by Donal Ware With 11 seconds remaining in the game between the Portland Trailblazers and the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, 89% free throw shooter Damian Lillard stepped to the line for his second free throw after knocking down the first. He missed. The 76ers were down 92-90 at home at that point. Ersan Ilysova
boxtorow.com With Grambling’s convincing 52-30 win over Southern in the Bayou Classic in New Orleans, the Tigers not only remained No. 1 in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, but widened their margin. GSU received all but four first place votes in the coaches poll. Despite losses by North Carolina A&T to Richmond in the
boxtorow.com North Carolina A&T’s reign as the top team in HBCU football has come to an end. In a game that decided the MEAC championship, the North Carolina Central Eagles defeated the Aggies 42-21 on Saturday in Durham. The Eagles punch their ticket to the Celebration Bowl and await the SWAC championship game winner. In
As the college football season begins to wind down, games become more and more meaningful. So there was bound to be shakeup in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls and most of the shakeup took place at the bottom. The top four in the coaches poll remained the same as North Carolina A&T received all
There were a few mild upsets in Week 9 which caused shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. Tennessee State fell to OVC foe Murray State and dropped three spots to No. 6 in the coaches poll. TSU’s drop caused both North Carolina Central and Southern to move up one spot each to
There were a few mild upsets in Week 9 which caused shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. Tennessee State fell to OVC foe Murray State and dropped three spots to No. 6 in the coaches poll. TSU’s drop caused both North Carolina Central and Southern to move up one spot each to
Week 8’s results had some effect in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The results did not however affect North Carolina A&T. In the coaches poll, the changes happened at the bottom of the poll. The Aggies once again received all of the first-place votes. The Aggies have been in the poll for 37-straight weeks.
The results from week seven produced only minor changes in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. North Carolina A&T remained at the top of the coaches poll as it has all season long receiving all of the first-place votes after defeating Bethune-Cookman 52-37 in Daytona Beach on Saturday. Texas Southern dropped three spots to No.
North Carolina A&T passed the second of its MEAC tests defeating Norfolk State 35-0 Thursday night in a nationally televised game and retained the No. 1 spots in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The Aggies received all of the first-place votes in the coaches poll, while Grambling, who had a bye week, easily
Week five of the HBCU football season went mostly as expected. However losses by Prairie View A&M, Hampton and Alcorn State produced some rearranging in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. In the coaches poll, the very top remained the same with North Carolina A&T, Grambling and Tennessee State continuing to hold down the No.
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