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Dayton wins first NIT title since 1968 by stopping UNC's run

Associated Press

Dayton’s Marcus Johnson (32) races past North Carolina’s Will Graves (13) during the second half of the NIT title gameThursday, April 1, 2010, in New York.

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NEW YORK — Dayton players danced at midcourt and then lingered on ladders as they cut down the nets at Madison Square Garden.

Forgive these [...]

North Carolina vs Dayton Preview

Associated Press

7:00 PM ET, April 1, 2010 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

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New York, NY — Looking for their first NIT Championship in 42 years, the University of Dayton Flyers will take on the North Carolina Tar Heels on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

The Flyers have won four straight and enter the contest [...]

Dayton 68, Mississippi 63

Associated Press

UD held off Ole Miss and now has a chance to claim the NIT championship.

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NEW YORK — A season that started with such promise for Dayton is ending in quite a flourish.

Chris Johnson scored 22 points, including five key free throws down the stretch, and the Flyers held off Mississippi [...]

North Carolina 68, Rhode Island 67

Associated Press

Rhode Island's Delroy James, left, celebrates with teammate Tyler Zeller (44) after Zeller scored in the overtime period of a college basketball game in the semifinals of the NIT Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in New York. North Carolina won the game 68-67.

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NEW YORK — North Carolina wrapped up last season by cutting [...]

Dayton vs Mississippi Preview

Associated Press

7:00 PM ET, March 30, 2010 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

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New York — Back in the NIT Final Four for the first time since 1968, the University of Dayton Flyers will take on the Mississippi Rebels on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.

The Flyers have won three straight and enter the [...]

NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals Scores

NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals Scores

March 26th  Schedule

(6) Tennessee  vs (2) Ohio St. (Preview)
(9) Northern Iowa vs (5) Michigan St.
(10) St. Mary’s vs (3) Baylor
(4) Purdue vs (1) Duke

Dayton beats Illinois 77-71

Associated Press

Dayton's Chris Johnson (4) celebrates the win over Illinois in an NIT third round college basketball game in Champaign, Ill. on Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Dayton Won 77-71. Johnson had a game high 18 points.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Chris Johnson scored 18 points and Dayton used a strong start to beat Illinois 77-71 [...]

NIT 2nd Round Scores: Mar 22

NIT 2nd Round Scores

Georgetown-West Virginia Preview

STATS LLC

Big East Conference Tournament

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Georgetown’s rich basketball history includes seven Big East tournament titles — a league record the 22nd-ranked Hoyas will try to extend Saturday.

For now, West Virginia would be happy with one.

Along with the championship of arguably the nation’s most competitive conference, the seventh-ranked Mountaineers may also have a [...]

Big East Conference Tournament 3-13-2010

Big East Conference Tournament

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Monroe leads Hoyas into Big East title game

Associated Press
NEW YORK — Greg Monroe had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 22 Georgetown finally got the better of Marquette in a 80-57 victory Friday night that sent the Hoyas to the Big East tournament title game for the third time [...]