Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Tourney Watch Southern Illinois: NCAA Tourney – SIU just knows how to win the big games. Winning at Illinois State is tough, and the Salukis made it look simple. Wichita State: NCAA Tourney – Two tough losses have the Shockers slipping, but they […]
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SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Ryan Glenn Just to illustrate the great parity in the SEC, South Carolina shocked the 3rd-ranked Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday. A season-high 21 turnovers, combined with just 35% shooting from the field, prevented the Wildcats from getting anything going down the stretch. The other big game this […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel Mountain West Conference Power Poll 1. Utah (22-3, 10-0 MWC) It almost seems pointless continuing. It’s Utah and then everybody else. Hopefully they can actually win an NCAA Tournament game- they’d be only the third in conference history. That’s not good. 2. New […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing Sorry for the two-week absence, but that just means we have lots to cover: Iowa State’s meteoric rise, Kansas’ week of close losses and, of course, the bubble watch. Preparing, hoping and downright praying The Big 12 can be assured of at least […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 23trd Chaos Atop the Big XII: After Kansas faltered Monday night against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State appeared poised to stake its claim atop the Big XII standings. Then the Cowboys laid an egg at Nebraska, falling back into a tie with the Jayhawks at 10-3 […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 22nd Jayhawks Drop Third Straight: Oklahoma jumped to a 15-point halftime lead and held off Kansas’ frantic second-half rally to win 71-63 at home and hand the Jayhawks their first three-game losing streak in 11 years. Junior Terrell Everett and freshman David Godbold combined […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 21st Two Big East Coaches Make the Cut: Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and Connecticut’s Jim Calhoun have been selected as finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Calhoun narrowly missed election last year and added the 2004 NCAA title to his resume, which includes the […]
Boston College is For Real
Time For the Detractors to Take Notice by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Will all the nay-sayers give it a rest now? Will anyone start to recognize that Boston College is actually a very good team? No matter what the Eagles have done this season, no one has been […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 20th Illini Keep Winning: Although they led the entire second half and most of the first half, Illinois didn’t have it easy in their 75-65 win over host Iowa. Foul trouble plagued the Illini (27-0, 13-0 Big Ten), who were led by 18 points […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann Spot watch on post-season With St. John’s absent from this season’s Big East Tournament due to its self-imposed ban, the top five teams will receive byes; and with this year’s balance, critical results on the final sprint to the finish will be necessary […]
