| Bulldogs seek to calm Red Storm |
Thu Mar 17 10:32:36 2011 EST |
| be the Red Storm's 27th appearance in the NCAA Tournament with a respectable 27-28 ledger to show for it. St. John's figures to be primed for any opponent this postseason after dismissing the likes of West Virginia, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Duke, UConn, Cincinnati, Marquette, Pittsburgh and Villanova during the regular season. The successful campaign also marks a return to the postseason for first-year head coach Steve Lavin, who guided UCLA to six tournament appearances in seven years in LA. G |
| Bucknell and UConn meet in West Regional affair |
Thu Mar 17 10:32:04 2011 EST |
| Having completed an improbable run through the Big East Conference Tournament, the Connecticut Huskies now regroup and prepare to take on the Bucknell Bison in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. UConn, which is the third seed in the West Region this year, is an impressive 15-1 in the first round of the tourney dating back to 1990, which doesn't bode well for 14th-seeded Bucknell. The Huskies made an early statement this season by winning 10 st |
| Top-seeded Pitt begins tournament play against UNC-Asheville |
Thu Mar 17 10:31:31 2011 EST |
| ty healthy history of late in the tournament, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen in five of the last nine seasons and carrying a 22-23 overall record into Thursday's opener. The Panthers' hope for a Big East Conference tournament crown were dashed by UConn in the quarterfinals via a 76-74 setback. It proved to be the third loss in six games for Pitt, which had just five defeats all year. Each of those losses came against teams from this year's tournament, also including Tennessee, Notre Dame, St. J |
| Missouri takes on Cincinnati in West Regional |
Thu Mar 17 10:29:55 2011 EST |
| ose in the early 1960's. Nevertheless, Cincy has a record of 40-23 in 25 appearances and made the Final Four six times overall. The winner of this first-ever meeting advances to the next round on Saturday to challenge the survivor of the Bucknell/UConn contest for the right to advance to the Sweet 16. More than anything else, the Tigers bring balance to the floor as all five starters average in double figures. Tops among them is Marcus Denmon, who delivers an impressive 17.1 ppg and has scored |
| Huskies finish atop final women's poll |
Mon Mar 14 18:05:35 2011 EST |
| al women's college basketball poll, according to the Associated Press. The Huskies earned 37 first-place votes and a total of 973 points from a nationwide media panel, keeping the top spot for the final four weeks after a seven-week run at No. 1. UConn had been the top-ranked team for 51 straight polls before a December 30 loss at Stanford. Stanford again picked up the other two No. 1 votes this week to remain second, followed by Baylor, Tennessee and Xavier. Duke, Texas A&M, UCLA, Notre Da |
| Ohio State takes top spot in final poll |
Mon Mar 14 13:58:42 2011 EST |
| 1 points from a nationwide media panel to outdistance Kansas. The Big 12 champion Jayhawks garnered 14 No. 1 tallies and 1,574 points. Duke, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, San Diego State, North Carolina, Texas, Connecticut and BYU completed the top 10. UConn vaulted 12 spots from 21st after its magical run through the Big East Tournament, winning five games in as many days to capture the crown. The second 10 consisted of Kentucky, Syracuse, Purdue, Louisville, Florida, Wisconsin, Arizona, St. John's, |
| Heading West, Duke begins title defense |
Sun Mar 13 23:20:48 2011 EST |
| rnament champ, while Connecticut meets Bucknell (25-8), the Patriot League winner. "Obviously it's great to be back in the tournament. We certainly missed it last year and we didn't come into the room to find out we weren't going to be in there," UConn head coach Jim Calhoun said. The Huskies pulled off an unprecedented five wins in five days to steal the tournament title in the toughest conference in the nation, and Calhoun was not worried about his team burning itself out. "If I was worried a |
| 5 days, 5 wins: UConn captures Big East title |
Sat Mar 12 23:26:28 2011 EST |
| t the Huskies (26-9) in the title game, and they prevailed thanks to their star guard, who assisted on Jeremy Lamb's go-ahead basket with 33.4 seconds left and followed with two key free throws. Lamb finished with 13 points and seven rebounds for UConn. The Cardinals (25-9) erased a double-digit first half deficit, but weren't able to win the title for the second time in three years. Preston Knowles had 18 points to lead Louisville, though missed a pair of potential game-tying three-pointers in |
| Huskies and Cardinals battle for Big East Tournament crown |
Sat Mar 12 10:42:33 2011 EST |
| uskies try to do the unthinkable as they shoot for their fifth win in as many days while suiting up against the 14th-ranked Louisville Cardinals in the title game of the 32nd annual Big East Conference Tournament at Madison Square Garden tonight. UConn, which limped into the tournament after losing two straight and four of its last five games in the regular season, is gunning for a fifth straight victory tonight which would set a new standard for wins in consecutive days. On Friday night, the t |
| Walker carries UConn over Syracuse in OT |
Fri Mar 11 21:36:39 2011 EST |
| six overtimes to outlast the Huskies in a memorable test of wills. But Walker, just a freshman then, didn't allow history to repeat itself, recording 33 points, 11 rebounds, six steals and five assists while hitting the game-sealing free throws. UConn (25-9) will play its fifth game in five days Saturday against the winner of the Notre Dame-Louisville matchup, while Syracuse (26-7) will wait until Sunday to see where it is placed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The Orange's Scoop Jardine fini |
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