Mountain West Conference Tournament: No. 1 San Diego State proved how valuable junior forward Marcus Slaughter is to the Aztecs in a 64-52 win against No. 8 Colorado State. Slaughter scored 17 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Rams could not contain him in the paint. After Colorado State […]
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Mid-American Conference: Mid-American Conference Tournament
Mid-American Conference Tournament: No. 7 Akron knocked off No. 2 Northern Illinois 78-77 as the Huskies missed an opportunity to tie the game in the final seconds. After Toledo junior guard Justin Ingram drained two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to stretch the lead to three, Northern Illinois missed […]
Big 12: Big 12 Conference Tournament
Big 12 Conference Tournament: No. 8 Texas Tech needed junior guard Jarrius Jackson to shoot well from somewhere, and he made his home at the free throw line. Despite shooting only 4-of-17 from the field, Jackson led the Red Raiders with 21 points in the team’s 73-65 win against No. […]
Pac-10: Pac-10 Conference Tournament
Pac-10 Conference Tournament: No. 4 Arizona pressured No. 5 Stanford into 23 turnovers, which doomed the Cardinal to a 73-68 loss. Without their leading scorer, senior guard Hassan Adams, the Wildcats saw junior forward Ivan Radenovic step up his game to score 21 points and collect seven rebounds. Coach Lute […]
MEAC: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament: No. 6 Hampton upset No. 3 Bethune – Cookman to get to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals against No. 7 Norfolk State. The Pirates escaped with a 57-55 win to set up the match up vs. the Spartans, which swept Hampton in the regular season. […]
Western Athletic Conference: Western Athletic Conference Tournament
Western Athletic Conference Tournament: No. 2 Utah State evaded disaster against No. 7 San Jose State to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The Aggies won 76-69 by hitting free throws in the final minutes. Senior forward Nate Harris led Utah State with 19 points and 11 rebounds. The Aggies […]
Southland Conference: Southland Conference Tournament
Southland Conference Tournament: The Southland Conference Tournament produced the championship game everyone hoped for as No. 1 Northwestern State beat No. 6 Lamar 80-66. Senior forward Clifton Lee led the Demons with 12 points, which is typical for a team that has eight players averaging at least five points per […]
Big West: Big West Tournament Second Round
Big West Conference Tournament: In the fast-paced Second Round opener, 3rd-seeded Long Beach State pulled ahead in the final seconds to down Cal State Fullerton 94-91. Aaron Nixon was the star for the 49ers, notching 31 points and 10 rebounds, including scoring five points in the final 30 seconds to […]
Mid-Continent Conference: Mid-Continent Conference Championship
Mid-Continent Conference Championship: No. 1 Oral Roberts exorcised some demons by beating upstart No. 6 Chicago State 85-72 in the Mid-Continent Conference Championship. Junior guard Ken Tutt scored 25 points to help the Golden Eagles return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1984. Last season, Oral Roberts […]
Big Sky Conference: Big Sky Conference Tournament
Big Sky Conference Tournament: Senior guard Kevin Criswell led No. 2 Montana with 25 points, including six in overtime, to push the Grizzlies into the Big Sky Conference Championship with a 73-71 win against No. 3 Eastern Washington. Montana survived despite blowing a 13-point lead in the final eight and […]