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The BB&T Classic Not exactly an MTE-style tournament, this single round, 4 team, 2 round event has Maryland as the overcard in a lockup with another power conference opponent. Most seasons the Verizon Center functions as a home court for the Terrapins, but once in a while it back fires. ...
NCAA Basketball
Maryland Terrapins
Villanova Wildcats
Corey Stokes
Corey Fisher
Luke Harangody
Scottie Reynolds
Both!? After the double-take at the score of the Pittsburgh/New Hampshire (47-32), I dug through the AP story to see if the writer could shed some light. And he did. A little. After declaring that "it didn't resemble a NCAA Division I basketball game, especially during a record-setting first ...
NCAA Basketball
Pittsburgh Panthers
Villanova Wildcats
Ashton Gibbs
The 6th Man The popularity of the City Series basketball rivalry caught on in virtually every other D1 sport that the five schools participated in, and in virtually all of the others a 6th school, Drexel, also participates...as a "full": member. Except basketball. In an era where ...
NCAA Basketball
Villanova Wildcats
Antonio Pena
Taylor King
Jason Colenda
Drexel Dragons
by Ray Floriani NEW YORK CITY - The last time out we looked at the Duke-UCONN final. Now a look back on the earlier games in the Pre-Season NIT . Three games , each with different and interesting statistical insight. Semifinals: UConn 81 LSU 55 The first ...
NCAA Basketball
Connecticut Huskies
Arizona State Sun Devils
Villanova Wildcats
Gavin Edwards
Kemba Walker
Jerome Dyson
by Ray Floriani NEW YORK CITY - This one needs special mention. It was a game not really as close as the final score indicates. Yet it was one that UConn had to a three possession affair in the waning minutes. In a hard fought game where "made shots were not easy to come by," per ...
NCAA Basketball
Connecticut Huskies
Villanova Wildcats
Mike Krzyzewski
Jon Scheyer
Jim Calhoun
Jerome Dyson
Extended Celebrations A scant 30 minutes after the Wildcat football team vanquished the Cursaders of Holy Cross, 38-28, to move to the quarter final round of the FCS Division Championship, their roundball counterparts tipped off the second leg of their 2010 Big 5 slate. About 2 hours later they ...
NCAA Basketball
Scottie Reynolds
Villanova Wildcats
Antonio Pena
I came across this piece from Gary Parrish over at CBSSports.com. Ebanks has not played in any of West Virginia's games this season, the subject, according to Parrish, of a disciplinary move by head coach Bob Huggins. The staff (ie Huggins) will not disclose the reason for Ebank's benching nor ...
NCAA Basketball
West Virginia Mountaineers
Bob Huggins
Villanova Wildcats
Long Beach State 49ers
Devin Ebanks
PR Packing List...Sneakers? Check. Unis? Check. Basketballs? Check. Defense? Check. Offense? Offense? I managed to catch the final of the Puerto Rico Tip Off on Sunday, the third time this season I have been able to catch a Villanova game. The competition, Mississippi, a more talented and ...
NCAA Basketball
Villanova Wildcats
Ole Miss Rebels
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Indiana Hoosiers
Kansas State Wildcats
by Ray Floriani NEWARK, NJ – That’s two in the books and it’s not even December. NJIT earned its second win of the season with a thrilling 56-51 decision over Wagner at the Fleischer Athletic Center. A 72 Possession Contest : Off. Eff. Wagner 71 NJIT 78 The four factors... eFG% ...
NCAA Basketball
Villanova Wildcats
Jim Engles
Mike Deane
Once Upon a Time in San Juan... On a night when the Wildcat offense (again) did not get going until late, the defense showed up and smothered the Rebels enough to put the Wildcats back in the game. Recaps are available elsewhere, but for those interested in the numbers, there is no better ...
NCAA Basketball
Ole Miss Rebels
Villanova Wildcats
Jay Wright
Corey Stokes
Antonio Pena
Maurice Sutton
by Ray Floriani NEW YORK CITY -- On Friday evening Syracuse captured the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic dismantling fourth ranked North Carolina 87-71. A dominant second half enabled the Orange to pull away from the Tar Heels and establish themselves as one to watch on this year’s national scene. ...
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North Carolina Tar Heels
Villanova Wildcats
Syracuse Orange
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Oh Providence... A quiet story through the first
week+ of the season was the cumulative conference records,...
especially among the power (BCS) conferences. Preseason stories for example, heralded the return to glory of the SEC, led of course by the ...
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They Were Born to Run Fans from the Flyer Nation said over and over their guys liked an uptempo game. And the two teams ran through much of the game. Going into the locker room at the half, the 'Cats led by 6 in a game on pace for 75 possessions. That would have made this game the highest ...
NCAA Basketball
Villanova Wildcats
Antonio Pena
Taylor King
Maurice Sutton
Corey Stokes
Kurt Huelsman
by Ray Floriani NEW YORK CITY – The first one was a rout. The nightcap looked like one was in the works. In the end North Carolina was left to sweat out a 77-73 decision over Ohio State in the Coaches vs.Cancer semis at Madison Square Garden. The scores and TEMPO FREE Breakdown: Offens ...
NCAA Basketball
North Carolina Tar Heels
Ohio State Buckeyes
Syracuse Orange
Villanova Wildcats
Deon Thompson
Evan Turner
Near Death Experiences The Patriots were supposed to be a tough out, but they were supposed to go out in the end. I guess Coach Larranaga and his guards, Cam Long and Andre Cornelius who fueled the 21-8 Patriot run to open the game. The 'Cats, staggered with the pregame loss of Mouphtaou Yarou ...
NCAA Basketball
Villanova Wildcats
Antonio Pena
Corey Fisher
by Ray Floriani JERSEY CITY, NJ -- A 6 am start, as part of the ESPN marathon, made for a unique setting. Beyond the excitement, all night activities and pre-game breakfast for the students who were absolutely pumped up, was a very good showing on the defensive end by St.Peter’s. St. Peter's ...
NCAA Basketball
Villanova Wildcats
John Dunne
Dave Calloway
The Big 5 Villanova opened the Big 5 season last night at the Pavilion as hosts for the Quakers of the University of Pennsylvania. The 'Cats were not very polite hosts as they rung up a 38 point win, 103-65, over their guests. The game was largely over at half-time, as Villanova took a ...
NCAA Basketball
Villanova Wildcats
Antonio Pena
Glen Miller
Jay Wright
Penn Quakers
The City Series The Wildcats and Quakers face off in the opening game of the 59th renewal of Philadelphia's famed Big 5 series, at the Pavilion on Villanova's campus. The series, held annually since 1955, pits (a period during the 1990s excepted) Philadelphia's four city colleges (La Salle, ...
NCAA Basketball
Villanova Wildcats
Penn Quakers
Glen Miller
Taylor King
Corey Stokes
Scottie Reynolds
by Ray Floriani PISCATAWAY, NJ- Rutgers posted a very workman 74-67 like victory in their season opener against Marist. Exactly a year to the day removed from a narrow win over this same Marist club. Well actually different as Red Foxes mentor Chucky Martin has virtually an entire new cast on ...
NCAA Basketball
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Villanova Wildcats
Fred Hill
The Wildcats opened their 2009-10 campaign with a victory over the Knights of Fairleigh Dickinson Universtiy at the Pavilion on Villanova's campus. The 'Cats showed some jitters and uncertainty in the first half, jumping out to a 10 point lead that threatened to steamroll the Knights. But FDU, ...
