MAAC Teams Ready for ESPNU BracketBusters
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J. - All 10 MAAC men's basketball programs are readying themselves for the eighth annual ESPNU BracketBusters - a multi-day men's basketball event matching NCAA Championship hopefuls against each other.
The MAAC garnered two of the 11 televised matchups for the event. On Friday, February 19, Iona College will host the College of William & Mary at the Hynes Athletics Center for a 9:00 p.m. contest on ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network. On Saturday, February 20, Siena College will be featured in the first televised game of the day when they take on host Butler University for an 11:00 a.m. tilt at the Hinkle Fieldhouse on ESPN2.
Below is the schedule for all 10 games this weekend along with a look back at the MAAC's performances in previous BracketBusters contest.
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2010
Feb. 19
William & Mary at Iona, 9:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
Feb. 20
Siena at Butler, 11:00 a.m. (ESPN2)
New Hampshire at Loyola, 1:00 p.m.
Fairfield at Vermont, 2:00 p.m.
Towson at Manhattan, 2:00 p.m.
Buffalo at Saint Peter's, 2:00 p.m.
Rider at Hofstra, 4:00 p.m.
James Madison at Canisius, 7:00 p.m.
Marist at Cal Irvine, 7:00 p.m.
Niagara at Milwaukee, 7:00 p.m.
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2009 (6-4)
Canisius 71, Bowling Green 66
Hofstra 61, Fairfield 56 (ESPN360.com)
Boston University 63, Iona 57
Drexel 74, Loyola 58
Manhattan 59, William & Mary 39
Marist 57, Hartford 35
Niagara 70, Illinois St. 56 (ESPN2)
Rider 71, UMBC 65
Youngstown St. 68, Saint Peter's 64
Siena 81, Northern Iowa 75 (ESPN2)
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2008 (5-5)
Canisius 64, Albany 60
Fairfield 60, Drexel 51
Hofstra 81, Iona 63
UC Davis 67, Loyola 64
Binghamton 66, Manhattan 56
Cleveland St. 59, Marist 44 (ESPNU)
Niagara 76, Appalachian St. 75
Rider 73, Cal State Northridge 72 (ESPNU)
Boston University 67, Saint Peter's 64
Siena 93, Boise St. 70 (ESPN360.com)
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2007 (5-5)
Coastal Carolina 83, Canisius 66
Fairfield 61, William & Mary 45
Iona 52, Delaware 50
Loyola 62, Tennessee St. 60
Eastern Michigan 65, Manhattan 51
Marist 63, Colgate 47
Liberty 90, Niagara 81
Murray St. 58, Rider 51
Tennessee-Martin 59, Saint Peter's 58
Siena 77, James Madison 66
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2006 (4-6)
Youngstown St. 88, Canisius 75
Loyola (Ill.) 73, Fairfield 70
Iona 93, Buffalo 75 (ESPN360.com)
Loyola 77, High Point 71
Long Beach St. 108, Manhattan 94
Old Dominion 84, Marist 71
Valparaiso 88, Niagara 82
Rider 99, Northeastern 92
Saint Peter's 80, UNC Greensboro 76 (OT)
Hofstra 76, Siena 62
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2005 (0-3)
Cal State Northridge 68, Fairfield 65
George Mason 78, Manhattan 66
Akron 74, Niagara 68
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2004 (1-0)
Manhattan 83, UW-Milwaukee 76 (ESPN2)
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* Home team in bold