November 14, 2008

2009 Conference Tournaments: America East to Big Sky

AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE
SEFCU Arena; Albany, NY

1st Round(March 6th):
9-Hartford 65, 8-Maine 56

Quarterfinals(March 7th):
1-Binghamton 61, Hartford 53
4-New Hampshire 76, 5-Stony Brook 73
7-Albany 56, 2-Vermont 52
6-Maryland-Baltimore County 79, 3-Boston University 75(OT)

Semifinals(March 8th):
Binghamton 72, New Hampshire 67
UMBC 64 Albany 58

Championship
BINGHAMTON 61, UMBC 51
The Fighting Kornheisers break through for their 1st dance.

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
Georgia Dome; Atlanta

1st Round(March 12th):
8-Virginia Tech 65, 9-Miami(FL) 47
12-Georgia Tech 86, 5-Clemson 81
7-Maryland 74, 10-North Carolina State 69
6-Boston College 76, 11-Virginia 63

Quarterfinals(March 13th):
1-North Carolina 79, Virginia Tech 76
4-Florida State 64, Georgia Tech 62
Maryland 75, 2-Wake Forest 64
3-Duke 66, Boston College 65

Semifinals(March 14th):
Florida State 73, North Carolina 70
Duke 67, Maryland 61

Championship
DUKE 79, Florida State 69
Blue Devils state their case for a #1 seed

ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE
Allen Arena; Nashville

1st Round
4-Lipscomb 82, 5-Campbell 52
2-East Tennessee State 90, 7-Stetson 76
3-Belmont 65, 6-Mercer 64

Semifinals(March 7th)
1-Jacksonville 88, Lipscomb 72
East Tennessee State 88, Belmont 74

Championship
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 85, Jacksonville 68
The Buccaneers score first invite since 2004 and first invite as an Atlantic Sun member

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
Convention Hall; Atlantic City

1st Round(March 11th):
9-Saint Louis 62, 8-LaSalle 60(OT)
5-St. Joseph's 72, 12-Charlotte 62
7-Duquesne 91, 10-Massachusetts 81
6-Richmond 65, 11-St. Bonaventure 49

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
1-Xavier 66, Saint Louis 47
4-Temple 79, St. Joseph's 65
Duquesne 78, 2-Rhode Island 74
3-Dayton 69, Richmond 64

Semifinals(March 13th):
Temple 55, Xavier 53
Duquesne 77, Dayton 66

Championship
TEMPLE 74, Duquesne 69
Owls score upset title for 2nd year in a row.

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Madison Square Garden; New York City
(all games except 1st Round are on ESPN)

1st Round(March 10th):
16-DePaul 67, 9-Cincinnati 57
13-St. John's 64, 12-Georgetown 59
10-Notre Dame 61, 15-Rutgers 50
11-Seton Hall 68, 14-South Florida 54

2nd Round(March 11th):
8-Providence 83, DePaul 74
5-Marquette 74, St. John's 45
7-West Virginia 74, Notre Dame 62
6-Syracuse 89, Seton Hall 74

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
1-Louisville 73, Providence 55
4-Villanova 76, Marquette 75
West Virginia 74, 2-Pittsburgh 60
Syracuse 127, 3-Connecticut 117 (Six Overtimes!!!!)

Semifinals(March 13):
Louisville 69, Villanova 55
Syracuse 74, West Virginia 69 (OT)

Championship
LOUISVILLE 76, Syracuse 66
Cardinals state their case for the #1 overall seed.

BIG SKY CONFERENCE

1st Round(March 7th on campus sites):
4-Idaho State 67, 5-Northern Colorado 60
6-Montana State 56, 3-Montana 54

Semifinals(March 10th at Dee Events Center; Ogden, UT):
Montana State 61, 1-Weber State 50
2-Portland State 61, Idaho State 53

Championship
PORTLAND STATE 79, Montana State 77
Viks slam down Bobcats' cinderella run in Ogden.

