The return trip home wasn’t very kind to Kentucky head coach John Calipari The Robert Morris basketball may have missed the NCAA Tournament, but things worked out just fine for Andy Toole’s team. The Colonials have come close a number of times in tournament play against the big dogs of the basketball world, but they finally kicked down the door, with an upset for the ages, taking down powerhouse Kentucky 59-57 in a thrilling game from start to finish. “Absolutely incredible effort from ... Read More
IUP falls to West Liberty in Atlantic Region Final
IUP, the last PSAC team left in the Atlantic Region, fell victim to the #1 team in the country Tuesday night in West Liberty, losing 86-63. Chris Morrow and Alex Falk proved to be too much for the Crimson Hawks, as West Liberty shot 53 percent from the floor. IUP kept up on the stat sheet in every statistical category except for shooting percentage. IUP only made five three point shots, compared to West Liberty's 13. Five players on the Hilltoppers' squad tallied two or more shots from behind ... Read More
2013 NIT Preview: Kentucky vs. Robert Morris
Judging by the reaction around Robert Morris University, you would think the President of the United States was paying a visit to Moon Township. But it is not a visit from Barack Obama or another important figure in society that has resulted in classes being cancelled and saw the Charles L. Sewall Center sold out in a matter of minutes. Instead it is a visit from John Calipari and his Kentucky Wildcats that is creating all of the buzz at RMU. Thanks to Kentucky hosting opening round ... Read More
Robert Morris set to host Kentucky in National Invitational Tournament
Just a season after winning the big dance, the Kentucky Wildcats fell short of the NCAA Tournament in 2013. They are a number one seed in the National Invitational Tournament, and will be traveling to Robert Morris to take on the number eight seed Colonials, Tuesday night. After winning the Northeast Conference regular season championship, RMU was given an automatic invitation to the NIT. Some are questioning why Kentucky will be traveling first round, especially to an eight seeds arena, and ... Read More
IUP holds off Slippery Rock, advances to NCAA regional final
It wasn't pretty, but a win is a win. Despite a late comeback attempt, the IUP Crimson Hawks held off Slippery Rock in the semifinal match-up of the NCAA D2 Men's Basketball Championship, winning 53-50. Slippery Rock was having flashbacks of last night's game, but the outcome didn't measure up to their previous late game upset. "I knew it was going to be the first one to fifty to win," Coach Lombardi said after the game. It was a sloppy first half for both teams. After Marcel ... Read More
Pitt falls to No. 8 seed, first round matchup against Wichita State
Jamie Dixon and the Pitt basketball team had to wait a while during the Selection Sunday broadcast to find out where they would be going and who they would be playing, but eventually the Panthers got the not-so-good news. Pitt, projected by almost everyone to be no lower than a No. 6 seed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, ended up being only a No. 8 seed with a tough second round matchup against Wichita State to begin the tournament. To make matters worse, the Panthers end up getting sent ... Read More
Two PSAC teams to square off in semifinal of Atlantic Regional
IUP and Slippery Rock aren't strangers in any sense of the word. They've played each other three times this season, including once in the championship game of the PSAC Tournament. IUP has won two of the three match-ups but they've all been close, with only 15 points separating the winner from the loser in the three games combined. For IUP, they'll look to continue to have strong play from guard Anthony Wells. Wells is averaging just over 15 points per game against The Rock this season. He ... Read More
What line to expect Pitt on as Selection Sunday nears
The Pitt Panthers basketball team had a golden opportunity in the Big East Tournament to not only attempt to win a final conference championship before heading to the ACC, but improve their seeding for this year's NCAA Tournament in the process. Thanks to a disappointing loss to Syracuse, that didn't happen, but regardless Jamie Dixon's team should be in a decent spot heading into Selection Sunday. The question though is did the Panthers loss to the Orange hurt them? I believe it ... Read More
Slippery Rock gets 1st NCAA win, upsets No. 2 Winston Salem
WEST LIBERTY, WV - Coming into today's game, Slippery Rock had never won an NCAA Tournament game that was a compensation game. But today at West Liberty the number 7 seed Slippery Rock upset number 2 seed Winston Salem in the first round of the NCAA Division 2 Men's Basketball Championship, 69-67. Slippery Rock clawed away at Winston Salem the entire game, but could never seem to pull away. It took the final seconds to decided a hard fought battle between the two teams. Winston Salem ... Read More
IUP pulls out win with strong 2nd half over East Stroudsburg
WEST LIBERTY, WV - IUP used a strong second half to pull out a 76-68 victory over the East Stroudsburg Warriors in the first round of the NCAA Division 2 Men's Championship at West Liberty. East Stroundsburg started out with a quick pace and tight defense. Ball movement was leading to open three's for Whis Grant and inside points for Terrance King. About midway through, IUP caught on and started to claw it's way back, taking their first lead at the 8:30 mark at the first half. At the half, ... Read More