It's Game Day For 3 Local College Basketball Teams
After a week of hype and anticipation, it's finally game day.
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After a week of hype and anticipation, it's finally game day.
Neumann-Goretti product Ja'Quan Newton is averaging 11.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists for the University of Miami.
The Hawks are flying 2,500 miles to take on a tough 22-10 Cincinnatti team
Jarrod Uthoff leads Iowa in scoring (18.8 ppg) and is second in rebounding (6.5 rpg).
UNC Asheville beat Drexel, 85-66, on Thanksgiving and also picked up a 79-73 win on the road at Georgetown on December 19th.
Getting to the second weekend of the tournament has been a problem for Villanova. The Wildcats have not reached the Sweet 16 since 2009, the year the program made it to the Final Four.
Villanova (29-5, 16-2) earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament.
The NCAA college basketball selection committee has ruled, and three local teams are on the tournament bracket this March Madness.
March Madness has arrived, and three local schools were paying close attention Sunday to see what lies ahead.
The fourth-seeded Hawks (27-7) locked up an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, though they were likely getting in anyway.
The fourth-seeded Hawks (26-7) advanced to the A-10 finals for the second time in three years and will face VCU on Sunday, that game can be watched on CBS 3 with special Eyewitness News coverage at 11:30 a.m.
West Chester is the No. 5 seed in the Atlantic region.
One of the Final Four teams will emerge from the Wells Fargo Center in two weeks.
St. Joseph's had a difficult ending to its season last week with losses to St. Bonaventure and Duquesne.
Villanova began its bid for consecutive tourney titles with an 81-67 quarterfinal win over Georgetown.
