The Wichita State Shockers destroyed the Vanderbilt Commodores in the second game of the First Four NCAA tournament 70-50 Tuesday night. Going into halftime, the score was tied 30-30. With six minutes remaining in the game the Shockers held a three point lead over Vanderbilt. It was back-to-back-to-back three-pointers by Wichita State …
Read More »Florida Takes Down UNF in 97-68 Rout, Advance to Second Round of NIT
An NIT let down? The Gators answered that question early in Tuesday night’s 97-68 victory over North Florida in Jacksonville. Two days after learning their NIT fate and playing amid the reality of all their home games being played on the road due to the renovations at the O’Connell Center, …
Read More »FSU Defeats Davidson 84-74, Advances to NIT Round of 16
After going 19-13 this season, the Florida State men’s basketball team (8-10 conference play) were left out of the NCAA Tournament. That’s okay, though. The Seminoles still have a chance to prove themselves in the NIT tournament, which last night’s 84-74 win against the Davidson Wildcats is allowing them to …
Read More »Florida Gulf Coast Sweeps Farleigh Dickinson 96-65 in ‘First Four’
In the first game of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the 16th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (21-13) cruised to a 96-65 win over fellow 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson (18-15) on Tuesday night. The Eagles started off hot with an alley-oop slam by Demetris Morant, fed by redshirt freshman point guard Zach Johnson, …
Read More »NIT Preview: FSU Takes on Davidson
The No. 4 seed Florida State Seminoles will be hosting the No. 5 seed Davidson Wildcats Tuesday in the opening round of the NIT. The Seminole’s bubble burst on Selection Sunday as they were selected into the NIT tournament instead of the NCAA tournament. Florida State has played Davidson once before in 2002, …
Read More »NIT Preview: South Carolina Vs. High point
South Carolina will host No. 8 High Point Tuesday night to open up the National Invitation Tournament. The Gamecocks (24-8) are coming off of a loss in SEC tournament quarter finals against Georgia. Head coach Frank Martin believes his team has worked hard to be No.3 and believes his team is deserving of …
Read More »UNF Poses Three-Point Threat to Gators
If you’re unfamiliar with the North Florida Ospreys, Florida’s opponent tonight in the first round of the NIT Tournament, the numbers they put up on offense might surprise you. UNF is fifteenth in the country in total field goal percentage (48.6 percent), fourth in the nation in points per game (84.8), and …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Preview: Vanderbilt vs. Wichita State
The Commodores and Shockers matchup Tuesday for an NCAA Tournament play-in game. The winner will play Arizona on Thursday. FIRST FOUR: No.11 Shockers/Commodores Winner faces No.6 Arizona (Providence, RI) #SelectionSunday #watchus pic.twitter.com/4BaHSlxw3t — Go Shockers (@GoShockers) March 13, 2016 Wichita State will make its sixth consecutive appearance in the NCAA …
Read More »FGCU Attempting to Recreate 2013 Magic in NCAA Basketball Tournament
As time expired on the night of March 22, 2013, one of the greatest upsets in recent NCAA Tournament history had occurred. A new Cinderella team was born, and everyone became aware that the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles came to play. The No. 15 seed Eagles defeated the No. 2 seed Georgetown Hoyas 78-68 …
Read More »NCAAW TOURNAMENT: Gators’ Season-Long Chomp Allows Them To Go Dancing
March 14th was the date and 7 p.m. was the time for the NCAA Selection Show to showcase the teams in the 2016 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Gator women’s basketball team earned the fifth seed in the Sioux Falls Region and will battle it out against 12th-seed Albany (NY) …
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