Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament: No. 5 Jackson State ripped No. 4 Alabama State 83-65 to move into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals against No. 1 Southern. Trey Johnson scored 26 points to lead the Tigers, who hit five second-half three-pointers to help bury the Hornets. Jackson State led by […]
Month: March 2006
Big Ten Conference: Big Ten Conference Tournament
Big Ten Conference Tournament: No. 8 Penn State manhandled No. 9 Northwestern 60-42 to advance to the Big Ten Conference Tournament quarterfinals against No. 1 Ohio State. Geary Claxton led the Nittany Lions with 17 points and 10 rebounds as Penn State cruised to the victory. The Nittany Lions led […]
Big Sky Conference: Big Sky Conference Championship
Big Sky Conference Championship: No. 2 Montana returns to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season after upsetting No. 1 Northern Arizona 73-60 on the Lumberjacks’ home court. The Grizzlies jumped out to a 36-25 halftime lead before Northern Arizona pulled within six points shortly into the second half. […]
Northeast Conference: Northeast Conference Championship
Northeast Conference Championship: No. 2 Monmouth used some late game heroics to upset No. 1 Fairleigh Dickinson on the Knights’ home court to win the Northeast Conference Championship. The Hawks overcame a three-point deficit in the final 10 seconds to win 49-48. Junior guard Dejan Delic drained two free throws […]
Big West Conference: Big West Conference Tournament
Big West Conference Tournament: No. 5 UC – Santa Barbara blasted No. 8 UC – Riverside 76-44 by defensively suffocating the Highlanders. The Gauchos held Riverside to 27 percent shooting from the field and forced 25 turnovers. Senior forward Cameron Goettsche blocked a career-high six shots in addition to scoring […]
Pac-10: Pac-10 Conference Tournament
Pac-10 Conference Tournament: No. 9 Oregon State rallied from 15 points down to beat No. 8 Arizona State 71-68 in the opening round of the Pac-10 Tournament. The Beavers earn a trip to the quarterfinals and a chance to play No. 1 UCLA. Junior center Kyle Jeffers scored 20 points […]
MEAC: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament: No. 6 Hampton beat No. 11 Morgan State 63-51 to complete opening round play and set up a quarterfinal match up with No. 3 Bethune – Cookman Thursday. Morgan State played better against the Pirates than in two previous meetings in which they lost by at […]
Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament
Conference USA Tournament: No. 10 SMU opened the Conference USA Tournament with a 61-59 upset win against No. 7 Rice. Junior forward Donatas Rackauskas and Devon Pearson each scored 15 points for the Mustangs, who dominated Rice in the paint with 41 rebounds. SMU will play No. 2 Alabama – […]
Atlantic 10: Atlantic 10 Tournament
Atlantic 10 Tournament: No. 10 Temple started the opening round by scoring 22 unanswered points in the second half to turn a close game into a 30-point lead en route to a 74-45 blowout of No. 8 Rhode Island. Antywane Robinson scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead […]
Big East Conference: Big East Conference Tournament
Big East Conference Tournament: Senior guard Gerry McNamara saved No. 9 Syracuse’s season with a game-winning three-pointer with less than a second remaining. McNamara sprinted across the entire court and drained a running three-point attempt to give the Orange a 74-73 victory against No. 8 Cincinnati. The Orange move on […]