Mid-American Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 8 Eastern Michigan outlasted No. 9 Ball State 51-48 to advance to the quarterfinals against No. 1 Toledo. The Eagles led Ball State by 15 points but nearly squandered the lead with 25 turnovers. Jesse Bunkley led Eastern Michigan with 15 points. No. 5 […]
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MEAC: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament: No. 6 Norfolk State won an opening round game against No. 11 Maryland – Eastern Shore 81-70. Junior Tony Murphy scored 24 points to lead the Spartans, who will play No. 3 North Carolina A&T in the quarterfinals. The Shore Hawks’ loss spoiled a sensational 30-point […]
Big Sky: Big Sky Conference Tournament Championship
Big Sky Conference Tournament Championship: A year after missing the Big Sky Conference tournament for the first time since 1981, No. 1 Weber State got back to the top. The Wildcats knocked off No. 2 Northern Arizona 88-80 to claim the Big Sky tournament championship. The Big Sky Conference’s most […]
Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament Opening Round
Conference USA Tournament Opening Round: Conference USA Player of the Year Morris Almond keyed an eight-point comeback to lead No. 7 Rice past No. 10 UTEP 77-74. Almond had 31 points and eight rebounds. Lorenzo Williams added 15 points and eight assists for the Owls. No. 6 Southern Miss won […]
ACC: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Opening Round
Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Opening Round: In dramatic fashion, No. 9 Florida State kept its NCAA Tournament dreams alive with a 67-66 victory against No. 8 Clemson in the opening round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Senior Al Thornton scored the last point of his game-high 25 with 1.8 […]
Big West: Big West Conference Tournament Opening Round
Big West Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 5 UC – Irvine slipped past No. 8 UC – Riverside 53-52 in a wild finish. The Anteaters broke a 51-51 tie with Mark Kelley’s basket with a minute remaining. The Highlanders made one free throw with 45 seconds to go to cut […]
C-USA Opening Round Recaps
Conference USA Tournament Opening Round by Ryan Westin The first round of Conference USA tournament action is complete and surprisingly brought no upsets in the four contests. The first round did bring three close contests, two of which were of the come-from-behind variety by Rice and Marshall. Rice was down […]
SEC: Southeastern Conference Tournament Opening Round
Southeastern Conference Tournament Opening Round: In the opening game of the SEC Tournament, No. 4E Kentucky was able to overcome an early 21-11 deficit against No. 5W Alabama and go on a 13-0 run on their way to a 79-67 victory. Randolph Morris had a spectacular game, shooting 8-of-10 from […]
Big Ten: Big Ten Tournament Opening Round
Big Ten Tournament Opening Round: No. 8 Michigan opened the day by using a 45-29 edge on the boards to overcome a 27 percent showing at the offensive end for a 49-40 win over No. 9 Minnesota. It was a defensive struggle for both teams, as both had more turnovers […]
WAC: Western Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Western Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Nevada rolled over No. 9 Idaho 88-56. Only one starter played more than 20 minutes for the Wolf Pack, who should be well-rested for tomorrow’s game against No. 4 Utah State. The Aggies beat No. 5 Hawaii 73-70. Jaycee Carroll had 24 points […]