Lee, Northeastern Cap Rally With Late Layup
After trailing by as many as 24 points in the first half, Bill Coen's Huskies showed resiliency beyond belief in coming from (way, way) behind against George Mason on Sunday afternoon.
After trailing by as many as 24 points in the first half, Bill Coen's Huskies showed resiliency beyond belief in coming from (way, way) behind against George Mason on Sunday afternoon.
In a surprisingly close contest in first round of the CAA Tournament, the Hofstra Pride kept Delaware close until the bitter end, when a second-half slump cost them the game after a quick start to the first.
The CAA Tournament started with a bang Saturday afternoon as Drexel and George Mason went toe-to-toe. Only one team could emerge from the rubble, and while it seemed that the Patriots would win going away, the CAA is never that simple.
In a night that held few surprises, the Towson Tigers picked up quite the haul at the CAA Awards Ceremony before they skipped town on Friday night, just teasing us with the tournament that could've been. Tigers, get your Academic Progress Rate up!
You love conference tournaments. I love conference tournaments. And everybody loves predicting the outcomes of tournaments. So that's exactly what we did for next weekend's CAA Tourney in Richmond.
We put Huskies, Tigers, Dragons, and Patriots in a conference, and chaos ensued. Of course, what exactly did we expect? It's the CAA. It's mid-major basketball. It was an amazing season. So let's try and make sense of what we just enjoyed.
The CAA tournament heads to the Richmond Coliseum one last time and with a limited field.
The Mid-Major 5 had a dominating lead entering Saturday, and could probably have survived player attrition over the next two weeks. Then Doug McDermott happened.
We might not have had the benefit of a full slate of games, but the Mid-Major 5 extended its lead on the ESPN analyst picks. We break down the week, plus recap the full lineups.