The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 14th Huskies Win Big East: No. 9 Connecticut had an uphill battle all night against No. 6 Pittsburgh, which was also playing for a No. 1 seed in the Big East championship game. Emeka Okafor returned to action for the Huskies and produced 11 […]
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Big East Finals Preview
Big East Conference Finals Preview Preview by Jim Woods After ten intense hard fought games over the last three days, it all comes down according to plan to the number one and number two seeds meeting for the conference championship. Pittsburgh meets Connecticut for the third consecutive year in the […]
Big East Semifinals Recap
Big East Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Jim Woods No. 1 Pittsburgh 62 vs. No. 5 Boston College 53 Pittsburgh once again proved why they were the league’s best team in the regular season, by playing their suffocating defense and getting great point guard play out of Carl Krauser. The […]
Big East Semifinals Preview
Big East Conference Semifinals Preview Preview by Jim Woods No. 1 Pittsburgh vs. No. 5 Boston College This contest is a rematch of the 2001 Championship game where the Eagles took home the title. The only Eagle who remains from that group is Uka Agbai and his leadership has been […]
Big East Quarterfinals Recap
Big East Conference Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Jim Woods Things heated up on the second day of action with a typical Pitt performance to start things off. The second game of the day featuring Boston College and Syracuse was one of the stranger games you will see, but certainly had […]
Atlantic 10 Finals Preview
Atlantic 10 Finals Preview Preview by Jonathan Scherner and Stephen Dahl (W1) Dayton Flyers vs. (W4) Xavier Musketeers In a season that has had St. Joseph’s dominating the headlines in the Atlantic 10, it’s two long time rivals that will be playing for the conference title Saturday. Dayton and Xavier […]
Atlantic 10 Semifinals Recap
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Jonathan Scherner and Stephen Dahl (W1) Dayton 58, (W3) Richmond 56 It was a thrilling conclusion to the third showdown between Dayton and Richmond. Dayton jumped out to a big lead early as threes from Ramod Marshall, Marques Bennett and Mark Jones helped the […]
Atlantic 10 Semifinals Preview
Atlantic 10 Semifinals Preview Preview by Jonathan Scherner and Stephen Dahl (W4) Xavier v. (W2) George Washington After coming off of cloud-nine with an upset of number one St. Joseph’s, the Musketeers will need to buckle down and focus on a Colonials squad who is full of youth. Xavier will […]
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals Recap
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Jonathan Scherner and Stephen Dahl (W4) Xavier 87, (E1) St. Joseph’s 67 It was the upset of the year as Xavier dominated No. 1 St. Joseph’s in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. “This is a great win for Xavier University but as […]
Big Ten Semifinals Preview
Big Ten Conference Semifinals Preview Preview by Alan Rubenstein (1) Illinois vs. (5) Michigan The Wolverines looked a bit shaky at times in their win over Iowa. The young Wolverine team might have been a bit awestruck in the bright lights. Illinois has been here before. The Illini captured the […]
