Eugene, OR – The No. 3-ranked Houston Cougars came to Eugene on Sunday night to visit the Oregon Ducks. The teams played last year at the Maui Classic in Las Vegas where the Cougars dominated 78-59 in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated. Tonight, Oregon played Houston tougher, but still […]
Wisconsin Tops St. Mary’s, Wins Maui Invitational
Las Vegas, NV – Wisconsin topped St. Mary’s 61-55 to win the 2021 Maui Invitational tournament. Johnny Davis continued hie excellent play, leading the Badgers with 20 points. Davis was named the tournament MVP. Tyler Wahl added 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting with five rebounds to help Wisconsin to the win. Alex Ducas led the […]
Wisconsin and St, Mary’s Set for Finals of Maui Invitational
Las Vegas, NV – Wisconsin and St. Mary’s are headed to the finals of the Maui Invitational after second round wins over Houston and Oregon. the final will be played at 2pm local time with the third-place game scheduled for 11:30am. The consolation games will be tonight. In the winner’s bracket, Wisconsin surprised No. 12-ranked […]
Maui Invitational Day One Recap
Las Vegas, NV – The Maui Invitational was moved to Asheville, NC last season due to the COVID pandemic. This year the event got a bit closer to Hawaii as it is taking place in Las Vegas. The afternoon session today consisted of games between Wisconsin and Texas A&M, then Houston vs. Butler. In the […]
Oregon’s Backcourt Helps Them Get Past Houston
Eugene, OR – Oregon’s backcourt of Payton Pritchard and Anthony Mathis combined for 34 points and seven three-pointers as the Ducks defeated a tough Houston team 78-66 in front of 8.095 fans at Matthew Knight Arena tonight. Mathis connected on 5-of-9 3s as he scored a team-high 18 points. Pritchard made 2-of-5 3s, scored 16 […]
Six Basketball Tournaments in Six Days
My annual east coast trip for the start of the college basketball season is over. I covered six tournaments in six nights traveling between New York City and Rhode Island and made it back home by Thanksgiving despite a major rain and wind storm. The first event on Thursday night was the 2K Sports Classic, […]
