Archive for March, 2009
Boilermaker or Boring-maker?
PORTLAND — You can’t help but see the peripheral aspects of college basketball when you sit courtside at the NCAA Tournament. (See photo from a couple posts ago)
Two bands have been about 10 feet away from my left ear, letting everyone knows about their spirit. Or noise. Or both. After five games here at Portland, [...]
Quincy, Quincy, Quincy
Quincy Pondexter has simply matured, Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said after Thursday’s win over Mississippi State.
As today’s Purdue vs. Washington game gets closer to the end, the Huskies are looking for the lead they’ve never had today. Purdue has been up by as many as 14 points in the first half, when the Huskies did [...]
A day after the first, and a day before the second
PORTLAND — Just a quick take to say that we’ll be back tomorrow for the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, which will feature Purdue vs. Washington in the West Region and Western Kentucky vs. Gonzaga in the South for the chance to get to the Sweet 16.
The late game turned out to be [...]
Zags’ run knocks out Zips in NCAA first round
By Kevin Hudson | Senior Sports Reporter
PORTLAND – The No. 13-seed Akron Zips got their money’s worth in their first trip to the NCAA tournament in 23 years, putting an early scare in the No. 4 Bulldogs before fading down the stretch to fall 77-64 at the Rose Garden.
“They came into this thing on fire,” [...]
What we’re thinking after three games at the NCAA Tournament
PORTLAND — It’s been quite a day here at Portland. No there haven’t been any upsets, and really, there hasn’t been a whole lot of excitement other than the first game and the opening ofthe second half against Akron and Gonzaga, as the Zips were up relatively late into the game.
Here are some of my [...]
