Big East Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 9 Villanova coach Jay Wright had the better of a former opposing CAA coach in Jerry Wainwright yesterday. Today, he and his Wildcats looked to build off that victory vs. No. 8 DePaul. That did not happen. Villanova was despondent in the first 20 […]

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Xavier dominated the second half against No. 8 Dayton to win 72-51. Senior Justin Doellman led five Musketeers into double figures. He finished with 19 points and eight rebounds. Xavier shot better than 50 percent from the field and held off the Flyers […]

Pac-10 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 UCLA, who had been looking at a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, was shocked by the No. 8 Cal Bears 76-69 in overtime. Ayinde Ubaka had a career-high 29 points, eight of them in overtime. Cal had a 37-25 lead at halftime, […]

Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals: Morris Almond, the Conference USA Player of the Year, again came up huge for No. 7 Rice, scoring 30 points, including a three-pointer with less than three seconds left, as the Owls beat No. 2 Central Florida 53-51. Josh Peppers was valiant in defeat for the […]

Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Ohio State had answers for every rally No. 8 Michigan had en route to a 72-62 win over the Wolverines. Michigan (21-12) got within three at 52-49, but the Buckeyes responded with a 10-2 run, led by Greg Oden (game-high 22 points and eight […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals: By shooting only 38.6 percent from the field, No. 2 Jackson State didn’t have an easy run through No. 6 Arkansas – Pine Bluff in the semifinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament. Senior Trey Johnson was unstoppable for the Tigers, scoring 32 points on […]

Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Kansas looked dominant in the second half of a 64-47 blowout against No. 9 Oklahoma. Brandon Rush paced the Jayhawks with 16 points and helped set off an 18-2 run in the second half that buried the Sooners. Oklahoma stayed close in the […]

Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinals:No. 1W Mississippi State made a strong case for an NCAA Tournament bid with an 84-82 win in overtime against No. 4E Kentucky. After the Wildcats stretched their lead to six points early in the second half, Mississippi State would go on a 26-6 run to take […]

Western Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 4 Utah State upset No. 1 Nevada for the second time in a week to enter the Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship game. Chaz Spicer drained two free throws with less than three seconds remaining to break a 77-77 tie. Spicer finished with 20 […]

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 9 Florida State had as many turnovers as field goals against No. 1 North Carolina, leading to a 73-58 loss in the quarterfinals, likely planting the Seminoles in the NIT. Senior Al Thornton fouled out with about five minutes to go, finishing with 12 […]