Big East Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Georgetown continued its masterful play at Madison Square Garden by taking out No. 5 West Virginia 72-55. Senior center Roy Hibbert was dominant with 25 points and 13 rebounds, including 10 offensive boards. The Hoyas also shot well from three-point range, hitting 7-of-17 […]
Month: March 2008
Atlantic 10: Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Semifinals
Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 5 Saint Joseph’s moved a step closer to the NCAA Tournament with a 61-53 win against No. 1 Xavier in the semifinals. Senior forward Pat Calathes led the Hawks with 24 points and eight rebounds, including five three-pointers. Saint Joseph’s defense held the Musketeers […]
Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament Semifinals
Conference USA Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Memphis stomped No. 5 Southern Mississippi 69-53 to move into the Conference USA championship game. The Tigers started hot and built a 20-3 lead, from which the Golden Eagles never recovered. Freshman point guard Derrick Rose led the Tigers with 25 points. No. 7 […]
Big 12: Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: In a second half of big runs, No. 1 Texas had a little more energy than No. 9 Oklahoma State did, and the Longhorns escaped with a 66-59 win. Sophomore guard D.J. Augustin led the Longhorns with 24 points and ignited a 14-0 run in […]
Big Ten: Big Ten Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Big Ten Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Wisconsin plodded past No. 9 Michigan 51-34 in the lowest scoring game in Big Ten Conference Tournament history. Michigan scored the fewest points in conference tournament history thanks to 21.3 percent shooting from the field. No Wolverine scored in double figures. Junior forward […]
ACC: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: Junior forward Tyler Hansbrough delivered another strong performance for No. 1 North Carolina with 22 points and six rebounds in the Tar Heels’ 82-70 win against No. 9 Florida State. Both teams shot well, and the Seminoles kept it close for most of the game […]
Pac-10: Pac-10 Conference Tournament Semifinals
Pac-10 Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 UCLA will play in the Pac-10 Conference Tournament championship game Saturday after winning the rubber match with No. 4 Southern California 57-54. Freshman center Kevin Love had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Bruins. UCLA held the Trojans to one field goal in […]
Mountain West: Mountain West Conference Tournament Semifinals
Mountain West Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 4 San Diego State stayed tight with No. 1 BYU until the final minutes, but the Cougars prevailed 63-54. The duo of junior swingman Lee Cummard and junior forward Trent Plaisted combined for 39 points and 10 rebounds to lead BYU. The Aztecs struggled […]
Patriot League: Patriot League Championship
Patriot League Championship: No. 1 American will make its first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, as the Eagles scored the game’s final seven points in a 52-46 win over No. 3 Colgate. The game was a close one almost the entire way, as the Eagles opened up an early […]
WAC: Western Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals
Western Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 4 Boise State and No. 1 Utah State played a tight game in which both teams shot about 50 percent from the field, hit 11 three-pointers and were better than 80 percent from the free throw line. The Broncos had fewer turnovers, however, which […]