PITTSBURGH, Pa. - On the back of a record-setting performance by senior Megan Zullo (Greenville, N.C./Farmville/N.C. State), the UMass women's basketball team was within two at the intermission, but could not hold off a second half run by Duquesne, falling 76-62 at the A.J. Palumbo Center on Wednesday night. Following the loss, the Minutewomen are now 6-14 overall and 1-4 in … [Read more...] about Comfortable At Home: Duquesne Wins 11th Straight
Box Score Breakdown | Cavs @ Heat
By Kyle Soppe The Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavs last night by a score of 92-85. Now let's dig a bit deeper. Chris Bosh poured in a season high 35 points, the ninth time he has tallied at least 20 points in a game this season. The Heat are 8-1 in those games. Bosh made all 14 of his free throws, only the third time he has made 7+ free throws in a game … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Cavs @ Heat
Box Score Breakdown | Magic @ Celtics
By Kyle Soppe Each night I will bring you the stats behind a certain NBA game, odd stats that paint an interesting picture. For last nights games, I'll take a look at the Orlando Magic at the Boston Celtics, a game in which Boston throttled Orlando, 87-56. The Magic's 56 points were a franchise worst, as was the 16 field goals they connected on. Dwight Howard led the team … [Read more...] about Box Score Breakdown | Magic @ Celtics
Wolves Win In Rubio Risk
By Kyle Soppe “This is your captain Kyle Soppe speaking. I just want to ensure everyone on this Ricky Rubio bandwagon is in for a stellar career, not just a great start. I’d like to command those few faces that I’ve seen on this train since the very beginning, that magical day in 2009, when Rubio was drafted into the National Basketball Association. This is a bandwagon … [Read more...] about Wolves Win In Rubio Risk
Bonnies Rank 27th In AP Poll
BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The 18-2 St. Bonaventure women's basketball team just missed cracking the top-25 in the Associated Press Poll Monday for the first time in program history, checking in as the No. 27 team in the nation with 42 votes. The Bonnies – who sit atop the Atlantic 10 standings as the lone unbeaten team at 5-0 – were just five votes shy of No. 25 North Carolina, … [Read more...] about Bonnies Rank 27th In AP Poll