Conference Tournaments

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2013 NCAA Tournament — Bucknell Wins Patriot League Championship, NCAA Tournament Bid

By Joe Student March 14, 2013 | GuySpeed

Patriot League Championship: Bucknell 64 — Lafayette 56
Center Mike Muscala scored 20 points, including six points during a big second-half run, and Bucknell beat Lafayette, 64-56, in the Patriot League tournament championship at Lewisburg, PA

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Category: College Sports, National Sports Tags: automatic bids, college basketball, college hoops, conference tournaments

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2013 NCAA Tournament — Valparaiso, LIU Brooklyn and South Dakota State Win Championships, Advance to NCAA Tournament

By Joe Student March 13, 2013 | GuySpeed

Valparaiso rallied late in the second half on its home floor, becoming one of three teams to win its conference title and advance to the 2013 NCAA tournament on Tuesday night. Here's a recap of Tuesday's conference championships:
Horizon League Championship: Valparaiso 62 — Wright State 54
Erik Buggs scored 22 points and Will Bogan added 14, as Valparaiso beat Wright State, 62-54, in the Horizon League tournament championship game in Valparaiso, Ind

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Category: College Sports, National Sports Tags: automatic bids, college basketball, college hoops, conference tournaments

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College Basketball Conference Tournaments Are Perfect The Way They Are

By Jay Sanin March 12, 2013

This weekend, the University at Albany played host to one of the first great moments of this year's NCAA basketball conference championship week when Albany's Mike Black hit a game winning layup to upset the America East's top seeded Stony Brook Seawolves. The Great Danes advanced to Saturday's championship game, the fans stormed the court, and it was a truly amazing moment.

Now people want to make sure moments like it can no longer happen.

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Category: College Sports, National Sports, UAlbany Tags: america east tournament, college basketball, college hoops, conference tournaments, ncaa, Stony Brook Seawolves, tommy brenton, ualbany great danes

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2013 NCAA Tournament — No. 1 Gonzaga and 4 Other Teams Advance to NCAA Tournament

By Joe Student March 12, 2013 | GuySpeed

Top-ranked Gonzaga, Davidson and James Madison were among five teams that won their conference championships on Monday to clinch automatic bids for the 2013 NCAA tournament. Here's a recap of Monday's conference championships:
West Coast Conference Championship: Gonzaga 65 — St

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Category: College Sports, National Sports Tags: college basketball, college hoops, conference tournaments