From the Third Chair...

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[color="Silver"]Atlantic 10 Final Regular Season Standings[/color]

1. [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts Minutemen: 12-4 (19-8)[/color]
2. Charlotte 49ers: 10-6 (16-11)
3. St. Joseph's Hawks: 10-6 (20-9)
4. Dayton Flyers: 9-7 (15-12)
5. Richmond Spiders: 9-7 (16-11)
6. Xavier Musketeers: 9-7 (17-10)
7. George Washington Colonials: 8-8 (13-16)
8. Rhode Island Rams: 8-8 (12-15)
9. Temple Owls: 7-9 (16-11)
10. Duquesne Dukes: 7-9 (14-14)
11. Saint Louis Billikens: 6-10 (14-14)
12. St. Bonaventure Bonnies: 6-10 (9-18)
13. Fordham Rams: 6-10 (10-17)
14. La Salle Explorers: 5-11 (6-21)

[color="RoyalBlue"]AP Top 25 - February 26, 2013[/color]

1. Maryland 27-3
2. UCLA 25-5
3. Connecticut 26-3
4. Duke 22-6
5. Arizona 25-3
6. Kansas 23-7
7. Michigan State 25-5
8. LSU 25-2
9. Memphis 23-4
10. Stanford 22-5
11. California 22-5
12. Butler 25-5
13. Syracuse 19-9
14. Louisville 20-7
15. Illinois 21-6
16. Iowa 19-8
17. Oklahoma State 20-8
18. Georgia Tech 19-8
19. Kentucky 18-9
20. Wyoming 22-6
21. North Carolina 19-10
22. San Jose St. 22-7
23. Oklahoma 19-8
24. Gonzaga 21-8
25. Missouri 19-9

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[color="Blue"]2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Tree[/color]

First Round Byes:

1) [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts[/color]
2) Charlotte
3) St. Joseph's
4) Dayton

First Round Games:

8) Rhode Island
9) Temple
[color="DarkRed"]Winner plays Massachusetts[/color]

5) Richmond
12) St. Bonaventure
Winner plays Dayton

6) Xavier
11) Saint Louis
Winner plays St. Joseph's

7) George Washington
10) Duquesne
[i]Winner plays Charlotte

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[color="Blue"]2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament[/color]

First Round Results:

8) Rhode Island - 71
9) Temple - 60

5) Richmond - 88
12) St. Bonaventure - 69

6) Xavier - 60
11) Saint Louis - 74

7) George Washington - 89
10) Duquesne - 95

Second Round Games:

1) [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts[/color]
8) Rhode Island

4) Dayton
5) Richmond

11) Saint Louis
3) St. Joseph's

10) Duquesne
2) Charlotte

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March 7, 2013

[color="Blue"]Rhode Island[/color] (13-15) vs. [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts[/color] (19-8): A-10 Tournament Second Round

First game of the A-10 tournament for the Minutemen and it was a scary start as the Rams of Rhode Island jumped out to an early 12-point lead in the first half. After Coach Sanders calmed the troops down, they cut the lead to five at halftime. The second half was all UMass as they outscored URI 48-23 in the final 20 minutes to win this one 73-53. [color="DarkRed"]Jason Prince[/color] with a huge game, scoring 22 points, grabbing four boards, dishing six assists as well as six steals.

Points: Jason Prince (22), Robb Ezell (12)
Rebounds: Gregory Murphy (7), Travis Arnold (5)
Assists: Jason Prince (6), Senecca Goff (3)
Steals: Jason Prince (6), Nate Davenport (2), Derek Neal (2), Gregory Murphy (2)
Blocks: Derek Neal (2), Nate Davenport (1)

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[color="Blue"]2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament[/color]

Second Round Results:

1) [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts - 73[/color]
8) Rhode Island - 53

4) Dayton - 70
5) Richmond - 66

11) Saint Louis - 61
3) St. Joseph's - 74

10) Duquesne - 87
2) Charlotte - 72

Semifinal Games:

1) [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts[/color]
4) Dayton

3) St. Joseph's
10) Duquesne

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March 8, 2013

[color="Red"]Dayton[/color] (16-12) vs. [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts[/color] (20-8): A-10 Tournament Semifinal

The UMass Minutemen are now one game away from being crowned Atlantic 10 champions after beating the Dayton Flyers 64-62 in the semifinals! Although Dayton never had a lead all game, this one was tight throughout. This game was won at the free throw line. UMass attempted 18 free throws to Dayton's four. The plus-9 at the line for UMass was enough and then some to win this one. Freshman [color="DarkRed"]Jason Barber[/color] saw an uneventful three minutes of action in this one without logging a single stat.

