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Barrage of 3-pointers not enough as Niagara falls in opener to Oregon State

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  Courtesy of PurpleEagles.com. CORVALIS, Ore. – The Niagara men’s basketball team fell to the Oregon State Beavers, 102-83, in the 2K Sports Classic Regional Round to open the 2012-13 season on Friday. “Obviously we were overmatched tonight,” head coach Joe Mihalich said. “We played a Pac-12 team that won 21 games and returned 4 starters. I was somewhat … [Read more...] about Barrage of 3-pointers not enough as Niagara falls in opener to Oregon State

Numbers, theories, styles and the Final Four

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By Paul Casey Gotham "There is. A house. In New Orleans. They cawlllllll the rising sun. And it's been. The ruin. Of many a poor boy. And God. I know. I'm one." Four remain. When the ball tips off Saturday night it will signal the beginning of the end. Sixty-four games have been contested. Three to go. This weekend brings together four regional champions whose means to an end … [Read more...] about Numbers, theories, styles and the Final Four

Zags, Racers, Commodores, Lobos and the NCAA round three

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Eight games with "Sweetness" on the line. Join the conversation. Take a seat on the Pine. No.1 Seed Syracuse Orange (32-2 Big East) vs. No.8 Seed Kansas State (22-10 Big 12) Syracuse and Kansas State have split the two previous meetings between the two schools. The Wildcats defeated the Orange , 88-68, in Manhattan, Kansas during the 1968-69 campaign. The most previous … [Read more...] about Zags, Racers, Commodores, Lobos and the NCAA round three