ACC Basketball Tournament 2010 Schedule and Scores
The another exciting game to be played by Virginia and Boston College, in NCAA College Basketball. This is the first game of ACC tournament 2010 that is scheduled this Thursday March 10 2010 starting at 12.00 in the afternoon. Here are the complete list of Acc Tournament Schedule 2010
Thursday, March 11: Opening Round
No. 8 Boston College vs. No. 9 Virginia, Noon (Raycom)
No. 5 Wake Forest vs. No. 12 Miami, 2PM (Raycom)
No. 7 Georgia Tech vs. No. 10 North Carolina, 7PM (ESPN2)
No. 6 Clemson vs. No. 11 NC State, 9PM (Raycom)
Friday, March 12: Quarterfinals
No. 1 Duke vs. 8/9 Winner, Noon (Raycom/ESPN2)
No. 4 Virginia Tech vs. 5/12 Winner, 2PM (Raycom/ESPN2)
No. 2 Maryland vs. 7/10 Winner, 7PM (Raycom/ESPN2)
No. 3 Florida State vs. 6/11 Winner 9PM (Raycom/ESPN2)
Saturday, March 13: Semifinals
Semifinal 1 1:30PM (Raycom/ESPN)
Semifinal 2 3:30PM (Raycom/ESPN)
Sunday, March 14: Final
Championship Game, 1PM (Raycom/ESPN)
The Hokies will open the ACC tournament against Miami for the third consecutive year. You're never safe until your name appears during the Selection Sunday show and the Hokies can't afford to put any doubt into the minds of committee members. This may not be an absolute must-win for Tech, but a win would probably solidify its place in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007.
TV Coverage: If you live in the ACC geographic footprint, you will have to watch the game on your local Raycom affiliate or on Raycom.Swarmcast.com. The game will be blacked out on ESPN2 and ESPN360.com. If you live outside of the ACC, you can watch on ESPN2 or ESPN360.com.
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Penn closes home schedule with win over Dartmouth
Penn capped a long day of college basketball across Philadelphia yesterday by hosting one of its smallest crowds of the season at the Palestra.
But Gov. Rendell, an alumnus, thought it was worth his time to show up for the Quakers' last home game of the season, as did a cluster of Penn legends, including Bobby Morse and Bob Weinhauer.
The announced crowd of 2,335 - about a quarter of the Palestra's capacity - was rewarded for making it through this most trying of seasons, as Penn walked off the floor from its final home game with a 78-68 Ivy League win over Dartmouth.
"It's great for us to carry into the off-season," Quakers forward Jack Eggleston said. "We really wanted to finish on a high note for [seniors] Justin [Reilly] and Drew [Godwin]."
Penn (6-21, 5-8 league) led from start to finish, and shot 52.1 percent from the field. Eggleston led all scorers with a career-high 25 points - 19 in the first half. The junior also pulled down 11 rebounds.
Reilly scored the game's final basket with a dunk in the closing seconds.
"I came down here last night at 1 a.m., and I was just standing at half-court looking around at the rafters and all those pictures," Reilly said.
Dartmouth (5-23, 1-13) was paced by guard Ronnie Dixon, who scored 18 points.
Rendell left the Palestra optimistic about next season.
"I do have hopes for them when [Tyler] Bernardini and [Andreas] Schreiber come back next year," he said. "And they have a good recruiting class coming in."
Bernardini and Schreiber have been sidelined by injuries.
Weinhauer, who coached the 1979 Penn team that made the Final Four, offered an endorsement of current Quakers coach Jerome Allen as his interim campaign draws to a close.
"We have some deficiencies, let's face it . . . but I see a tremendous improvement," Weinhauer said.
"I'm honored and grateful that I can pick the phone up and get his ear," Allen said.
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Hokies' improbable ACC schedule
We suspect Virginia Tech will and will deserve to make the NCAA basketball tournament. But one demerit on the Hokies' ledger is a beyond-improbable ACC schedule that is the absolute weakest possible.
