This is the comprehensive 2009 Conference Tournament Scoreboard. Every result of tournament action is listed below. This list is extremely useful for March Madness tournament help. You can see how well teams played in their conference tournaments and if they are streaking or if they are fading fast.
The teams listed in Blue won their conference tournaments and receive automatic bids to the 2009 NCAA men's basketball tournament. The teams listed in Black recieved at-large bids.
News & Notes:
ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK-TEAM
Jonny Flynn, Syracuse: No need for me to explain this pick. I'm pretty sure Flynn never left the court once the entire week. He probably just brought a sleeping bag and slept on the hardwood between sessions. He becomes the 4th Big East Tournament MVP to come from the losing team. For the week, Flynn averaged 19.8 ppg, 9.3 apg, and 2.3 spg.
Toney Douglas, Florida State: If FSU had beaten Duke in the ACC finals, he would have been ACC tournament MVP. But they lost, so it went to Jon Scheyer. But Douglas came to play every game this week, racking up games of 25, 27 and 28 while shooting over 58% from the floor.
Cedric Jackson, Cleveland State: Jackson, Cleveland State's point, did not put up overwhelming numbers this week, but he led the Vikings to the dance, knocking off Butler along the way. For the week, he averaged 15.5 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 5.3 apg, and 2.8 spg. If you cant remember anything about Cleveland State or Cedric Jackson, lets go back in time to 12/15/08.
DeMar DeRozan, USC: DeRozan had a decent freshman year, but nothing compared to the hype he came in with. But he played like a senior fighting to keep his college career alive during the USC's run to a tournament bid. He went off in the PAC-10 tourney, leading the Trojans to their first championship. In the first two rounds, he had back-to-back double-doubles, then dropped 25 on ASU in the finals. When all was said and done, he finished with averages of 21 ppg and 9.0 rpg.
Artsiom Parakhouski, Radford: This near 7-foot tall Belarusian beast led Radford to their first Big South title in 11 years. During the regular season he averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. During the three game tournament, he averaged 19.7 ppg, 13.7 rpg (6.3 off), and 4.0 bpg. In the finals, he posted 26 and 18.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Atlantic Coast First Round (Atlanta, GA):
- #8 Virginia Tech 65, #9 Miami 47
- #12 Georgia Tech 86 #5 Clemson 81
- #7 Maryland 74, #10 North Carolina St. 69
- #6 Boston College 76, #11 Virginia 53
Atlantic Coast Second Round:
- #1 North Carolina 79, #8 Virginia Tech 76
- #4 Florida St. 64, #12 Georgia Tech 62
- #7 Maryland 75, #2 Wake Forest 64
- #3 Duke 66, #6 Boston College 65
Atlantic Coast Semifinals:
- #4 Florida St. 73, #1 North Carolina 70
- #3 Duke 67, #7 Maryland 61
Atlantic Coast Finals:
- #3 Duke 79, #4 Florida St. 69
Atlantic Sun First Round (Nashville, TN):
- #2 East Tennessee St. 90, #7 Stetson 65
- #3 Belmont 65, #6 Mercer 64
- #4 Lipscomb 82, #5 Campbell 52
Atlantic Sun Semifinals:
- #2 East Tennessee St. 88, #3 Belmont 74
- #1 Jacksonville 88, #4 Lipscomb 72
Atlantic Sun Finals:
- #2 East Tennessee St. 85, #1 Jacksonville 68
Atlantic 10 First Round (Atlantic City, NJ):
- #9 St. Louis 62, #8 LaSalle 60 OT
- #5 St. Joseph's 72, #12 Charlotte 62
- #7 Duquesne 91, #10 Massachusetts 81
- #6 Richmond 65, #8 St. Bonaventure 49
Atlantic 10 Second Round:
- #1 Xavier 66, #9 St. Louis 47
- #4 Temple 79, #5 St. Josephs 65
- #7 Duquesne 78, #2 Rhode Island 74
- #3 Dayton 69, #6 Richmond 64
Atlantic 10 Semifinals:
- #4 Temple 55, #1 Xavier 53
- #6 Duquesne 77, #3 Dayton 66
Atlantic 10 Finals:
- #4 Temple 69, #6 Duquesne 64
America East Opening Round (Albany, NY):
- #9 Hartford 65, #8 Maine 56
America East First Round Round:
- #7 Albany 56, #2 Vermont 52 OT
- #6 UMBC 79, #3 Boston 75
- #1 Binghamton 73, #9 Hartford 65
- #4 New Hampshire 76, #5 Stony Brook 73
America East Semifinals:
- #6 UMBC 64, #7 Albany 58
- #1 Binghamton 72, #4 New Hampshire 67
America East Finals:
- #1 Binghamton 61, #6 UMBC 51
Big East First Round (New York City, NY):
- #16 DePaul 67, #9 Cincinatti 57
- #13 St. Johns 64, #12 Georgetown 49
- #10 Notre Dame 61, #15 Rutgers 50
- #11 Seton Hall 68, #14 So. Florida 54
Big East Second Round:
- #8 Providence 83, #16 DePaul 74
- #5 Marquette 74, #12 St. Johns 45
- #7 West Virginia 74, #10 Notre Dame 62
- #6 Syracuse 89, #11 Seton Hall 74
Big East Quarterfinals:
- #1 Louisville 77, #8 Providence 55
- #4 Villanova 76, #5 Marquette 75
- #7 West Virginia 74, #2 Pittsburgh 60
- #6 Syracuse 127, #3 Connecticut 117 6OT
Big East Semifinals:
- #1 Louisville 69, #4 Villanova 55
- #6 Syracuse 74, #7 West Virgina 69 OT
Big East Finals:
- #1 Louisville 76, #6 Syracuse 66
Big 10 First Round (Indianapolis, IN):
- #8 Minnesota 66, #9 Northwestern 53
- #7 Michigan 73, #10 Iowa 45
- #6 Penn St. 66, #11 Indiana 51
Big 10 Quarterfinals:
- #1 Michigan St. 64, #8 Minnesota 56
- #5 Ohio State 61, #4 Wisconsin 57
- #2 Illinois 60, #7 Michigan 50
- #3 Purdue 79, #6 Penn St. 65
Big 10 Semifinals:
- #5 Ohio St. 82, #1 Michigan St. 70
- #3 Purdue 66, #2 Illinois 56
Big 10 Finals:
- #3 Purdue 65, #5 Ohio St. 61
Big Sky First Round (Campus Sites):
- #6 Montana St.56, #3 Montana 54
- #4 Idaho St. 67, #5 No. Colorado 60
Big Sky Semifinals (Ogden, UT):
- #2 Portland St. 61, #4 Idaho St. 53
- #6 Montana St. 70, #1 Weber St. 61
Big Sky Final:
- #2 Portland St. 79, #6 Montana St. 77
Big 12 First Round (Oklahoma City, OK):
- #9 Baylor 65, #8 Nebraska 49
- #5 Texas 67, #12 Colorado 56
- #7 Oklahoma St. 82, #12 Iowa St. 67
- #11 Texas Tech 88, #6 Texas A&M 83
Big 12 Quarterfinals:
- #9 Baylor 71, #1 Kansas 64
- #5 Texas 61, #4 Kansas St. 58
- #7 Oklahoma St. 71, #2 Oklahoma 79
- #3 Missouri 81, #11 Texas Tech 60
Big 12 Semifinals:
- #9 Baylor 76, #5 Texas 70
- #3 Missouri 67, #7 Oklahoma St. 59
Big 12 Finals:
- #3 Missouri 73, #9 Baylor 60
Big West First Round (Anaheim, CA):
- #8 UC-Davis 69,#5 UC-Irvine 68
- #7 Cal State Fullerton 59, #6 UC-Riverside 46
Big West Second Round:
- #3 Pacific 67, #8 U-Davis 60
- #4 UC Santa Barbara 73, #7 Cal State Fullerton 64
Big West Semifinals:
- #1 Cal State Northridge 67, #4 UC Santa Barbara 60
- #3 Pacific 65, #2 Long Beach St. 60
Big West Finals:
- #1 Cal State Northridge 71, No. 3 Pacific 66
Colonial Athletic First Round (Richmond, VA):
- #8 Georgia St. 54, #9 Delaware 41
- #5 Hofstra 79, #12 UNC Wilmington 66
- #7 James Madison 70, #10 William & Mary 48
- #11 Towson 63, #6 Drexel 52
Colonial Athletic Second Round:
- #1 VCU 61, #8 Georgia St. 52
- #4 Old Dominion 52, #5 Hofstra 51
- #2 George Mason 61, #7 James Madison 53
- #11 Towson 58, #3 Northeastern 54
Colonial Athletic Semifinals:
- #1 VCU 61, #4 Old Dominion 53
- #2 George Mason 56, #11 Towson 48
Colonial Athletic Final:
- #1 VCU 71, #2 George Mason 50
Conference USA First Round (Memphis, TN) :
- #10 Rice 60, #7 Marshall 59
- #11 So. Mississippi 77, #6 UCF 53
- #8 Tulane 69, #9 East Carolina 59
- #5 Houston 85, #12 SMU 76
Conference USA Quarterfinals:
- #2 Tulsa 73, #1o Rice 51
- #3 UAB 74, #11 So. Mississippi 73 OT
- #1 Memphis 51, #8 Tulane 41
- #5 Houston 89, #4 UTEP 80
Conference USA Semifinals:
- #2 Tulsa 70, #3 UAB 67
- #1 Memphis 74, #5 Houston 49
Conference USA Finals:
- #1 Memphis 64, #2 Tulsa 39
Horizon First Round (Indianapolis, IN):
- #3 Cleveland St. 56, #10 Detroit 43
- #7 Illinois-Chicago 73, #6 Youngstown St. 68
- #4 Wright St. 68, #9 Valparaiso 56
- #5 Milwaukee 77, #8 Loyola 68
Horizon Quarters:
- #4 Wright St. 80, #5 UW-Milwaukee 70
- #3 Cleveland St. 67, #7 Illinois-Chicago 64
Horizon Semifinals:
- #1 Butler 62, #4 Wright St. 57
