11-12 – Rush The Court

RTC Live: Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship

rtmsf — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:01:36 +0000

It’s an old familiar name versus a new one in the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship game, as Xavier will match up against surging St. Bonaventure on Sunday afternoon with a guaranteed bid on the line.

Game #81. Xavier and Saint Bonaventure face off for the Atlantic 10 Tournament title in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Musketeers and Bonnies were seeded #3 and #4, respectively. This matchup might raise eyebrows, but anyone who has followed the conference knows that seven members logged 20 or more wins this season, at least three teams will draw NCAA bids and two teams [...]

RTC Live: Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinals

rtmsf — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:01:05 +0000

The Atlantic 10 quarterfinals will tip off Saturday between four teams that all believe they should be in the next week’s NCAA Tournament. The truth is that two, maybe three, are likely to be invited. This is no time to leave anything to chance, which is why the semifinals should be outstanding and competitive. It’s UMass-St. Bonaventure in the early game, followed by Xavier-St. Louis in the mid-day slot. Join us!

Games #79-80. The 2012 quarterfinal round is in the books, with Massachusetts and Saint Bonaventure advancing to play in the first semifinal game of the conference tournament, and with Saint [...]

RTC Live: Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals

rtmsf — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:31:44 +0000

The Atlantic 10 quarterfinal round has already opened up with top seed Temple losing to Massachusetts earlier this afternoon. Among tonight’s teams, Xavier, Dayton, and St. Louis all have dreams of at-large bids, while La Salle is thinking tournament title. It should be an equally competitive and fun evening from Atlantic City tonight down on the Boardwalk.

Games #77-78. Seed prevailed Tuesday night in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Fans will be treated to seven games over three rounds that should be the most closely matched tournament in the conference’s last five postseasons. Friday evenings two quarterfinal games [...]

RTC Live: Providence @ Notre Dame

rtmsf — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:01:32 +0000

Providence comes to South Bend for a Friday night game to close out the regular season for both teams. Interestingly, it is the Friars who are on the two-game winning streak, while the Irish have dropped two in a row. This game has Big East Tournament implications as Notre Dame tries to secure the coveted double-bye in next week’s tournament.

Game #76. Notre Dame will look to get back on the winning track as it host Providence in its home finale. The Irish had won nine straight games before dropping road contests to St. John’s and Georgetown. Providences comes into tonight’s contest as [...]

RTC Live: West Virginia @ Notre Dame

rtmsf — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:01:07 +0000

WVU visits South Bend, having dropped five of its last seven games — Notre Dame, on the other hand has won eight straight. The two teams played a great one last month, who will have the advantage tonight? We’ll find out on RTC Live from the Joyce Center…

Game #75. Notre Dame enters Wednesday’s matchup scorching hot, as the Irish have won eight consecutive games and currently sit at a very strong 11-3 in Big East play. West Virginia, at 17-10 overall and 7-7 in Big East play, enters Wednesday’s game probably on the right side of the bubble, but a win over [...]

RTC Live: Rutgers @ Notre Dame

rtmsf — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:30:03 +0000

Can Rutgers give the red-hot Irish a run for their money in South Bend tonight? We’ll find out on RTC Live from the Joyce Center…

Game #74. Notre Dame comes into tonight’s showdown with Rutgers as winners of six straight. The Irish last suffered a defeat January 15th to Rutgers on its home court. Since the defeat, the Irish have won home games against Syracuse, Marquette, and DePaul and road games over Seton Hall, UConn, and West Virginia. Notre Dame’s resurgence has been led by a variety of players including sophomore guards Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant, as well as junior forward Jack Cooley. Mike [...]

RTC Live: Marquette @ Notre Dame

rtmsf — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:01:23 +0000

Notre Dame is warm, but Marquette is on fire. This is a key Saturday afternoon matchup featuring two teams that are trending way up in the Big East conference race.

Game #73. Marquette and Notre Dame both enter Saturday’s matchup riding hot streaks. The Golden Eagles have won seven in a row while the Irish have been winners of three straight. It is expected that Marquette will be without the services of junior forward Davante Gardner for the second straight game. Gardner suffered a sprained knee in the win at Villanova last Saturday. Sans Gardner, senior guard Darius Johnson-Odom and senior forward Jae Crowder [...]

RTC Live: Louisville @ Seton Hall

rtmsf — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:01:19 +0000

A key Big East matchup takes place in New Jersey tonight, as Louisville visits Seton Hall with a chance to move to the positive side of the ledger for both teams.

