Championship Week(s): Conference Tournament Thread

[mabrowndog]

In the Colonial, #5 Northeastern just knocked off #4 Drexel, 90-81. Scott Eatherton racked 23 pts & 15 boards, while David Walker hit for 18 pts. Zach Stahl scored 19 pts & grabbed 12 reb off the bench. In tomorrow's first semifinal, the Huskies (11-20) will get top seed Delaware (23-9), who advanced past #8 Hofstra 87-76 after trailing 40-37 at the half. Davon Usher's 28 and Jarvis Threatt's 23 led the way for the Blue Hens.
 
Still to come in the quarters tonight: #2 Towson vs #7 James Madison, and #3 William & Mary vs #6 College of Charleston.

 

[RedOctober3829]

In the Patriot League, BU ended up winning over Army 91-70.  They await the winner of Holy Cross and American for the championship on Wednesday at home.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Stony Brook has a 26-9 lead on Maine in the 3rd America East quarterfinal of the day.  Even though the Seawolves are only shooting 36%, they are holding Maine to 19%.
 
It's 37-16 at the under 4 timeout.  The Seawolves are dominating.  Maine is just 5-23 from the field(23%) and has 10 turnovers.  Player of the Year Jameel Warney has 9 points and 5 rebounds already.
 
One tidbit from the Vermont game: Brian Voelkel had the first triple double in AE tournament history today.  10 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists.  This is a 4 man too.

 

[mabrowndog]

The Ohio Valley championship is underway on ESPN2. #3 Eastern Kentucky, which frustrated the hell out of #2 Murray State last night on the way to an 86-83 upset, is off to the races in a huge way. They're up on top seed Belmont 12-0, a little less than 4 minutes in.
 
EDIT - And the Bruins finally get on the board with a put-back following a time-out. But the Colonels are just kicking their asses on the boards while playing smothering defense, and have drained all 4 of their threes.
 
EDIT - Make it 17-2 now. 5-for-5 from deep, and four different players have hit them. FWIW, the teams split their season pair, with both games played within a 10-day span in January. EKU won at home 74-63, then fell 84-81 at Nashville (though in the latter game, a garbage-time Colonels trey with a second left made it look closer than it was). 
 
EDIT - Belmont answers back with a 7-0 run, drawing to 17-9.

 

[mabrowndog]

Stony Brook has a 26-9 lead on Maine in the 3rd America East quarterfinal of the day.  Even though the Seawolves are only shooting 36%, they are holding Maine to 19%.
 
It's 37-16 at the under 4 timeout.  The Seawolves are dominating.  Maine is just 5-23 from the field(23%) and has 10 turnovers.  Player of the Year Jameel Warney has 9 points and 5 rebounds already.

 
This is one of the most overmatched teams Maine has ever had, but just like Kentucky they're ridiculously young. No seniors and just 4 juniors. This was Ted Woodward's 10th year at the helm, and they did lose a lot of firepower last year, so I doubt they'll can him.
 
Of course, Maine did the most important thing in the eyes of all fans and alumni, which was to sweep UNH. But I still have no earthly idea how they beat Middle Tennessee (23-8) in the Dr. Pepper Classic during the holiday break, or how they lost to Chattanooga by just 6 in the title game.
 
Tonight, they should really just wave the white flag right now and let the Hartford-Binghamton nightcap get going at a more reasonable hour.

 

[mabrowndog]

Eastern Kentucky is stepping on Belmont's throats, now up 28-14 with 7:16 left. 
 
EDIT - Belmont clawed back to within 6, but EKU takes a 34-26 lead into halftime.

 

[Soxy]

Another shining moment in today's Big South quarterfinals. Adam Weary of #1N High Point buried a jump hook from the right side of the key to give the Panthers a 60-59 lead with 5.9 seconds left. #4S Winthrop gets the ball to junior guard Andre Smith, and then this happened:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaQ9nbJ4Jow
 
March Madness, baby. Smith finished with 12 pts, while Keon Moore lit it up for 23 on 8-of-12 shooting and a perfect 4-of-4 from the line.
 
It's being called an "upset" since the Panthers won the North division, the Eagles' conference record (10-6) was 2 games worse than High Point's (12-4), and they also trailed HP in RPI this morning (169-195).  But Winthrop's now 19-12 overall while the Panthers are 16-14, and the Eagles were also ranked higher heading into today's action by both KenPom (221-249) and Sagarin (233-270). Anyway, High Point is on its way to the NIT with an auto-bid as a regular-season conference champion.
 