- #3 Cleveland St. 73, #2 UW-Green Bay 67
Horizon Final:
- #3 Cleveland St. 57, #1 Butler 54
Mid American First Round (Cleveland, OH):
- #7 Central Michigan 62, #10 Eastern Michigan 49
- #6 Kent St. 64, #11 Northern Illinois 61
- #9 Ohio 62, #8 Western Michigan 55
- #5 Akron 93, #12 Toledo 92 OT
Mid American Quarterfinals:
- #2 Ball St. 64, #7 Central Michigan 61 OT
- #3 Buffalo 65, #6 Kent St. 62
- #1 Bowling Green 74, #9 Ohio 61
- #5 Akron 73 , #3 Miami 63
Mid American Semifinals:
- #3 Buffalo 64, #2 Ball St. 52
- #5 Akron 63, #1 Bowling Green 55
Mid American Finals:
- #5 Akron 65, #3 Buffalo 53
MAAC First Round (Albany, NY):
- #9 Canisius 74, #8 Loyola MD 68
- #10 Marist 43, #7 Iona 40
MAAC Quarters:
- #5 Fairfield 68, #4 Manhattan 61
- #1 Siena 77, #9 Canisius 52
- #2 Niagara 79, #10 Marist 50
- #3 Rider 67, #6 St. Peter's 58
MAAC Semifinals:
- #1 Siena 80, #5 Fairfield 65
- #2 Niagra 93, #3 Rider 89
MAAC Final:
- #1 Siena 77, #2 Niagara 70
MEAC First Round (Winston-Salem, NC):
- #7 Hampton 51, #10 Delaware St. 32
- #8 Florida A&M 71, # 9 Howard 58
- #6 Bethune-Cookman 52, #11 MD-Eastern Shore 47
MEAC Semifinals:
- #1 Morgan St. 71, #8 Florida A&M 41
- #2 South Carolina St. 57, #7 Hampton 56
- #3 Norfolk St. 63, #6 Bethune Cookman 58
- #5 Coppin St. 66, #4 North Carolina A&T 63
MEAC Finals:
- #1 Morgan St. 83, #3 Norfolk St. 69
Missouri Valley First Round (St. Louis, MO):
- #9 Indiana St. 62, #8 Drake 55
- #7 Wichita St. 59, #10 Missouri St. 46
Missouri Valley Quarters:
- #1 Northern Iowa 63, #8 Indiana St. 59
- #4 Bradley 67, #5 Southern Illinois 55
- #2 Creighton 63, #7 Wichita St. 62
- #3 Illinois St. 78, #6 Evansville 68
Missouri Valley Semifinals:
- #1 Northern Iowa 76, #4 Bradley 62
- #3 Illinois St. 73, #2 Creighton 49
Missouri Valley Finals:
- #1 Northern Iowa 60, #3 Illinois St. 57 OT
Mountain West First Round (Las Vegas, NV):
- #9 Air Force 71, #8 Colorado St. 67
Mountain West Quarterfinals:
- #1 BYU 80, #9 Air Force 69
- #4 San Diego St. 71, #5 UNLV 57
- #2 Utah 61, #7 TCU 58
- #6 Wyoming 75 , #3 New Mexico 67
Mountain West Semifinals:
- #4 San Diego State 64, #1 BYU 62
- #2 Utah 68, #6 Wyoming 55
Mountain West Finals:
- #2 Utah 52, #4 San Diego State 50
North East First Round (Campus Sites):
- #1 Robert Morris 73, #8 St. Francis 60
- #2 Mount St. Mary's 72, #7 Wagner 62
- #3 Sacred Heart 76, #6 Central Connecticut St. 64
- #5 Quinnipiac 86, No. 4 Long Island 78 OT
North East Semifinals (Campus Sites):
- #1 Robert Morris 75, #5 Quinnipiac 48
- #2 Mt. St. Marys 68, #3 Sacred Heart 63
North East Final (@ Robert Morris):
- #1 Robert Morris 48, #2 Mt. St. Marys 46
Ohio Valley First Round (Campus Sites):
- #1 Tennessee-Martin 93, #8 Tennessee Tech 75
- #4 Morehead St. 91, #5 Eastern Kentucky 72
- #3 Murray St. 88, #6 Tennessee St. 74
- #2 Austin Peay 57, #7 Eastern Illinois 54
Ohio Valley Semifinals (Nashville, TN):
- #4 Morehead St. 63, #1 Tennessee-Martin 55
- #2 Austin Peay 67, #3 Murray State 50
Ohio Valley Finals:
- #4 Morehead St. 67, #2 Austin Peay 65 2OT
PAC 10 First Round (Los Angeles, CA):
- #9 Stanford 62, #8 Oregon State 54
- #7 Washington State 62, #10 Oregon 40
PAC 10 Quarterfinals:
- #4 Arizona St. 68, #5 Arizona 56
- #1 Washington 85, #9 Stanford 73
- #6 USC 79, #3 California 75
- #2 UCLA 64, #7 Washington State 53
PAC 10 Semifinals:
- #4 Arizona State 75, #1 Washington 65
- #6 USC 65, #2 UCLA 55
PAC 10 Final:
- #6 USC 66, #4 Arizona State 63
Patriot First Round (Campus Sites):
- #1 American 78, #8 Lafayette 56
- #2 Holy Cross 75, #7 Bucknell 56
- #6 Colgate 64, #3 Navy 59 OT
- #4 Army 53, #5 Lehigh 50
Patriot Semifinal (Campus Sites):
- #1 American 61, #4 Army, 60
- #2 Holy Cross 61, #6 Colgate 44
Patriot Finals (@ American):
- #1 American 73, #2 Holy Cross 57
SEC First Round (Tampa, FL):
- #4E Kentucky 71, #5W Ole Miss 58
- #3W Mississippi St. 79, #6E Georgia 60
- #4W Alabama 82, #5E Vanderbilt 75
- #3E Florida 73 , #6W Arkansas 58
SEC Quarterfinals:
- #1W LSU 67, #4E Kentucky 58
- #3W Mississippi State 82, #2E South Carolina 68
- #1E Tennessee 86, #4W Alabama 62
- #2W Auburn 61, #3E Florida 58
SEC Semifinals:
- #3W Mississippi State 67, #1W LSU 57
- #1E Tennessee 94, #2W Auburn 85
SEC Finals:
- #3W Mississippi St 64, #1E Tennessee 61
Southern First Round (Chattanooga, TN):
- #4N Appalachian St. 86, #5S Georgia Southern 75
- #3S Charleston 69, #6N UNC-Greensboro 56
- #5N Elon 62, #4S Western Carolina 55
- #3N Samford 57, #6S Furman 52
Southern Second Round:
- #1S Davidson 84, #4N Appalachian St. 68
- #3S Charleston 67, #2N Western Carolina 48
- #1N Chattanooga 79, #5N Elon 78
- #3N Samford 76, #2S The Citadel 67
Southern Semifinals:
- #3S Charleston 59, #1S Davidson 52
- #1N Chattanooga 81, #3N Samford 70
Southern Final:
- #1N Chattanooga 80, #3S Charleston 69
Southland First Round (Katy, TX):
- #2 Nicholls St. 80, #7 Texas St. 75
- #6 UT San Antonio 83, #3 Sam Houston St. 74
- #1 Stephen F. Austin 67, #8 Southeastern Louisiana 56
- #4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79 , #5 UT Arlington 77
Southland Semifinals:
- #6 UT San Antonio 57, #2 Nicholls St. 55
- #1 Stephen F. Austin 63, #4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 60
Southland Finals:
- #1 Stephen F. Austin 68, #6 UT-San Antonio 57
Summit First Round (Sioux Falls, SD):
- #1 North Dakota St. 83, #8 Centenary 77
- #7 South Dakota St. 72, #2 Oral Roberts 69 OT
- #3 Oakland 75, #6 IPFW 62
- #5 Southern Utah 53, #4 IUPUI 48
Summit Semifinals:
- #1 North Dakota St. 79, #5 Southern Utah 67
- #3 Oakland 74, #7 South Dakota St. 56
Summit Final:
- #1 North Dakota St. 66, #3 Oakland 64
Sun Belt First Round (Campus Sites):
- #9 Florida International 71, #8 Louisiana-Lafayette 69
- #4 North Texas 79, #13 Florida Atlantic 73
- #5 Middle Tennessee St. 69, #12 Arkansas St. 62
- #6 South Alabama 62, #11 New Orleans 60
- #7 Denver 66, #10 Louisiana-Monroe 57
Sun Belt Quarterfinals (Hot Springs, AR):
- #1 Western Kentucky 66, #9 Florida International 58
- #4 North Texas 88, #5 Middle Tennessee St. 79
- #2 AR-Little Rock 58, #7 Denver 55
- #6 South Alabama 78, #3 Troy 75
Sun Belt Semifinals:
- #1 Western Kentucky 77, #4 North Texas 70
- #6 Southern Alabama 54, #2 AR-Little Rock 44
Sun Belt Final:
- #1 Western Kentucky 64, #6 Southern Alabama 56
SWAC Quarterfinals (Birmingham, AL) :
- #2 Jackson St. 72, #7 Texas Southern 65
- #1 Alabama St. 70, #8 Alabama A&M 58
- #3 Prairie View 65, #6 Mississippi Valley St. 60
- #4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62, #5 Southern 61
SWAC Semifinals:
- #2 Jackson St. 66, #3 Prairie View A&M 53
- #1 Alabama St. 63, #4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 55
SWAC Finals:
- #1 Alabama St. 65, #2 Jackson St. 58
Western Athletic Opening Round (Reno, NV):
- #9 Fresno St. 62, #8 Hawaii 58
Western Athletic Quarterfinals:
- #5 New Mexico St. 80, #4 Boise St. 70
- #1 Utah St. 85, #9 Fresno St. 68
- #2 Nevada 78, #7 San Jose St. 69
- #6 Louisiana Tech 70, #3 Idaho 62
Western Athletic Semifinals:
- #1 Utah St. 71, #5 New Mexico St. 70
- #2 Nevada 77, #6 Louisiana Tech 68
Western Athletic Finals:
- #1 Utah St. 72, #2 Nevada 62
West Coast First Round (Las Vegas, NV):
- #5 San Diego 62, #8 Loyola Marymount 56
- #6 Pepperdine 93, #7 San Francisco 85
West Coast Second Round:
- #4 Santa Clara 80, #5 San Diego 69
- #3 Portland 69, #6 Pepperdine 45
West Coast Semifinals:
- #1 Gonzaga 94, #4 Santa Clara 59
- #2 St. Mary's 71, #3 Portland 64
West Coast Final:
- #1 Gonzaga 83, #2 St. Marys 58
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
Conference Tournament Madness: A Review |
Sunday's Madness |
Trizzle will once again be taking over BIAH. For a full schedule of the conference tournaments and a listing of the automatic bids, click here.