Check out the conference standings. Seven teams are .500 or better in league play; five are below.
Those five just happen to be the five Virginia Tech faces twice this season.
A quick ACC schedule primer: Each of the 12 teams plays five rivals twice and six once. Two of the five are annual partners, while the other three rotate.
The Hokies' yearly two-fors are Virginia and Boston College. Their rotation two-fors this season are Miami, North Carolina and North Carolina State.
Each of those five is 5-9 or 4-10 in the league with two games remaining.
Six of Virginia Tech's eight ACC victories came against the bottom five. This coupled with a weak non-conference schedule and a current three-game losing streak make the Hokies (21-7, 8-6) far from certain of making the NCAA field.
We believe that with games this week against N.C. State and Georgia Tech, followed by the conference tournament, Virginia Tech will prove itself NCAA worthy. But the Hokies have little wiggle room.
A more difficult ACC schedule might have tempered Virginia Tech's record, but it would have provided more opportunities for high-profile victories to impress the selection committee.
While the Hokies play none of the top seven twice, Georgia Tech and North Carolina face four. Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Maryland, Virginia, Boston College and Miami play three, Wake Forest one.
It's the luck, or curse, of the rotation. Last season, for example, Virginia Tech's three rotation two-fors were Duke, Florida State and Clemson. Next season it's Georgia Tech, Maryland and Wake Forest.
Let's also remember that while Virginia, Boston College, Miami and N.C. State were projected to finish near the bottom this season, reigning national champion North Carolina was not.
To fathom the improbability of the Hokies' five two-fors this season occupying the bottom of the standings, we buzzed Dr. Brian Bradie, chair of Christopher Newport University's math department this morning. He was intrigued by the riddle and asked for time to ponder.
About 45 minutes later, he graciously called back with two possible methods:
The first required calculating the historical probability of each team finishing in the bottom five. He suggested researching records of the last 10-15 years. The probability of five specific teams placing in the bottom five would be those five percentages multiplied by one another.
We'll save that project for another time.
The second method presumes more randomness, that each team has an equal chance of being among the bottom five. The odds of one school's five two-fors being the bottom five, Bradie said, are 1-in-462.
He figured this using an anology of putting 11 names into a hat (a team can't play itself) and drawing a specific five. So with the first draw from the hat, you'd have a 5-in-11 chance, followed by 4-in-10, 3-in-9, 2-in-8 and 1-in-7.
Multiply those chances together and you get 1-in-462.
Quirky, interesting and very much a part of Virginia Tech's postseason credentials.
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First look at WVU's 2010 foes
As soon as one West Virginia University football season ends, fans start calling the sports desk to see if the schedule for the next season has been announced.
After all, many die-hard Mountaineer enthusiasts plan their vacations around WVU games, especially those that require a road trip.
West Virginia announced its 2010 schedule earlier this week.
In case you missed it, here it is again:
Sept. 4: Coastal Carolina
Sept. 11: at Marshall
Sept. 18: Maryland
Sept. 25: at LSU
Oct. 9: UNLV
Oct. 14: South Florida
Oct. 23: Syracuse
Oct. 29: at Connecticut
Nov. 13: Cincinnati
Nov. 20: at Louisville
Nov. 26: at Pittsburgh
Dec. 4: Rutgers
We'll have more than half a year to dissect each of the opponents and compare their strengths and weaknesses against those of the Mountaineers.
Today, let's take a look at the five non-conference games that will start off the schedule. Since WVU didn't play four of these foes last year, we have some new blood to analyze.
Coastal Carolina: I want to scream in my best John McEnroe voice, "You cannot be serious!'' But West Virginia isn't doing anything different than any other major college program.
Ever since the NCAA allowed teams to play 12 games, the big programs make sure their first game is at home against some small school willing to travel and take a beating for the biggest check it will get all year.
Coastal Carolina, a member of the Big South Conference, finished 6-5 last year.
