By PAUL GOTHAM LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- The calendar read November, but it felt like March. It was a day when a tiny school from Springsteen country knocked off a ranked opponent. Another ranked team nearly erased a seven-point deficit in the final minute, but a shot at the buzzer found the front of the iron. So it was only fitting that a record crowd was treated a … [Read more...] about Dayton holds off Iowa to advance at the Advocare Invitational
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Flyers look to control their own room
By PAUL GOTHAM LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- Archie Miller's University of Dayton Flyers seek to continue their winning ways when they open the 2015 Advocare Invitational. After defeating Southeast Missouri State in their opener, the Flyers easily dispatched the Alabama Crimson Tide, 80-48 in a non-bracketed game of the event before downing William and Mary. Those three games … [Read more...] about Flyers look to control their own room
Canisius comes up short in loss to St. Bonaventure
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com St. Bonaventure senior Marcus Posley scored a game-high 35 points and fellow senior Dion Wright added 13 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Bonnies defeated long-time rival Canisius 77-73 Tuesday night in the Koessler Athletic Center. The win improved St. Bonaventure to 3-1 on the year, while the Golden Griffins slipped to 2-2 with the … [Read more...] about Canisius comes up short in loss to St. Bonaventure
Patricio Garino, Jaire Grayer and A10 Splinters
The week that was in Atlantic 10 men's basketball. By PAUL GOTHAM Patricio Garino hit 7-of-8 from the floor and netted 18 as George Washington toppled then No. 6 Virginia. Garino matched his output as the Colonials improved to 3-0 on the weekend with triumphs over South Florida and Army. Jaire Grayer posted 16 a game over four contests for George Mason including a … [Read more...] about Patricio Garino, Jaire Grayer and A10 Splinters
Bonaventure’s zone stymies Binghamton
By PAUL GOTHAM ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. -- Friday night's contest earned few style points. No one knew this better than St. Bonaventure's head coach Mark Schmidt. The Bonnies needed a 13-5 run in the closing moments to defeat Binghamton, a team which won just six games a year ago. "It wasn’t a pretty offensive game," Schmidt said. "I thought both teams played pretty well … [Read more...] about Bonaventure’s zone stymies Binghamton