Championship Week is over and it is time for us to start the NCAA Tournament. I don't know what you guys are going to do all day tomorrow without college hoops to watch all day? I would suggest resting up, because Thursday will kick off what is always the best four days of the year.
Here is a quick recap of Sunday's action.
GAME OF THE DAY: Purdue 65, Ohio State 61
Ohio State was up by five at the half, but squandered the lead amidst a 15-5 run by Purdue with 11 minutes to go in the game. However, Purdue went cold down the stretch, Robbie Hummel only had 9 points in the game, not making a basket for five minutes down the stretch, where Ohio State chipped away at the lead. But with 45 seconds left Purdue's Keaton Grant hit a 3-pointer to put the Boilermakers up 5, and Ohio State could not get the desperation 3's to go in, as Purdue wins the Big 10 Championship 65-61.
Chris Kramer and the Boilermakers came back to beat the Buckeyes in the Big 10 final.
(photo credit: Michael Conroy/AP)
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Jon Scheyer, Duke
He was 6-10 from the field and 13-15 from the foul line, scoring 29 points in Duke's 79-69 win over Florida State in the ACC title game. Scheyer, who was named Tournament MVP sparked Duke's final run with a 3-pointer just as FSU was trying to get back in the game in the second half. Scheyer only missed twice from behind the arch, and contributed 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Scheyer averaged 22 points in Duke's 3 tournament wins. Gerald Henderson also added 27 points in the finals win. This is Duke's ninth ACC title in twelve years. But take heed - the last 4 times the Blue Devils won the ACC crown, they went on to lose in the Sweet 16.
Jon Scheyer celebrates his ACC tourney MVP.
(photo credit: Dave Martin/AP)
TEAM OF THE DAY: Mississippi State Bulldogs
MSU punched their ticket to the big dance and bursted at least one team's bubble in their 64-61 win over top-seeded Tennessee in the SEC tournament final. The victory was the sixth straight for Mississippi State, which entered the tournament needing a to win the auto bid. The game was back-an-forth for nearly all 40 minutes, and each team held the lead at least five times. MSU's Phil Turner scored 7 of his 12 points in the last 90 seconds of the game, and hit the go ahead 3-pointer with under 30 seconds remaining. He also grabbed 10 rebounds in the victory. Tournament MVP Jarvis Varnado added 10 points, 7 boards, and 6 blocks in the win. This was MSU's first SEC title since 2003.
(photo credit: Mike Carlson)
Sunday's Games:
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Atlantic Coast Finals (Atlanta, GA):
- # Duke 79, #4 Florida St. 69
Big 10 Final (Indianapolis, IN):
- #3 Purdue, #5 Ohio St.
Southeastern Final (Tampa, FL):
- #3W Mississippi St. 64, #1E Tennessee 61
Southland Final (Katy, TX):
- #1 Stephen F. Austin 68, Texas-San Antonio 57
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
Saturday's Madness |
Seeing as championship week has officially started, we are going to be doing a new daily madness segment. Here, you can find the daily scores and schedules for every conference tournament game that day as Trizzle will once again be taking over BIAH. For a full schedule of the conference tournaments and a listing of the automatic bids, click here.
The theme of Friday basketball was "pop". Not the soda. Not your father. As in bubbles. The bubble picture got a whole lot clearer as a number of teams played their way out, another group of teams played their way in, and Duquense and Temple made sure there was one less spot to go around.
GAME OF THE DAY: Utah State 71, New Mexico State 70
It was a wild one out in Reno for the WAC semifinals. Utah State jumped out to an early 10 points lead, but NMSU came storming back. A 21-6 run to close the first half put NMSU up 47-34 going into the break. It was a different story in the second half, as USU put their #1 defender, Tyler Newbold, on Jonathon Gibson. Gibson had 14 first half points (including nine in the run at the end of the half), but he didn't score until there was 1:42 left in the game. This allowed USU to make a push, getting the lead down to three on a few occasions. They were down 68-60 with just over four minutes left in the game, but USU scored 11 of the last 13 points of the game. With 32 seconds left and USU down one, Hernst Laroche missed a front end. Gibson grabbed the board, but he was almost immediately tied up by Newbold with the possession arrow favoring USU. At the other end, Newbold knocked down a four foot jumper with 3.1 seconds left to win it. NMSU missed a 40 foot heave that would have won it at the buzzer.
Tyler Newbold hit the game-winning shot against New Mexico State.
He also locked down the best offensive player. Good night.
(photo credit: Rich Pendrencelli/AP)
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Greivis Vazquez, Maryland
It looks like Maryland may be dancing after all. The Terps have now won two games in the ACC Tournament after beating Wake Forest 75-64 on Friday. The win might be just enough to push the Terps into the dance, as they avenged a 65-63 defeat not two weeks ago. Vazquez was the best player for Maryland, as he finished with 22 points, 9 assists, and 8 boards. Maryland had taken a 36-31 lead into the break, but it was a 14-2 run to start the second half that blew the game open. Vazquez only had a three pointer in the run, but he assisted on three of the other five baskets. The Terps defense was as good as it as been all season, holding the Demon Deacons to under 30% shooting from the field.
TEAMS OF THE DAY: San Diego State
The Aztecs might have locked up a bid to the NCAA tournament by beating BYU, the top seed, in the MWC semi's. Lorrenzo Wade scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half, including 12 in the final six minutes (see the video) to help SDSU fend off a tough Cougar team. Wade's two free throws with 7.6 seconds left sealed it.
As I said before, this win almost locks SDSU up with a bid. They would do well to beat Utah tomorrow, thus earning them the automatic bid and ending all speculation, but as of right now they are in.
Friday's Results
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Patriot Finals (Campus Site):
- #1 American 73, #2 Holy Cross 57
Atlantic Coast Quarterfinals (Atlanta, GA)
- #1 North Carolina 79, #8 Virginia Tech 76
- #4 Florida St. 64, #12 Georgia Tech 62
- #7 Maryland 75, #2 Wake Forest 64
- #3 Duke 66, #6 Boston College 65
Atlantic 10 Semifinals (Atlantic City, NJ)
- #4 Temple 55, #1 Xavier 53
- #6 Duquesne 77, #3 Dayton 66
Big East Semifinals (New York City, NY)
- #1 Louisville 69, #4 Villanova 55
- #6 Syracuse 74, #7 West Virginia 69 OT
Big 10 Quarterfinals (Indianapolis, IN)
- #1 Michigan St. 64, #8 Minnesota 56
- #5 Ohio St. 61, #4 Wisconsin 57
- #2 Illinois 60, #7 Michigan 50
- #3 Purdue 79, #6 Penn St. 65
Big 12 Semifinals (Oklahoma City, OK)
- #9 Baylor 76, #5 Texas 70
- #3 Missouri 67, #7 Oklahoma St. 59
Big West Semifinals (Anaheim, CA)
- #1 Cal State Northridge 67, #4 UC-Santa Barbara 60
- #3 Pacific 65, #2 Long Beach State 60
Conference USA Semifinals (Memphis, TN)
- #2 Tulsa 70, #3 UAB 67
- #1 Memphis 74, #5 Houston 49
Mid-American Semifinals (Cleveland, OH)
- #3 Buffalo 64, #2 Ball St. 52
- #5 Akron 63, #1 Bowling Green 55
MEAC Semifinals (Winston-Salem, NC)
- #1 Morgan St. 75, #5 Coppin St. 67
- #3 Norfolk St. 74, #2 South Carolina St. 71
Mountain West Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV)
- #4 San Diego St. 64, #1 BYU 62
- #2 Utah 68, #6 Wyoming 55
PAC-10 Semifinals (Los Angeles, CA)
- #4 Arizona St. 75, #1 Washington 65
- #6 USC 65, #2 UCLA 55
SEC Quarterfinal (Tampa, FL)
- #W1 LSU 67, #E4 Kentucky 58
- #W3 Mississippi St. 82, #E2 South Carolina 68
- #E1 Tennessee 86, #W4 Alabama 62
- #W2 Auburn 61, #E3 Florida 58
Southland Semifinals (Katy, TX)
- #6 UT-San Antonio 57, #2 Jackson St. 55
- #1 Stephen F. Austin 63, #4 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 60
SWAC Semifinals (Birmingham, AL)
- #2 Jackson State 66, #3 Prairie View A&M 53
- #1 Alabama State 63, #4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 55
Western Athletic Semifinal (Reno, NV)
- #1 Utah St. 71, #5 New Mexico St. 70
- #2 Nevada 77, #6 Lousiana Tech 68
If Friday's theme was "pop", Saturday's is ... what is the opposite of a bubble popping? Twelve tournament bids are going to be decided today, so get ready to start filling in those brackets.
