NIT Semifinal Recaps by Zach Ewing Rutgers 84, Iowa State 81, OT This was a good, old-fashioned New York City shoot-out. Quincy Douby of Rutgers and Iowa State’s Curtis Stinson, both freshmen who hail from inner city New York, both played terrific games. When Stinson fouled out with the game […]
Month: June 2004
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, May 30th Sutton Admonished by Judge: A judge in the Nolan Richardson trial told Oklahoma State basketball coach Eddie Sutton to calm down when Sutton responded heatedly to questions about his son being named as his eventual successor at the head of the Cowboys’ program. […]
NCAA Finals Recap
Finals Recap by Keith Burdette (2) Connecticut 82, (3) Georgia Tech 73 For the second time in six seasons, the Connecticut Huskies are champions of the college basketball world, beating Georgia Tech in the championship 82-73. The first few minutes were close and Georgia Tech even held a 12-11 lead. […]
NCAA Finals Preview
Finals Preview by Michael Protos (2) Connecticut vs. (3) Georgia Tech This game needs no introduction: The 2004 men’s college basketball championship featuring No. 2 Connecticut and No. 3 Georgia Tech. This one is for all the marbles, folks. A long, long time ago, back in late November, a certain […]
Final Four Recap
Final Four Recap by Phil Kasiecki (2) Connecticut 79, (1) Duke 78 Emeka Okafor and Rashad Anderson scored 10 of 12 unanswered Connecticut points that brought the Huskies back in the final minutes in a 79-78 win over Duke to advance to Monday night’s national championship. Okafor, who was saddled […]
Final Four Preview
Final Four Preview by Michael Protos (1) Duke vs. (2) Connecticut The second national semifinal Saturday features the lone No. 1 seed to make the Final Four, Duke, and the preseason favorite to win the national championship, No. 2 Connecticut. The winner of this game will be favored to win […]
PHX Elite Eight Recap
Elite Eight Recap – Phoenix Region by Steve Sheridan (2) Connecticut 87, (8) Alabama 71 The Connecticut Huskies may have won the game, but whether they win the war might depend on the health of center Emeka Okafor. The All-American scored just two points in only 19 minutes of action […]
ATL Elite Eight Recap
Elite Eight Recap – Atlanta Region by Michael Protos (1) Duke 66, (7) Xavier 63 No. 1 Duke guaranteed that a number one seed would reach the Final Four, as the Blue Devils held off No. 7 Xavier, 66-63. Xavier upset No. 2 Mississippi State and No. 3 Texas, and […]
ERNJ Elite Eight Recap
Elite Eight Recap – East Rutherford Region by Jesse Ullmann (2) Oklahoma State 64, (1) St. Joseph’s 60 With 6.9 seconds left to put Oklahoma State ahead junior guard John Lucas III threw up a three-pointer giving the Cowboys a 64-60 victory and a plane ticket punched to San Antonio. […]
STL Elite Eight Recap
Elite Eight Recap – St. Louis Region by Zach Ewing ((3) Georgia Tech 78, (4) Kansas 71, OT In only the second overtime game of the entire tournament, Georgia Tech did what it’s been doing all tournament long: surviving. The Yellow Jackets’ leading scorer, B.J. Elder, was rendered almost completely […]
