| Marquette and Xavier do battle in second round of NCAA Tourney |
Fri Mar 18 10:45:47 2011 EST |
| Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - The sixth-seeded Xavier Musketeers and the 11th-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles will clash in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Awaiting the winner of this East Regional showdown is a third-round battle with either third-seeded Syracuse or 14th-seeded Indiana State on Sunday. The Golden Eagles are making their 29th NCAA Tournament appearance and own a 34-29 record in the event. They did win the national title back in 1977, their lone NCAA championship |
| High-flying Cardinals take on red-hot Irish in Big East semis |
Fri Mar 11 10:36:48 2011 EST |
| in this tournament in 2009. The Cardinals are the third seed in this year's event and carry an impressive 24-8 overall record into this evening's affair. Yesterday, Louisville put on a clinic against a strong Marquette squad, disposing of the Golden Eagles in the quarterfinal round by an 81-56 final to the delight of head coach Rick Pitino. As for Notre Dame, the tournament's second seed, it is clearly one of the nation's hottest teams, having won 12 of its last 13 games, including 11 of 12 to |
| Marra powers Louisville over Marquette |
Thu Mar 10 23:42:27 2011 EST |
| ied an average of 6.2 points per game into Thursday's contest, but provided a big spark off the bench for the Cardinals (24-8), who will face Notre Dame in the semifinals on Friday. Preston Knowles finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Louisville, which was coming off a loss to West Virginia in its regular season finale. Jimmy Butler had 14 points and seven boards for the Golden Eagles (20-14), who had defeated Providence and WVU in the opening two rounds of the tourney. |
| Marquette and Louisville meet in Big East Tourney showdown |
Thu Mar 10 10:55:18 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Quarterfinal action of the 2011 Big East Conference Tournament pits the 14th-ranked Louisville Cardinals against the Marquette Golden Eagles this evening. The winner of this tilt will move on to face either second-seeded Notre Dame or seventh-seeded Cincinnati in the semifinals on Friday. Seeded 11th in this tournament, the Golden Eagles cruised past Providence in the first round by 21 points, and while they fell behind sixth-seeded West Virginia in the first hal |
| Marquette knocks off WVU |
Wed Mar 9 23:40:48 2011 EST |
| rnament champion, as Junior Cadougan scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half to spark Marquette past No. 20 West Virginia, 67-61, in second- round tourney action. Darius Johnson-Odom netted 11 points and Davante Gardner added 10 for the Golden Eagles (20-13), who topped Providence on Tuesday in first-round play and face Louisville in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Kevin Jones had 15 points to lead the defending tournament champion Mountaineers (20-11), who had a three-game winning streak |
| Marquette takes on West Virginia in Big East Tournament action |
Wed Mar 9 10:40:56 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Second-round action of the 2011 Big East Conference Tournament pits the 20th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers against the Marquette Golden Eagles. The winner of this contest will advance to the quarterfinal round to take on third-seeded Louisville. Seeded 11th in this event, Marquette got off to a torrid start against Providence yesterday and never looked back en route to an 87-66 victory. The Golden Eagles, who are now 19-13 overall, have never won the Big East |
| Oakland downs Oral Roberts to win Summit League |
Wed Mar 9 00:06:04 2011 EST |
| Sioux Falls, SD (Sports Network) - Keith Benson scored 28 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Oakland Golden Grizzlies claimed their third straight Summit League championship with a 90-76 win over the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. Reggie Hamilton pitched in 26 points and six assists while Will Hudson notched 12 points and 10 boards for the No. 1 seed Grizzlies (25-9), who beat the second-seeded Eagles in all three matchups this season. Drew Valentine donated 10 points in the win. Dominique |
| Oral Roberts and Oakland fight for Summit League Tournament crown |
Tue Mar 8 10:53:13 2011 EST |
| Sioux Falls, SD (Sports Network) - Who wants to go dancing? Either the second- seeded Oral Roberts Golden Eagles or the top-seeded Oakland Golden Grizzlies will answer in the affirmative tonight, as the teams meet at Sioux Falls Arena, with a Summit League Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament automatic bid hanging in the balance. Oral Roberts, which has won more Summit League titles than any other program (3), advanced to this year's championship game behind an 83-77 semifinal victory over I |
| 2011 Conference USA Tournament Preview |
Tue Mar 8 09:31:53 2011 EST |
| seed, Houston, and No. 7 SMU plays 10th- seeded Rice in the nightcap. Southern Miss is the highest seed to have to start its trek through the bracket Wednesday, a stark contrast to the position it held just a little more than a week ago. The Golden Eagles were in prime position to challenge for the league crown before dropping their final three games to end at 9-7 in conference and 21-9 overall. They had reeled off seven wins in eight games prior to the collapse, including victories over the t |
| 2011 Big East Conference Tournament Preview |
Tue Mar 8 09:17:53 2011 EST |
| fade into the background. The nightcap on Tuesday shows 14th-seeded Providence taking on 11th-seeded Marquette, two teams that have a combined record of just 22-34 in this event over the years. One of the newer programs to the conference, the Golden Eagles didn't shy away from loading the early part of the non-conference schedule with some of the primary players on the college basketball landscape, but meetings with Duke, Gonzaga and Wisconsin all landed in the loss column. There were plenty of |
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