Saturday's Games
CHAMPIONSHIPS
America East Finals (campus site)
- 11:00 AM: #6 UMBC @ #1 Binghamton
Atlantic 10 Finals (Atlantic City, NJ)
- 6:00 PM: #4 Temple vs. #6 Duquesne
Big East Finals (New York City, NY)
- 9:00 PM: #1 Louisville vs. #6 Syracuse
Big 12 Finals (Oklahoma City, OK)
- 6:00 PM: #3 Missouri vs. #9 Baylor
Big West Finals (Anaheim, CA)
- 12:00 AM: #1 Cal State Northridge vs. #3 Pacific
Conference USA Finals (Memphis, TN)
- 11:35 AM: #1 Memphis vs. #2 Tulsa
Mid-American Finals (Cleveland, OH)
- 8:00 PM: #3 Buffalo vs. #5 Akron
MEAC Finals (Winston-Salem, NC)
- 7:00 PM: #1 Morgan St. vs. #3 Norfolk St.
Mountain West Finals (Las Vegas, NV)
- 7:00 PM: #2 Utah vs. #4 San Diego St.
PAC-10 Finals (Los Angeles, CA)
- 6:00 PM: #4 Arizona St. vs. #6 USC
SWAC Finals (Birmingham, AL)
- 9:00 PM: #1 Alabama State vs. #2 Jackson State
Western Athletic Finals (Reno, NV)
- 10:00 PM: #1 Utah St. vs. #2 Nevada
Atlantic Coast Quarterfinals (Atlanta, GA)
- #1 North Carolina vs. #4 Florida St.
- #3 Duke vs. #7 Maryland
Big 10 Quarterfinals (Indianapolis, IN)
- #1 Michigan St. vs. #5 Ohio St.
- #2 Illinois vs. #3 Purdue
SEC Quarterfinal (Tampa, FL)
- #W1 LSU vs. #W3 Mississippi St.
- #E1 Tennessee vs. #W2 Auburn
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Thursday Madness Scoreboard |
Seeing as championship week has officially started, we are going to be doing a new daily madness segment. Here, you can find the daily scores and schedules for every conference tournament game that day as Trizzle will once again be taking over BIAH. For a full schedule of the conference tournaments and a listing of the automatic bids, click here.
Thursday's Games Scoreboard
Lucky for you, there were games around the clock. Full sessions from the major conferences meant more games every hour. The BET was especially crazy, with Villanova winning at the buzzer and 'Cuse and UConn going to sextuple overtime.
ACC First Round (Atlanta, GA)
- #8 Virginia Tech 65, #9 Miami 47
- #12 Georgia Tech 86 #5 Clemson 81
- #7 Maryland 74, #10 North Carolina St. 69
- #6 Boston College 76, #11 Virginia 53
Atlantic 10 First Round (Atlantic City, NJ)
- #1 Xavier 66, #9 St. Louis 47
- #4 Temple 79, #5 St. Josephs 65
- #7 Duquesne 78, #2 Rhode Island 74
- #3 Dayton 69, #6 Richmond 64
Big East Tournament Quarterfinals (New York City, NY)
- #1 Louisville 77, #8 Providence 55
- #4 Villanova 76, #5 Marquette 75
- #7 West Virginia 74, #2 Pittsburgh 60
- #6 Syracuse 127, #3 Connecticut 117 3OT
Big 10 First Round (Indianapolis, IN)
- #8 Minnesota 66, #9 Northwestern 53
- #7 Michigan 73, #10 Iowa 45
- #6 Penn St. 66, #11 Indiana 51
Big 12 Quarterfinals (Oklahoma City, OK)
- #9 Baylor 71, #1 Kansas 64
- #5 Texas 61, #4 Kansas St. 58
- #7 Oklahoma St. 71, #2 Oklahoma 79
- #3 Missouri 81 vs. #11 Texas Tech 60
Big West Second Round (Anaheim, CA)
- #3 Pacific 67, #8 U-Davis 60
- #4 UC Santa Barbara 73, #7 UC-Fullerton 64
Conference USA Quarterfinals (Memphis, TN)
- #2 Tulsa 73, #1o Rice 51
- #3 UAB 74, #11 Southern Mississippi 73 OT
- #1 Memphis 51, #8 Tulane 41
- #5 Houston 89, #4 UTEP 80
Mid American First Round (Cleveland, OH)
-#2 Ball St. 64, #7 Central Michigan 61 OT
- #3 Buffalo 65, #6 Kent State 62
- #1 Bowling Green 74, #9 Ohio 61
- #5 Akron 73 , #3 Miami 63
MEAC Semifinals (Winston-Salem, NC)
- #3 Norfolk State 63, #6 Bethune Cookman 58
- #5 Coppin St. 66, #4 North Carolina A&T 63
Mountain West Quarterfinals (Las Vegas, NV)
- #1 BYU 80, #9 Air Force 69
- #4 San Diego St. 71, #5 UNLV 57
- #2 Utah 61, #7 TCU 58
- #6 Wyoming 75 , #3 New Mexico 67
PAC 10 Quarterfinals (Los Angeles, CA)
- #4 Arizona St. 68, #5 Arizona 56
- #1 Washington 85, #9 Stanford 73
- #6 USC 79, #3 California 75
- #2 UCLA 64, #7 Washington State 53
SEC First Round (Tampa, FL)
- #E4 Kentucky 71, #W5 Ole Miss 58
- #W3 Mississippi St. 79, #E6 Georgia 60
- #W4 Alabama 82, #E5 Vanderbilt 75
- #E3 Florida 73 , #W6 Arkansas 58
Southland First Round (Katy, TX)
- #2 Nicholls State 80, #7 Texas State 75
- #3 Sam Houston St. 74, #6 UT San Antonio 83
- #1 Stephen F. Austin 67, #8 Southeastern Louisiana 56
- #4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79 , #5 UT Arlington 77
SWAC Quarterfinals (Birmingham, AL)
- #3 Prairie View A&M 65, #6 Mississippi Valley St. 60
- #4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 65, #5 Southern 58
Western Athletic Quarterfinals (Reno, NV)
- #5 New Mexico State 80, #4 Boise State 70
- #1 Utah State 85, #9 Fresno St. 68
- #2 Nevada 78, #7 San Jose St. 69
- #6 Louisiana Tech 70, #3 Idaho 62
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Thursday Madness |
Seeing as championship week has officially started, we are going to be doing a new daily madness segment. Here, you can find the daily scores and schedules for every conference tournament game that day as Trizzle will once again be taking over BIAH. For a full schedule of the conference tournaments and a listing of the automatic bids, click here.
GAME OF THE DAY: Portland State 79, Montana State 77
Montana State came into this game with a losing record at 14-16 after finishing in sixth place in the Big Sky. But after upsetting #1 Weber State on the road on Tuesday, the Bobcats locked up their first trip to the Big Sky finals since 1998. While the Vikings were the heavy favorites coming in, the Bobcats were right in it for most of the first half. The Vikings used a 11-1 run to open up a double digit lead midway through the second half, but Montana State would keep chipping away, setting up this exciting finish:
Jeremiah Dominguez led PSU with 22 points and 5 assists, while Divaldo Mbungo led MSU with 20 points nad 10 boards.
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Mike Singletary, Texas Tech
This isn't even close. Just by looking at the number's he posted, you can tell Singletary had a helluva game. He finished with 43 points as the Red Raiders were able to come back from 21 down to knock off the #6 seed Texas A&M Aggies. 43 points. Nothing special, that has been done before. Well, what about scoring 29 straight points? Because that is precisely what he did. With 9:35 left in the game, the score was 60-50 A&M, but Singletary would outscore the Aggies 29-18, ending with a lay-up with 39 seconds left that game the Raiders the lead for good.
Mike Singletary scored 29 straight points to lead Tech to the upset.
(photo credit - Getty Images)
They were good too: Kevin Rogers, Baylor - 10 pts, 20 rbs; Dexter Pittman, Texas - 26 pts, 10 rbs; Melquan Bolding, Duquense - 23 pts, 13 rbs; Craig Brackins, Iowa State - 23 pts, 12 rbs; Aubrey Coleman, Houston - 20 pts, 14 rbs.
TEAM OF THE DAY: Robert Morris
The Colonials earned their first trip to the dance since 1992 with a 48-46 win over Mt. St. Mary's in the finals of the NEC tournament. With the clock running down, Jeremy Chappell lost control of the ball. It ended up in the hands of Dallas Green, who hit a short jumper with 2.5 seconds left on the clock. It was his only field goal of the game.