2009 Conference Tournaments: Big South to Conference USA

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE

Quarterfinals(March 4th on campus sites):
1-Radford 96, 8-High Point 76
4-UNC Asheville 76, 5-Winthrop 68
2-Virginia Military 96, 7-Coastal Carolina 76
3-Liberty 88, 6-Gardner-Webb 77

Semifinals(March 6th at Dedmon Hall; Radford,VA)
Radford 94, UNC Asheville 86
Virginia Military 78, Liberty 58

Championship:
RADFORD 108, Virginia Military 94
First NCAA bid for the Highlanders since 1998

BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Conseco Fieldhouse; Indianapolis

1st Round(March 12th):
8-Minnesota 66, 9-Northwestern 53
7-Michigan 73, 10-Iowa 45
6-Penn State 66, 11-Indiana 51

Quarterfinals(March 13th):
1-Michigan State 64, Minnesota 56
5-Ohio State 61, 4-Wisconsin 57
2-Illinois 60, Michigan 50
3-Purdue 79, Penn State 65

Semifinals(March 14th):
Ohio State 82, Michigan State 70
Purdue 66, Illinois 56

Championship
PURDUE 65, Ohio State 61
Boilermakers clinch the last automatic bid available.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Ford Center; Oklahoma City

1st Round(March 11th):
9-Baylor 65, 8-Nebraska 49
5-Texas 67, 12-Colorado 56
7-Oklahoma State 81, 10-Iowa State 67
11-Texas Tech 88, 6-Texas A&M 83

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
Baylor 71, 1-Kansas 64
Texas 61, 4-Kansas State 58
Oklahoma State 71, 2-Oklahoma 70
3-Missouri 81, Texas Tech 60

Semifinals(March 13th):
Baylor 76, Texas 70
Missouri 67, Oklahoma State 59

Championship
MISSOURI 73, Baylor 60
Tigers tame Bears hopes late.

BIG WEST CONFERENCE
Anaheim Convention Center; Anaheim, CA

1st Round(March 11th):
8-UC Davis 69, 5-UC Irvine 68
7-Cal State Fullerton 59, 6-UC Riverside 46

2nd Round(March 12th):
4-UC Santa Barbara 64, Cal State Fullerton 53
3-Pacific 67, UC Davis 60

Semifinals(March 13th):
1-Northridge State 67, UC Santa Barbara 60
Pacific 65, 2-Long Beach State 60

Championship
NORTHRIDGE STATE 71, Pacific 66 (OT)

COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Richmond Coliseum; Richmond, VA

1st Round(March 6th):
8-Georgia State 54 9-Delaware 41
5-Hofstra 79, 12-UNC Wilmington 66
7-James Madison 70, 10-William & Mary 48
11-Towson 73, 6-Drexel 62

Quarterfinals(March 7th):
1-Virginia Commonwealth 61, Georgia State 52
4-Old Dominion 52, Hofstra 51
2-George Mason 61, James Madison 53
Towson 58, 3-Northeastern 54

Semifinals(March 8th):
Virginia Commonwealth 61, Old Dominion 53
George Mason 56, Towson 48

Championship
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 71, George Mason 50
In a battle of the last 2 champions of the Colonial, the hometown Rams rout the Patriots

CONFERENCE USA
FedExForum; Memphis

1st Round(March 11th):
8-Tulane 69, 9-East Carolina 59
5-Houston 85, 12-Southern Methodist 76
10-Rice 60, 7-Marshall 59
11-Southern Mississippi 77, 6-Central Florida 53

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
1-Memphis 51, Tulane 41
Houston 89, 4-UTEP 85(OT)
2-Tulsa 73, Rice 51
3-UAB 74, Southern Mississippi 73(OT)

Semifinals(March 13th):
Memphis 74 Houston 49
Tulsa 70, UAB 67

Championship
MEMPHIS 64, Tulsa 49
Tigers romp through CUSA again(This Is A Recording)

