A-10 Tournament (3/12-3/14)

[Jesuit4Life]

2010 A-10 Championship Central (http://www.atlantic10.com/championships/m-baskbl-2010.html)

QUARTERFINALS:
12:00 - #1 Temple vs. #8 St. Bonaventure - Final (http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031210aab.html): Temple 69, St. Bonaventure 51
2:30* - #4 St. Louis vs. #5 Rhode Island - Final (http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031210aac.html): Rhode Island 63, St. Louis 47
6:30 - #2 Xavier vs. #7 Dayton - Final (http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031210aag.html): Xavier 78, Dayton 73
9:00* - #3 Richmond vs. #11 Massachusetts - Final (http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031310aaa.html): Richmond 77, UMass 72

SEMIFINALS:
1:00 - #1 Temple vs. #5 Rhode Island - Final: Temple 57, Rhode Island 44
3:30* - #2 Xavier vs. #3 Richmond

CHAMPIONSHIP:
1:00 - #1 Temple vs. winner of Xavier/Richmond

*Game times approximate, game will start 23 minutes after conclusion of first game of that session

Today's semifinals can be found on CBS College Sports (the national channel, not the regional coverage through FSO) and gonzaga_basketball (http://www.justin.tv/gonzaga__basketball).

ESPN: A-10 Tournament blog (http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/tag/_/name/2010-a-10-tournament)

[GoMuskies]

It's apparently raining inside Boardwalk Hall at times. This league has issues.

[Bmuskie]

I guess when they did the refurbishment of Boardwalk hall (which by the way they did a fantastic job, it is an absolutely beautiful arena) they must have forgotten the roof.

[GoMuskies]

Juan Fernandez is amazing. 24-8 Temple.

[GoMuskies]

Temple up 19 on Bonas early second half.

[Masterofreality]

Easy roll for Temple. They got a real break when they didn't have to play Dookcane. Richmond lucks out too. No way Umess stays with them.

[gladdenguy]

Our draw is the worst.
We could do the most damage though if we win 3 games however.

[coasterville95]

The Rhody Rams are up 9 on the 800 Lb Coach's Billikens at halftime.

[Masterofreality]

There are actually live bodies in the stands.

Hell, a lot more than at the PAC 10 Tourney in LA last night.

[GoMuskies]

Does Rhody actually want to play in the NCAA Tournament?!? Looks like they might. Never would have guessed.

Let's see if this game turns into a microcosm of their season, though, where a promising start is followed by a head-scratching collapse.

[coasterville95]

Rhody - 41 Billikens 25 - 13:41 left

That coach in the Far West better step up his game some.

[GoMuskies]

Well, it was awfully unfair to ask SLU to go ALL THE WAY to Atlantic City for this one. This would NEVER happen in the Valley.

[bobbiemcgee]

URI crushed Bills.....surprised.

[jdm2000]

Probably the best outcome for the A-10. I bet Rhody is back on the right side of the bubble after this win; certainly in with a win over Temple tomorrow. Go Rams.

Virginia Tech losing by 3 to Miami in the final minute. That loss would be good for bubble teams everywhere.

[coasterville95]

Well, it was awfully unfair to ask SLU to go ALL THE WAY to Atlantic City for this one. This would NEVER happen in the Valley.


Yup, and the fans are already using that. They are playing the "It's a Rhode Island Home Game" card. (Not that we'd ever play that card when we have to play Temple, LaSalle, or St Joes there)

To be fair though, the toruney was in Dayton before they joined and CIncinnati when they joined, but with an Atlantic coast dominated conference, could they not see this coming?

[Masterofreality]

Virginia Tech losing by 3 to Miami in the final minute. That loss would be good for bubble teams everywhere.

....And as usual for a Seth Greenburg coached team, they choke and melt down in the end. They were 52 in the RPI going in and lost to 107 Miami.

Can you spell N.I.T.?

[jdm2000]

Greenberg will complain to no end if they are left out. Rhody is a better choice than they are, I think.

[Cincypunk.org]

....And as usual for a Seth Greenburg coached team, they choke and melt down in the end. They were 52 in the RPI going in and lost to 107 Miami.

Can you spell N.I.T.?

espn has VT as a lock...

[GoMuskies]

UMass is awful. I'd be shocked if we're not looking at a POY showdown tomorrow in A.C. between Anderson and Crawford.

[American X]

can you spell n.i.t.?

d. A. Y. T. O. N.

[vee4xu]

d. A. Y. T. O. N.

Nicely played with the small case first letter and caps the rest of the way. I tried to rep you but couldn't.

[Espe]

RIchmond has been on fire from 3. They have 11 with 7 minutes left.

[Masterofreality]

UMess is making Richmond play to the end. No easy walk over for the Spiders. Every body has to play to the end. And..............

...................They won't get to sleep until about 2:00am after the adrenaline wears off.

Bad for their 3 point shooting legs. Good for XU.

[Jesuit4Life]

College Chalktalk: A-10 Semifinals Previews:
No. 5 Rhode Island vs. No. 1 Temple (http://collegechalktalk.prestosports.com/atlantic10/2009-10/releases/3.13.10tu)
No. 3 Richmond vs. No. 2 Xavier (http://collegechalktalk.prestosports.com/atlantic10/2009-10/releases/3.13.10Xavier_Preview)

ESPN: Previewing the A-10 semifinals (http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/6592/previewing-the-a-10-semifinals)

And for an interesting NBA Draft prospects perspective of the A-10 tournament...
DraftExpress: Notes on the 2010 Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinals (http://www.draftexpress.com/blog/Kyle-Nelson/#Notes-on-the-2010-Atlantic-10-Tournament-Quarterfinals-3413)