Pacific 64, Appalachian State 56
The road to the CIT championship game has been a long and literal one for the Pacific Tigers. They certainly don’t mind the fact that their journey has had its share of detours and inconveniences, because the regular-season co-champions of the Big West Conference have not been denied a chance to claim some hardware in college basketball’s postseason.
Coach Bob Thomason’s team was originally scheduled to play the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Wednesday night; at the same time that the CIT’s other semifinal was contested. While Creighton …
(South-1) Wofford 56, (North-1) Appalachian State 51
After winning an ugly and uneven Southern Conference Tournament championship game, pardon the Wofford Terriers if they don’t really care how they arrived at the victory stand. When you’ve made history and forged the achievement of a lifetime, silly things like aesthetics cease to possess maximum value.
What counts in college sports is the bottom-line result, so after Wofford endured a poor shooting performance to outlast the Appalachian State Mountaineers for its first SoCon Tournament title, nobody in the Terriers’ locker room was the slightest …
(North-1) Appalachian State 77, (South-2) College of Charleston 54
The one-and-done nature of conference tournament basketball is exhilarating for the winner and wrenching for the loser. Life as a mid-major is so fragile because one bad shooting day can make the difference between a big run and a devastating defeat. On Sunday night in Charlotte, N.C., the College of Charleston found out once again that if threes don’t drop, a promising season can suddenly come to a halt.
More will be said about the victorious Appalachian State Mountaineers in a moment, but …
(South-1) Wofford 77, (North-2) Western Carolina 58
The Wofford Terriers won the regular season championship in the Southern Conference. Now they’re one win away from taking the tournament title and wrapping up a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Coach Mike Young has crafted a masterwork this season with his squad from Spartanburg, S.C. On Sunday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., Wofford wore down Western Carolina with defense in a 19-point conquest of the Catamounts. The victory propels the terrorizing Terriers into Monday’s championship game and increases the …
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