Purdue Freshman Rejoins Team for Tournament: Freshman forward Johnathan Uchendu has been reinstated to the men’s basketball team after serving a three-game suspension. Uchendu was arrested for public intoxication but will rejoin the team as it travels to Chicago for the Big Ten Tournament. Purdue head coach Matt Painter feels […]
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America East: America East Conference Tournament Semifinals
America East Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Vermont moved into the America East Conference championship after beating No. 5 Maryland – Baltimore County 72-63 in the semifinals. It marks the fifth consecutive conference title game that the Catamounts have reached. Chris Holm led Vermont with 18 points and 15 rebounds. […]
CAA: Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Semifinals
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Virginia Commonwealth advances to the Colonial Athletic Association championship after taking out No. 4 Drexel 63-56. In a game of runs, the Rams had big ones to end the first half and start the second half to build an 18-point lead. Drexel cut […]
Northeast Conference: Northeast Conference Tournament Semifinals
Northeast Conference Tournament Semifinals: It will be an all-Connecticut Northeast Conference final, as No. 2 Sacred Heart and No. 1 Central Connecticut State will face off. Sacred Heart beat No. 3 Quinnipiac 83-69 as Ryan Litke and Drew Shubik each scored 16 points. Obie Nwadike had 20 points and 12 […]
Patriot League: Patriot League Tournament Semifinals
Patriot League Tournament Semifinals: The No. 1 Holy Cross Crusaders and No. 2 Bucknell Bison will meet in the Patriot League finals Friday. Holy Cross won after Keith Simmons scored with 4.8 seconds left to lift the Crusaders over No. 4 American 55-53. Simmons was the Patriot League’s leading scorer […]
Missouri Valley: Missouri Valley Conference Championship
Missouri Valley Conference Championship: No. 2 Creighton assured their place in the NCAA Tournament with a 67-61 win over No. 1 Southern Illinois in the Missouri Valley Championship. After going into the locker room up 32-28 at halftime, the Bluejays (22-10) ran off seven straight early in the second half […]
Harvard: Crimson Will Have New Coach
Crimson Will Have New Coach: Harvard announced on Monday that head coach Frank Sullivan will not return next season. Sullivan had been the head coach for the past 16 seasons, making him the longest tenured coach in the school’s history. Well-respected by his peers, he posted a 178-245 record in […]
MAAC: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 4 Siena overcame a six-point deficit to end No. 1 Marist’s NCAA Tournament aspirations. The Saints completed the 86-78 upset by scoring 52 points in the second half. Sophomore guard Kenny Hasbrouck was unstoppable, scoring 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including four three-pointers. […]
Big South: Big South Conference Tournament Championship
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: Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Semifinals
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 […]