This was a matchup of two teams trending in opposite directions. In one of the more entertaining games of the BracketBuster weekend, Charleston came away with a tough 85-83 road victory for its sixth win out of seven. George Mason, loser of five of six, must rebound and finish the last week of the conference [...]

While much of the Eastern time zone slept Saturday night, the Utah State Aggies, one of the most unappreciated mid-major teams in America, added to one of the nation’s most impressive home records. Utah State defeated the Wichita State Shockers 68-58 at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, increasing its home record to a staggering 105-7 since [...]

You could feel the energy and the excitement as the hair rose on the back of your neck. The crowd as Matthews Arena was electric, its heart pounding with each shot. This Louisiana Tech-Northeastern game, my friends, had the feel of a NCAA Tournament game. And like the best NCAA Tournament games, it came down [...]

The college basketball world got a sneak preview of Ali Farokhmanesh Friday night as Northern Iowa shoved away the Old Dominion Monarchs 71-62.  Farokhmanesh led all scorers with 23 points despite not having a single point at the half. UNI displayed both exceptional court balance and prudent patience.  The zone defense of Old Dominion was [...]

Game Information: Old Dominion (20-7, 12-3 CAA) at Northern Iowa (22-3, 13-2 MVC) 7 p.m. ET, Friday, ESPN2/ESPN360.com About Old Dominion: 6’10″, 250 pound Gerald Lee leads the Monarchs at 14 points per game.  Surprisingly, Lee got in foul trouble against Georgetown’s Greg Monroe…and the Monarchs STILL won–if not a testament to the team’s depth, [...]

Game Information: Wichita State (21-6, 10-5) at Utah State (20-6, 10-2), Midnight ET, Saturday, ESPN2/ESPN360.com About Wichita State: The Shockers come into this Bracketbuster game desperately needing a win to boost their at-large hopes for an NCAA Tournament bid. They have a tough task going into Logan against Utah State, which is 12-1 at home [...]

Game Information: Louisiana Tech (20-5, 8-3 WAC) at Northeastern (17-9, 12-3 CAA) 1 p.m. ET, Saturday, ESPN2/ESPN360.com About Louisiana Tech: One year ago, Louisiana Tech went on the road in the Bracketbusters event and knocked off Murray State, 69-60. Nothing much was made of the victory because the Bulldogs were in the midst of a [...]

Saint Mary’s 75, No. 23 Utah State 64 Patty Who? Okay, Patrick Mills has not been forgotten around McKeon Pavilion – not even close. But, after seven games, the Gaels are doing their best to show the Committee they are one of the 34 teams that deserve an at-large bid. “(Utah State) was going to [...]

Siena 81, Northern Iowa 75 These Saints don’t come marching in–they run in, and they don’t stop. Siena (22-6) got its 18th win in a row at the Times-Union Center by making a lesser-athletic team play its style and adjust to its pace of play. While waiting for the Buffalo-Vermont contest to end, basketball fans [...]

Nevada 71, VCU 70 In many cases teams don’t play as well without their head coach.  That wasn’t the case on Friday night when Nevada coach Mark Fox was ejected with 8:20 to play with his Wolf Pack squad down close to double-digits.  Fox’s ejection, due to arguing with a questionable foul call, energized the [...]