Matchup: Xavier likes to slash and dash and Marquette defenders have quick hands. When the Musketeers have the ball – it’ll be interesting. On the flip-side, the Golden Eagles might score most of their points in transition. In their last […]
Matchup: Kentucky can shoot the lights out and Princeton can run the half-court like a well-coached, well, Princeton team. This should be a slower paced game with a fair amount of scoring – both teams shoot above 40-percent from the […]
Special Contributor // Ian Harmand THE MATCHUP: This is one of the toughest first-round games to gauge. The Bulldogs have turned it on lately, but the rejuvenation of the Red Storm may be the story of the college basketball season […]
The Matchup: Two “running” teams square-off in what should be a high-percentage shooting, high-scoring affair. George Mason The Patriots watched a 13-game winning streak come to an end with a loss to VCU in the semifinals of the CAA tournament. […]
Special Contributor // Ian Harmand THE MATCHUP: Taking simple math into account, it seems that Bucknell’s ten-game winning streak trumps Uconn’s five-game sprint through the Big East Tournament. Things won’t be twice as nice for the Bisons, however, as the […]
The Matchup: Big against small, fast against slow. This game is about as mismatched as Craig Sager’s wardrobe. The Buckeyes will use their strength to overpower the (Random Play-In Team) and put them away early and score often. Ohio State: […]
The [Five] is your official home of all that is March Madness. Don’t worry, we aren’t like you. We won’t be skipping work during the next few weeks to watch the games. Then again, our job IS to watch the […]
The Top Ten Certainly, Duke is Duke, they’re on TV more than Leave it to Beaver reruns Most likely, No. 4 Duke won’t be in the Top 5 next week and probably lost the No. 1 seed in the ACC […]
Get ready for even more madness this March during the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA signed a new 14-year $10.8 billion contract with CBS and Turner Sports last April and the new 68-team tournament’s TV deal will allow for more staggered […]
You’ve got to think Jay Wright was worried going into last night’s game. As the AP put it, “Seeing all those upset victories left him, well, upset.” “You’re like, ‘There’s no way it can happen in all four,”’ Wright told […]