Big 12 Conference Tournament: No. 8 Texas Tech needed junior guard Jarrius Jackson to shoot well from somewhere, and he made his home at the free throw line. Despite shooting only 4-of-17 from the field, Jackson led the Red Raiders with 21 points in the team’s 73-65 win against No. […]
Month: March 2006
Mid-American Conference: Mid-American Conference Tournament
Mid-American Conference Tournament: No. 7 Akron knocked off No. 2 Northern Illinois 78-77 as the Huskies missed an opportunity to tie the game in the final seconds. After Toledo junior guard Justin Ingram drained two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to stretch the lead to three, Northern Illinois missed […]
Mountain West: Mountain West Conference Tournament
Mountain West Conference Tournament: No. 1 San Diego State proved how valuable junior forward Marcus Slaughter is to the Aztecs in a 64-52 win against No. 8 Colorado State. Slaughter scored 17 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Rams could not contain him in the paint. After Colorado State […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 9, 2006 We’re quickly approaching Selection Sunday, but the Crystal Basketball continues to produce inconsistent revelations for Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos. They didn’t notice many major changes in the past few days, largely because conference favorites like Gonzaga […]
Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament
Conference USA Tournament: No. 2 Alabama – Birmingham beat No. 10 Southern Methodist 69-55 to advance to the Conference USA Tournament semifinals. The Blazers will play No. 3 Texas – El Paso Friday. Four players reached double figures in scoring for Alabama – Birmingham, which used its pressure defense to […]
SEC: Southeastern Conference Tournament
Southeastern Conference Tournament: No. 5E South Carolina was able to rebound from a 9-2 run to start the game by No. 4W Mississippi State and win the opening game of the SEC Tournament 59-44. Renaldo Balkman led the team with 12 points, while Tre’ Kelley and Tarence Kinsey each added […]
Big East: Big East Conference Tournament
Big East Conference Tournament: In case any doubt lingered, March Madness is officially upon the world of college basketball. No. 8 Syracuse provided what may be the most noteworthy upset of the entire Big East Conference Tournament with an 86-84 overtime win against No. 1 Connecticut. Senior guard Gerry McNamara […]
Atlantic 10 Opening Round Notes
Atlantic 10 Tournament – Opening Round by Phil Kasiecki CINCINNATI – It was a ho-hum opening round at U.S. Bank Arena, although two higher seeds were knocked off. The quarterfinals are set, with an intriguing matchup to start the day (No. 9 Temple vs. No. 1 George Washington) and another […]
FDU in NEC Finals
Knights Reach the Title Game, Will Play Monmouth by Ray Floriani TEANECK, N.J. – In all ways it was the closest sixteen-point game you would hope to see. With a minute to go and the verdict sealed, FDU fans began chanting “we want Monmouth.” They and their Knights will get […]
Horizon Semifinal Recap
Horizon League Semifinals and John Parry by Bill Kintner MILWAUKEE – Before the first Horizon League Semifinals between number two seed Butler Bulldogs and the number three seed University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix, I sat down with Butler Athletic Director John Parry. He talks about the Bulldogs, the Horizon League […]
