Month: March 2005

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Monday, March 14th Where’s Your Team?: The brackets were revealed, which means that today will be the least productive day of the year in offices around the country. Here are the highlights: Most of the No. 1 seeds went as expected. Illinois (29-1) and North Carolina(27-4) […]

Big East Championship Recap

Big East Conference Championship Recap by Jesse Ullmann NEW YORK – Most of the sellout crowd of 19,528 at Madison Square Garden knew what was going on. On the hardwood stage from midtown, Gerry McNamara went from downtown. The star guard from Syracuse mirrored himself nailing a 3-pointer with 1:29 […]

Big West Tournament Recap

Big West Conference Tournament Recaps by Phil Kasiecki For the fifth consecutive year, the Big West Tournament was held at the Anaheim Convention Center right near Disneyland. With the location right near Disneyland, the conference holds a Fan Fest over the duration of the tournament, featuring events at the ESPN […]

WCC Tournament Recaps

West Coast Conference Tournament Recap by Mitch Schneider First Round – Fri., March 4 (5) Pepperdine 91, (8) Loyola Marymount 79 Trailing 46-34 at the break, Pepperdine outscored LMU 57-33 in the second to capture the victory and advance into the second round of the WCC Tournament. Forward Glen McGowan’s […]

NCAA Crystal Ball

NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball – March 13, 2005 by Michael Protos Selection Sunday is finally upon us. Nervous bubble teams need only wait a few more hours before learning their fate. And six more conference championships are on the line, including the ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Big 12. After […]

SEC Semifinal Recaps

SEC Semifinal Recaps by Ryan Glenn No. 2E Florida 68, No. 1W Alabama 62 ATLANTA – Florida came out shooting outstanding from behind the arc. The Gators made four of their first five threes and jumped out to a 16-8 lead. After that moment, the defensive play from both teams […]

ACC Semifinal Recaps

Atlantic Coast Conference Semifinal Recaps by Michael Protos No. 5 Georgia Tech 78, No. 1 North Carolina 75 No. 5 Georgia Tech is streaking at the right time of year, as the Yellow Jackets knocked off No. 1 North Carolina 78-75. Last season, Maryland entered the ACC Tournament needing a […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 13th Photo Finish Starts it Off: One of the first games of the day came right down to the end as Louisville won the Conference USA title with a 75-74 win over Memphis. With the Cardinals leading 75-73 in the final seconds, Darius Washington […]

MEAC Championship Recap

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship Recap by Michael Protos No. 1 Delaware State 55, No. 2 Hampton 53 Senior guard Aaron Williams hit a putback with less than two seconds remaining to lift No. 1 Delaware State to a 55-53 victory against No. 2 Hampton to give the Hornets their first-ever […]

SEC Day Three

SEC Tournament – Day Three Rundown by Ryan Glenn 12:09 P.M. EST It is about 50 minutes until the Alabama-Florida game tips off. Both teams are out warming up and seemed to be pumped for what should be a heated game. The doors just opened and the fans are quickly […]