Winthrop moves on to face #2N UNC-Asheville (17-14), 96-87 winners over #3N Radford (21-12) in a semifinal tomorrow at noon. The Bulldogs barely ran 2 deep into the bench today, with reserve center Jaleel Roberts getting only 5 minutes while the 5 starters and backup guard Corey Littlejohn, the only others to see action, all played at least 28 minutes. Guards Jaron Lane (29) & Andrew Rowsey (27) led the UNCA onslaught, while center D.J. Cunningham was a beast with 19 boards & 18 pts. The Bulldogs were also whistled for a shockingly low 12 fouls, while Radford was called for 26.

 
As a Winthrop alumnus, I could watch this all day long.  Exciting to see the team make a run as this was considered another rebuilding year; next year was when they were really supposed to make a move back towards the top of the Big South.  The offense has made a quantum leap this year (albeit from "abysmal" to "not bad") thanks to Freshman Keon Johnson and JUCO transfer Keon Moore.
 
They went 2-0 vs. Coastal Carolina this year, including an OT thriller on the road.  Can't wait for noon tomorrow!

 

[mabrowndog]

Belmont is not going away. It's a 51-48 EKU lead, just under 9:00 to play. 
 
EDIT - And we're all tied up 54-54 with under 6:00 left. EKU is now looking incredibly tight (i.e. 2004 Yankees), and they're reacting petulantly when they're called for fouls as if the dream is slipping away.
 
EDIT - Holy crap, Glenn Cosey just nailed one from about 10 feet beyond the arc to put the Colonels back up 3.
 
EDIT - Looks like the tie is spurring EKU to defend their hill. They've scored 8 straight now, 4:16 left.
 
EDIT - EKU's Corey Walden made a great steal and had a chance for a breakaway lay-up to put his team up 9, but he showboated it with the ball-handling, attempting the one-handed dipsy-doo, and lost control of the ball. Belmont goes back the other way and nails a three to cut it to 4. Could be a turning point. 1:57 left.
 
EDIT - They find Cosey on the cross-court pass, and he's left all alone to drill a trey. After a Belmont layup the other way, Colonels lead 68-63 with 1:19 left.
 
EDIT - Belmont's comeback falls short. The Colonels knock off the top 2 seeds, and they're waltzing. Belmont automatically qualifies for the NIT.

 

[mabrowndog]

In the Colonial, #5 Northeastern just knocked off #4 Drexel, 90-81. Scott Eatherton racked 23 pts & 15 boards, while David Walker hit for 18 pts. Zach Stahl scored 19 pts & grabbed 12 reb off the bench. In tomorrow's first semifinal, the Huskies (11-20) will get top seed Delaware (23-9), who advanced past #8 Hofstra 87-76 after trailing 40-37 at the half. Davon Usher's 28 and Jarvis Threatt's 23 led the way for the Blue Hens.
 
Still to come in the quarters tonight: #2 Towson vs #7 James Madison, and #3 William & Mary vs #6 College of Charleston.

 
Towson dispatched JMU 80-71, but CoC is threatening W&M in a big way, up 31-19 with 5:19 left in the 1st half.

 

[mabrowndog]

In the Horizon, #3 Wright State won the Battle of Ohio in one semifinal, knocking off #2 Cleveland State 68-63. The Raiders will face the winner of the All-Packerland semifinal between #1 Green Bay and #5 Milwaukee, which is about to get underway on ESPNU.

 

[mabrowndog]

MAAC quarterfinals update...
 
#1 Iona had no trouble whatsoever with #8 Rider, 94-71. The Gaels led by 16 at the half and just cruised behind Tre Bowman's 28 (9/13 shooting, 5/9 on threes), Sean Armand's 20, and David Laury's 18 with 11 boards. As a team, Iona shot 60% from the floor (31/52). They hit 11 of 25 threes, so they were 20/27 on 2-point buckets (74%).
 
#4 Canisius just advanced past #5 Siena, 71-65, as Billy Baron (Jim's kid) leads 5 starters in double-figures with 17. Chris Manhertz grabbed 11 boards, 5 of them ORBs. Brett Bisping had 22 pts & 9 reb for the Saints (15-17).
 
So the Gaels (21-9) & Golden Griffins (21-11) will meet in the first of tomorrow's semifinals. Still to come tonight in the quarters: #2 Manhattan vs #7 St. Peter's, and #3 Quinnipiac vs #11 Niagara.

 
The #2 Jaspers held serve, but only after a stubborn Peacocks squad held a 39-34 lead three minutes into the 2nd half. Manhattan then outscored St. Peter's 38-16 until the final seconds of the game.
 
