KK: double figures in 16 of last 17 games Is it just me or did that feel more like a summer league game as opposed to a tournament game? Regardless, Ohio State took advantage of the Bulldogs’ sloppy play and their own hot shooting advancing to the 2nd round of the NIT with a 84-66 romp over UNC-Asheville. The victory moved OSU to 20-13 giving Thad his 8th straight 20+ win ...

Ohio State defeated UNC Asheville in the first round of the Mastercard NIT Tournament. Check back with BuckeyeSports.com later for a full report.

Well, it’s been a while since we’ve live-blogged this place up, so what the Hell, it’s tourney time! What do you get to look forward to tonight? Great in-game commentary on the play-in game, plenty of jokes about Kenny George (as they take on OSU in the NIT), and who knows what else? That’s why you tune in here from time-to-time anyways, right? With that said, ...

Why? Because I am actually better at picking these than the NCAA brackets. (Even if 100% Injury Rate has dispensed some Solomonic Wisdom upon my going for the first round uppercut swinging ass.) But I can adjuicate the NIT as if I was a lame Thurgood Marshall. So, let’s break it down region by region. (Columbus Region) 1. Ohio State vs. 8. UNC-Asheville Now, we do like our ...

The UNC women's basketball team - New Orleans, as a number one seed . With a very difficult road. UNC players - Graduation, unlike the other top seeds . J.J. Hickson - The pros , where red blazers are a fashion faux pas. Virginia Tech, Maryland and Herb Sendek - The NIT. UNC-Asheville - The same, with more excitement. UC Santa Barbara - out searching for a new PR guy, then the NIT. I mean, ...

Will Koufos repeat his NIT success? Ohio State 19-13, 10-8 Big Ten Roster | Schedule March 18, 2008 7:00 PM ET - ESPN2 —— The Schott Columbus, OH NC Asheville 23-9, 10-4 Big South Roster | Schedule OPPONENT: UNC Asheville is the first Big South team to be invited to the NIT and they are thrilled to be here, even holding a NIT ...

Buckeye Chris is back with more analysis on the basketball Buckeyes. This time he sets his sights on tonight's opening round NIT game versus UNC Asheville. So... the NIT. Hooray! Are you as excited as I am?! Really? Are you? The Buckeyes play UNC Ashland (or something like that) tonight. Save me a seat. I'm sure there will be plenty of room for me. This leads me to my big question. In ...

A year after making the national final, the Ohio State Buckeyes will settle for a date in the NIT, facing the UNC Asheville Bulldogs Tuesday at Value City Arena. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Kosta Koufos picked up 19 points in Ohio State's 67-60 loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten ...

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES CHARLOTTE, N.C. – UNC Asheville first baseman Elliott Arrington (Charlotte,... Visit The College Baseball Blog for the Full Story

Kenny G in da house With the NCAA tourney in the rearview, will the Buckeyes have enough interest to ‘justify’ their #1 seed in the 2008 MasterCard NIT Tournament? We’ll find out starting Tuesday night at 7pm when Ohio State takes on #8 seed UNC-Asheville. If you’re sitting there thinking there’s something unique about the Bulldogs, you are right. ...

I’m doing this because no one else is, and because I wanted to chronicle the Florida Gators’ try to win a smaller trophy for the big cases in Gainesville. First bracket has No. 1 Ohio State against No. 8 UNC-Asheville and No. 4 California against No. 5 New Mexico in the top half, No. 3 Dayton against No. 6 Cleveland State and No. 2 Illinois State against No. 7 Utah State in ...

North Carolina Asheville Bulldogs Big South (23-9, 10-4)   Big Wins: 1/5 at South Carolina (61-58), 2/2 Winthrop (71-56), 3/1 at Winthrop (63-50) Bad Losses: 2/9 at Liberty (54-83), 2/16 VMI (75-97), 2/20 at Radford (53-62) Coach: Eddie Biedenbach   Probable Starters: K.J. Garland, Senior, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 5.9 apg, 4.4 rpg Bryan Smithson, Senior, Guard, ...