Central Michigan( 7-15, 3-12 MAC) got 26 points from Caleb Huffman scored and then Meikkel Murray made a go-ahead put-back with 2.3 seconds left for the 81-79 upset of Toledo(19-7, 14-4 MAC)
Buffalo(13-7, 11-5 MAC) edged Akron(14-7, 12-6 MAC) 80-78
It's looking like Memphis may be the team who could upend Houston and Wichita St in the AAC tourney. Memphis (15-6, 11-3 AAC ) defeated South Florida(8-11, 4-9 AAC) 73-52 for its sixth straight winand they'll face Houston on Sunday in the final regular season game.
March 4
Trey Wade scored a career-high 23 points on 9 of 12 shooting for Wichita State in a 78-70 AAC win over Tulane 78-70. That's 6 straight Ws for the Shockers.
In the MWC SDST got by UNLV in a so-so performance, while Colorado St defeated UNM and is the hottest MWC team heading into the conference tournament.
March 5
UTEP(12-11, 8-8 CUSA) accepted a call to play a game at # 13 Kansas(B12) and built an early 15 point lead before crumbling in the final 12 minutes of the game in a 67-62 loss. Bryson Williams led the Miners with 23 points and 13 rebounds.
FAU crushed MTSU 80-50.
March 9
Michael Almonacy scored a career-high 32 points with six 3-pointers for App St in its 80-73 upset of Georgia State to win the Sun Belt Conference championship and return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2000. The Mountaineers were in the Southern Conference and coached by Buzz Petersen during the 1999/2000 season.
March 12, 2021
MWCT: Nevada popped Boise St bubble hopes and SDST barely survived Wyoming .
MACT: Top seeds move forward: Akron, Buffalo, Ohio, and Toldeo
AACT- Tulane got by Tulsa, and I bet their HC, Ron Hunter, thinks he can pull off one of those miracles that his GA St squads pulled off in the SunBeltT for years.
mARCH 14, 2021
Cincy edged Wichita St and if they beat Houston in AACT, a bubble team possibly SMU will feel the pain.
Jason Preston scored 22 points for Ohio in a 84-69 victory over Buffalo, which was trying for a record third straight MAC title.
North Texas beat WKU 61-57 in overtime on Saturday night to win the CUSAT title game and earned its first Dance ticket since winning the Sun Belt tournament in 2010.
San Diego State beat Utah St 68-57 victory to win the MWC title and secure the league's Dance ticket.
march 15,2021
Belmont, Furman, and two CUSA teams, Marshall and UAB, are listed as replacement teams for the NIT.
March 18 2021
NIT: Hollingsworth (21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST)led Western Kentucky(CUSA) to a 67-63 win over St Marys while Toledo(MAC) lost to Richmond
March 21, 2021
NIT: La Tech does the CUSA right with a win over OL Miss. Buffalo (MAC) lost to Colorado St (MWC) and Memphis (AAC) beat Dayton.
March 23
NIT down to 8 teams. Four matchups on 3/25 including two CUSA teams LAtech vs WKU. Thde only game w/o an O5 team is Richmond(A10) /Miss St(SEC). Colorado St(MWC) faces NC St(ACC) and Memphis(AAC) plays BoiseSt (MWC).
I was bit surprised to see the CBIT is going on in Florida and Coastal Carolina(SunBelt) plays Stetson today.
March 25,2021
Darryl Polk Jr. had 19 points and five steals for Pepperdine in an 84-61 romp over Coastal Carolina in the CBI final.. Pepperdine finished fourth in the WCC, which Gonzaga ruled.
March 26, 2021
NIT down to four teams: In a battle of CUSA teams Kalob Ledoux scored 20 points, making 6 of 7 3-pointers for Louisiana Tech in a 72-65 win over Western Kentucky 72-65 and will play Mississippi State, a winner over Richmond, on Saturday in Texas.
Colorado ST (MWC) got by NC St and will play Memphis(AAC), a winner over Boise St(MWC).
March 28, 2021
The NIT final is set, and it will be Memphis(AAC) vs Mississippi State(SEC) on Sunday for the title. Memphis rolled Colorado State(MWC) 90-67 and Mississippi State rolled Louisiana Tech(CUSA) 84-62. Ben Howland has a decent stint at Miss St since 2015(116–81 )(.589)
La Tech will face CSU in a matchup for third place.
March 29 , 2021
It wasn't a blowout but Memphis was in control most of the game in a 77-64 win over Miss St for the NIT title. Boogie Ellis MEM - G (23 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST)
La Tech defeated Col St 76-74 for 3rd place on a buzzer beater by Kenneth Lofton Jr. LT - F(27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST)
April 1, 2021
Coaching news, no foolin: MAC:Akron Zips extend head coach John Groce through 2026 season. He's had more success in the MAC with Ohio and Akron, then the seesaw years at Illinois(Big 10). Ariz St assistant Rashon Burno is on his way to NIU
MWC news: New Mexico hired Richard Pittino quickly after Minnesota fired him, but I don't see it as a good fit. UNLV promoted Kevin Kruger, Lon's son, to HC.
April 7, 2021
This happens from time to time. UTEP(CUSA) head coach Rodney Terry is stepping down and will join Beard's staff at TX. He was a Texas assistant under former head coach Rick Barnes from 2002–11.
April 8, 2021
San Jose State(MWC) replaced Jean Prioleau with Tim Miles who had some success at Nebraska(2012-19), a hard gig.
In the MAC Central Michigan fired Keno Davis and Eastern Michigan fired Rob Murphy .
April 13, 2021
E. Michigan(MAC) hired Stan Heath as its new men's basketball coach.
He's an an EMU alum and has previously the coach at Kent State, leading that program to the Elite Eight in 2002. He also guided Arkansas to the NCAA tournament in 2006 and 2007. And did the same at USF in 2012 when they were in the Big East.
April 15, 2021
For years I saw a concrete slab with the Marshall Thundering Herd logo on it standing in the side yard of a house I'd walk by every two weeks, then a few months ago it was gone. Today, it was back up but in the front yard. It looks something like this but with more color and a bull. 
UTEP hung in there!
ReplyDelete@robert- I didn't think the Miners were capable pf playing with Kansas. I noticed your Herd beat Charlotte last night
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