Posts Tagged ‘marquette’
From the Wire: Saturday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Raymar Morgan’s bruised face was evidence of Michigan State‘s battle against Kansas — Alex Altman, The State News
ALSO: The Spartans were calm at halftime despite trailing; Not “fragile” anymore; MSU hung in there
North Carolina was too much inside for the Zags — Jesse Baumgartner, The Daily Tar Heel
ALSO: The Tar Heels found it surprisingly easy
“You can’t do anything” when UNC plays like that, Gonzaga‘s Josh Heytvelt said — Steven Sandberg, The Gonzaga Bulletin
All season, it was clear Kansas would go only as far as Sherron Collins could carry them — Case Keefer, The University Daily Kansan
Blake Griffin had 30 and 14 as Oklahoma squeezed the Orange
– Daniel Martin, The Oklahoma Daily
From the Wire: Wednesday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
All the attention the Blue Devils get, good and bad, is too much for even a Duke-sized brain to absorb — Meredith Shiner, The Duke Chronicle
ALSO: Taylor King is on the other side of Thursday’s matchup after going from Duke to Villanova
Pitt‘s Jamie Dixon is on the cusp of elite status among college basketball coaches
– Mike Gladysz, The Pitt News
ALSO: Pitt campus police are worried about celebratory rioting
North Carolina is somewhat familiar with the Gonzaga squad it’ll face Friday
– David Ely, The Daily Tar Heel
Jonny Flynn has been the center of attention, with a ball in his hand, since well before he arrived at Syracuse — Zach Schonbrun, The Daily Orange
ALSO: SU is the latest team to tackle the problem of Oklahoma‘s Blake Griffin
Screw Cinderella, there’s no reason to give these tiny teams automatic bids — Brett Talley, The Daily Toreador
Their tournament performances prove the Big East was better than the ACC
– Randy Lieberman, The Pitt News
Wrap: Sunday’s second round
The annual sporting bacchanalia that is the opening days of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament produced surprisingly few actual upsets. Our Sweet Sixteen includes all of the top 12 seeds and 14 of the top 16, plus No. 5 seed Purdue and No. 12 Arizona. See how Sunday’s winners got there or catch up on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Midwest Region
1 Louisville def. 9 Siena
Analysis: 3 Missouri def. 6 Marquette
3 Missouri 83
6 Marquette 79
West Region second round • Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho
By Doug Tifft
– After blowing a 16-point lead, Missouri was able to hold on with a great last-second play. Mike Anderson drew up a simple high ball-screen with J.T. Tiller and Leo Lyons. Tiller came off the screen, and got to the rim, drawing a foul while taking a whack. In what turned into an interesting ethical question, Tiller appeared to come up lame, and had to come out of the game. Freshman Kim English came in and drained both free throws, to give the Tigers the winning margin. Tiller, shaking off the cobwebs after the hard foul, was able to re-enter the game after the foul shots, and was on the floor when Lazar Hayward stepped over the endline against the Mizzou pressure, squandering Marquette’s final chance at evening the game.
From the Wire: Sunday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Jonny Flynn and James Hardin are good friends who’ll be foes when Syracuse and Arizona State meet — Michael Bonner, The Daily Orange
Jon Brockman’s last game is the end of an era for Washington — Allen Wagner, The Daily
ALSO: Huskies fall achingly short
Michigan State will have its hands full with the talented Trojans
– Alex Altman, The State News
Marcus Morris and Kansas will try to keep Dayton‘s high-flying Chris Wright from taking off — Case Keefer, The University Daily Kansan
UCLA didn’t have nearly enough to keep up with Villanova — The Daily Bruin
ALSO: Villanova rolls into Sweet Sixteen; Bruins say goodbye to Collison, Shipp and Aboya
Wrap: Friday’s first round
We’re down to 32 teams, which is as good a reason as any to check out our analysis of Friday’s 16 first-round games (or relive Thursday’s action):
East Region
1 Pitt def. 16 East Tennessee State
8 Oklahoma State def. 9 Tennessee
12 Wisconsin def. 5 Florida State
Analysis: 6 Marquette def. 11 Utah State
6 Marquette 58
11 Utah State 57
West Region first round • Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho
By Jim Reedy
– Utah State power forward Tai Wesley was at times the best player on the court today, but he was on the short end of two decisive possessions near the end. First, he got stuck guarding Marquette guard Jerel McNeal at the top of the key and couldn’t stay in front of him. McNeal drove left and finished strong, pushing the Golden Eagles’ lead to 54-51 with 1 minute left. At the other end, Wesley put together another nice post move, but missed a contested shot in the lane. He committed a backcourt foul, his fifth of the game, that gave Marquette two free throws that put them firmly in control.
From the Wire: Thursday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Can UConn win without Jerome Dyson? They haven’t so far — Kevin Duffy, The Daily Campus
ALSO: The Huskies take a No. 1 seed into West Region play
With Chester Frazier out, Illinois needs Demetri McCamey to bounce back from a tough outing against Purdue — Jeff Labelle, The Daily Illini
The size of the USC guards could test 6-foot-1 Boston College star Tyrese Rice
– Rob Intrieri, The Heights
BYU might get out of the first round if it had better players — or was amenable to the idea of playing on Sundays — Eric Zeugschmidt, The Daily Universe
ALSO: The Cougars open against Texas A&M, just like last year
Marquette players shaved their heads in solidarity — Nick Bullock, The Marquette Tribune
ALSO: WAC champion Utah State will present a serious challenge
Florida State aims to avoid the 5-seed trap in its first NCAA appearance in 11 years
– Al Buzzelli, The FSView & Florida Flambeau
Duke just needs to avoid disaster against No. 15 seed Binghamton tonight in Greensboro
– Scott Rich, The Duke Chronicle
From the Wire: Wednesday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Syracuse forward Kristof Ongenaet is from Belgium, so this whole March Madness thing is new to him — Zach Schonbrun, The Daily Orange
Marquette matches up well with Utah State and (fingers crossed) Missouri in the second round — John Borneman, The Marquette Tribune
Antonio Anderson and Robert Dozier have left a legacy at Memphis as part of the winningest class in NCAA basketball history — Joseph Russell, The Daily Helmsman
ALSO: Tigers head West as No. 2 seed; a primer on Cal State Northridge.
Greg Paulus is getting nearly no playing time these days, but Duke will need him in the NCAA tournament — Meredith Shiner, The Duke Chronicle
