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Pac-10: Pac-10 Conference Tournament

Pac-10 Conference Tournament: No. 1 UCLA picked up its second blowout win of the Pac-10 Conference Tournament with a 71-59 victory against No. 4 Arizona. Freshman Darren Collison led the Bruins with 15 points, his best performance of the season. The Bruins move on to face No. 3 California in […]

WAC: Western Athletic Conference Tournament

Western Athletic Conference Tournament: No. 1 Nevada took another step toward winning the Western Athletic Conference championship by beating No. 4 New Mexico State 70-59. With the Aggies blanketing Nick Fazekas, Marcelus Kemp got plenty of free looks to drain four three-pointers en route to 25 points. The Wolf Pack […]

Big Sky Conference: Big Sky Conference Championship

Big Sky Conference Championship: No. 2 Montana returns to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season after upsetting No. 1 Northern Arizona 73-60 on the Lumberjacks’ home court. The Grizzlies jumped out to a 36-25 halftime lead before Northern Arizona pulled within six points shortly into the second half. […]

SWAC: Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament

Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament: No. 5 Jackson State ripped No. 4 Alabama State 83-65 to move into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals against No. 1 Southern. Trey Johnson scored 26 points to lead the Tigers, who hit five second-half three-pointers to help bury the Hornets. Jackson State led by […]

Big East: Big East Conference Tournament

Big East Conference Tournament: In case any doubt lingered, March Madness is officially upon the world of college basketball. No. 8 Syracuse provided what may be the most noteworthy upset of the entire Big East Conference Tournament with an 86-84 overtime win against No. 1 Connecticut. Senior guard Gerry McNamara […]

SEC: Southeastern Conference Tournament

Southeastern Conference Tournament: No. 5E South Carolina was able to rebound from a 9-2 run to start the game by No. 4W Mississippi State and win the opening game of the SEC Tournament 59-44. Renaldo Balkman led the team with 12 points, while Tre’ Kelley and Tarence Kinsey each added […]

Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament

Conference USA Tournament: No. 2 Alabama – Birmingham beat No. 10 Southern Methodist 69-55 to advance to the Conference USA Tournament semifinals. The Blazers will play No. 3 Texas – El Paso Friday. Four players reached double figures in scoring for Alabama – Birmingham, which used its pressure defense to […]