Georgetown-Memphis early test
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Memphis guard Antonio Anderson got an indication of how big the Tigers' next game is when he stopped at a gas station to fill up his tank.
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George Washington's weekend has to rank among the best in school history. The Colonials beat two Top 25 teams in winning the BB&amp;T Classic and have won five straight since a season-opening loss to top-ranked Wake Forest.
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Some teams have come close, Princeton against Georgetown in 1989, Albany against Connecticut last year, but thus far No. 16 seeds are 0-88 against No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament.
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He knew what he was going to say and how he was going to say it three months ago. For Jeff Jagodzinski, the pregame speech he will make Saturday afternoon, before Boston College opens the season against defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Wake Forest, will be the easiest thing he does this week because it will be pure Jags: lots ...
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Now comes a trip to Virginia and then a semifinal matchup with Michigan in the Preseason NIT at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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The Tigers were dominant in the matchup of unbeatens. Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 24 points, Robert Dozier added 19, and second-ranked Memphis beat No. 5 Georgetown, 85-71, yesterday, extending the nation's second-longest home winning streak to 37 games.
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Boston University didn't wait until the last second to get its act together yesterday, but it needed a last-second basket from halfcourt to overtake Hartford in the America East opener for both teams.
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Both Georgetown and Oral Roberts have played a hand in the upset madness that has taken over in the early going of this college basketball season.
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No. 1 Wake Forest used a 19-5 second half run to take the lead and then held off Arizona 63-60 to win the preseason NIT. Mustafa Shakur had a chance to take the lead in the final seconds, but he missed a runner in the lane.
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WINSTON-SALEM - First round matchups in tournaments are supposed to be nothing more than a cake walk for a highly-ranked team. But the second-ranked Demon Deacons of Wake Forest knew Monday night&#39;s season-opening
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WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Pops Mensah-Bonsu led the way in the first half and reserve Ricky Lucas dominated the second as No. 22 George Washington reaped the benefits of a complete team effort against Towson.
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MEMPHIS - John Calipari knew his Memphis Tigers would need a little jolt right about now. That's why he wanted to play Gonzaga at this point of the season.
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With Appalachian Stateâs victory at fifth-ranked Michigan, the N.C.A.A.âs top teams will probably be more selective in scheduling early games.
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George Mason arrives in Worcester to play Holy Cross tomorrow night as a 4-4 team. Jim Larranaga is doing his best to coach 'em up, but the final result will be out of his control. A coach can provide the blueprint for success, but either the players figure things out or they don't, and thus far they ...
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Nashville, Tenn. (WVLT/AP) - It looks like Mother Nature isn&#39;t much of a sports fan. The Tennessee Titans and the Miami Dolphins will play 24 hours early, courtesy of Hurricane Ivan.
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Memphis announces a four-game, home-and-home series with Georgetown over the next five years with the first game being played at the Tigers' FedExForum.
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The Georgetown men's basketball team opens a season of change with an unusually strong opponent, Temple, on Monday.