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CTC Day Four Recap: Big South Semifinals

After some Madness in the quarters, the Big South semis were ready for more. #7 VMI 75 – #6 Winthrop 55 Madness!  VMI nearly lost at home to a terrible Radford team on Monday night.  Three days later, and they are … Continue reading

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CTC Day Four Recap: NEC Quarterfinals

The four-game quarterfinal round took place all over the Northeast last night, and all four games were hard-fought and relatively competitive, but only one underdog came through, and it was the least surprising.  8 people nailed the quarterfinal round perfectly … Continue reading

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CTC Day Four Preview: Arch Madness Begins!!!

I prefer the first week of the CTC to the second, surprisingly.  Probably because, as great as the major tournaments are next week (and they are phenomenal), I think that my two favorite conference tournaments every year are the MVC … Continue reading

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CTC Day Four: What A Year in the NEC

Warning:  I think I write the following two sentences every year at this time.)  I love the NEC.  I’m not sure why, but I do.  And, now we get a pretty decent 8-team tournament from a 12-team regular season.  And, … Continue reading

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CTC Day Four Preview: It Took A Lot, But I Actually Care

So, the America East tournament starts today with their pigtail game.  It might be the worst game of the entire CTC, as it pits two obscenely bad teams in a top-heavy conference, whose champion awaits the winner of this game … Continue reading

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CTC Day Four Preview: A-Sun Quarters, Take Two

After the top two seeds survived tough quarterfinals last night, the A-Sun picks up again tonight with the remaining two quarterfinals, setting up their own Final Four tomorrow night. #3 USC-Upstate vs. #6 Florida Gulf Coast A quarterfinal battle between … Continue reading

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CTC Day Three Standings: Lohse Wins Day Three By a Half-Point, But Trails Primm in the Overall By a Half-Point

The 2012 CTC is the first CTC to incorporate half-points in various conferences, and Lohse is both victim and benefactor of this, as he wins Day Three by a half-point over J, but trails Primm in the overall standings by … Continue reading

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CTC Day Three: A West Coast Pigtail

Is there a chance the the WCC is actually underrated these days?  When Gonzaga was becoming almost as cliche for an underdog as Cinderella, the thing that was lost on people was that, yes, it was a great story of … Continue reading

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CTC Day Three: The Patriot League Appetizer

The grizzled CTC fans know that the Patriot League tournament is like a three-course meal, as opposed to the all-you-can-eat buffets of most of the conference tournaments that often give you 8 games in 36 hours and things like that.  … Continue reading

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CTC Day Three: The Murray State Invitational Tips Off Tonight

The Murray State conference, also known as the Ohio Valley, gets underway tonight with an opening round double-header.  The OVC was way ahead of the curve on this increasingly popular double-bye style tournament to give added advantage to their best … Continue reading

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