It opened with an 18-0 loss to Kent State, and also traveled to Clemson, where it received a 49-3 whipping. It also got blasted 58-13 by Liberty. Yes, the same Liberty team with who WVU opened last year's season, a lackluster 33-20 WVU win.
This is one of the many things that makes me bring out my most-used line these days: I love sports, but I don't like what sports has become.
Marshall: One of two non-league opponents that had a winning record, and the only one to win a bowl game. The Herd finished 7-6 and beat Ohio University in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.
While West Virginia has dominated the Friends of Coal Bowl series, perhaps there is more intrigue in the matchup this fall than in any of the previous games.
Why? Because Hurricane native John 'Doc' Holliday left his job as WVU's recruiting coordinator to become the head coach at Marshall.
Although he hasn't coached a single game there, he already has Thundering Herd fans believing he is the guy who will lead Marshall back to football greatness.
Hiring Holliday was a bold move by new athletics director Mike Hamrick. It certainly has MU fans excited about Marshall football again, something they haven't been for the past few years.
This is the second and final visit WVU will make to Huntington in the seven-year contract it signed with Marshall. For that factor alone, this represents Marshall's best chance of a breakthrough win over the Mountaineers.
Still, it's hard to see Marshall improving or WVU declining that much from last year, which saw yet another double-digit WVU win.
At least this year, the hype leading up to the game will be genuine. No matter how hard those of us in the media have tried to sell the in-state rivalry, we haven't found many buyers.
Maryland: Talk about a once-proud program that is in decline.
The Terrapins finished 2-10, winning just one of eight games in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the worst record of any team in that weak league.
Although there was talk Ralph Friedgen would be gone as the Maryland coach, he's back.
So is James Franklin, who already has been designated as the coach-in-waiting. I don't know about you, but I've never understood that concept since it limits your next choice to one person instead of allowing you to see who is available.
Friedgen's shaky status led to a lackluster recruiting year, so things don't look much better in College Park.
It's good to see Maryland back on the schedule, but a win over the Terrapins doesn't hold much prestige these days.
LSU: Last year, WVU made a road trip to an SEC school and lost to Auburn.
This year, the Mountaineers are making a major upgrade in traveling to LSU, which finished a disappointing 17th last season, when it went 9-4, ending with a loss to Penn State in the Capital One Bowl.
Still, the Tigers four losses came to Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Penn State, all teams that won January bowl games.
At the end of the season, coach Les Miles had an incredible recruiting year as LSU's Class of 2010 was listed in the top 10 in every recruiting service.
This is the one non-conference game where West Virginia will be an underdog. It's likely the Mountaineers will enter the game 3-0, but we won't know how good -or how bad -West Virginia will be until this game, which should answer all our questions.
UNLV: I was hoping this was a road game so I could get the boss to spring for a trip to Vegas, but it's just a one-year contract for this game in Morgantown.
While it's a new opponent, it's not exactly one that is going to create a great deal of excitement.
The most exciting thing that happened to the Rebels took place after their 5-7 season when Bobby Hauck agreed to leave Montana, where he was 80-17 as the head coach of the Grizzlies. He immediately began recruiting and came up with UNLV's best class in years.
Still, this was a bad team whose defense allowed 456.2 yards per game. Its three ventures into the top 25 witnessed losses of 41-0 to TCU, 59-21 to BYU and 35-15 to Utah.
Hauck looks like a great choice to turn around the Rebels, but this appears to be a long-term project.
Looking at the first five games, if WVU enters Big East play with less than a 4-1 record, it will be disappointing. If it loses to anybody other than LSU, it will be devastating.
We'll break down the Big East in future columns. For now, I've got to practice spelling Coastal Carolina's nickname, the Chanticleers. Before you ask, a chanticleer is a rooster. So I guess Coastal Carolina fans are rooster boosters.
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Local men's and women's college basketball teams' schedule for todayMen
Cleveland State at Loyola
Tipoff: 4 p.m., Gentile Center, Chicago
Radio: WHKW/AM 1220.