2009 Conference Tournaments: Horizon League to Mountain West

HORIZON LEAGUE

1st Round(March 3rd on campus sites):
4-Wright State 68, 9-Valparaiso 56
5-Milwaukee 77, 8-Loyola of Chicago 68
3-Cleveland State 56, 10-Detroit 43
7-Illinois-Chicago 73, 6-Youngstown State 68

2nd Round(March 6th at Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis):
Wright State 80, Milwaukee 70
Cleveland State 67, Illinois-Chicago 64

Semifinals(March 7th at Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis):
1-Butler 62, Wright State 57
Cleveland State 73, 2-Green Bay 67

Championship
CLEVELAND STATE 57, Butler 54
And boom goes somebody, courtesy of the Vikings(1st bid since 1986).

IVY LEAGUE
CORNELL has won the regular season title and automatic bid, as there is no tournament held in the league.

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Times-Union Arena; Albany, NY

1st Round(March 6th):
9-Canisius 74, 8-Loyola(MD) 68
10-Marist 43, 7-Iona 40

Quarterfinals(March 7th):
1-Siena 77, Canisius 52
5-Fairfield 68, 4-Manhattan 61
2-Niagara 79, Marist 50
3-Rider 67, 6-St. Peter's 58

Semifinals(March 8th):
Siena 80, Fairfield 65
Niagara 89, Rider 85(2OT)

Championship
SIENA 77, Niagara 70
Saints prove they need no bubble, ousting an exahusted Purple Eagle squad

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland

1st Round(March 10th):
9-Ohio 62, 8-Western Michigan 55
5-Akron 93, 12-Toledo 92(OT)
7-Central Michigan 62, 10-Eastern Michigan 49
6-Kent State 64, 11-Northern Illinois 61

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
1-Bowling Green 74, Ohio 61
Akron 73, 4-Miami(OH) 63
2-Ball State 64, Central Michigan 61(OT)
3-Buffalo 65, Kent State 62

Semifinals(March 13th):
Akron 63, Bowling Green 55
Buffalo 64, Ball State 52

Championship
AKRON 65, Buffalo 53
Zips hop over Bulls for 1st trip since '86

MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Lawrence V. Joel Memorial Coliseum; Winston-Salem, NC

1st Round:
8-Florida A&M 71, 9-Howard 58
7-Hampton 51, 10-Delaware State 32
6-Bethune-Cookman 52, 11-UMES 47

Quarterfinals:
1-Morgan State 71, Florida A&M 41
5-Coppin State 66, 4-North Carolina A&T 63
2-South Carolina State 57, Hampton 56
3-Norfolk State 63, Bethune-Cookman 58

Semifinals(March 13th)
Morgan State 75, Coppin State 67
Norfolk State 74, South Carolina State 71

Championship
MORGAN STATE 83, Norfolk State 69
More duck breaking, thanks to Todd Bozeman's Bears

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
ScottTrade Center; St. Louis

1st Round(March 6th):
9-Indiana State 62, 8-Drake 55
7-Wichita State 59, 10-Missouri State 46

Quarterfinals(March 7th):
1-Northern Iowa 73, Indiana State 69
4-Bradley 67, 5-Southern Illinois 55
2-Creighton 63, Wichita State 62
3-Illinois State 78, 6-Evansville 68

Semifinals(March 8th):
Northern Iowa 76, Bradley 62
Illinois State 73, Creighton 49

Championship
NORTHERN IOWA 60, Illinois State 57(OT)
The Panthers sweep the Redbirds to claim the MVC title.

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
Thomas & Mack Center; Las Vegas

1st Round(March 11th):
9-Air Force 71, 8-Colorado State 67

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
1_Brigham Young 80, Air Force 69
4-San Diego State 71, 5-Nevada-Las Vegas 57
2-Utah 61, 7-Texas Christian 58
6-Wyoming 81, 3-New Mexico 67

Semifinals(March 13th):
San Diego State 64, Brigham Young 62
Utah 68, Wyoming 55

Championship
UTAH 52, San Diego State 50
Utes hold on to win, Aztecs forced to sweat profusely.