Wednesday's Results
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Big Sky Final (Ogden, UT)
- #2 Portland St. 79, #6 Montana St. 77
Northeast Final (Campus Site)
- #1 Robert Morris 48, #2 Mt. St. Marys 46,
Atlantic 10 First Round (Atlantic City, NJ)
- #9 St. Louis 62, #8 LaSalle 60 OT
- #5 St. Joseph's 72, #12 Charlotte 62
- #7 Duquesne 91, #10 Massachusetts 81
- #6 Richmond 65, #8 St. Bonaventure 49
Big East Second Round (New York City, NY)
- #8 Providence 83, #16 DePaul 74
- #5 Marquette 74, #12 St. Johns 45
- #7 West Virginia 74, #10 Notre Dame 62
- #6 Syracuse 89, #11 Seton Hall 74
Big 12 First Round (Oklahoma City, OK)
- #9 Baylor 65, #8 Nebraska 49
- #5 Texas 67, #12 Colorado 56
- #7 Oklahoma St. 82, #12 Iowa St. 67
- #11 Texas Tech 88, #6 Texas A&M 83
Big West First Round (Anahiem, CA)
- #8 UC-Davis 69,#5 UC-Irvine 68
- #7 Cal State Fullerton 59, #6 UC-Riverside 46
Conference USA First Round (Memphis, TN)
- #10 Rice 60, #7 Marshall 59
- #11 Southern Mississippi 77, #6 UCF 53
- #8 Tulane 69, #9 East Carolina 59
- #5 Houston 85, #12 SMU 76
MEAC Quarterfinals (Winston-Salem, NC)
- #6 Bethune Cookman 52, #11 MD-Eastern Shore 47
- #1 Morgan St. 71, #8 Florida A&M 41
- #2 South Carolina St. 57, #7 Hampton 56
Mountain West First Round (Las Vegas, NV)
- #9 Air Force 71, #8 Colorado St. 67
Pac-10 First Round (Los Angeles, CA)
- #9 Stanford 62, #8 Oregon St. 54
- #7 Washington St. 62, #10 Oregon 40
SWAC Quarterfinals (Birmingham, AL)
- #2 Jackson St. 72 , #7 Texas Southern 65
- #1 Alabama St. 70, #8 Alabama A&M 58
Thursday's Games
ACC First Round (Atlanta, GA)
- NOON: #8 Virginia Tech vs. #9 Miami
- 2:30PM: #5 Clemson vs. #12 Georgia Tech
- 7:00PM: #7 Maryland vs. #10 North Carolina St.
- 9:30PM: #6 Boston College vs. #11 Virginia
Atlantic 10 First Round (Atlantic City, NJ)
- NOON: #1 Xavier vs. #9 St. Louis
- 2:30PM: #4 Temple vs. #5 St. Josephs
- 6:30PM: #2 Rhode Island vs. #7 Duquesne
- 9:00PM: #3 Dayton vs. #6 Richmond
Big East Tournament Quarterfinals (New York City, NY)
- NOON: #1 Louisville vs. #8 Providence
- 2:00PM: #4 Villanova vs. #5 Marquette
- 7:00PM: #2 Pittsburgh vs. #7 West Virginia
- 9:00PM: #3 Connecticut vs. #6 Syracuse
Big 10 First Round (Indianapolis, IN)
- NOON: #8 Minnesota vs. #9 Northwestern
- 2:30PM: #7 Michigan vs. #10 Iowa
- 5:00PM: #6 Penn St. vs. #11 Indiana
Big 12 Quarterfinals (Oklahoma City, OK)
- 12:30PM: #1 Kansas vs. #9 Baylor
- 3:00PM: #4 Kansas St. vs. #5 Texas
- 7:00PM: #2 Oklahoma vs. #7 Oklahoma St.
- 9:30PM: #3 Missouri vs. #6 Texas A&M
Big West Second Round (Anaheim, CA)
- 9:00PM: #3 Pacific vs. #8 U-Davis
- 11:30PM: #4 UC Santa Barbara vs. #8 UC-Davis
Conference USA Quarterfinals (Memphis, TN)
- 1:00PM: #2 Tulsa vs. #1o Rice
- 3:00PM: #3 UAB vs. #11 Southern Mississippi
- 7:00PM: #1 Memphis vs. #8 Tulane
- 9:30PM: #4 UTEP vs. #5 Houston
Mid American First Round (Cleveland, OH)
- NOON: #2 Ball St. vs. #7 Central Michigan
- 3:30PM: ##3 Buffalo vs. vs. #6 Kent State
- 7:00PM: 1 Bowling Green vs. #9 Ohio
- 9:30PM: #3 Miami vs. No. #5 Akron
MEAC Semifinals (Winston-Salem, NC)
- 6:00PM: #3 Norfolk State vs. #6 Bethune Cookman
- 8:30PM: #4 North Carolina A&T vs. #5 Coppin St.
Mountain West Quarterfinals (Las Vegas, NV)
- 3:00PM: #1 BYU vs. #9 Air Force
- 5:30PM: #4 San Diego St. vs. #5 UNLV
- 9:00PM: #2Utah vs. #7 TCU
- 11:30PM: #3 New Mexico vs. #6 Wyoming
PAC 10 Quarterfinals (Los Angeles, CA)
- 3:00PM: #4 Arizona St. vs. #5 Arizona
- 5:30PM: #1 Washington vs. #9 Stanford
- 9:00PM: #3 California vs. #6 USC
- 11:30PM: #2 UCLA vs. #7 Washington State
SEC First Round (Tampa, FL)
- 1:00PM: E4 Kentucky vs. W5 Ole Miss
- 3:00PM: W3 Mississippi St. vs. E6 Georgia
- 7:30PM: W4 Alabama vs. E5 Vanderbilt
- 9:45: E3 Florida vs. W6 Arkansas
Southland First Round (Katy, TX)
- 1:00PM: #2 Nicholls State vs. #7 Texas State
- 3:30PM: #3 Sam Houston St. vs. #6 UT San Antonio
- 7:00PM: #1 Stephen F. Austin vs. #8 Southeastern Louisiana
- 9:30PM: #4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. #5 UT Arlington
SWAC Quarterfinals (Birmingham, AL)
- 3:30PM: #3 Prairie View vs. #6 Mississippi Valley St.
- 9:00PM: #4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. #5 Southern
Western Athletic Quarterfinals (Reno, NV)
- 3:00PM: #4 Boise State vs. #5 New Mexico State
- 5:30PM: #1 Utah State vs. #9 Fresno St.
- 9:00PM: #2 Nevada vs. #7 San Jose St.
- 11:30PM: #3 Idaho vs. #6 Louisiana Tech
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Wednesday Madness Scoreboard |
Wednesday's Scoreboard
The first session of play has ended. Four games tip off at 7PM, and games continue on into the late hours of the night. No Big East upsets so far, as Marquette and Providence roll in their games. The game to watch tonight is Notre Dame vs. West Virginia. Of course by now you know B.I.A.H is blogging live from MSG.
Big Sky Final (Ogden, UT)
- #2 Portland St. 79, #6 Montana St. 72
Northeast Final (Robert Morris, PA)
- #1 Robert Morris 48, #2 Mt. St. Marys 46
Atlantic 10 First Round (Atlantic City, NJ)
- #9 St. Louis 62, #8 LaSalle 60 OT
- #5 St. Joesephs 72, #12 Charlotte 62
- #7 Duquesne 91, #10 Massachusetts 81
- #6 Richmond 65, #8 St. Bonaventures 49
Big East Second Round (New York City, NY)
- #8 Providence 83, #16 DePaul 73
- #5 Marquette 74, #12 St. Johns 45
- #7 West Virginia 74, #10 Notre Dame 62
- #6 Syracuse 89, #11 Seton Hall 74
Big 12 First Round (Oklahoma City, OK)
- #9 Baylor 65, #8 Nebraska 49
- #5 Texas 67, #12 Colorado 56
- #7 Oklahoma St. 81, #12 Iowa St. 67
- #11 Texas Tech 88#6 Texas A&M 83
Big West First Round (Anahiem, CA)
- #8 UC-Davis 69 , #5 UC-Irvine 68
- #7 Cal State Fullerton 59, #6 UC-Riverside 48 SECOND HALF
Conference USA First Round (Memphis, TN)
- #10 Rice 60, #7 Marshall 59
- #11 Southern Mississippi 77, #6 UCF 53
- #8 Tulane 69, #9 East Carolina 59
- #5 Houston 85, #12 SMU 76
MEAC Quarterfinals (Winston-Salem, NC)
- #6 Bethune Cookman 52, # 11 MD-Eastern Shore 47
- #1 Morgan St. 71, #8 Florida A&M 41
- #2 South Carolina St. 57, #7 Hampton 56
Mountain West First Round (Las Vegas, NV)
- #9 Air Force 71, #8 Colorado St. 67
PAC-10 First Round (Los Angeles, CA)
- #9 Stanford 62, #8 Oregon St. 54
- #7 Washington St. 50, #10 Oregon 33 SECOND HALF
SWAC Quarterfinals (Birmingham, AL)
- #2 Jackson St. 72, #7 Texas Southern 65
- #1 Alabama St. 70, #8 Alabama A&M 58
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Wednesday's Madness |
Seeing as championship week has officially started, we are going to be doing a new daily madness segment. Here, you can find the daily scores and schedules for every conference tournament game that day as Trizzle will once again be taking over BIAH. For a full schedule of the conference tournaments and a listing of the automatic bids, click here.
With the Big East Tournament underway, we can officially proclaim Championship Week to be in full effect. We had a mid-major game-winner, a bracket-buster upset, and an OT thriller last night.
GAME OF THE DAY: Akron 93, Toledo 92 OT
March Madness was defined for this game. Seriously. Akron was down 62-50 with 5:00 left (after not making a field goal for 15 minutes) in the game and 70-63 with 2:00 left, but the Zips used a ridiculous run to tie the game at 78 and force OT on an Anthony Hitchens three. After making just seven free throws in the previous 15 minutes, the Zips scored 28 points in the last five minutes, 13 of which came from Nate Linhart. In the OT, the two teams went back and forth, before a Hitchens turnover with 17 seconds remained gave Toledo the ball down 91-90. Clayton Sterling drove to the rim, and hit a tough scoop shot in the lane with six seconds left. But the Zips came right back, and after the ball was knocked out of bounds, they diagramed up a ridiclous play at the buzzer (there are three plays in the video - Hitchens' three, Sterling's runner, and Chris McKnight's game-winning basket):
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Ben Woodside, North Dakota State
The first time Trizzle Took Over, I got to mention NDSU's Ben Woodside, because he was in the midst of a ridiculous scoring streak of 26, 24, 28, 28, 30. I get to talk bout him again because he hit a running jumper in the lane with six seconds left to win the Summit Tournament Championship. Oakland held Woodside to five in the first half, but he broke off for 12 in the second, and led a rally in the game's last five minutes. Michael Tveidt led NDSU with 21 points, and Woodside, the Summit POY, added 17. Oakland actually got a good shot off at the buzzer but the long 3-pointer by Oakland's Johnathon Jones at the final horn bounced out. Erik Kangas and Will Hudson each had 16 points for the Grizzles. Jones added 15 and Keith Benson had 14.
