The Creighton Bluejays survived a tough road test at Summit League-leading Oral Roberts, pulling out a 65-64 victory. The contest remained close the entire way, with Creighton leading by one at halftime and maintaining the margin only after a last-second defensive stand.
Oral Roberts’ only lead of the entire game came just before halftime after [...]

Television: Saturday, February 23, 2008, 3:00pm EST – ESPN2One of the original concepts of the BracketBuster series was to provide exposure to mid-major schools that do not otherwise get it. Many schools have benefited from said exposure over the last few years, as bracket gurus and average fans alike have tuned in to check [...]

George Mason head coach Jim Larranaga isn’t one to shy away from big games. After all, this is the same head coach that willed his team to the Final Four in 2006 with a hope, a prayer and a Jai Lewis. For George Mason, the game against Ohio on Saturday (1pm ET, ESPN2) is [...]

Quite the anomaly exists in western Ohio. The lowlands of Dayton are currently housing a Mountain Man.
Wright State freshman Cooper Land began growing quite the beard over a month ago. Purely superstitious in its inception, the beard will not be shaven until Wright State loses.
Last Saturday, it looked like the razor might finally [...]

Perhaps one of the most telling statements about how impressive the 2007-08 season has been for Saint Mary’s is that Saturday’s BracketBuster tilt with Kent State (9pm PT, ESPN2) is only the fourth-biggest game that tiny McKeon Pavilion has hosted this year.
Randy Bennett’s team has knocked off Drake, Oregon, and Gonzaga in Moraga (along with [...]

Southern Illinois was left for dead early on. Once it became apparent that the Salukis lacked their traditionally adequate scoring punch, national media jumped ship. The eyes SIU had attracted in the last couple of years looked elsewhere, searching for the next mid-major media darling.
Now, in the quieter moments, SIU is winning close [...]

Probable Starters:
Drake:
Leonard Houston – Sr. 6’3” 14.2 PPG 4 RPG
Josh Young [...]

Game Information: VCU (19-6, 12-3 CAA) vs. Akron (18-7, 8-4 MAC), 11 a.m. ET Saturday, ESPN2.About VCU: One year ago, Virginia Commonwealth took a big hit in its Bracket Buster matchup. The Rams fell to Bradley, 73-64, and I wrote, “The Rams might have to run the table in their remaining regular season games and [...]

Two conference leaders will collide when the Davidson Wildcats visit the Winthrop Eagles in an ESPN2 BracketBuster matchup on Friday night.
Only one team, however, is in the mix for an at-large NCAA Tournament berth. Davidson is now a perfect 18-0 in the Southern Conference after defeating UNC-Greensboro at home on Tuesday in another nationally-televised showdown [...]

In Friday’s BracketBuster nightcap on ESPNU, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (19-6, 8-4) will visit the Utah State Aggies (18-9, 8-4). This will be the first meeting between the former Big West Conference rivals since the Aggies bolted for the Western Athletic Conference following the 2004-05 season.
The two teams enter Friday’s match-up in different [...]