Author: Bill Kintner

MAC Tournament Quarterfinals

MAC Tournament Quarterfinal Notes by Bill Kintner CLEVELAND – With four games today I am just going to get the highlights of the quarterfinal games and try to give fans a flavor for what is going. Game One Led by David Kool’s 24 points No. 2 seed Western Michigan (20-11) […]

Butler Wins Horizon

Bulldogs Finally Cut Down the Nets by Bill Kintner INDIANAPOLIS – This group of Butler seniors has been ranked since the third week of this season, and was ranked most of last year. They won last year’s Pre-season NIT and this year’s Great Alaskan Shootout. They have knocked off Ohio […]

Horizon League Semifinal Recaps

Three is the Magic Number as Horizon Championship Set by Bill Kintner INDIANAPOLIS – When Valparaiso beat Wright State yesterday for the third time this year three was the magic number. Tonight three was the magic number for Cleveland State as they beat Valpo for the third time this season […]

Horizon League Tournament Recaps

Valparaiso Knocks Off Wright State Again by Bill Kintner INDIANAPOLIS – There is a stick that Valparaiso has used three times this year to beat Wright State with. The Raiders are on the short end of it as they lost their third game in a row to the Crusaders 72-67 […]

Division I Newcomer Visits Wright State

Wright State Takes Out Division I Newcomer by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – The good Calvinists from Presbyterian College visited the Nutter Center and the results of the game were pretty predictable; Wright State beat the dog crap out of the Blue Hose 58-42. I will get to the game […]

Butler Beats Valparaiso

Basketball in Indiana: Butler beats Valpo by Bill Kintner INDIANAPOLIS – It is Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis and historic Hinkle Fieldhouse is the place to be for college basketball fans in Central Indiana. The 7,000-plus fans came to see two of the top so-called mid-major programs not only in the […]

Dr. Pepper Classic Sunday Recaps

Dr. Pepper Classic – Sunday Games by Bill Kintner Belmont pounds Murray State CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Down 9-0 and eventually 27-3, the Murray State Racers got spanked for second straight game as they fell to Belmont 84-67 in the third place game of the Dr. Pepper Classic. Although the final […]

Sunday Sights And Sounds

Sunday Sights and Sounds at the Dr. Pepper Classic by Bill Kintner At Wright State’s walk-through today, it looked like a hospital on the sideline. There were some crutches on the press table, trainer Tony Ortiz’s medical bag was sitting out on the table and injured player Gavin Horne was […]

Dr. Pepper Classic Semifinals

Dr. Pepper Classic Semifinals by Bill Kintner CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Four tough Mid-major teams are in Chattanooga to compete in this annual two day tournament. This year the Chattanooga Mocs are hosting Wright State, Murray State and Belmont. A lot of in-season tournaments are nothing more than an opportunity to […]

Another Game In A Long Rivalry

Miami and Xavier keep the tradition alive by Bill Kintner OXFORD, Ohio – “Whoa… Christmas time,” was what Miami coach Charlie Coles said when he saw his player Michael Bramos get fouled from three feet beyond the three-point line. With six seconds to go and Xavier leading 57-56, Miami’s Michael […]