Dayton, OH - The 2014 NCAA Tournament tips off tonight at the University of Dayton Arena, as No.
Jeffrey Bruma Jersey . 16 seeds the Albany Great Danes and the Mount St. Marys Mountaineers face off in South Regions first
round, with the winner advancing to play No. 1 seed Florida on Thursday. In the
Midwest Region of the bracket, the ACCs NC State Wolfpack and Big Easts Xavier
Musketeers will battle it out for the vacant position at UD Arena in Dayton. The
winner advances through the first round and will clash with the fifth- seeded
Saint Louis Billikens. You can watch live streaming coverage of both games
tonight beginning at 6:40pm et/3:40pm pt, exclusively on TSN GO. Albany
finished the regular season in fourth place in the American East Conference, but
it blazed through the conference tournament with three straight wins, beating
both top-seeded Vermont (67-58 in the semifinals) and second-seeded Stony Brook
(69-60 in the championship) en route to the automatic bid. The Great Danes have
played in the NCAA Tournament three previous times (2006, 2007, 2013) but have
yet to earn a win. Mount Saint Marys also played the spoiler in its conference
tournament. After entering the Northeast Conference Tournament as the No. 4 seed
at just 13-16 overall, it pieced together three straight wins over St.
Francis-Brooklyn (72-71), Wagner (77-72) and Robert Morris (88-71). The
Mountaineers have also qualified for the Big Dance on three other occasions,
having previously defeated Coppin State in the 2008 play-in game (69-60) before
losing to top- seeded North Carolina (113-74). This marks the first-ever meeting
between Albany and Mount St. Marys on the hardwood. The Great Danes lost control
of a halftime lead in the America East Tournament title game but finished the
game on a 23-8 run over the final 6:47 to punch their ticket. Sam Rowley led the
way with 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field. DJ Evans and Peter Hooley
netted 16 and 15 points, respectively, while Gary Johnson tallied eight points
and 10 rebounds. Scoring points hasnt been Albanys speciality this season, as it
scores a mere 66.0 ppg on less than 44 percent shooting from the field, but it
has excelled on the defensive end of the floor in yielding just 63.8 ppg on 41.9
percent shooting. Hooley pours in a team-best 15.7 ppg on 69-of-172 shooting
from beyond the arc (.401). Rowley (11.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg) is a mainstay in the
paint, while Evans (11.2 ppg) and Johnson (10.9 ppg) have also been solid. The
Mountaineers made easy work of Robert Morris in the NEC championship bout,
running out to a commanding 16-point lead at intermission before cruising to the
easy double-digit victory. They shot a blistering 60.4 percent from the field in
the triumph and had five players register in double figures, paced by Rashad
Whacks 20 points. Julian Norfleet had 17 points, Taylor Danaher and Sam Prescott
netted 15 apiece and Will Miller scored 11 off the bench. Mount St. Marys plays
an opposite style of basketball as Albany, as it rarely has trouble filling up
the scoreboard (76.2 ppg) yet leaves itself vulnerable on the defensive end of
the court (78.0 ppg). The squad has a dynamic scoring duo in Whack (17.7 ppg)
and Norfleet (17.5 ppg), with Norfleet also finding time to dish out 5.4 apg.
Prescott rounds out the double-digit scorers by putting up 11.0 ppg. NC State
made some waves in the ACC Tournament over the weekend by defeating
Miami-Florida and then Syracuse to advance to the conferences semifinal round.
The Wolfpack were taken down by Duke, 75-67, and were considered one of the most
on-the-fence teams when it came to the tournaments selection. Xavier narrowly
edged out Marquette in the Big East Tournaments quarterfinal round, but lost to
Creighton, 86-78, in the semifinals. The Musketeers will need to prove their way
into the field of 64. This will be the first-ever meeting between NC State and
Xavier. Each team has a deep history in the NCAA Tournament, however. The
Wolfpack own a 34-21 all-time record in the tournament, and were present in last
seasons round of 64. Xavier comes in at 21-23 all-time, and made it to the Sweet
16 back in 2012. NC State and Duke had quite the battle going in Saturdays ACC
Tournament semifinal, as the Blue Devils had just a one-point lead over the
Wolfpack at the end of the first half. But Dukes defense stepped it up in the
second frame by holding the Wolfpack to 35.5 percent shooting from the floor as
the Blue Devils ended NC States quest for a conference title. T.J. Warren has
been spectacular this season, and is now the programs all-time leader in a
single season with 29 20-plus point contests. He had 21 with eight rebounds to
lead the Wolfpack against Duke (his 17th consecutive 20-point game), while
Lennard Freeman chipped in 13 points with nine boards and Anthony Barber scored
12 in the loss. N.C. State couldnt keep Duke from netting 57.1 percent of the
teams shot attempts in the game. Warrens beastly season has led to much acclaim
as he could very well enter the NBA after this season, earning ACC Player of the
Year. The athletic forward is averaging an astounding 24.8 ppg for the Wolfpack,
proving to be the go-to scorer when a basket is needed. He also leads the team
with a 7.2 rpg average, and adds 57 steals to his season resume. Ralston Turner
is the only other player on the Wolfpack roster to average a double-digit point
total, netting 10.2 ppg. Barber tops the squad with 124 assists, and BeeJay Anya
leads with 40 blocked shots. NC State averages 70.8 ppg through 33 games played,
and gives up 69.5 ppg to opponents. Things looked bad for Xavier early on
against Creighton in the Big East Tournament semifinals, as the Bluejays took a
45-33 lead into the intermission. But the Musketeers formed a comeback attempt
in the second period, and started to cut into the lead as time went on. However,
Creighton, behind the nations leading scorer Doug McDermott and his 32-point
effort, was able to fend off Xavier down the stretch. Forward Isaiah Philmore
scored a career-high 23 points for Xavier, while Semaj Christon chipped in 18
points with six assists in the loss. Justin Martin added 12 points before he
fouled out of the contest. Christon, who has had his name mentioned in NBA talks
as well, leads the Musketeers in scoring on the season with a 17.1 ppg average,
netting 47.7 percent of his shots from the floor. He adds 138 assists on the
year (second to Dee Daviss 147), and leads the team with 44 steals. Martin
contributes 11.8 ppg for the Musketeers, and center Matt Stainbrook, who missed
some time at the beginning of the conference tournament with a strained calf,
adds 10.4 ppg with a team-leading 7.3 rpg mark. Xavier averages 72.2 ppg and
allows 67.9 ppg to opponents
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career high-tying four runs as Cincinnati took advantage of Tampa Bays depleted
pitching staff for a 12-4 victory on Sunday.
Luuk de Jong Netherlands Jersey . Masahiro Tanakas dominant outing was pretty straight forward, too. A day that began with
snow in the outfield ended with a double whitewashing.Canadian forward Michael
Petrasso has come to a three-year agreement with English Championship side
Queens Park Rangers. The team announced the deal Tuesday on their official site.
The 18-year-old Toronto native has been with the QPR organization since the
2012-13 season, making appearances on the teams under-18 and under-21 squads. He
has split the 2013-14 campaign on a pair of loan spells in the English
Championship, making 11 appearances with Oldham Athletic - including scoring one
goal in two FA Cup appearannces - and an additional seven with Coventry City.
Robin van Persie Netherlands Jersey. Petrasso has been involved with the Canadian national soccer program since 2010 and has
represented Canada internationally at both the U17 and U20 levels. He has also
spent time training with the Canadian senior mens team, though is yet to see
game action. QPR currently sit third in the Championship standings, which would
earn them a playoff berth and a one-in-four chance at promotion to the Barclays
Premier League for the 2014-15 season.
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