They were good too: Paris Horne, St. John's - 23 pts, 5 rbs; Jonathon Amos, Toledo - 24 pts, 9 rbs, 5 stls; DeAndre Coleman, South Alabama - 27 pts, 9 rbs; Cedric Jackson, Cleveland State - 19 pts, 7 rbs, 8 asts, 3 stls
TEAM OF THE DAY: DePaul Blue Demons
Why have a 16 team Big East Tournament? The Blue Demons won no regular season games, and probably shouldn't have been playing today. Well, they did and they registered their first Big East win of the season, upsetting Cincinnati 67-57 and thus ending any chances the Bearcats had at getting an at-large bid. The "Human Youtube Video" Dar Tucker had 17 (all in the second half) and Mac Koshwal added 12 points and nine rebounds, ending the Demons 18-game losing streak. Could this be the beginning of a miraculous 5-day run for DePaul at the Big East crown? I don't think so, but its good to see them get off the schnide (ED. Note: Trizzle is a horrible speller, but somehow he managed to spell schnide correctly).
Mac Kowshal emphatically scoring two of his twelve points.
(photo credit: Frank Franklin III)
Tuesday's Results
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Horizon Final (Indianapolis, IN)
- #3 Cleveland St. 57, #1 Butler 54
Summit Final (Sioux Falls, SD)
- #1 North Dakota St. 66, #3 Oakland 64
Sun Belt Final (Hot Springs, AR)
- #1 Western Kentucky 64, #6 Southern Alabama 56
Big East First Round (New York City, NY)
- #16 DePaul 67, #9 Cincinatti 57
- #13 St. Johns 64, #12 Georgetown 49
- #10 Notre Dame 61, #15 Rutgers 50
- #11 Seton Hall 68, #14 South Florida 54
Big Sky Semis (Ogden, UT)
- #2 Portland St. 61, #4 Idaho St 53
- #6 Montana St. 70, #1 Weber St. 61
MEAC First Round (Winston-Salem, NC)
- #7 Hampton 51, #10 Delawere St. 32
- #8 Florida A&M 71, # 9 Howard 58
Western Athletic Opening Round (Reno, NV)
- #9 Fresno St. 62, #8 Hawaii 58
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday features the full day of major conference tournaments with only the Big 10 and ACC left to start their post season. Based on the level of play that has occured thus far, I'd say that we are in for a boatload of great games and exciting finishes tonight. This whole week has given fans a March Madness warm-up with many buzzer-beaters and great finishes. AND WE ARE'NT EVEN HALFWAY TO SELECTION SUNDAY!
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Big Sky Final (Ogden, UT)
= 10:00PM: #2 Portland St. vs. #6 Montana St.
Northeast Final (Campus Site)
- 8:00PM: #2 Mt. St. Marys @ #1 Robert Morris
Atlantic 10 First Round (Atlantic City, NJ)
- NOON: #8 LaSalle vs. #9 St. Louis
- 2:30PM: #5 St. Joesephs vs. #12 Charlotte
- 6:30PM: #7 Duquesne vs. #10 Massachusetts
- 9:00PM:#6 Richmond vs. #8 St. Bonaventures
Big East Second Round (New York City, NY)
- NOON: #8 Providence vs. #16 DePaul
- 2:00PM: #5 Marquette vs. #12 St. Johns
- 7:00PM: #7 West Virginia vs. #10 Notre Dame
- 9:00PM: #6 Syracuse vs. #11 Seton Hall
Big 12 First Round (Oklahoma City, OK)
- 12:30PM: #8 Nebraska vs. #9 Baylor
- 3:00PM: #5 Texas vs. #12 Colorado
- 7:00PM: #7 Oklahoma St. vs. #12 Iowa St.
- 9:30PM: #6 Texas A&M vs. #11 Texas Tech
Big West First Round (Anahiem, CA)
- 9:00PM: #5 UC-Irvine vs. #8 UC-Davis
- 11:30PM: #6 UC-Riverside vs. #7 Cal State Fullerton
Conference USA First Round (Memphis, TN)
- 1:00PM: #7 Marshall vs. #10 Rice
- 3:30PM: #6 UCF vs. #11 Southern Mississippi
- 7:00PM: #8 Tulane vs. #9 East Carolina
- 9:30PM: #5 Houston vs. #12 SMU
MEAC Quarterfinals (Winston-Salem, NC)
- 3:00PM: #6 Bethune Cookman vs. # 11 MD-Eastern Shore
- 7:00PM: #1 Morgan St. vs. #7 Hampton
- 9:30PM: #2 South Carolina St. vs. #8 Florida A&M
Mountain West First Round (Las Vegas, NV)
- 5:00PM: #8 Colorado St. vs. #9 Air Force
Pac-10 First Round (Los Angeles, CA)
- 9:00PM: #8 Oregon St. vs. #9 Stanford
- 11:30PM: #7 Washington St. vs. #10 Oregon
SWAC Quarterfinals (Birmingham, AL)
- 3:30PM: #2 Jackson St. vs. #7 Texas Southern
- 9:00PM: #1 Alabama St. vs. #8 Alabama A&M
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Tuesday's Madness |
Seeing as championship week has officially started, we are going to be doing a new daily madness segment. Here, you can find the daily scores and schedules for every conference tournament game that day as Trizzle will once again be taking over BIAH. For a full schedule of the conference tournaments and a listing of the automatic bids, click here.
Four conferences handed out tickets to the big fiesta last night. Although the true performance of the night came from the Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade (48 points, game winner in 2OT, trust me its worth your click) there were plenty of good games on the night.
GAME OF THE DAY: Siena 77, Niagara 70
This game was MUCH closer than the final score indicates. Niagara created a big lead in the first half, connecting on open shots and stifling Siena's potent offense. But the Saints toughened up and chipped away at the lead for the end of the first half and beginning of the second half. For 14 minutes of the second half, the teams traded the lead. But with six minutes left, Senior Kenny Hasbrouck led one final push, and ultimately fended off the Purple Eagles. He also scored 19 in the points (17 in the second half), as Siena punches a ticket to their second straight NCAA tournament.
I gotta show some love for the local news podcasts.
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Larry Sanders, VCU
Eric Maynor led the VCU Rams with 25 points, but Sanders stat sheet was much more robust. He logged CAA Finals records with 20 rebounds and 7 blocks, to go along with his 18 points. I mean, with a name that similar to the beastly Detroit Lions great, you expect these types of numbers. VCU is headed to the tourney with the CAA title after knocking off George Mason. This looks like a team good enough to register at least one win.
TEAM OF THE DAY: Gonzaga Bulldogs
It was almost common knowledge that the Bulldogs were going to win the WCC title, but not by 21 points. They thrashed rivals St. Marys in a game that Patty Mills never really seemed to get it going. You want an idea of how dominant Gonzaga was last night? The literally led all 40 minutes. St. Mary's center Omar Samhan was called for a technical foul for dunking in the lay-up lines, and Matt Bouldin hit a free throw to put the 'Zags ahead. Micah Downs led six 'Zags in double figures with 12 points and 12 rebounds. This team clearly has the talent to win at least 3 games in the NCAA tournament. They have won 19 of 20 games, but the loss came in the form of an 18 point whooping in Seattle to Memphis. Has this team figured out their chemistry issues?
Monday's Results
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Colonial Athletic Final (Richmond, VA)
#1 VCU 71, #2 George Mason 50
MAAC Final (Albany, NY)
#1 Siena 77, #2 Niagara 70
Southern Final (Chattanooga, TN)
#1 Chattanooga 80, #3 Charleston 69
West Coast Final (Las Vegas, NV)
#1 Gonzaga 83, #2 St. Marys 58
Summit Semis (Sioux Falls, SD)
#1 North Dakota St. 79, #5 Southern Utah 67
#3 Oakland 74, #7 South Dakota St. 56
Sun Belt Semis (Campus Sites)
#1 Western Kentucky 77, #4 North Texas 70
#6 Southern Alabama 54, #2 AR-Little Rock 44
Tuesday's Games
Today features the opening round of the Big East tournament. This is the first year that all 16 teams get to participate in the tournament, and at least three teams playing today - Georgetown, Notre Dame, and Cincinnati - have to run the table a la Gerry McNamara and Syracuse in 2006, in order to make it to the Big Dance. The Don Juan of College Hoops, Rob Dauster, will, of course, be blogging live from all the games at MSG. BET Day 1 Live Blog
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Horizon Final (Indianapolis, IN)
- 9:00PM: #1 Butler vs. #3 Cleveland St.
Summit Final (Sioux Falls, SD)
- 8:00PM: #1 North Dakota St. vs. #3 Oakland
Sun Belt Final (Hot Springs, AR)
- 10:00PM: #1 Western Kentucky vs. #6 Southern Alabama
Big East First Round (New York City, NY)
- NOON: #9 Cincinnati vs. #16 DePaul
- 2:00PM: #12 Georgetown vs. #13 St. Johns
- 7:00PM: #10 Notre Dame vs. #15 Rutgers
- 9:00PM: #11 Seton Hall vs. #14 South Florida
Big Sky Semis (Ogden, UT)
- 7:00PM: #2 Portland St. vs. #6 Montana St.
- 9:30PM: #1 Weber St. vs. #4 Idaho St.
MEAC First Round (Winston-Salem, NC)
- 6:30PM: #10 Delaware St. vs. #7 Hampton
- 9:00PM: #8 Florida A&M vs. # 9 Howard
Western Athletic Opening Round (Reno, NV)
- 10:30PM: #8 Hawaii vs. # 9 Fresno St.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Monday's Madness |
Seeing as championship week has officially started, we are going to be doing a new daily madness segment. Here, you can find the daily scores and schedules for every conference tournament game that day as Trizzle will once again be taking over BIAH. For a full schedule of the conference tournaments and a listing of the automatic bids, click here.