2009 Conference Tournaments: Northeast to Southern

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
All games at higher seeds

Quarterfinals(March 5th)
1-Robert Morris 73, 8-St. Francis(NY) 60
5-Quinnipiac 86, 4-Long Island 78(OT)
2-Mount St. Mary's 72, 7-Wagner 62
3-Sacred Heart 76, 6-Central Connecticut State 64

Semifinals(March 8th)
Robert Morris 75, Quinnipiac 48
Mount St. Mary's 68, Sacred Heart 63

Championship
ROBERT MORRIS 48, Mount St. Mary's 46
Colonials survive Mountaineers with a late bucket

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE

Quarterfinals(March 3rd on campus sites)
1-Tennessee-Martin 93, 8-Tennessee Tech 75
4-Morehead State 91, 5-Eastern Kentucky 70
2-Austin Peay 57, 7-Eastern Illinois 54
3-Murray State 88, 6-Tennessee State 74

Semifinals(March 6th at Sommet Center; Nashville)
Morehead State 63, Tennessee-Martin 55
Austin Peay 67, Murray State 50

Championship
MOREHEAD STATE 67, Austin Peay 65(2OT)
First appearance for the Eagles since 1984

PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE
Staples Center; Los Angeles

1st Round(March 11th):
9-Stanford 62, 8-Oregon State 54
7-Washington State 62, 10-Oregon 40

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
1-Washington 85, Stanford 73
4-Arizona State 68, 5-Arizona 56
2-UCLA 64, Washington State 53
6-Southern California 79, 3-California 75

Semifinals(March 13th):
Arizona State 75, Washington 65
Southern California 65, UCLA 55

Championship
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 65, Arizona State 62
Trojans prove to be a resillient bid stealer

PATRIOT LEAGUE
All games at higher seeds

Quarterfinals(March 4th)
1-American 78, 8-Lafayette 56
4-Army 53, 5-Lehigh 50
2-Holy Cross 75, 7-Bucknell 56
6-Colgate 64, 3-Navy 59 (OT)

Semifinals(March 8th)
American 61, Army 60
Holy Cross 61, Colgate 44

Championship
AMERICAN 73, Holy Cross 57
Eagles look like the Beltway's only NCAA team.

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
St. Pete Times Forum; Tampa

1st Round(March 12th)
4E-Kentucky 71, 5W-Mississippi 58
3W-Mississippi State 79, 6E-Georgia 60
4W-Alabama 82, 5E-Vanderbilt 75
3E-Florida 73, 6W-Arkansas 58

Quarterfinals(March 13th):
1W-Louisiana State 67, Kentucky 58
Mississippi State 82, 2E-South Carolina 68
1E-Tennessee 86, Alabama 62
2W-Auburn 61, Florida 58

Semifinals(March 14th):
Mississippi State 67, Louisiana State 57
Tennessee 94 Auburn 85

Championship
MISSISSIPPI STATE 64, Tennessee 61
Bulldogs burst someone's bubble(who knows who it is?)

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
McKenzie Arena; Chattanooga, TN

1st Round(March 6th):
4N-Appalachian State 86, 5S-Georgia Southern 75
3S-College of Charleston 69, 6N-UNC Greensboro 56
5N-Elon 62, 4S-Wofford 55
3N-Samford 57, 6S-Furman 52

Quarterfinals(March 7th):
1S-Davidson 84, Appalachian State 68
College of Charleston 67, 2N-Western Carolina 48
1N-Chattanooga 79, Elon 78
Samford 76, 2S-The Citadel 67

Semifinals(March 8th):
College of Charleston 59, Davidson 52
Chattanooga 81, Samford 70

Championship
CHATTANOOGA 80, College of Charleston 69
On their home court, the Mocs knock off the Cougars.

