Mountaineers and Bearcats collide in quarterfinal action
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03/11/2010 -
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The third-seeded and seventh-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers begin their march towards a Big East Tournament title
tonight, as they face off against the 11th-seeded Cincinnati Bearcats in the
quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden. The team that comes out on top will
move to the semifinals against Notre Dame or Pittsburgh.
The Mountaineers won a school-record 13 Big East games this season, including
a triumph over Villanova in their finale to help secure a second-place finish.
WVU was one of three teams to finish in second and after the tie-breakers, the
program earned the third seed and a double-bye for this tourney. The
Mountaineers have posted eight victories in their last 13 Big East Tournament
games, reaching the semifinals in each of the past two events.
As for the Bearcats, they had been 0-3 in the Big East Tournament prior to
this season and didn't appear as if they would make any noise after losing
their last three games of the regular campaign. Cincinnati though, showed its
resiliency by nipping 14th-seeded Rutgers, 69-68, in the first round before
knocking off the defending champions and sixth-seeded Louisville, 69-66, last
night. The Bearcats, who are the only team to win two games in this year's
event so far, have enough quality wins that just reaching the finals of the
tourney could land them a spot in the Big Dance.
Cincinnati leads the all-time series with WVU, 10-7, but the Mountaineers
took a 74-68 decision back on February 27th.
The Bearcats' Deonta Vaughn hit two free throws with 5.9 seconds remaining
before coming up with a game-saving strip in the closing moments of a 69-66
upset of Louisville last night. Vaughn finished the night with 10 points and
two steals for the Cincinnati, which dominated the boards, 54-33, for the
second night in a row. Yancy Gates led the way with 16 points, and Lance
Stephenson tacked on 12 points and three steals. Stephenson, the Big East
Freshman of the Year, made the game-winning free-throw in the first round win
over Rutgers and he paces the squad with 12.0 ppg for the season. Vaughn adds
11.1 ppg and a team-high 3.4 apg, while Gates puts forth 10.7 ppg and 6.0 rpg.
The Mountaineers are a sound group, and they are outscoring opponents by 9.9
ppg and outrebounding them by 6.6 rpg. Da'Sean Butler tops the roster in
scoring at 17.2 ppg and the first-team All-Big East selection also turns in
6.3 rpg and 3.3 apg. Kevin Jones ranks second on the team with 13.5 ppg and
7.4 rpg, while Devin Ebanks adds 12.4 ppg. Ebanks, a third-team all-conference
pick, also rips down 8.3 rpg to pace WVU in that department. Darryl Bryan is
another option and he checks in with 10.6 ppg and 3.3 apg.
<< Cornhuskers battle Red Raiders in Big 12 Tournament action
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 23rd-ranked Texas A&M Aggies are the
fourth-seeded team in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, and they will play a
quarterfinal-round game against the surprising 12th-seeded Nebraska
Cornhuskers today.
<< Vols open SEC Tournament against hapless Tigers
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 15th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers are set
to take on the LSU Tigers in the first round of the 2010 SEC Tournament.
The winner of this contest will move on to face Ole Miss, the West Division's
second seed,
<< Longhorns and Bears meet in Big 12 Tournament
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 21st-ranked Baylor Bears are seeded
third in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, and they will begin action in the
event tonight with a quarterfinal-round matchup against the sixth-seeded Texas
Longhorns.
<< Miners open C-USA Tournament play against Knights
Tulsa, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Winners of 14th straight games, the top-seeded
and 25th-ranked Texas El Paso Miners set their sites on a C-USA Tournament
championship, starting with tonight's quarterfinal-round matchup against the
ninth-seeded UCF
<< TCU seeks upset of BYU in Mountain West quarterfinals
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A rematch of the regular-season finale has
14th-ranked and second-seeded BYU taking on the seventh-seeded TCU Horned
Frogs in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Mountain West Conference Tournament
tonight at the Thom
Orange and Hoyas clash in Big East quarterfinals >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The third-ranked and top-seeded Syracuse
Orange make their much anticipated debut in the Big East Tournament today, as
they lock up with the 22nd-ranked and eighth-seeded Georgetown Hoyas in the
quarterfinals at
Wildcats and Golden Eagles square off in Big East Tourney >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two teams that have a history of playing close
games meet in the quarterfinal round of the Big East Tournament today, as the
fifth-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles battle the fourth-seeded and 10th-ranked
Villanova
Surging Irish set sights on Panthers in tournament play >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After a surprising regular-season showing, the
16th-ranked and second-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers now begin their run in the
Big East Tournament tonight against the seventh-seeded Notre Dame Fighting
Irish in the
Thrashers try to end slide in Columbus >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Thrashers will be out to halt a poorly-timed
three-game losing streak in tonight's matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets
from Nationwide Arena.
Atlanta had put itself in the Eastern Conference playoff mix with
Report: Roberts out at St. John's >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Norm Roberts is reportedly out as head coach
at St. John's after six seasons with the Red Storm.
The New York Post cited sources within the university as saying Roberts won't
be back for the 2010-11 season.
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