Month: March 2006

Iowa State: Cyclones Choose McDermott

Cyclones Choose McDermott: Iowa State robbed instate rival Northern Iowa to fill the coaching position in Ames by hiring Panther coach Greg McDermott. McDermott opted to jump from the Missouri Valley Conference to the Big 12, taking the position formerly held by Wayne Morgan. Iowa State fired Morgan after the […]

NCAA: NIT Redux

NIT Redux: With the NCAA Tournament finally taking a day of rest for everyone to catch their breath, NIT action heated up again. The other tournament’s Elite Eight is taking form with six teams grabbing spots Monday night. No. 5 Old Dominion became the lowest seeded NIT team to advance […]

Second Round [3/19/06]

Atlanta Region – Second Round: No. 2 Texas manhandled No. 10 North Carolina State 75-54, outscoring the Wolfpack 33-17 during the last 15 minutes. P.J. Tucker and Daniel Gibson each scored 17 points to lead the Longhorns, who held the three-point happy Wolfpack to 3-of-22 shooting from beyond the arc. […]

Second Round [3/19/06]

Oakland Region – Second Round: No. 13 Bradley became the second Missouri Valley team to advance to the Sweet 16, using a 26-for-32 effort from the foul line and 28 points and seven rebounds from Patrick O’Bryant to score a 72-66 win against No. 5 Pittsburgh. The Braves (22-10) trailed […]

Evansville: Purple Ace Dies in Car Crash

Purple Ace Dies in Car Crash: Evansville forward Eric Ottens died in a car crash Friday night near his hometown of Morrison, Ill. Ottens ran a stop sign, and another car hit his vehicle, according to police reports. The school held an impromptu memorial service to remember Ottens yesterday evening. […]

Second Round [3/18/06]

Atlanta Region – Second Round: No. 1 Duke opened the day’s action with an easy 74-61 victory against No. 8 George Washington. J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams led the Blue Devils once again, but freshmen Josh McRoberts and Greg Paulus provided more support than they did in the first-round game […]

Second Round [3/18/06]

Oakland Region – Second Round: No. 2 UCLA did just about everything it could to give No. 10 Alabama chances to win but managed to hold on for a 62-59 win against the Crimson Tide in San Diego, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time in four years. […]

First Round [3/17/06]

Atlanta Region – First Round: No. 2 Texas hushed the No. 15 Quakers 60-52 behind the strong play of LaMarcus Aldridge and P.J. Tucker. The two forwards combined to score 36 points and grab 22 rebounds. Penn stayed in the game until the final minutes, trailing by only one point […]