Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Austin Peay’s valiant efforts went to waste as reserve Josh Taylor made a layup with 2.9 seconds left for No. 2 Eastern Kentucky to give his team a hard-fought 63-62 victory and the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament crown. The championship gives Eastern Kentucky […]

Merfeld Calls It Quits at Evansville: Evansville coach Steve Merfeld has resigned after a disappointing 14-17 season. Merfeld led the Purple Aces for five seasons, ending with a 54-91 record that included no NCAA Tournament appearances. The team has not appeared in the tournament since 1999. Evansville had five returning […]

Southern Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Davidson won’t be sweating Selection Sunday after the Wildcats earned the Southern Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 72-65 win against No. 3 College of Charleston. The Wildcats won what was essentially a road game against the Cougars in North Charleston. […]

Horizon League Tournament Semifinals: No. 2 Butler survived a scare from No. 3 Loyola Chicago to win 67-66 in overtime. Junior guard A.J. Graves missed all 10 of his field goal attempts but hit all 12 of his free throw attempts, including several critical free throws in overtime. Butler overcame […]

Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Championship: No. 2 Belmont waxed No. 1 East Tennessee State 94-67 on the Bucs’ home court to win the Atlantic Sun title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins hit 14 three-pointers to fuel the upset and defend their conference title. Justin Hare […]

Big South Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Winthrop secured a bid to the NCAA Tournament with an 84-81 victory against No. 6 VMI in the Big South championship. The Eagles completed a perfect run through the Big South, but the final game was tough as the Keydets hung with Winthrop […]

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Semifinals: Matt Shaw tipped in a Jamaal Tatum miss with 3.2 seconds left to lift No. 1 Southern Illinois into the title game with a dramatic 53-51 win over No. 4 Bradley. Tatum, who had a game-high 20 points and made several clutch baskets for the […]

Big Sky Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 3 Montana needed to work overtime to beat No. 6 Idaho State 70-63 in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. Mike Chavez led the Grizzlies with 16 points, sending the team into the semifinals against No. 2 Northern Arizona. Montana won its […]

West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 5 San Diego won its second game in two days by beating No. 4 San Francisco 77-75 in the West Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The Toreros avenged two regular-season losses to San Francisco by overcoming a 10-point first-half deficit. Ross DeRogatis led San Diego […]