define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); troy payne – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:09:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Big Ten Game On: 02.11.12 Edition http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/11/big-ten-game-on-02-11-12-edition/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/02/11/big-ten-game-on-02-11-12-edition/#respond Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:00:10 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=60612

It was a quiet Friday night in the Big Ten (because, you know, there were no games), but the action certainly picks up on the court today as two of the top teams in the league face off.  Also, on Sunday we have some schools desperate for a win on the road against opponents who need a victory to keep pace within the conference.  It all bodes for a very interesting Big Ten weekend.

Nebraska at Penn State, 1 pm ET Saturday

Though these two teams currently sport the bottom two records in the league, don’t think for a second that this game doesn’t mean [...]]]>
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Michael Vernetti is the RTC correspondent for the West Coast Conference.

Standings (through games of 12/8/09)

Saint Mary’s 6-1 Gonzaga 6-2 Portland 5-3 Santa Clara 4-4 San Diego 4-5 Pepperdine 3-5 Loyola-Marymount 3-6 USF 2-6

The Best

With approximately one-quarter of the 2009-10 season completed, does it make any sense to designate the league’s best team so far? If so, what criteria should be used? Saint Mary’s has the best winning percentage and leads the conference in several key statistical categories (scoring offense, scoring defense, scoring margin, rebounding margin, and blocked shots), but has compiled that record against a mixture of strong [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2009/12/10/checking-in-on-the-wcc-6/feed/ 0