GAME OF THE DAY: #1 Northern Iowa 60, #3 Illinois St. 57 OT
The Missouri Valley Conference finals was a tale of two halves. Northern Iowa dominated the first half, getting up by as many as 12, but the half time break was a blessing for the Redbirds of Illinois State. Osiris Eldridge had all of his 21 points in the second half, including a streak of four straight possesions with a made three pointer. The Redbirds eliminated the 12 point difference, and the game went back and forth for the majority of the second half. But the Panthers dominated the extra period, and key free throws down the stretch solidified Northern Iowa's bid to the big dance.
(ED. NOTE: Just saw this clip, and had to get it up here: Niagara beat Rider in 2 OT's yesterday, but would not have made it that far without this buzzer beater at the end of regulation by Novar Gadson):
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Jay Greene, UMBC
He was the only man to play all 40 minutes of action, and just happened to log 29 points on 12 for 21 shooting in the Retriever's six point semifinal win over Albany. Greene hasn't had a 20-point game in nearly a month, and picked a great date to do so, as only one other Retriever scored in double digits. He also added six assists. Greene's team takes on Binghampton in the America East Finals, the third meeting between the two squads. The teams split meetings during the regular season, neither one being able to win on the opponent's court. Lucky for Bingamton, the final takes place at the site of the higher seed.
They were good too: Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State - 21 pts, 3 asts; Eric Maynor, VCU - 23 pts, 4 asts; Josh White, North Texas - 27 pts, 6 asts; Shane Edwards, Arkansas Little-Rock - 21 pts, 8 rebs, 5 asts; DJ Rivera, Bingamton - 26 pts, 8 rebs; Austin Daye, Gonzaga - 28 pts; Stephen McDowell, Chattanooga - 32 pts, 5 asts;
TEAM OF THE DAY: College of Charleston
For the second time this season, the Charleston Cougars ended Davidson's three-year reign over the Southern Conference by knocking off the Wildcats 59-52 on Sunday. Davidson took a 12 point lead in the first half, and went into the break up 29-20, but the Cougars used a 20-4 run to open the second half, building a seven point lead that Davidson could never really cut into. Tony White Jr. led the Cougars with 17 points, but credit for the win was being given to 6'7" Antwaine Wiggins, who has been dubbed "the Curry stopper".
Sunday's Results:
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Missouri Valley Finals (St. Louis, MO):
- #1 Northern Iowa 60, #3 Illinois St. 57 OT
America East Semis (Albany, NY):
- #6 UMBC 64, #7 Albany 58
- #1 Binghampton 72, #4 New Hampshire 67
Colonial Athletic Semis (Richmond, VA):
- #1 VCU 61, #4 Old Dominion 53
- #2 George Mason 56, #11 Towson 48
MAAC Semis (Albany, NY):
- #1 Siena 80, #5 Fairfield 65
- #2 Niagra 93, #3 Rider 89
Northeast Semis (Campus Sites):
- #1 Robert Morris 75, #5 Quinnipiac 48
- #2 Mt. St. Marys 68, #3 Sacred Heart 63
Patriot Semis (Campus Sites):
- #1 American 61, #4 Army, 60
- #2 Holy Cross 61, #6 Colgate 44
Southern Semis (Chattanooga, TN):
- #3 Charleston 59, #1 Davidson 52
- #1 Chattanooga 81, #3 Samford 70
Summit Semis (Sioux Falls, SD):
- #3 Oakland 75, #6 IPFW 62
- #5 Southern Utah 53, #4 IUPUI 48
Sun Belt Quarters (Hot Springs, AR):
- #1 Western Kentucky 66, #9 Florida International 58
- #4 North Texas 88, #5 Middle Tennessee St. 79
- #2 AR-Litte Rock 58, #7 Denver 55
- #6 South Alabama 78, #3 Trizzle Troy 75
West Coast Semis (Las Vegas, NV):
- #1 Gonzaga 94, #4 Santa Clara 59
- #2 St. Mary's 71, #3 Portland 61
Monday's Games
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Colonial Athletic Final (Richmond, VA):
- 7:00PM: #1 VCU vs. #2 George Mason
MAAC Final (Albany, NY):
- 9:00PM: #1 Siena vs. #2 Niagra
Southern Final (Chattanooga, TN):
- 7:00PM: #1 Chattanooga vs. #3 Charleston
West Coast Final (Las Vegas, NV):
- 9:00PM: #1 Gonzaga vs. #2 St. Mary's
Summit Semis (Sioux Falls, SD):
- 7:00PM: #1 North Dakota State vs. #5 Southern Utah
- 9:35PM: #7 South Dakota State vs. #3 Oakland
Sun Belt Semis (Hot Springs, AR):
- 7:30PM: #1 Western Kentucky vs. #4 North Texas
- 10:00PM: #2 AR-Little Rock vs. #6 South Alabama
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Sunday's Madness |
Seeing as championship week has officially started, we are going to be doing a new daily madness segment. Here, you can find the daily scores and schedules for every conference tournament game that day as Trizzle will once again be taking over BIAH. For a full schedule of the conference tournaments and a listing of the automatic bids, click here.
GAME OF THE DAY: Morehead State 67, Austin Peay 65 2OT
The Ohio Valley Conference championship game certainly did not disappoint, as the Eagles beat the Governors in double-overtime to go to their first tournament since 1984. Describing the action at the end of the game would do it no justice, so here are the video highlights:
Kenneth Faried had 15 points and 10 boards for Morehead State, including the dunk that gave them the lead at the end of regulation. I love that play call. I was listening to an interview with Donnie Tyndall, the coach of the Eagles, after the game, and he was saying that they run that play (they call it fist up) a lot. They must, because a game-deciding possession where you throw an alley-oop means that you need to have a ton of confidence in your players.
Back to the game, Steve Peterson, a seldom-used freshman, was the guy that hit the game winning shot for the Eagles, his only points of the game. The Governors were led by 16 from Drake Reed and Wes Channels, but did not hit a field goal in the second OT.
PLAYER OF THE DAY: John Bryant, Santa Clara
There were a number of players that put up outstanding performances on Saturday, but I have to give it to the big fella. Bryant led the Broncos to a 80-69 win over San Diego in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament by scoring 24 points and grabbing, get this, 27 rebounds, a WCC tourney record. He had 17 boards in the first half and outrebounded San Diego as a team, 27-24. Bryant also added four blocks, while going 12-12 from the charity stripe.
John Bryant was too big for Rob Jones and the Toreros on Saturday.
(photo credit: Jae C. Hung/AP)
They were good too: Gerald Lee, Old Dominion - 30 pts, 10 rbs; Charles Jenkins, Hofstra - 27 pts, 6 rbs; Artsiom Parakhouski, Radford - 26 pts, 18 rbs; Stephen Curry, Davidson - 43 pts, 4 rbs, 3 asts; Darryl Proctor, UMBC - 33 pts, 11 rbs, 3 asts, 2 stls, forced OT with basket; Austin Kenon, VMI - 34 pts, 8 3's; Garrett Callahan, South Dakota State - 30 pts; Brett Winkelman, North Dakota State - 30 pts, 8 rbs.
TEAM OF THE DAY: South Dakota State and Towson
Garrett Callahan of SDSU was close to being player of the day. He scored 30 for the Jackrabbits, including the last five of regulation and the last seven of overtime. With 16 seconds left on the clock, Callahan had a three-point play that tied the game to force OT. Then, with 1:05 left in the extra period, he had another three-point play that gave the Jacks a 70-69 lead that they never relinquished.
Garrett Callahan of SDSU had 30 to lead the Jackrabbits to an upset of #2 Oral Roberts.
(photo credit: GoJack.com)
Towson, the #11 seed in the CAA tournament, reached the semifinals by knocking off third-seeded Northeastern. Junior Hairston had 14 and Troy Franklin added 13 for the Tigers, who will play #2 George Mason today.
