The top-seeded Bison (25-9) head to the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in program history and sixth time as the Patriot League representative. Stephen Brown scored 22 points and reserve Nate Sestina added 16 as Bucknell won its second straight Patriot League Tournament championship with a victory over Colgate. Justin Robinson and Justin Bibbs each scored 15 for the Hokies.
Rex Pflueger had 14 points and nine rebounds, and T.J. Colson kissed three fingers on each hand and gestured to the crowd after his desperation shot from the right wing gave the Irish a 60-59 edge.
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A technical foul on Virginia Tech swingman Chris Clarke for shoving Farrell led to four Notre Dame free throws that trimmed it to 54-50 with 7:45 to go. The game got a little testy as the Irish picked up the intensity and the Hokies went cold on offense. Matt Farrell scored 22 points for the 10th-seeded Fighting Irish (20-13). The lead was up to 21 a minute and a half later when Williams slipped a pass to Cameron Johnson trailing in transition for a layup.īonzie Colson banked in a go-ahead, 3-point heave that barely beat the shot clock with two minutes remaining, and Notre Dame rallied from 21 down in the second half to stun Virginia Tech at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. North Carolina shot 44 percent against the Syracuse zone, with Pinson picking through the seams and hitting the boards and Williams doing damage in on the break. Then the Tar Heels used a 12-4 surge to start the second half, with Williams dropping in a 3 to prompt a timeout by Syracuse, to take a 51-33 lead with 15:35 left. North Carolina controlled the last 10 minutes of the first half and built a 39-29 at intermission. Oshae Brissett scored 20 points and made five 3s for 11th-seeded Syracuse (20-13). The sixth-seeded Tar Heels (23-9) face third-seeded Miami on Thursday night in the quarterfinals at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
12 North Carolina beat Syracuse to advance to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. CT and will be televised by SEC Network.Theo Pinson had 16 points, 11 rebounds and six assists and Kenny Williams scored 17 points as No.
Wednesday’s tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. You’ve got to have good balance at both ends and be effective at both ends, and we’ve done a good job of that the last couple games. The offense feeds the defense, the defense feeds the offense. The last two games we’ve done a better job offensively. “There’s no question our defense is playing the best it’s played all year,” Howland said. Looking at the past couple games where the Bulldogs have won a pair of games by 25-plus points, Howland is pleased with the defensive effort of the team. They’re really good in transition and that’s where their offense starts, so they’re an impressive team,” he said. “There is a different guy pushing it every time on made and missed shots. “He’s really your power forward playing the point, so it’s a matchup nightmare,” Howland said. Howland says Arkansas’ ability to play a lot of different guys at the point guard position is a matchup nightmare for the Bulldogs. is also capable of playing the point guard position, which makes it a difficult matchup for the Bulldogs. He is really, really a special player,” he said. “He takes 11 threes per game, he’s second in the country 3-pointers made. “Isaiah Joe is just incredible in terms of his ability to shoot the three and shoot it with quickness.” Howland said. Jones is averaging a team-high 18.2 points per game on 84-of 196 (42.9%) shooting.Īnother player to keep an eye on is sophomore guard Isaiah Joe. He’s really, really a great story and he does everything,” he said. His brother is a big-time player at Duke, his sister’s a big-time player. He started losing weight, went to junior college for a year and ends up getting an offer from Arkansas. “You go back and that guy was 275 pounds coming out of high school and nobody wanted him. He’s an incredible player and a great story,” Howland said. He points to their perimeter scoring as being a strong point for the Razorbacks, especially junior guard Mason Jones. “They’re in the top 10 in turnovers forced per game and points off of turnovers, so that’s really where they are really making a huge difference in terms of winning and losing,” he said. “They are in the top 10 in effective field goal percentage defense,” Howland said. He says the biggest thing that stands out about this year’s Arkansas team is the defense. Head men’s basketball coach Ben Howland met with the media Tuesday to preview Wednesday’s game against Arkansas at Humphrey Coliseum.
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