By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. -- College basketball players like all student-athletes face a dilemma with time. They enter the field of play looking to finish off each contest with a win. And with each passing moment they draw closer to the end of their already short inter-scholastic career. No one team recognizes this more than the Canisius Golden Griffins. Five … [Read more...] about Canisius savors victory over Niagara
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Niagara-Canisius: tale of the tape
By Paul Casey Gotham Setting: The Battle of the Bridge writes another chapter tonight when Joe Mihalich brings his Niagara Purple Eagles (4-17/ 1-8) to the Koessler Athletic Center for a tilt with Tom Parrotta and his Canisius Golden Griffins (9-10/ 3-6). The game will be televised on ESPN U at 7 p.m.. Doug Sherman brings the play-by-play with Dereck Whittenburg adding … [Read more...] about Niagara-Canisius: tale of the tape
CBB Splinters | 1/25/11
By Paul Casey Gotham Gone to the guards A quick look at some statistics reveals that a few teams are doing their scoring from the outside - in. The highest scoring big man in the country is Vlad Moldoveanu from American who is averaging 20.8 a game. That ranks 13th in the country. Gary Flowers (So. Miss.) is 13th with 20.6 and Purdue's JaJuan Johnson is 15th with … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | 1/25/11
Games of intrigue 11.3
By Paul Casey Gotham A glance at some of the interesting tilts on this week’s college basketball slate. Notre Dame at Pittsburgh - Tonight Haven't the Panthers been at the place in the recent past: middle to late January with a bunch of impressive wins to their credit only to fall short of expectations in March. We will have to wait a couple of months to see if this … [Read more...] about Games of intrigue 11.3
Casey’s Top 25 | 1/24/11
Conference play continues to shrink the number of undefeated teams. 1. Ohio State - Buckeyes are fifth in the country limiting opponents to 56.6 points per game and number two with turnover margin of 6.6. 2. Pittsburgh - Panthers' rebound margin is 13.1 and have 19.9 assists per game. Both are #1 in the nation. 3. Duke - Will visit Madison Square Garden on Saturday to … [Read more...] about Casey’s Top 25 | 1/24/11