Saturday's Results:
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Atlantic Sun Finals (Nashville, TN):
- #2 East Tennessee State 85, #1 Jacksonville 68
Big South Finals (Radford, VA):
- #1 Radford 108, #2 VMI 94
Ohio Valley Finals (Nashville, TN):
- #4 Morehead State 67, #2 Austin Peay 65 2OT
America East Second Round (Albany, NY):
- #7 Albany 56, #2 Vermont 52 OT
- #6 UMBC 79, #3 Boston U 75
- #1 Binghamton 73, #9 Hartford 65
- #4 New Hampshire 76, #5 Stony Brook 73
Big Sky Quarters (campus sites):
- #6 Montana State 56, #3 Montana 54
- #4 Idaho State 67, #5 Northern Colorado 60
Colonial Athletic Second Round (Richmond):
- #1 VCU 61, #8 Georgia State 52
- #4 Old Dominion 52, #5 Hofstra 51
- #2 George Mason 61, #7 James Madison 53
- #11 Towson 58, #3 Northeastern 54
Horizon League Semis (Indianapolis, IN):
- #1 Butler 62, #4 Wright State 57
- #3 Cleveland State 73, #2 UW-Green Bay 67
MAAC Quarters (Albany, NY):
- #5 Fairfield 68, #4 Manhattan 61
- #1 Siena 77, #9 Canisius 52
- #2 Niagara 79, #10 Marist 50
- #3 Rider 67, #6 St. Peter's 58
Missouri Valley Semis (St. Louis, MO):
- #1 Northern Iowa 76, #4 Bradley 62
- #3 Illinois State 73, #2 Creighton 49
Southern Conference Second Round (Chattanooga, TN):
- #1S Davidson 84, #4N Appalachian State 68
- #3S College of Charleston 67, #2N Western Carolina 48
- #1N Chattanooga 79, #5N Elon 78
- #3N Samford 76, #2S The Citadel 67
Summit League First Round (in Sioux Falls, South Dakota):
- #1 North Dakota State 83, #8 Centenary 77
- #7 South Dakota State 72, #2 Oral Roberts 69 OT
West Coast Second Round (Las Vegas, NV):
- #4 Santa Clara 80, #5 San Diego 69
- #3 Portland 69, #6 Pepperdine 45
Sunday's Games
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Missouri Valley Finals (St. Louis, MO):
- 2:05 PM: #3 Illinois State vs. #1 Northern Iowa
America East Semis (Albany, NY):
- 2:00 PM: #6 UMBC vs. #7 Albany
- 5:00 PM: #1 Binghamton vs. #4 New Hampshire
Colonial Athletic Semis (Richmond, VA):
- 3:00 PM: #1 VCU vs. #4 Old Dominion
- 5:30 PM: #2 George Mason, #11 Towson
MAAC Semis (Albany, NY):
- 6:00 PM: #1 Siena vs. #5 Fairfield
- 8:30 PM: #2 Niagara vs. #3 Rider
Northeast Semis (Campus sites):
- 2:00 PM: #5 Quinnipiac @ #1 Robert Morris
- 7:00 PM: #3 Sacred Heart @ #2 Mt. St. Mary's
Patriot Semis (Campus sites):
- 12:00 PM: #4 Army @ #1 American
- 4:00 PM: #6 Colgate @ #2 Holy Cross
Southern Semis (Chattanooga, TN):
- 6:00 PM: #1S Davidson vs. #3S Charleston
- 8:30 PM: #1N Chattanooga vs. #3N Samford
Summit Semis (Sioux Falls, SD):
- 7:00 PM: #5 Southern Utah vs. #4 IUPUI
- 9:30 PM: #6 IPFW vs. #3 Oakland
Sun Belt Quarters (Hot Springs, AR):
- 1:30 PM: #8 Florida International vs. #1 Western Kentucky
- 4:00 PM: #5 Middle Tennessee State vs. #4 North Texas
- 7:30 PM: #7 Denver vs. #2 Arkansas-Little Rock
- 10:00 PM: #6 South Alabama vs. #3 Troy
West Coast Semis (Vegas):
- 9:30 PM: #4 Santa Clara vs. #1 Gonzaga
- 11:30 PM: #3 Portland vs. #2 St. Mary's
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Saturday, March 7, 2009
Saturday's Madness |
Seeing as championship week has officially started, we are going to be doing a new daily madness segment. Here, you can find the daily scores and schedules for every conference tournament game that day as Trizzle will once again be taking over BIAH. For a full schedule of the conference tournaments and a listing of the automatic bids, click here.
GAME OF THE DAY: Creighton 63, Wichita State 62
March Madness is officially here people. Creighton built up a 47-25 lead with 15 minutes left in the game, but the Shockers would slowly chip away at the lead. They would get within six at 59-53 with under two minutes left on a three-point play, which set up a wild finish. I'll let gocreighton.com explain it: WSU drew within six at 59-53 with 1:59 to play on a three-point play by J.T. Durley. Durley had eight baskets in the second half after a scoreless opening period. After a Bluejay turnover, Graham Hatch would miss a three-pointer from the left wing that could have made it a one-score game. Young would then hit both shots of a bonus to give CU an eight-point lead with 1:45 to play.
Here is a video of the shot by Woodfox (it is pretty bad, I'll keep looking for a cleaner one).
Durley answered with a three-point play with 1:22 left as WSU closed within 61-56. Another Bluejay turnover in the backcourt returned the ball to WSU. Durley would drive and be fouled. He missed the first foul before sinking the second as WSU trimmed the margin to four. Woodfox would miss the front end of a bonus situation, but Stinnett came up with a steal when he stripped Shocker guard Toure' Murry. Hannah missed a deep three-pointer and Murry a putback, but WSU retained the ball with 22 seconds left. Murry airballed a three-pointer on the inbounds, but Hatch grabbed the rebound and was fouled, sinking both.
Stinnett turned it over just past the midcourt line, and in the scramble for the loose ball Young tripped up Aaron Ellis with 12.2 seconds left. Ellis, an 68.8 percent shooter, missed the front end but WSU called timeout while falling out-of-bounds. The Shockers set up a play for star freshman Murry, and Murry drained what appeared to be his third game-winner of the season, when his trey splashed down with 7.1 seconds left.
CU hurried the ball up court, where Young's off-balance leaner went out-of-bounds with 1.9 seconds left with CU keeping possession. The teams traded timeouts before CU ran a play for its All-America candidate. Woodfox pump faked, took a dribble to his left and then sank the jumper as time expired. After a review, officials confirmed that it beat the buzzer and sent CU on to the semi's.
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Courtney Pigrim, East Tennessee State
Pigrim went for 30 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists as he led the Buccaneers to the finals of the Atlantic Sun tournament. ETSU beat Belmont, ending the Bruins three-year run in the NCAA tournament. Pigrim also broke the 2,000 point mark for his career.
They were good too: Charles Jenkins, Hofstra - 27 pts, 9 asts, 4 rebs; Alex Renfroe, Belmont - 9 pts, 10 rbs, 10 asts; Lester Hudson, Tennessee-Martin - 34 pts, 10 rebs; Shy Ely, Evansville - 29 pts, 5 rebs.
TEAM OF THE DAY: Morehead State Eagles
Morehead State took a six point lead at the half, and never trailed in the second half as the fourth seeded Eagles upset conference champion Tennessee-Martin and OVC player of the year Lester Hudson. Kenneth Faried led the Eagles with his 22nd double-double of the season, going for 22 points and 17 boards. The Eagles advance to the OVC title game with the win, with UT-Martin and the Lester Hudson show are destined for the NIT.
Kenneth Faried putting home 2 of his 22 points.
(photo credit: msueagles.com)
They were good too: #11 Towson upset #6 Drexel 73-62; #1 Jacksonville advanced to the A-Sun finals on #4 Lipscomb's home floor.
Friday's Results
Atlantic Sun Semis (at Lipscomb's Allen Arena):
- #2 East Tennessee State 88, #3 Belmont 74
- #1 Jacksonville 88, #4 Lipscomb 72
America East First Round (Albany):
- #9 Hartford 65, #8 Maine 56
Colonial Athletic First Round (Richmond):
- #8 Georgia State 54, #9 Delaware 41
- #5 Hofstra 79, #12 UNC Wilmington 66
- #7 James Madison 70, #10 William & Mary 48
- #11 Towson 63, #6 Drexel 52
Horizon Second Round (Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis):
- #4 Wright State 80, #5 UW-Milwaukee 70
- #3 Cleveland State 67, #7 Illinois-Chicago 64
MAAC First Round (Albany):
- #9 Canisius 74, #8 Loyola MD 68
- #10 Marist 43, #7 Iona 40
Missouri Valley Quarters (St. Louis):
- #1 Northern Iowa 63, #8 Indiana State 59
- #4 Bradley 67, #5 Southern Illinois 55
- #2 Creighton 63, #7 Wichita State 62
- #3 Illinois State 78, #6 Evansville 68
Ohio Valley Semis (Nashville):
- #4 Morehead State 63, #1 Tennessee-Martin 55
- #2 Austin Peay 67, #3 Murray State 50
Southern Tournament (Chattanooga):
- #4N Appalachian State 86, #5S Georgia Southern 75
- #3S College of Charleston 69, #6N UNC Greensboro 56
- #5N Elon 62, #4S Western Carolina 55
- #3N Samford 57, #6S Furman 52
West Coast Tournament (Vegas):
- #5 San Diego 62, #8 Loyola Marymount 56
- #6 Pepperdine 93, #7 San Francisco 85
Saturday's Games
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Big South Finals (Radford, VA):
- 4:00 PM: #2 VMI @ #1 Radford
Ohio Valley Finals (Nashville, TN):
- 8:00 PM: #4 Morehead State vs. #2 Austin Peay
America East Second Round (Albany, NY):
- 12:00 PM: #2 Vermont vs. #7 Albany
- 2:30 PM: #3 Boston U vs. #6 UMBC
- 6:00 PM: #1 Binghamton vs. #9 Hartford
- 8:30 PM: #4 New Hampshire vs. #5 Stony Brook
Big Sky Quarters (campus sites):
- 9:00 PM: #6 Montana State @ #3 Montana
- 9:00 PM: #5 Northern Colorado @ #4 Idaho State
Colonial Athletic Second Round (Richmond):
- 12:00 PM: #1 VCU vs. #8 Georgia State
- 2:30 PM: #4 Old Dominion vs. #5 Hofstra
- 6:00 PM: #2 George Mason vs. #7 James Madison
- 8:30 PM: #3 Northeastern vs. #11 Towson
Horizon League Semis (Indianapolis, IN):
- 7:00 PM: #4 Wright State at #1 Butler
- 9:00 PM: #2 UW-Green Bay vs. #3 Cleveland State
Missouri Valley Semis (St. Louis, MO):
- 2:35 PM: #1 Northern Iowa vs. #4 Bradley
- 5:05 PM: #2 Creighton vs. #3 Illinois State
Southern Conference Second Round (Chattanooga, TN):
- 2:00 PM: #1S Davidson vs. #4N Appalachian State
- 4:30 PM: #2N Western Carolina vs. #3S College of Charleston
- 7:00 PM: #1N Chattanooga vs. #5N Elon
- 9:30 PM: #2S The Citadel vs. #3N Samford
Summit League First Round (in Sioux Falls, South Dakota):
- 7:00 PM: #8 Centenary vs. #1 North Dakota State
- 9:30 PM: #7 South Dakota State vs. #2 Oral Roberts
West Coast Second Round (Las Vegas, NV):
- 9:00 PM: #4 Santa Clara vs. #5 San Diego
- 11:30 PM: #3 Portland vs. #6 Pepperdine
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