Meanwhile Niagara's upset train is still chugging, but we'll have to see if they have enough coal, They led 24-15, but Quinnipiac has scored 7 straight to draw within 2 with under 8:00 left in the half.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Hartford is overwhelming Binghamton in the last AE quarter. Looks like it will be chalk heading into Semi Sunday. #4 Albany vs. #1 Vermont at 5:00 and #3 Hartford vs. #2 Stony Brook at 7:30 or so.

 

[mabrowndog]

In the Patriot League, BU ended up winning over Army 91-70.  They await the winner of Holy Cross and American for the championship on Wednesday at home.

 
The Crusaders led 28-22 at the break, but the Eagles destroyed them in the 2nd half 35-18 on the way to a 57-46 victory. So the top two seeds will play for the auto-bid.

 

[Soxy]

After a back-and-forth first 10 minutes a 12-0 run by Coastal has given them a 10 point lead.  Winthrop missed some good looks from 3 early on, and can't seem to get any offense generated as of late.
 
Edit: And as soon as I type that, 4 quick points for the Eagles after a good TO by Kelsey.  They overcame a double digit first half deficit in the first round against Liberty.  Let's see if they can do it again.

 

[mabrowndog]

Today's TV games:
 
12:00 pm - Big South Championship - #4S Winthrop vs #1S Coastal Carolina (ESPN2)
02:00 pm - Missouri Valley Championship - #1 Wichita St vs #2 Indiana St (CBS)
02:00 pm - Atlantic Sun Championship - #1 Florida Gulf Coast vs #2 Mercer (ESPN2)
02:30 pm - 1st Colonial semifinal - #1 Delaware vs #5 Northeastern (NBCSN)
04:30 pm - 1st MAAC semifinal - #1 Iona vs #4 Canisius (ESPN3)
05:00 pm - 2nd Colonial semifinal - #2 Towson vs #3 William & Mary (NBCSN)
05:00 pm - 1st America East semifinal - #1 Vermont vs #4 Albany (ESPN3)
07:00 pm - 2nd MAAC semifinal - #2 Manhattan vs #3 Quinnipiac (ESPN3)
07:30 pm - 2nd America East semifinal - #2 Stony Brook vs #3 Hartford (ESPN3)

 

[Soxy]

Frustrating to watch from the Winthrop side.  Eagles are getting good looks from 3 and can't throw it in the ocean.  Meanwhile, Coastal can seemingly pull up for a guarded 3 and bury it whenever they want.
 
50-36 with under 12 minutes left.  Gonna be an uphill climb for Winthrop.

 

[mabrowndog]

Frustrating to watch from the Winthrop side.  Eagles are getting good looks from 3 and can't throw it in the ocean.  Meanwhile, Coastal can seemingly pull up for a guarded 3 and bury it whenever they want.
 
50-36 with under 12 minutes left.  Gonna be an uphill climb for Winthrop.

 
And they just lost Keon Moore with 4:30 left. Still down 9.
 
Yeah, if they'd hit even some of their shots, this obviously would have been a different ball game. Winthrop has been executing pretty well in other areas, in terms of rotating the ball, getting open looks, and defending in the half-court. But the fast breaks spawned by some of those misses have made it tough.

 

[mabrowndog]

So the Atlantic Sun final is showing up in ESPN's scoreboard as "delayed", and ESPN2 is showing bonus coverage of FSU-Syracuse. Anyone know what's going on at FGCU?
 
EDIT - Never mind, underway now. Mercer up 12-11 ten minutes in.
 
EDIT - Since a 13-13 tie with 9:05 to play, Mercer's on a 16-2 run. Time out Eagles with 3:30 left in the half.

 

[mabrowndog]

CAA: Northeastern has cut a 14-pt deficit against Delaware down to a 22-21 game with 9:00 left in the 1st.
 
EDIT - The Huskies tie it 24-24 on a Scott Eatherton bucket & FT. NU is killing the Hens on the boards 17-9, with a 6-0 margin on the O-glass.
 
MVC: Wichita up 35-24 on Larry's alma mater with 3:44 left in the half.

 

[mabrowndog]

So the Atlantic Sun final is showing up in ESPN's scoreboard as "delayed", and ESPN2 is showing bonus coverage of FSU-Syracuse. Anyone know what's going on at FGCU?
 
EDIT - Never mind, underway now. Mercer up 12-11 ten minutes in.
 
EDIT - Since a 13-13 tie with 9:05 to play, Mercer's on a 16-2 run. Time out Eagles with 3:30 left in the half.

 
Make it a 20-2 run, before FGCU hits a pair at the line to close out the half. Mercer up 33-17.
 
