Courtesy of MCCTribunes.com DANVILLE, Illinois - Coming off a heartbreaking loss the night before, it would've been understandable had the MCC men's basketball team come out a bit flat in Friday's consolation bracket game. But these Tribunes proved to be tougher than that, and the result was an 84-70 win over MCC-Penn Valley at the NJCAA Division II national … [Read more...] about Tribunes drop Penn Valley at nationals
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MCC survives, advances at nationals
Courtesy of MCCTribunes.com DANVILLE, Illinois - In terms of victories for the MCC men's basketball team, Wednesday's win over Howard CC most likely won't lead off this season's highlight reel. But at this stage of the season, the Tribunes will take it. Monroe struggled from the field all day, but a late run and an impassioned second-half defensive effort lifted the … [Read more...] about MCC survives, advances at nationals
Wise Billikens built for tournament success
By Paul Gotham and Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, NY – For little more than three minutes of game time Sunday afternoon the floor at the Barclays Center appeared as if on an incline. VCU’s men’s basketball team wrestled momentum from their counterparts, the St. Louis Billikens, and the Rams were running downhill. Treveon Graham took a Dareus Theus lead pass late in the shot clock … [Read more...] about Wise Billikens built for tournament success
VCU’s Loss Adds Motivation To Already Spirited Group
By Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Virginia Commonwealth University's men's basketball team took the NCAA by storm two years ago with a magical Final Four run. Since that time, VCU has become known nationally, the spotlight has shown brighter and the Rams have played better. So it was no surprise that in its first year in the Atlantic 10 Conference that VCU found themselves in … [Read more...] about VCU’s Loss Adds Motivation To Already Spirited Group
Butler Focusing On NCAA Run
By Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Amid reports that Butler University will officially announce their withdrawal from the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Bulldogs ran into an inspired Saint Louis team in the semifinals of the conference tournament. Butler had no answer offensively nor defensively in the decisive second half when Saint Louis continued to feed Dwayne Evans and the … [Read more...] about Butler Focusing On NCAA Run