Tourney Central 3/12/2008 (Day 9)Bullet Points
Brackets Horizon League
Simply too much Mike Green, as the senior guard went off for career highs in points (24) and rebounds (13). Butler will go on to capture a plush seed next Sunday, but casual fans will never know how good this league was this year. It's a one-bid Horizon.
at [1] Butler 70, [2] Cleveland State 55 | GameFlo Summit League
Robert Ehambe and Robert Jarvis, ORU's next generation of heroes, helped the Golden Eagles break out of a 57-all tie with three minutes left and lifted the team to its third straight league title. George Hill of IUPUI couldn't shoulder the load himself down the stretch, but scored 24 in his season finale.
[1] Oral Roberts 71, [2] IUPUI 64 | GameFlo Sun Belt
Jeremy Evans is WKU's sixth-leading scorer, but he's played like a first-teamer these last two games, scoring a combined 36 points, missing only two shots (14 for 16) and grabbing 14 rebounds in the title game win. The Hilltoppers broke open a close game after halftime and are your Sun Belt champions.
[2] Western Kentucky 67, [4] Middle Tennessee State 57 | GameFlo Big Sky
The Big Sky final is set, with the top two seeds playing tonight for the Large Blue title. Kyle Landry of NAU (21 points) and Portland's Deonte Huff (20) were the scoring heroes at the Rose Garden.
[2] Northern Arizona 75, [3] Weber State 70 | GameFlo MEAC
Coppin and S.C. State won their low-seed tussles; both now have a quick turnaround and face the top two seeds tonight.
[7] Coppin State 55, [10] Howard 54 | GameFlo Western Athletic
A good, back-and-forth game resulted in a Spartan win. Their reward is a date with top-seeded Utah State tomorrow.
at [8] San Jose State 64, [9] Louisiana Tech 62 | GameFlo On Tap Tonight Northeast
The Mount hasn't been to the Big Dance since 1999; Sacred Heart will be trying for its first-ever trip.
7:00 pm ET - [4] Mount Saint Mary`s 17-14 (11-7) at [3] Sacred Heart 18-13 (13-5) | Preview Big Sky Portland State has also never been to the Tournament. It's been eight long years for NAU, and a decade since current UCLA coach Ben Howland led them there.
9:00 pm ET - [2] Northern Arizona 21-10 (11-5) at [1] Portland State 22-9 (14-2) | Preview Mid-American
The first round gets under way in Cleveland. The conference changed one of the zeroes in the "MAC2008" logo into a black ribbon to honor the victims of the recent Northern Illinois shooting.
12:30 pm ET - [7] Eastern Michigan 13-16 (8-8) vs. [10] Ball State 6-23 (5-11) | Preview Atlantic 10
Expect the unrealistic today, as the wacky A-14 first round gets under way. We're way beyond logical prognostication with this one, and are using cats with team-logo milk bowls to make our picks.
12:00 pm ET - [8] Dayton 20-9 (8-8) vs. [9] Saint Louis 16-14 (7-9) | Preview Big West
The Big West first round gets under way at Anaheim, with rebuilding defending champs LBSU in as the lowest seed.
9:00 pm ET - [7] California-Irvine 15-15 (9-6) vs. [8] Long Beach State 6-24 (3-13) | Preview MEAC In one of the odder brackets around, we'll have the last first round game played this afternoon before heading into the quarters tonight.
3:00 pm ET - [6] Florida A&M 14-16 (10-8) at [11] Maryland-Eastern Shore 4-27 (2-15) | Preview SWAC
In Birmingham, half of the quarterfinals will be played -- the top seeds go at it tonight, and the winners will have a day's worth of rest heading into Friday's semis.
3:30 pm ET - [2] Mississippi Valley State 14-15 (12-6) vs. [7] Grambling State 7-18 (7-11) | Preview |
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