Recent Posts Tagged With 'utah state'

• Marquette wins .. whew!

  Posted on Friday March 20th, 2009 at 14:19 in victory, ncaa tournament, post game, utah state

  Marquette nipped Utah State 58-57 to advance to the ........ Tremendous Thirty Two in this year's NCAA tournament.Marquette had a comfortable 13 point lead after playing 17 minutes of the first half, and looked to be cruising to an easy victory, when...

• Pushing some Optimism - Marquette's Path to the Sweet Sixteen

  Posted on Thursday March 19th, 2009 at 16:17 in preview, ncaa tournament, optimism, pomeroy, utah state, tempo-free stats

  I'm a pretty pessimistic (and often wrong) person when it comes to Marquette basketball. It's weird, because I'm generally optimistic overall. My epiphany came shortly after the end of the Syracuse game. After Syracuse went up by three points earl...

• Worth reading

  Posted on Thursday March 19th, 2009 at 15:31 in ncaa tournament, media updates, utah state

  In case you missed it:Deadspin has a smart analysis of tomorrow's matchup. Key excerpt:More Dominic James Melodrama The oft-maligned Dominic James was Marquette's most important player, despite Doug Gottlieb-esque 46% free throw shooting. In his abs...

• Gameday closes in: media updates

  Posted on Wednesday March 18th, 2009 at 08:24 in ncaa tournament, media updates, utah state

  Plenty of coverage for the opening round of the 2009 tourney:Jared Eborn from the Deseret News on how the Aggies will not be fooled by MU's struggles down the stretchJournal-Sentinel has a brief scouting report on the AggiesMartin Renzhofer of the Sa...

• Getting to Know Utah State, Part Two

  Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 12:01 in ncaa tournament, game preview, know your opponent, utah state

  Now it's time for the second part of our primer on the Utah State Aggies. Its our pleasure to welcome Martin Renzhofer to Cracked Sidewalks. Martin has worked at the Salt Lake Tribune since 1990. He is responsible for coverage of collegiate basket...

• Getting to Know Utah State, Part One

  Posted on Tuesday March 17th, 2009 at 00:14 in ncaa tournament, game preview, q a, know your opponent, utah state

  After an 18-game conference season that offered a host of familiar opponents and styles of play the Marquette Golden Eagles head out to Boise to face an unfamiliar foe, the 30-4 Utah State Aggies in the opening round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.Don't...