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Five Things to Watch in the PAC Men’s Basketball Tournament

By Justin Zackal The 2016-17 PAC Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament starts tonight at 7 p.m. with the four higher seeds hosting the four lower seeds in the quarterfinal round, followed by the semifinals Thursday at 7 p.m. and the finals Saturday night at 7:30. The PAC Sports Network will broadcast Tuesday’s Grove City at Thiel quarterfinal …

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Five Things to Watch in the PAC Women’s Basketball Tournament

By Justin Zackal The 2016-17 PAC Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament tips off tonight with a pair of first-round games at Grove City and Bethany, followed by action Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Here are five things to watch: SAINTS KEEP MARCHING Top-seeded Thomas More (25-0, 18-0 PAC), the No. 2-ranked team in the country, claims nine PAC …

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Quarters or Halves? Two PAC Coaches Weigh In

By Justin Zackal Give women’s college basketball teams a dollar and they’ll give you four quarters. Give men’s college basketball teams a buck and you’ll get two fifty-cent pieces. Which change would you rather keep? Prior to the 2015-16 season, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved on a recommendation from a women’s basketball rules …

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18 Ifs, Ands or Buts About PAC Basketball Stats

By Justin Zackal There are 18 days until the PAC men’s and women’s basketball champions will be crowned right here on the PAC Sports Network. As we count down to the finals, which will be held Saturday, February 25, here are 18 “ifs,” “ands” or “buts” about the league’s basketball stats. MEN’S BASKETBALL 1.) IF …

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‘Cousin Effect’: Bethany Teammates Discover They’re Related

By Justin Zackal Teammates saying they are “like family” is a trope heard often around college sports. Two upperclassmen on the Bethany College men’s basketball team have said that until someone told them they actually are family. “It’s kinda crazy,” said senior guard Antonio Rudolph. “One day my mom called me she said, ‘You know …

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