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 [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 newsroom was aloof. Even though the TV was on, no one really cared. The game was over shortly after the second half inbound pass. Kemba Walker scored 28 points on 10-for-20 and No. 21 Connecticut moved on in the […]
NBA: Monday, March 7th: Portland Trailblazers at Orlando Magic at 7:00pm EST Both teams come into this matchup 7-3 in their last 10 games. The Trailblazers have been playing much better basketball over the past month after battling through a […]
The All-Big East Team was released today. It was highlighted by Notre Dame’s Ben Hansbrough. He is the lone unanimous selection. The team was rounded out by Kemba Walker (Connecticut), Austin Freeman (Georgetown), Ashton Gibbs (Pittsburgh), Marshon Brooks (Providence) and […]
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 […]