Horizon League Tournament Semifinals: No. 2 Butler survived a scare from No. 3 Loyola Chicago to win 67-66 in overtime. Junior guard A.J. Graves missed all 10 of his field goal attempts but hit all 12 of his free throw attempts, including several critical free throws in overtime. Butler overcame […]

Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Championship: No. 2 Belmont waxed No. 1 East Tennessee State 94-67 on the Bucs’ home court to win the Atlantic Sun title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins hit 14 three-pointers to fuel the upset and defend their conference title. Justin Hare […]

Merfeld Calls It Quits at Evansville: Evansville coach Steve Merfeld has resigned after a disappointing 14-17 season. Merfeld led the Purple Aces for five seasons, ending with a 54-91 record that included no NCAA Tournament appearances. The team has not appeared in the tournament since 1999. Evansville had five returning […]

Southern Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Davidson won’t be sweating Selection Sunday after the Wildcats earned the Southern Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 72-65 win against No. 3 College of Charleston. The Wildcats won what was essentially a road game against the Cougars in North Charleston. […]

Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Austin Peay’s valiant efforts went to waste as reserve Josh Taylor made a layup with 2.9 seconds left for No. 2 Eastern Kentucky to give his team a hard-fought 63-62 victory and the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament crown. The championship gives Eastern Kentucky […]

Sun Belt Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 9 Middle Tennessee State pulled off the biggest upset in any conference tournament so far by shocking No. 1 South Alabama 63-60 in overtime. The Blue Raiders overcame 18 turnovers by shooting 47.7 percent from the field while holding the Jaguars to 36.8 percent. […]

West Coast Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Gonzaga is a game away from returning to the NCAA Tournament after beating No. 5 San Diego 88-70 in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals. David Pendergraft scored 22 points to lead Gonzaga, which established a 40-26 halftime lead and never let the […]

Mid-Continent Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: In the second day of Mid-Continent Conference Tournament quarterfinal action, No. 4 IUPUI started the fun with a 71-59 victory against No. 5 Southern Utah. IUPUI’s defense dominated Southern Utah, which shot worse than 30 percent from the field and hit only 5-of-19 three-pointers. Junior guard […]

America East Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Vermont completed the season sweep of No. 8 Hartford in an 81-62 victory in the America East Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Mike Trimboli scored 21 points to lead the Catamounts, who also got a double-double from Chris Holm, who scored 12 points and 15 […]

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 4 Siena beat No. 5 Manhattan 75-72 to earn a trip to the MAAC Tournament semifinals. The Saints have been on a roll entering the tournament, winning seven of their past eight games. Kenny Hasbrouck helped continue that run by scoring 20 points […]