By Paul Gotham Setting: Big East Conference play opens when Bob Huggins brings his No.6 West Virginia Mountaineers (9-0) north to New Jersey for a tangle with Bobby Gonzalez and his Seton Hall Pirates (9-1). Plot: WVU is looking to use its early-season streak to vault into conference play. The Mountaineers’ six spot in the polls is the program’s highest ranking since … [Read more...] about West Virginia-Seton Hall: Tale Of The Tape
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Ole Miss – West Virginia: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: There is a Gold Rush tonight in Morgantown. Mountaineer fans will pack the WVU Coliseum clad in yellow as Andy Kennedy's No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels (10-1) pay a visit to Bob Huggins and his No.6 West Virginia Mountaineers (8-0). Plot: Kennedy served as an assistant to Huggins for four years at Cincinnati. The Rebels are trying to win seven straight for … [Read more...] about Ole Miss – West Virginia: Tale Of The Tape
CBB Splinters | December 22nd, 2009
By Paul Gotham Down to the wire Semester's end brought a buffet of college hoops on Saturday. Serendipity, a clock infarction, upsets, and upsets avoided provided another shake up of the polls. When the dust settled, six ranked teams had fallen. One Atlantic 10 team lost at the buzzer, and another won. Butler and Xavier gave everyone the weekly dose of … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | December 22nd, 2009
NC State – Wake Forest: Tale of the Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: It's ACC openers for a pair of unranked squads as Sidney Lowe's North Carolina State Wolfpack travels to the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem for a showdown with Gino Gaudio's Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Plot: Coaches Lowe and Gaudio are looking for consistency from their teams. NC State went to Marquette and won. The Pack also dropped Auburn. At the … [Read more...] about NC State – Wake Forest: Tale of the Tape
Xavier – Butler: Tale of the Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: With final exams in the rear view mirror, it's the Atlantic 10 versus the Horizon League at the Hinkle Field House as Chris Mack's Xavier Musketeers (6-3) come a calling on Brad Stevens and his #21 Butler Bulldogs (7-3). Plot: Both teams are coming off big wins. Butler toppled Ohio State, 74-66 while Xavier knocked off Cincinnati in double OT, … [Read more...] about Xavier – Butler: Tale of the Tape