Notable: Cleveland State (11-12, 7-4) is now one game away from .500 and setting the stage for some big home court upsets. But the Loyola (13-9, 4-8) hurdle remains. CSU defeated the Ramblers, 62-57, earlier this season.
Next for CSU: 7 p.m. Thursday vs. Valparaiso.
Kent State at Central Michigan
Tipoff: 7 p.m., Rose Arena, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Radio: WNIR FM/100.1.
Notable: Kent State (16-7, 7-2) will play its fourth game in eight days, the past two on the road, vs. the Chippewas (11-9, 6-2) who lead the MAC West Division. The winner of this one would be in position to be the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament.'
Next for Kent State: 7 p.m. Wednesday vs. Ball State.
Akron at Ball State
Tipoff: 7 p.m., Worthen Arena, Muncie, Ind.
Radio: WARF AM/1350
Notable: The Zips (16-7, 6-3) and Ball State (12-9, 6-3) are still in the hunt for division titles, but they can't afford a loss that puts them out of step with the divisional front-runners.'
Next for Akron: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Central Michigan.
Lake Erie vs. Ohio Dominican
Tipoff: 3 p.m., Jerome T. Osborne Family Athletic and Wellness Center, Painesville.
Radio: WFUN AM/970.
Notable: The Storm (7-15) looks to avenge an earlier defeat this season to the Marauders (17-4) and pick up its second straight win in the second game of a "Taking Breast Cancer by Storm"/GLIAC Pink Wave doubleheader. Fans will be admitted for free and may donate to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.
Next for Lake Erie: 7 p.m. Monday vs. Indiana (Pa.).
John Carroll vs. Wilmington
Tipoff: 2 p.m., Tony DeCarlo Varsity Center, University Heights.
TV: Taped for broadcast on SportsTime Ohio, 6 p.m.
Notable: The Blue Streaks (14-5, 10-3 Ohio Athletic Conference) look to win their sixth straight as they square off against the only team keeping them from claiming first place outright in the OAC. The Wilmington Quakers come to University Heights with an identical record and beat the Streaks earlier this season in triple overtime.''
Next for JCU: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Otterbein.
Women
Cleveland State vs. Loyola
Tipoff: 3 p.m., Wolstein Center, Cleveland.
Notable: Cleveland State (11-10, 6-4), tied for fourth in the Horizon League, looks to make it two straight wins over Loyola (11-10, 5-4). Kailey Klein needs six points to set a career scoring mark (1,852 points).
Next for CSU: 8 p.m. Thursday at Valparaiso.
Akron vs. Northern Illinois
Tipoff: 3 p.m., Rhodes Arena.
Notable: The Zips (13-9, 7-2) remain one of the hot teams in the MAC winning four straight and tied for second in the MAC East. NIU (8-13, 2-7) has lost five straight games in MAC play.
Next for Akron: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Toledo.
Kent State at Eastern Michigan
Tipoff: 2 p.m., Convocation Center, Ypsilanti, Mich.
Radio: WHLO AM/640.
Notable: Kent State (14-7, 7-2) is coming off a big home upset (Toledo) and now needs to do it again on the road against Eastern Michigan (16-5, 6-3), which has a potent offense (72.5 ppg).
Next for KSU: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Western Michigan.
Lake Erie vs. Central State
Tipoff: 1 p.m., Jerome T. Osborne Family Athletic and Wellness Center, Painesville.
Radio: WFUN AM/970.
Notable: The Storm (16-8) goes for a school-record 17th overall and ninth consecutive win as it plays host to the Marauders (8-13)..
Next for Lake Erie: 2 p.m. next Saturday at Ohio Dominican.
Baldwin-Wallace vs. Capital
Tipoff: 5 p.m., Lou Higgins Center, Berea.
Radio: WBWC FM/88.3.
