NCAA College Basketball
Notre Dame Cruising Through Big East Tournament @ Madison Square Garden
Friday, March 12th, 2010 | College Basketball, NCAA College Basketball, Sports | No Comments
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are cruising through the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City this week. In the opening round, Notre Dame topped NCAA-tournament hopeful Seton Hall with an impressive 68-56 win (Seton Hall had beaten Notre Dame during the regular season). Notre Dame built off of a 7-point halftime lead and outscored Seton Hall 40-35 in the 2nd half. Luke Harangody came off the bench to help the Irish win the game with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
In the 2nd round, Notre Dame upset #3 Big East seed Pittsburgh (the #16 team in the country) 50-45 in a hard-fought defensive battle. Tory Jackson and Luke Harangody led the team with 12 points each.
Head Coach Mike Brey’s new offensive scheme has paid huge dividends for the Irish at the end of the season.
Notre Dame faces #7 West Virginia in the Semifinals of the Big East tournament tonight at Madison Square Garden.
Anthony Johnson — College Basketball Stud
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 | Final Four, Montana Grizzlies, NCAA College Basketball, Sports, Weber St. Wildcats | No Comments
Anthony Johnson single-handedly helped his Montana Grizzlies defeat Weber State 66-65 in the Big Sky Conference Championship Game. The win over the #1 seeded Wildcats propelled Montana into the NCAA Tournament for the 1st time since 2006.
Despite trailing 40-20 at halftime, Johnson and the Grizzlies never gave up. Johnson scored a career-high 42 points – 34 in the 2nd half. He outscored the Wildcats all by himself in the 2nd half – 34 to 25. Johnson scored his team’s final 21 points and he finished the night 13 of 22 from the field and 14 of 14 from the free throw line. Talk about a great night – “We just collectively got it going. I fed off of that. Things were getting emotional, especially in the huddles. We never gave up – never lost our edge and our effort. We ended up getting it done… I feel like I’m kind of dreaming right now. I’ll probably end up watching on TV and it will sink in when we get back home. ”
Unbelievable — this is what makes March Madness and NCAA college basketball so great!
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