BY STEFAN MODRICH/@StefanJModrich CHICAGO — In a game of runs, it didn’t hurt Northwestern to open the Chicago Legends Classic action with an 11-0 lead en route to a 67-64 win over Dayton on Saturday at the United Center. It was also a tale of…
Tag: Atlantic 10 Basketball
By Jesse Kramer The Atlantic 10 had a phenomenal 2012-13 season, sending five teams to the NCAA tournament. The league will remain one of the better ones in Division I this season, but five NCAA tournament teams may be too much to ask for. Virginia…
After Saint Louis defeated VCU, 62-56, to earn the Atlantic 10’s automatic bid, the bracket was revealed with the Billikens as a No. 4 seed taking on No. 13 seed New Mexico State in the Midwest Region. “It’s a great honor for these kids to…
By Jesse Kramer Three Atlantic 10 teams, Saint Louis, Virginia Commonwealth and Butler, are locks for the 2013 NCAA tournament, but three others are sitting squarely on the bubble entering the last four games before the the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee has to finalize the…
The Atlantic 10 championship game is set for Sunday afternoon, and it’s going to be a good one. In the first semifinal on Saturday, No. 1 seed Saint Louis advanced to the title game for the first time by defeating the Butler Bulldogs. Later in…
By Jesse Kramer “We’re not conventional,” Virginia Commonwealth head coach Shaka Smart said. That is why the Rams went against “conventional wisdom” while owning a 13-point lead in the final minutes. Instead of running time off the clock in the final minutes, they continued to shoot…
By Jesse Kramer In its first year as a member of the Atlantic 10, Butler (26-7, 11-5 A10) has continued its winning ways. The Bulldogs earned the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament this week, and after beating No. 12 seed Dayton on Thursday,…
By Jesse Kramer The first game of the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals pitted No. 1 seed Saint Louis against No. 9 seed Charlotte. When these two teams played on February 16, the Billikens handled the 49ers with with a 75-58 win, where the final score did…
By Jesse Kramer In a game that did not tip off until after 9 p.m., there was still plenty of energy at the Barclays Center for the final first round game between No. 6 seed Massachusetts and No. 11 seed George Washington. Although George Washington…
By Jesse Kramer In October, St. Joseph’s vs. Xavier was not a likely meeting in a first round game at the 2013 Atlantic 10 tournament. The Hawks were picked to finish in first-place in the coaches’ preseason poll, and the Musketeers were tabbed ninth after…