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 […]
Pepperdine Holds Off Gaels in WCC Thriller
Malibu, CA – The Pepperdine Waves enter Saturday night’s game at Firestone Fieldhouse coming off a key conference win at San Francisco. Lorenzo Romar’s team has had an up and down season to date, but there is optimism for the Waves heading into this matchup as they are 6-4 at home on the year. The […]
Gonzaga Tops St. Mary’s For WCC Title
Las Vegas, NV – Gonzaga broke open a close game in the second half to win the West Coast Conference tournament championship with an 84-66 win over St. Mary’s in front of 7,210 fans at the Orleans Arena. The Zags scored the first seven points of the second half to take an eight-point lead and […]
Gonzaga, St. Mary’s Advance to WCC Tournament Final
Las Vegas, NV – Gonzaga and St. Mary’s advanced to the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament with both teams escaping close contests. In the first game Killian Tillie and Joel Ayayi came up big in the second half to lead Gonzaga to an 81-77 win over a determined San Francisco squad. Ayayi […]
Basketball Hall of Fame Al Attles Classic
San Francisco, CA – The first Basketball Hall of Fame Al Attles Classic, held at San Francisco’s Chase Center, featured four games. Schools from the Pac-12, WCC, ACC, Big East, and Mountain West produced some exciting games throughout the day. Stanford opened the first game with a victory over San Diego 62-59 in a very […]
St. Mary’s Shocks Gonzaga for WCC Title
Las Vegas, NV – Perhaps Gonzaga was overconfident coming into the WCC Championship game against St. Mary’s. After all they did beat the Gaels by 48 points at home and by 14 points at Moraga during the regular season. The Bulldogs just got Killian Tillie back onto the court and were coming off a 26-point […]
Gonzaga, St. Mary’s Head to Another WCC Championship Game
Las Vegas, NV – Gonzaga looks like a No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. The Zags (30-2, 17-0) had no problem with Pepperdine (16-18, 6-11) moving out to a 40-point lead before coasting to a 100-74 win in the first semifinal game of the WCC tournament at a packed Orleans Arena. Six […]