Big 12 Conference Tournament Opening Round:No. 9 Oklahoma nearly blew a big first-half lead against No. 8 Iowa State but held on to win 68-63 and move on to the quarterfinals against No. 1 Kansas. Nate Carter led the Sooners with 22 points, and he hit two free throws in […]

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 […]

Mid-Continent Conference Championship: Oral Roberts will make its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance after pulling out a 71-67 win over No. 2 Oakland in the Mid-Continent Championship game. With the game tied at 67, Ken Tutt scored the two biggest of his 20 points on a jumper with 33 seconds […]

Big Sky Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 2 Northern Arizona avenged last season’s Big Sky championship loss to No. 3 Montana, beating the Grizzlies 78-71. The Lumberjacks built a 20-point first-half lead, then watched Montana chip away at it until the Grizzlies built a four-point lead in the second half. But […]

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 7 Hampton took care of business against No. 10 Howard in the opening round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament, winning 76-61. Matthew Pilgrim led the Pirates with 21 points. The Pirates hit 60 percent of their field goal attempts to bury Howard. […]

Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship: No. 5 North Texas ended an improbable run to the Sun Belt championship with an 83-75 win against No. 2 Arkansas State, earning the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The bid is the Mean Green’s first since 1988. Calvin Watson scored 24 points, […]

Horizon League Tournament Championship: Usually, the No. 1 seed is the conference tournament favorite after claiming the regular-season title. But Wright State wasn’t favored against No. 2 Butler, despite the higher seed. DaShaun Wood was unstoppable in the 60-55 upset, scoring 27 points and accounting for nearly half the Raiders’ […]

Evans Reaches End of Road at Southern Utah: Southern Utah will not retain the services of coach Bill Evans, whose contract ends this season. Evans had a 209-223 record in 15 years at Southern Utah. He led the team to the NCAA Tournament in 2001, the team’s only appearance in […]

Hansbrough Doesn’t Hold Grudge: After Tyler Hansbrough was flagrantly elbowed in the closing seconds of a Duke vs. North Carolina showdown, he admits he was very upset when it happened. But he does not think Gerald Henderson did it intentionally and has since cooled down. Henderson was ejected and suspended […]