan Humbles Eagles: Western Michigan made Marquette look inept on its home court last night, winning 54-40 in the first round of the NIT. Those college basketball fans not burnt out by a frenetic two weeks of conference championship got to see […]
Vermont’s Great Story
The Feel-Good Story of College Basketball by Phil Kasiecki BURLINGTON, Vt. – Tom Brennan couldn’t have said it any more concisely to his players before the game. “You were born to win this championship. You were born to do it. That’s all there is to it.” Brennan’s Vermont Catamounts blew […]
SWAC Championship Recap
Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Recap by Neal Heston Alabama A&M cruises to NCAA Tournament Two games separated first-place Alabama A&M and sixth-place Southern when the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament began on Friday, so it shouldn’t have come as a surprise that four of the seven games this weekend were decided […]
Southland Championship Recap
Southland Conference Championship Recap by Phil Kasiecki No. 2 SE Louisiana 49, No. 1 Northwestern State 42 Southeastern Louisiana held host Northwestern State below 30 percent shooting and got 16 points and eight rebounds from Ricky Woods en route to a 49-42 win in the Southland Conference championship game. A […]
SEC Championship Recap
SEC Championship Recap by Ryan Glenn No. 2E Florida 70, No. 1E Kentucky 53 ATLANTA – While Kentucky came into this game looking for their third straight championship game victory, Florida came in looking for their first ever championship win. The Gators finished the game on a 31-10 run to […]
ACC Championship Recap
Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Recap by Michael Protos No. 1 Duke 69, No. 5 Georgia Tech 64 No. 1 Duke survived a late rally by No. 5 Georgia Tech to win the ACC title 69-65, the Blue Devils’ sixth conference championship in seven years. Duke was rewarded with a No. […]
SEC Day Four
SEC Tournament – Day Four by Ryan Glenn 11:05 A.M. EST It has been a long three days of basketball so far, but I must say it has been great. The fans are out already this morning just waiting for the gates to open at twelve. I’m really glad Kentucky […]
