The West Coast Conference basketball tournament has been expanded from five to six days, with the 2014 tournament scheduled from March 6 to 11 at Orleans Arena, it was announced Wednesday.
Two men’s quarterfinal games will be televised by ESPN2, and ESPN will televise one of the semifinals. ESPN will televise the men’s championship game.
The women’s championship game, also on March 11, will be televised on ESPNU.
A’ja Wilson had 25 points and the Aces defeated the Indiana Fever in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Aces center A’ja Wilson had 16 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in Sunday’s loss to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA playoffs, but she hit only 6 of 22 shots.
The Aces entered the WNBA semifinals as prohibitive -1,100 series favorites over the Fever, but that price plummeted to -250 after their upset loss to Indiana in Game 1.
The Aces lacked urgency and lost Game 1 of their best-of-five WNBA playoffs semifinals matchup with the Indiana Fever on Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
Aces star center A’ja Wilson was named the WNBA MVP on Sunday, making her the first player in league history to win the award four times.
The Aces and Indiana Fever clash at Michelob Ultra Arena on Sunday in the start of what’s sure to be an explosive WNBA playoffs semifinals matchup.
A’ja Wilson called this season “probably the lowest trenches that I’ve ever been in my whole career,” but persevered and led the Aces to the No. 2 seed for the playoffs.
Aces star A’ja Wilson was named the WNBA’s co-defensive player of the year Thursday along with Minnesota’s Alanna Smith, sparking confusion from her coach.
The Aces have shown an ability to overcome adversity all season. They’ll need to do so again Thursday to advance in the WNBA playoffs.
The Aces lost to the Seattle Storm in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series, snapping their 17-game winning streak.