FGCU is shooting just 21% (5-for-24). For perspective on how awful they've been, they actually have more offensive rebounds (7) than buckets. Mercer crushing them on the boards (24-14, 11 offensive).

 

[canderson]

Wichita State's Odum said he might've just broken his right hand, that if true is a huge loss for the Shockers.

Edit: And he is back in the game without any wrapping.

 

[mabrowndog]

CAA: Northeastern has cut a 14-pt deficit against Delaware down to a 22-21 game with 9:00 left in the 1st.
 
EDIT - The Huskies tie it 24-24 on a Scott Eatherton bucket & FT. NU is killing the Hens on the boards 17-9, with a 6-0 margin on the O-glass.

 
After trailing 31-26, Delaware outscores the Huskies 13-6 to take a 39-37 lead into halftime. NU still dominating the glass (23-14) but they aren't converting enough of their offensive 2nd chances, especially with 9 ORB and just 9 non-threes.

 

[mabrowndog]

Wichita State's Odom might've just broken his hand, that if true is a huge loss for the Shockers.

 
He's back, hand unwrapped. "I'm alright, I'm gonna play" per CBS.
 
EDIT - Oh, and he plays for the boys in blue, not Wichita.

 

[Senator Donut]

The Sycamores have scored the last nine points to make it a two-score game between the MVC's last two undefeated regular season teams.

 

[mabrowndog]

A-Sun: FGCU has outscored Mercer 25-10 in the 2nd half to draw within 43-42 with 9:00 left.
 
Colonial: Delaware starting to put some space between themselves and the Huskies, up 8 with 12:30 left.
 
--- EDIT - Now a 74-52 lead with 8:55 left. NU wearing down and not playing nearly as aggressive, and things are falling apart quickly. Not a surprise, since Delaware has better athletes and more of them. Blue Hens leading 16-2 in fast break points. Devon Saddler just buried a pair of threes for UD.

 

[mabrowndog]

The Sycamores have scored the last nine points to make it a two-score game between the MVC's last two undefeated regular season teams.

 
After drawing to within 55-50 with 10:00 left, ISU was outscored 14-5. It's now a 69-58 Wichita lead, just under 4:00 left.

 

[mabrowndog]

Crunch time in the A-Sun, and FGCU is back within 3 at 59-56 with 2:21 left. But they just missed a pair at the line.
 
EDIT - Eric McKnight just fouled out on an over-the-back call at the offensive end. He joins Chase Fieler on the FGCU sideline. Both bigs are done, and likely so are the Eagles. After 2 FTs, Mercer now up 7 with a minute left.

 

[mabrowndog]

Wichita punches its ticket, 83-69. The Sycamores should be a shoo-in for an NIT bid.
 
EDIT - And moments later, so does Mercer, 68-60. Dunk City is no more, but they'll probably get the call for one of the postseason tournaments.

 

[mabrowndog]

Delaware (24-9) advances to the CAA final, 87-74. Nice run, nice effort by an over-matched NU squad as they finish the year 11-21.

 

[mabrowndog]

The second wave of brackets is coming together slowly but surely.
 
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
All games at FedEx Forum, Memphis TN ... All times EDT ... Cincinnati gets the #1 seed over Louisville by winning a coin flip ... SMU gets the #3 seed over UConn with a 2-0 head-to-head record ... UConn gets the #4 seed over Memphis with a 2-0 head-to-head record ... Temple gets the #8 seed over UCF with a better record against the highest-seeded conference opponent for which a difference can be cited, which is #3 SMU (Temple 1-1, UCF 0-2)
 
First Round - Weds, March 12
07:00 pm - Game 1 - #7 Rutgers vs #10 South Florida (ESPNU)
09:30 pm - Game 2 - #8 Temple vs #9 Central Florida (ESPN2)
 
Quarterfinals - Thur, March 13
01:00 pm - Game 3 - #3 SMU vs #6 Houston (ESPNU)
03:00 pm - Game 4 - #2 Louisville vs Game 1 winner (ESPNU)
07:00 pm - Game 5 - #1 Cincinnati vs Game 2 winner (ESPNU)
09:00 pm - Game 6 - #4 Connecticut vs #5 Memphis  (ESPNU)
 
Semifinals - Fri, March 14
07:00 pm - Game 7 - Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner (ESPN or ESPN2)
09:00 pm - Game 8 - Game 5 winner vs Game 6 winner (ESPN or ESPN2) 
 
Championship - Sat, March 15
06:00 pm - Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner (ESPN)

 

[mabrowndog]