Game #72. Seton Hall will look to snap a three-game losing streak when it hosts Louisville tonight at the Prudential Center. Since opening the season 15-2 (4-1), consecutive losses to South Florida, Villanova and Notre Dame have dropped the Pirates into a ninth place tie with Louisville heading into this evening’s game. The play of Seton Hall’s seniors Jordan Theodore and Herb Pope was key to the team’s hot start [...]

RTC Live: Notre Dame @ Seton Hall

rtmsf — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:01:19 +0000

Notre Dame, fresh off its big RTC-worthy upset of #1 Syracuse on Saturday, heads to Seton Hall tonight to try to keep the momentum alive.

Game #71. Notre Dame hits the road for two difficult games this week after taking down previously undefeated and top-ranked Syracuse this past Saturday in South Bend. The Fighting Irish will make the trip to Newark tonight before heading to Connecticut to face the Huskies on Sunday. This is an important game for both teams, one (Notre Dame) trying to make a surprising charge at the NCAA Tournament bubble and the other (Seton Hall) trying to snap [...]

RTC Live: Syracuse @ Notre Dame

rtmsf — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:01:46 +0000

The nation’s #1 team will be without its big man, Fab Melo, tonight as it heads to South Bend to take on a program that has knocked off a number of top-ranked teams in its illustrious history.

Game #70. #1 Syracuse will travel to South Bend, Indiana, Saturday night to take on the struggling Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Orange’s 20-0 record represents the best start in school history. On the contrary, the Irish are a disappointing 11-8 and coming off losses to UConn at home and Rutgers on the road. Syracuse is led into its 21st game by senior forward [...]

RTC Live: UCLA @ Oregon

rtmsf — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:01:56 +0000

UCLA and Oregon battle on Saturday to angle itself for a top half finish in the Pac-12 race. The league is so wide open this year that there’s no telling who will actually walk away with this year’s conference title.

Game #69. This year’s race in the Pac-12 has been dynamic, even if it hasn’t been stellar. Preseason conference favorite UCLA has flamed out spectacularly, instead being sixth in the Pac-12 with a 3-3 record so far. Instead, Cal has taken off and is the best team. But sneakily, Oregon has the second highest RPI in the conference and might be [...]

RTC Live: Pittsburgh @ Syracuse

rtmsf — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:30:39 +0000

More MLK basketball from the Big East is in store for us this evening. The nation’s top-ranked Syracuse Orange hosts visiting Pittsburgh in the Carrier Dome — can Pitt save its season with a statement win before it gets too late?

Game #68. The undefeated Syracuse Orange host the struggling Pittsburgh Panthers in the Carrier Dome tonight at 7:30 PM on ESPN. With a Syracuse victory, head coach Jim Boeheim would tie Adolph Rupp for fourth-place on the all-time wins list. The Orange are led by Kris Joseph and Dion Waiters, both of whom are effective in transition and from long-range. [...]

RTC Live: Louisville @ Marquette

rtmsf — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:31:52 +0000

It’s MLK Day and what better way to spend your afternoon than with some Big East basketball. Louisville visits Marquette desperately in search of its identity, while Marquette is simply trying to defend home court.

Game #67. After dropping consecutive road games to Georgetown and Syracuse, Marquette has started its three-game homestand successfully with wins over St. John’s and Pittsburgh. The homestand ends on Monday afternoon when the Louisville Cardinals travel to Milwaukee to battle the Golden Eagles. After consecutive upset losses to Notre Dame and Providence, Louisville re-entered the win column Saturday with a home victory over DePaul. The Golden [...]

RTC Live: Pittsburgh @ Marquette

rtmsf — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:01:22 +0000

More Big East, more of the time. It’s a battle between two teams that need to figure out what’s going on this Saturday, as Pittsburgh on a sinking ship visits Marquette, on a listing vessel.

Game #66. Struggling Pittsburgh will look to pick up its first Big East victory Saturday when the Panthers visit the Bradley Center to take on the Marquette Golden Eagles. Pittsburgh enters the contest with an uncharacteristic 11-6 overall record and an even more unusual 0-4 mark in the Big East. The Panthers’ season may have hit a new low point on Wednesday when they fell at [...]

RTC Live: St. John’s @ Marquette

rtmsf — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:01:56 +0000

More Big East than you can possibly handle. RTC Live will be in the great city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this evening for a matchup between two teams searching for elusive wins in this big-time basketball conference.

Game #65. The Marquette Golden Eagles will begin a three-game homestand when they host St. John’s on Wednesday evening. The Golden Eagles have been struggling as of late, as they stand at just 1-2 in Big East play after having dropped two consecutive contests — at Georgetown and at Syracuse. St. John’s enters at 2-2 in Big East play and fresh off an upset victory Saturday at Cincinnati. [...]