Eugene, OR – The Pac-12 conference is having a serious down year. Most teams are mediocre and not consistent. That was very evident tonight as Stanford, coming off their best performance of the year in a 23-point road win at Oregon State, started the game against Oregon by missing 21 of their first 22 shots. […]
Marquette Hands Villanova First Big East Loss
Milwaukee, WI – Markus Howard and Sacar Anim combined to score 56 of Marquette’s 66 points in helping the Golden Eagles eke out a 66-65 victory over Big East-leading Villanova on Saturday afternoon before a sellout crowd of over 17,000 in Milwaukee. The defeat, Villanova’s first in Big East play, snapped a 10-game conference winning […]
Texas Tech Defense Prevails Over Oklahoma
Norman, OK – Oklahoma has been reeling, losing three straight in Big 12 play, including a painful one point loss at home to #17 Iowa State. They were home in Norman, Oklahoma with another chance to get back in the win column this afternoon. It wasn’t to be, as Texas Tech prevailed 66-54. The Texas […]
Jimmy Boeheim Leads Cornell Comeback at Harvard
Cambridge, MA – The Cornell Big Red (12-10, 4-2) defeated the Harvard Crimson (11-8, 4-2) 67-61 after erasing a 15-point second half deficit at Laviettes Pavillion. After a tight start to the game, the hosts secured a 34-21 halftime lead by using a 17-2 run to end the half. In the second half, the Big […]
Bucknell Gets Revenge on Boston University
Lewisburg, PA – Bucknell was looking to get revenge against Boston University after an early season Patriot League upset. The Bison trailed by four points at halftime but managed to have a big second half to come out on top in a 82-76 victory. Bucknell were led by senior big man Nate Sestina. Sestina was […]
Stanford Stuns Oregon State by 23
Corvallis, OR – Stanford led from start to finish and stunned Oregon State 83-60 Thursday night in Corvallis. The Cardinal played an aggressive extended man to man defense, zone, and multiple trap schemes to keep the Beavers off-balance throughout the contest. Oscar de Silva led the winners with 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists […]
Pritchard Leads Oregon to Win Over Cal
Eugene, OR – Payton Pritchard’s Pac-12 season has not been a good one. Shooting only 28 percent from three and 31 percent overall, Pritchard has shown a significant drop-off from last season. However, all was well for one night as Prichard let Oregon to a 73-62 win over Cal with 20 points and ten rebounds. […]
Ponds Leads St. John’s to Upset at Marquette
Milwaukee, WI – Chris Mullin was a exceptional shooter and an outstanding scorer in his playing days first as a collegiate at St. John’s and then during a 16-year run in the NBA. Mullin developed a sense of detecting when a player was headed for a big scoring game either by looking in the mirror […]