Big 12 Conference
All games at Sprint Center, Kansas City MO ... All times EDT
 
First Round - Weds, March 12
07:00 pm - Game 1 - #8 Oklahoma St vs #9 Texas Tech (Big 12 Network / ESPN3)
09:30 pm - Game 2 - #7 Baylor vs #10 TCU (Big 12 Network / ESPN3)
 
Quarterfinals - Thur, March 13
12:30 pm - Game 3 - #4 Iowa St vs #5 Kansas St (ESPN2)
03:00 pm - Game 4 - #1 Kansas vs Game 1 winner (ESPN2)
07:00 pm - Game 5 - #2 Oklahoma vs Game 2 winner (Big 12 Network / ESPN3)
09:30 pm - Game 6 - #3 Texas vs #6 West Virginia  (Big 12 Network / ESPN3)
 
Semifinals - Fri, March 14
07:00 pm - Game 7 - Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner (ESPNU)
09:30 pm - Game 8 - Game 5 winner vs Game 6 winner (ESPNU) 
 
Championship - Sat, March 15
09:00 pm - Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner (ESPN)

 

[mabrowndog]

Big East Conference
All games at Madison Square Garden, New York NY ... All times EDT ... All games air on FOX Sports 1
 
First Round - Weds, March 12
07:00 pm - Game 1 - #8 Seton Hall vs #9 Butler
09:30 pm - Game 2 - #7 Georgetown vs #10 DePaul
 
Quarterfinals - Thur, March 13
01:30 pm - Game 3 - #1 Villanova vs Game 1 winner
03:30 pm - Game 4 - #4 Providence vs #5 St. John's
07:00 pm - Game 5 - #2 Creighton vs Game 2 winner
09:30 pm - Game 6 - #3 Xavier vs #6 Marquette
 
Semifinals - Fri, March 14
07:00 pm - Game 7 - Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner
09:30 pm - Game 8 - Game 5 winner vs Game 6 winner 
 
Championship - Sat, March 15
08:30 pm - Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner

 

[mabrowndog]

Big Sky Conference
All games at Dee Events Center, Ogden UT (home court of top seed) ... All times EDT ... Teams re-seeded after first round ... Top seed receives first-round bye ... Tournament only includes top 7 in standings. Eastern Washington, Montana State, Idaho State and Southern Utah all failed to qualify. 
 
First Round - Thurs, March 13
04:05 pm - Game 1 - #2 North Dakota vs #7 Sacramento St
06:30 pm - Game 2 - #3 Northern Arizona vs #6 Northern Colorado
09:00 pm - Game 3 - #4 Montana vs #5 Portland St
 
Semifinals - Fri, March 14
06:30 pm - Game 4 - Highest remaining seed vs 2nd-highest remaining seed
09:05 pm - Game 5 - #1 Weber St vs Lowest remaining seed
 
Championship - Sat, March 15
08:00 pm - Game 4 winner vs Game 5 winner (ESPNU)

 

[mabrowndog]

Big West Conference
All games at Honda Center, Anaheim CA ... All times EDT ... Teams re-seeded after quarterfinals
 
Quarterfinals - Thur, March 13 (All games air on FOX Prime Ticket)
03:00 pm - Game 1 - #2 UC-Santa Barbara vs #7 Cal Poly
05:30 pm - Game 2 - #3 Long Beach vs #6 Cal St-Fullerton
09:00 pm - Game 3 - #1 UC-Irvine vs #8 UC-Riverside
11:30 pm - Game 4 - #4 Hawaii vs #5 Cal St-Northridge
 
Semifinals - Fri, March 14
09:30 pm - Game 5 - Highest remaining seed vs Lowest remaining seed (ESPNU)
11:59 pm - Game 6 - 2nd-highest remaining seed vs vs 3rd-highest remaining seed (ESPNU) 
 
Championship - Sat, March 15
10:30 pm - Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner (ESPN2)

 

[mabrowndog]

Conference USA
All games at Don Haskins Center, El Paso TX ... All times EDT ... All 1st, 2nd and quarterfinal round games air on C-USA Digital Network ... Florida International is ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA penalties for Academic Progress Rate.
 
