By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure Bonnies are a win away from playing in Madison Square Garden. Bonaventure traveled over a thousand miles for the second straight National Invitation Tournament round and won another true road game over a power-conference opponent, defeating Oklahoma 70-68 at Lloyd Noble Center on Sunday. Bona withstood a 26-point performance from Sooners … [Read more...] about Bringing the boom: Bonnies top Sooners, advance to NIT quarterfinal
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Bonnies travel to Big 12 country for NIT matchup against Porter Moser, Oklahoma
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Big 12 Conference was a gauntlet this year, as evidenced by a 7-0 start to NCAA Tournament and NIT Tournament play before No. 1 seed Baylor lost to North Carolina in the second round on Saturday. Eight of the 10 Big 12 teams rank in KenPom.com’s top 50, tied with the Big 10 for the most of any conference. Oklahoma stands 26th in that ranking, the best … [Read more...] about Bonnies travel to Big 12 country for NIT matchup against Porter Moser, Oklahoma
Record-breaking season ends for Fair and UB in NCAA first round
By TIM IRVING “There's a lot of great talent on that floor. But I'd put Dyaisha Fair against anybody in the country, and I mean that, without a thought. She's a special player.” University at Buffalo women’s basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack saw it when Fair was at Edison Tech and even after an 80-67 loss to Tennessee on the Volunteers' home floor in the first round … [Read more...] about Record-breaking season ends for Fair and UB in NCAA first round
Cooley’s Friars use 3-pointers and stifling defense to advance to first Sweet 16 since 1997
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO BUFFALO – Noah Horchler calmly deposited Jacob Gilyard’s 3-point try into the scorer’s table, unable to contain a smile as he fixed his hair and returned to his defensive stance. The play resembled a big brother swatting his younger brother in a game of one-on-one in the driveway, only the stakes attached to this performance were far greater. The Richmond … [Read more...] about Cooley’s Friars use 3-pointers and stifling defense to advance to first Sweet 16 since 1997
Musselman and Arkansas to wrestle with New Mexico State’s “Buckets” brigade
By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- One year after taking the Arkansas men's basketball team to a regional final for the first time in more than two decades, Eric Musselman and the Razorbacks are one win away from reaching the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for a second straight year. Standing in the way of the fourth-seeded Razorbacks (26-8) is No. 12 New Mexico State and … [Read more...] about Musselman and Arkansas to wrestle with New Mexico State’s “Buckets” brigade