554 - (14) Rutgers vs. (3) Purdue
Big 10 quarterfinals
March 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
The Edwards' - Vince and Carsen - each scored 26 points as the Boilermakers moved into the semis with an 82-75 win.
Vince was 10-of-14 from the field and Carsen made 10-of-11 from the line to help the No. 3 seed erase a three-point halftime deficit. Both players knocked down four 3-pointers and the Boilermakers hit 13 as a team.
Great night for Corey Sanders - 23 points, 11-of-20 from the field - in a losing effort for the Scarlet Knights, who won games over 11-seed Minnesota and sixth-seeded Indiana to reach the quarters.
553 - (9) Saint Peter's vs. (1) Rider
MAAC quarterfinals
March 2 at Times Union Center in Albany, NY
Huge upset in Albany as the Peacocks out-played the regular season champion and advanced with a 66-55 win.
It's the first time in the tournament's history a nine has defeated a one and Saint Peter's did it with defense - Rider shot just 30% from the field and missed 18 of its 21 three-point attempts - and a balanced offense that saw five players score at least nine points, led by Samuel Idowu's 12 points.
The fact Saint Peter's pulled off the huge upset was a bit of a surprise, but I'm not surprised the Broncs had trouble. The Peacocks lost both regular season games between the two teams, but by a combined seven points.
Saint Peter's (14-17) has already had a memorable tournament. In Thursday's first round game against eighth-seeded Monmouth, Nick Griffin's 3-pointer with five seconds left was the difference in a 60-58 victory.
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Game 493 - Rider women at Marist
January 21 at McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, NY
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Marist slipped past Rider, 68-67, and the announcing duo of Geoff Brault and Steve Eggink put together a memorable day of saying the word "basketball":
Total: 45
First quarter: 13
Brault: 6
Eggink: 7
Second: 12
B: 7
E: 5
Third: 9
B: 2
E: 7
Fourth: 11
B: 3
E: 8
And some other nonsense:
"great pace to the tin"
"active hands by Rebekah Hand"
"pushing pace" (2)
"her junior floor general"
"a three pronged attack"
"heady possession"
"token pressure"
"screen the screener"
"stir the drink for Lynn Milligan and Rider"
"her basketball IQ"
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Marist slipped past Rider, 68-67, and the announcing duo of Geoff Brault and Steve Eggink put together a memorable day of saying the word "basketball":
Total: 45
First quarter: 13
Brault: 6
Eggink: 7
Second: 12
B: 7
E: 5
Third: 9
B: 2
E: 7
Fourth: 11
B: 3
E: 8
And some other nonsense:
"great pace to the tin"
"active hands by Rebekah Hand"
"pushing pace" (2)
"her junior floor general"
"a three pronged attack"
"heady possession"
"token pressure"
"screen the screener"
"stir the drink for Lynn Milligan and Rider"
"her basketball IQ"
Game 314 - Rider at Iona
February 19 at Hynes Center in New Rochelle, NY
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Two things happened in this game:
1. The visiting Broncs played incredibly well, shooting 60 percent from the field and building a lead as large as 20 in winning 103-85. Iona was in the game for about six first-half minutes, pulling even at 9-9 on a pair of Jordan Washington free throws at the 15:16 mark, but Rider took the lead about a half-minute later and never trailed again.
It was a 55-48 game four minutes into the second half before Rider's 11-0 run effectively put the game away.
Washington was fantastic, scoring a career-high 38 points to go along with 10 rebounds off the bench.
Rider just showcased a ton more balance as all five starters scored in double figures, led by Jimmie Taylor, who missed just three field goals in pouring in 28 points (5-of-6 on threes). Norville Carey had a career-high 20 points and Stevie Jordan just missed a double-double with 17 points and nine assists, one of which was a feed on a Tyere Marshall lay-up that began the Broncs' second-half run.
2. The broadcast team of Doug Sherman and Rob Kennedy averaged exactly one "basketball" per minute - 20 times each half. Outstanding work, gentlemen.
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Two things happened in this game:
1. The visiting Broncs played incredibly well, shooting 60 percent from the field and building a lead as large as 20 in winning 103-85. Iona was in the game for about six first-half minutes, pulling even at 9-9 on a pair of Jordan Washington free throws at the 15:16 mark, but Rider took the lead about a half-minute later and never trailed again.
It was a 55-48 game four minutes into the second half before Rider's 11-0 run effectively put the game away.
Washington was fantastic, scoring a career-high 38 points to go along with 10 rebounds off the bench.
Rider just showcased a ton more balance as all five starters scored in double figures, led by Jimmie Taylor, who missed just three field goals in pouring in 28 points (5-of-6 on threes). Norville Carey had a career-high 20 points and Stevie Jordan just missed a double-double with 17 points and nine assists, one of which was a feed on a Tyere Marshall lay-up that began the Broncs' second-half run.
2. The broadcast team of Doug Sherman and Rob Kennedy averaged exactly one "basketball" per minute - 20 times each half. Outstanding work, gentlemen.
Game 272 - Rider at Canisius
January 30 at Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, NY
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Canisius came into the night first in the MAAC and 30th nationally in scoring at 81.3 points, but fell well below that in a 72-66 setback.
Huge road win for Rider, which helped keep a few other trends going Monday night.
The Broncs came in leading the conference in three-point field goal defense, and Canisius made only 6-of-25 from behind the arc. Meanwhile, the Canisius defense is in the bottom 25 nationally in field goal percentage defense and Rider hit half of its shots (23-of-46).
* Play-by-play man Doug Sherman called Donyell Marshall an "NBA star", so we can't let him get away with that.
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Canisius came into the night first in the MAAC and 30th nationally in scoring at 81.3 points, but fell well below that in a 72-66 setback.
Huge road win for Rider, which helped keep a few other trends going Monday night.
The Broncs came in leading the conference in three-point field goal defense, and Canisius made only 6-of-25 from behind the arc. Meanwhile, the Canisius defense is in the bottom 25 nationally in field goal percentage defense and Rider hit half of its shots (23-of-46).
* Play-by-play man Doug Sherman called Donyell Marshall an "NBA star", so we can't let him get away with that.
Game 149 - (8) Rider vs. (1) Monmouth
MAAC quarterfinals
March 4 at Times Union Center in Albany, NY
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March 4 at Times Union Center in Albany, NY
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