First Round - Tues, March 11
05:30 pm - Game 1 - #10 North Texas vs #15 Rice
08:00 pm - Game 2 - #11 Florida Atlantic vs #14 Marshall
10:30 pm - Game 3 - #12 East Carolina vs #13 Texas-San Antonio
 
Second Round - Weds, March 12
02:00 pm - Game 4 - #7 Tulane vs Game 1 winner
04:30 pm - Game 5 - #6 Old Dominion vs Game 2 winner
08:00 pm - Game 6 - #5 UTEP vs Game 3 winner
10:30 pm - Game 7 - #8 UAB vs #9 Charlotte
 
Quarterfinals - Thur, March 13
02:00 pm - Game 8 - #2 Tulsa vs Game 4 winner
04:30 pm - Game 9 - #3 Middle Tennessee vs Game 5 winner
08:00 pm - Game 10 - #4 Southern Miss vs Game 6 winner
10:30 pm - Game 11 - #1 Louisiana Tech vs Game 7 winner
 
Semifinals - Fri, March 14
04:00 pm - Game 12 - Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner (CBSSN)
06:30 pm - Game 13 - Game 10 winner vs Game 11 winner (CBSSN)
 
Championship - Sat, March 15
11:35 am - Game 12 winner vs Game 13 winner (CBS)

 

[RedOctober3829]

In the America East semis, top-seeded Vermont(15-1 in league and won by margin of over 20 ppg in league) loses to fourth-seed Albany 67-58.  It is the most shocking result I can remember as UVM crushed everyone in the regular season.  They fell behind by 16 at the half and could never recover.  The second semifinal will start at 7:50 between #2 Stony Brook and #3 Hartford.  Whoever wins will host the championship game on Saturday at 11:30 AM.
 
Edit: forgot to mention, this game was on Albany's home court and Vermont is now 1-4 in the AE tourney vs. Albany.

 

[Plantiers Wart]

Couldn't have worked out better for Hartford or stony brook. Sucks for Vermont that Albany was the 4.

 

[Plantiers Wart]

Home court was big for Albany.

 

[mabrowndog]

Mid-American Conference (MAC)
First round games at campus sites of higher seeds ... All subsequent rounds at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland OH ... All times EDT ... All 2nd, 3rd and semifinal games air on Time-Warner Cable Sports Channel of Ohio (TWCSC-O)
 
First Round - Mon, March 10
07:00 pm - Game 1 - #12 Ball St at #5 Ohio U.
07:00 pm - Game 2 - #9 Kent St at #8 Miami OH
07:30 pm - Game 3 - #11 C. Michigan at #6 E. Michigan
08:00 pm - Game 4 - #10 Bowling Green at #7 N. Illinois
 
Second Round - Wed, March 12
06:30 pm - Game 5 - Game 1 winner vs Game 2 winner (ESPN3)
09:00 pm - Game 6 - Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner (ESPN3)
 
Third Round - Thur, March 13
06:30 pm - Game 7 - #4 Akron vs Game 5 winner (ESPN3)
09:00 pm - Game 8 - #3 Buffalo vs Game 6 winner (ESPN3)
 
Semifinals - Fri, March 14
06:30 pm - Game 9 - #1 W. Michigan vs Game 7 winner (ESPN3)
09:00 pm - Game 10 - #2 Toledo vs Game 8 winner (ESPN3)
 
Championship - Sat, March 15
06:30 pm - Game 9 winner vs Game 10 winner (ESPN2)

 

[mabrowndog]

In the America East semis, top-seeded Vermont(15-1 in league and won by margin of over 20 ppg in league) loses to fourth-seed Albany 67-58.  It is the most shocking result I can remember as UVM crushed everyone in the regular season.  They fell behind by 16 at the half and could never recover.  The second semifinal will start at 7:50 between #2 Stony Brook and #3 Hartford.  Whoever wins will host the championship game on Saturday at 11:30 AM.
 
Edit: forgot to mention, this game was on Albany's home court and Vermont is now 1-4 in the AE tourney vs. Albany.

 
Huge bummer. I was really looking forward to seeing another title game played at Patrick Gym, one of the best small-facility atmospheres in college hoops. And this year's team was a crapload of fun to watch. That Duke game will live in infamy.

 

[mabrowndog]

Vermont might not be the only top seed to fall tonight. In the SoCon, #1 Davidson (20-11/15-1) has been forced into overtime by #5 Western Carolina, tied 86-86 in Asheville NC.
 
EDIT - 30 secs left, Davidson down 1, just missed the first of 2 FTs...  and made the 2nd. Tie game.
 
EDIT - Holy crap. Foul called on Davidson's Jake Brooks with 3 seconds left. W. Carolina can win it at the line.
 
EDIT - WCU hits both FT's to lead 99-97.
 
EDIT - The Wildcats need a miracle, and didn't get it. They're off to the NIT, just like UVM's Catamounts. Meanwhile WCU's Catamounts have a chance at the dance, 

 

[mabrowndog]

So far 4 of 32 NIT bids are spoken for:
 
Belmont (OVC)
Vermont (AmEast)
Davidson (SoCon)
High Point (Big South)

 

[mabrowndog]

Mountain West Conference
All games at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas NV ... All times EDT ... All first round games streamed online via the Mountain West Network.
 