Notable: This game and B-W's men's game at Capital in Columbus have been moved to 5 p.m. from 3 p.m. because of predicted bad weather. The first-place Yellow Jackets (16-4, 12-1 OAC) play host to the second place Crusaders (14-6, 11-2 OAC) with the OAC lead on the line.''
Next for B-W: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday vs. Mount Union.
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Weber State begins push to title
Ogden - Weber State began its Big Sky Conference season with high expectations.
So far, so good.
Now, with half of the season gone, once again a championship beckons. Friday's victory against visiting Sacramento State saw the defending regular-season champions finish the first half of the BSC schedule in first place by a game over Northern Colorado and Montana State.
When asked to grade their performance so far, nearly every player, including Damian Lillard, the league's top scorer at 20 points a game, responded with the same answer range: B to B-plus.
Coach Randy Rahe had another answer.
"I was never too good at school," he said. "I'm glad no one said 'A.' ''
Weber State (13-7, 7-1 BSC) paved its way to the top of the league with rebounding and a team concept. The Wildcats are ranked mid-league in nearly every statistical category except for rebounding and turnover margin.
With three players scoring in double-digits, and a fourth, Kyle Bullinger, nearly there with a 9.9 average, Weber State is also the conference's second-highest scoring team.
Franklin Washington and Steve Panos combine for 21.5 points and nearly 12 rebounds.
"We're executing really well," Bullinger said, adding that the Wildcats defensive intensity has improved. "We're keeping it for the most part."
Rahe agreed, saying, "We're getting closer. We keep getting better."
Weber State is also 3-1 so far in BSC games away from the Dee Events Center. The Wildcats lone loss was at Northern Colorado (17-4, 6-2). The Bears visit Ogden on Feb. 13.
Prior to that, "We've got some really tough road games ahead," Rahe said. "Really tough road trips."
The right to host the BSC Tournament as regular-season champions may be decided at Montana (13-7, 4-4) and Montana State (11-8, 6-2) in two weeks. Weber State already swept both schools in Ogden.
"If we were undefeated, I'd give ourselves an 'A'," Lillard said. "But we have a lot of things we need to get better at. We need to guard a lot better after the first 12 minutes of the first half. We still have a let down.
"We'll do what we always do -- ball screen and get open shots."
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USU's schedule eases, but first comes Fresno
Logan -- The schedule, so tough at the beginning of the Western Athletic Conference season, is beginning to clear up a bit for Utah State.
And if the Aggies can get past this week's road trip at Fresno State and at Idaho without a loss, they are set up for quite a run through the WAC with a favorable home schedule and just three road games, all against opponents they should beat, for the remainder of the regular season.
But starting with tonight's game against the Bulldogs, at 8 p.m., getting through these two games will be the tough part.
Fresno sports an almost surefire NBA talent in Paul George, a budding big man in Greg Smith, and Sylvester Seay, who has given USU fits in the past. And the Bulldogs, coming off two consecutive defeats, are hungry for a win.
Saturday's game is against a much-improved Idaho team that features former Aggie assistant Don Verlin and his inner knowledge of how Utah State runs its offensive and defensive sets. And Utah State will be on the back end of the trip with Idaho having waited the entire week to play.
"Fresno State is very talented," USU coach Stew Morrill said. They have size and athleticism all over the court. It starts with Paul George, and Greg Smith is very talented. This is a very capable team and we're going to have to play well to win."
Morrill is two wins away from career victory No. 500. But more importantly, quietly, the Aggies know that if they can win two games that they will be favored in every league game the rest of the way. And with the way Louisiana Tech is playing this season, unbeaten in the league, it's going to take a long run to win the conference title.
Jared Quayle, as the reigning WAC Player of the Week, is performing as well as he has all season, which is making Utah State better in the process.
The Aggies are also coming off their best road win of the year, an overtime triumph of Nevada.
"We have to come out and play with energy," Quayle said. "We know that these two games are going to be tough. We have to fight through the tough times."
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