Points: Thomas Delk (15), Senecca Goff (11), Jason Prince (9)
Rebounds: Derek Neal (9), Travis Arnold (6), Thomas Delk (4)
Assists: Robb Ezell (5), Thomas Delk (3), John Collins (3)
Steals: Thomas Delk (4), Jason Prince (3), Derek Neal (2)
Blocks: Derek Neal (2), Travis Arnold (1)

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[color="Blue"]2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament[/color]

Semifinal Results:

1) [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts - 64[/color]
4) Dayton - 62

3) St. Joseph's - 81
10) Duquesne - 67

Championship Game:

1) [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts[/color]
3) St. Joseph's

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March 9, 2013

[color="DarkRed"]St. Joseph's[/color] (22-9) vs. [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts[/color] (21-8): Atlantic 10 Title Game

UMass fans, PUT YOUR DANCING SHOES ON!!! Your UMass Minutemen will be playing in the NCAA tournament this year! A stellar year from the team in which we saw them not only named the regular season champions, but conference tournament champions as well. Hopefully this team can continue to ride this high into the big dance and perhaps make a run for the Sweet 16!

Points: Senecca Goff (15), Thomas Delk (13), Jarod Daniels (8)
Rebounds: Derek Neal (7), Senecca Goff (5), Thomas Delk (5)
Assists: Robb Ezell (6), Thomas Delk (3)
Steals: Thomas Delk (6), Derek Neal (2), Senecca Goff (2), Brad Ostler (2)
Blocks: Robb Ezell (1)

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[SIZE="3"][color="DarkOrange"]Conference Champions[/color][/SIZE]

Listed like this: "Conference: Regular Season Champion - Tournament Champion"

America East: Maine - New Hampshire
[color="DarkRed"]Atlantic 10: Massachusetts - Massachusetts[/color]
Atlantic Coast: Maryland - Maryland
Atlantic Sun: South Carolina Upstate - South Carolina Upstate
Big Ten: Michigan State - Iowa
Big East: Connecticut - Syracuse
Big Sky: Eastern Washington - Montana
Big South: Presbyterian - Winthrop
Big XII: Missouri - Oklahoma State
Big West: Cal State Northridge - Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association: Georgia State - VCU
Conference USA: Memphis - Memphis
Great West: New Jersey Tech - Houston Baptist
Horizon League: Butler - Butler
Ivy League: Brown
Metro-Atlantic: Canisius - Loyola-Maryland
Mid-American: Akron - Western Michigan
Mid-Eastern: North Carolina A&T - Hampton
Missouri Valley: Evansville - Indiana State
Mountain West: Wyoming - Air Force
Northeast Atlantic: Monmouth - Wagner
Ohio Valley: Tennessee State - Eastern Illinois
Pac-12: Arizona - Arizona
Patriot League: Bucknell - Colgate
Southeastern: LSU - LSU
Southern: Davidson - Davidson
Southland: Northwestern State - Northwestern State
Southwestern: Southern - Prairie View
Sun Belt: Arkansas-Little Rock - North Texas
Summit League: Oral Roberts - South Dakota State
West Coast: Gonzaga - Santa Clara
Western Athletic: San Jose State - New Mexico State

[color="Red"]Final 2013 AP Top 25 Poll[/color]

1. Maryland (30-3)
2. UCLA (26-6)
3. Arizona (28-3)
4. Duke (24-7)
5. Connecticut (27-4)
6. LSU (28-2)
7. Kansas (24-8)
8. Memphis (26-4)
9. Michigan State (25-6)
10. Syracuse (22-9)
11. Stanford (22-9)
12. Butler (27-5)
13. Oklahoma State (23-8)
14. California (23-6)
15. Iowa (22-8)
16. Louisville (21-8)
17. Wyoming (24-7)
18. Illinois (21-7)
19. Georgia Tech (20-9)
20. Kentucky (20-10)
21. Oklahoma (21-9)
22. San Jose State (24-8)
23. North Carolina (20-11)
24. Seton Hall (21-9)
25. [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts (22-8)[/color]

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[color="Green"]2013 NCAA Tournament - Greensboro Bracket[/color]

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1) Arizona
16) Play-In Winner

8) Purdue
9) Arkansas

5) North Carolina
12) South Dakota State

4) Seton Hall
13) Northwestern State

3) Oklahoma State
14) North Texas

6) [color="DarkRed"]Massachusetts[/color]
11) New Mexico State

7) Vanderbilt
10) Auburn

2) Kansas
15) Cal State Fullerton

Lexington - Top 4 Seeds:

1 - Duke
2 - California
3 - Iowa
4 - Georgia Tech

Dallas - Top 4 Seeds

1 - Connecticut
2 - Michigan State
3 - Memphis
4 - Illinois

Anaheim - Top 4 Seeds:

1 - LSU
2 - Stanford
3 - Louisville
4 - Oklahoma

Other A-10 Teams:

Dayton: 12 seed play-in game against Boston College
Richmond: 9 seed against DePaul
St. Joseph's: 9 seed against Gonzaga