First Round - Weds, March 12
05:00 pm - Game 1 - #8 Utah St vs #9 Colorado St
07:30 pm - Game 2 - #7 Fresno St vs #10 Air Force
10:30 pm - Game 3 - #6 Boise St vs #11 San Jose St
 
Quarterfinals - Thur, March 13
03:00 pm - Game 4 - #1 San Diego St vs Game 1 winner (CBSSN)
05:30 pm - Game 5 - #4 UNLV vs #5 Wyoming (CBSSN)
09:00 pm - Game 6 - #3 Nevada vs Game 3 winner (CBSSN)
11:30 pm - Game 7 - #2 New Mexico vs Game 2 winner (CBSSN)
 
Semifinals - Fri, March 14
09:00 pm - Game 8 - Game 4 winner vs Game 5 winner (CBSSN)
11:30 pm - Game 9 - Game 6 winner vs Game 7 winner  (CBSSN)
 
Championship - Sat, March 15
06:00 pm - Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner (CBS)

 

[RedOctober3829]

Vermont might not be the only top seed to fall tonight. In the SoCon, #1 Davidson (20-11/15-1) has been forced into overtime by #5 Western Carolina, tied 86-86 in Asheville NC.
 
EDIT - 30 secs left, Davidson down 1, just missed the first of 2 FTs...  and made the 2nd. Tie game.
 
EDIT - Holy crap. Foul called on Davidson's Jake Brooks with 3 seconds left. W. Carolina can win it at the line.
 
EDIT - WCU hits both FT's to lead 99-97.
 
EDIT - The Wildcats need a miracle, and didn't get it. They're off to the NIT, just like UVM's Catamounts. Meanwhile WCU's Catamounts have a chance at the dance,

Proud alum of WCU!!!!! Finally got over the hump against McKillop in a big game.

 

[mabrowndog]

Pacific 12 Conference
All games at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise NV ... All times EDT
 
First Round - Weds, March 12
03:00 pm - Game 1 - #8 Utah vs #9 Washington (P12N)
05:30 pm - Game 2 - #5 Colorado vs #12 USC (P12N)
09:00 pm - Game 3 - #7 Oregon vs #10 Oregon St (P12N)
11:30 pm - Game 4 - #6 Stanford St vs #11 Washington St (P12N)
 
Quarterfinals - Thur, March 13
03:00 pm - Game 5 - #1 Arizona vs Game 1 winner (P12N)
05:30 pm - Game 6 - #4 California vs Game 2 winner (P12N)
09:00 pm - Game 7 - #2 UCLA vs Game 3 winner (P12N)
11:30 pm - Game 8 - #2 Arizona St vs Game 4 winner (FOX Sports 1)
 
Semifinals - Fri, March 14
09:00 pm - Game 9 - Game 5 winner vs Game 6 winner (P12N)
11:30 pm - Game 10 - Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner  (FOX Sports 1)
 
Championship - Sat, March 15
06:00 pm - Game 9 winner vs Game 10 winner (FOX Sports 1)

 

[mabrowndog]

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
All games at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro NC ... All times EDT ... In addition to the ESPN family of networks, all games will also air on the Raycom ACC Network.
 
First Round - Weds, March 12
01:00 pm - Game 1 - #12 Wake Forest vs #13 Notre Dame (ESPN)
03:30 pm - Game 2 - #10 Miami FL vs #15 Virginia Tech (ESPN)
07:00 pm - Game 3 - #11 Georgia Tech vs #14 Boston College (ESPN)
 
Second Round - Thur, March 13
12:00 pm - Game 4 - #8 Maryland vs #9 Florida State (ESPN)
02:00 pm - Game 5 - #5 Pittsburgh vs Game 1 winner (ESPN)
07:00 pm - Game 6 - #7 N.C. State vs Game 2 winner (ESPN)
09:00 pm - Game 7 - #6 Clemson vs Game 3 winner (ESPN)
 
Quarterfinals - Fri, March 14
12:00 pm - Game 8 - #1 Virginia vs Game 4 winner (ESPN2)
02:00 pm - Game 9 - #4 North Carolina vs Game 5 winner (ESPN2)
07:00 pm - Game 10 - #2 Syracuse vs Game 6 winner (ESPN2)
09:00 pm - Game 11 - #3 Duke vs Game 7 winner (ESPN2)
 
Semifinals - Sat, March 15
01:00 pm - Game 12 - Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner (ESPN)
03:00 pm - Game 13 - Game 10 winner vs Game 11 winner (ESPN) 
 