2009 Conference Tournaments: Southland to Western Athletic(Complete)

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
Leonard E. Merrell Center; Katy, TX

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
1-Stephen F. Austin 67, 8-SE Louisiana 56
4-Texas A&M-Corpus Christ 79. 5-Texas-Arlington 72
2-Nicholls State 80, 7-Texas State 75
6-Texas-San Antonio 83, 3-Sam Houston State 74

Semifinals(March 13th):
Stephen F. Austin 66, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 63
UTSA 57, Nicholls State 55

Championship
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 68, UTSA 57
Lumberjacks stop Roadrunners cinderella run and earn their 1st bid.

SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
State Fair Park Arena; Birmingham

Quarterfinals:
1-Alabama State 70, 8-Alabama A&M 58
4-Arkansas-Pine Bluff 62, 5-Southern 61
2-Jackson State 72, 7-Texas Southern 65
3-Prairie View 65, 6-Mississippi Valley State 60

Semifinals(March 13th):
Alabama State 63, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 55
Jackson State 66, Prairie View 53

Championship
ALABAMA STATE 65, Jackson State 58
Hornets sting Tigers to score first appearance in 5 years.

SUMMIT LEAGUE
Sioux Falls Arena; Sioux Falls, SD

Quarterfinals
1-North Dakota State 83 8-Centenary 77
5-Southern Utah 53, 4-IUPUI 48
7-South Dakota State 72, 2-Oral Roberts 69(OT)
3-Oakland 75, 6-IPFW 62

Semifinals(March 9th):
North Dakota State 79, Southern Utah 67
Oakland 74, South Dakota State 56

Championship
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 66, Oakland 64
In the first year of eligibility for the big dance, the Bison storm the Grizzlies from behind

SUN BELT CONFERENCE

1st Round(March 4th at Home Sites):
9-Florida International 71, 8-Lousiana-Lafayette 69
4-North Texas 79, 13-Florida Atlantic 73
5-Middle Tennessee 69, 12-Arkansas State 62
7-Denver 66, 10-Louisiana-Monroe 57
6-South Alabama 62, 11-New Orleans 60

Remainder of tournament at Summit Arena; Hot Springs, AR
Quarterfinals(March 8th):
1-Western Kentucky 66, Florida International 48
North Texas 88, Middle Tennessee 79
2-Arkansas-Little Rock 58, Denver 55
South Alabama 81, 3-Troy 75

Semifinals(March 9th):
Western Kentucky 77, North Texas 70
South Alabama 54, Arkansas-Little Rock 44

Championship
WESTERN KENTUCKY 56, South Alabama 56
Hilltoppers stymie Jaguars' cinderella run.

WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Orleans Arena; Las Vegas

1st Round(March 6th):
5-San Diego 62, 8-Loyola Marymount 56
6-Pepperdine 93, 7-San Francisco 85

2nd Round(March 7th):
4-Santa Clara 80, San Diego 69
3-Portland 69, Pepperdine 45

Semifinals(March 8th):
1-Gonzaga 94, Santa Clara 59
2-St. Mary's 71, Portland 61

Championship(March 9th)
GONZAGA 83, St. Mary's 58
The Zags rip apart the Gaels(with Patty Mills) for it's 11th straight NCAA appearance.

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Lawlor Events Center; Reno, NV

1st Round(March 10th):
9-Fresno State 62, 8-Hawai'i 58

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
1-Utah State 85, Fresno State 68
5-New Mexico State 80, 4-Boise State 70
2-Nevada 78, 7-San Jose State 69
6-Louisiana Tech 70, 3-Idaho 62

Semifinals(March 13th):
Utah State 71, New Mexico State 70
Nevada 77, Louisiana Tech 68

Championship
UTAH STATE 72, Nevada 62
Aggies dominates Wolfpack on their homecourt.