Championship - Sun, March 16
01:00 pm - Game 12 winner vs Game 13 winner (ESPN)

 

[mabrowndog]

Atlantic 10 Conference
All games at Barclays Center, Brooklyn NY ... All times EDT
 
First Round - Weds, March 12
07:00 pm - Game 1 - #12 George Mason vs #13 Fordham
 
Second Round - Thur, March 13
12:00 pm - Game 2 - #8 La Salle vs #9 St. Bonaventure (Comcast SportsNet)
02:30 pm - Game 3 - #5 Dayton vs Game 1 winner (NBCSN)
07:00 pm - Game 4 - #7 Richmond vs #10 Duquesne (NBCSN)
09:30 pm - Game 5 - #6 UMass vs #11 Rhode Island (Comcast SportsNet)
 
Quarterfinals - Fri, March 14
12:00 pm - Game 6 - #1 St. Louis vs Game 2 winner (NBCSN)
02:30 pm - Game 7 - #4 St. Joseph's vs Game 3 winner (NBCSN)
07:00 pm - Game 8 - #2 Virginia Commonwealth vs Game 4 winner (NBCSN)
09:30 pm - Game 9 - #3 George Washington vs Game 5 winner (NBCSN)
 
Semifinals - Sat, March 15
01:30 pm - Game 10 - Game 6 winner vs Game 7 winner (CBSSN)
04:00 pm - Game 11 - Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner (CBSSN) 
 
Championship - Sun, March 16
01:00 pm - Game 10 winner vs Game 11 winner (CBS)

 

[mabrowndog]

Big Ten Conference
All games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis IN ... All times EDT.
 
First Round - Thur, March 13
12:00 pm - Game 1 - #8 Indiana vs #9 Illinois (BTN)
02:30 pm - Game 2 - #5 Ohio St vs #12 Purdue (BTN)
06:30 pm - Game 3 - #7 Minnesota vs #10 Penn St (ESPN2)
09:00 pm - Game 4 - #6 Iowa vs #11 Northwestern  (ESPN2)
 
Quarterfinals - Fri, March 14
12:00 pm - Game 5 - #1 Michigan vs Game 1 winner (ESPN)
02:30 pm - Game 6 - #4 Nebraska vs Game 2 winner (ESPN)
06:30 pm - Game 7 - #2 Wisconsin vs Game 3 winner (BTN)
09:00 pm - Game 8 - #3 Michigan St vs Game 4 winner (BTN)
 
Semifinals - Sat, March 15
01:40 pm - Game 9 - Game 5 winner vs Game 6 winner (CBS)
04:00 pm - Game 10 - Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner (CBS) 
 
Championship - Sun, March 16
03:30 pm - Game 9 winner vs Game 10 winner (CBS)

 

[RedOctober3829]

Stony Brook tops Hartford and advances to the AE title game on Saturday vs. Albany. This is our 3rd title game and looking for our first bid.

 

[mabrowndog]

Southeastern Conference (SEC)
All games at Georgia Dome, Atlanta GA ... All times EDT
 
First Round - Wed, March 12
07:00 pm - Game 1 - #12 Auburn vs #13 S. Carolina (SEC-TV / ESPN3)
09:30 pm - Game 2 - #11 Vanderbilt vs #14 Mississippi St (SEC-TV / ESPN3)
 
Second Round - Thur, March 13
01:00 pm - Game 3 - #8 Missouri vs #9 Texas A&M (SEC-TV / ESPN3)
03:30 pm - Game 4 - #5 Arkansas vs Game 1 winner (SEC-TV / ESPN3)
07:00 pm - Game 5 - #7 LSU vs #10 Alabama (SEC-TV / ESPN3)
09:30 pm - Game 6 - #6 Ole Miss vs Game 2 winner  (SEC-TV / ESPN3)
 
Quarterfinals - Fri, March 14
01:00 pm - Game 7 - #1 Florida vs Game 3 winner (ESPNU)
03:30 pm - Game 8 - #4 Tennessee vs Game 4 winner (ESPNU)
07:00 pm - Game 9 - #2 Kentucky vs Game 5 winner (SEC-TV)
09:30 pm - Game 10 - #3 Georgia vs Game 6 winner (SEC-TV)
 
Semifinals - Sat, March 15
01:00 pm - Game 11 - Game 7 winner vs Game 8 winner (ABC)
03:30 pm - Game 12 - Game 9 winner vs Game 10 winner (ABC) 
 
Championship - Sun, March 16
03:15 pm - Game 11 winner vs Game 12 winner (ESPN)