Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: Junior forward Tyler Hansbrough delivered another strong performance for No. 1 North Carolina with 22 points and six rebounds in the Tar Heels’ 82-70 win against No. 9 Florida State. Both teams shot well, and the Seminoles kept it close for most of the game […]
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Pac-10: Pac-10 Conference Tournament Championship
Pac-10 Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 UCLA remained in the hunt for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament by beating No. 2 Stanford 67-64 for the Pac-10 Conference Tournament championship. Junior point guard Darren Collison dominated the Cardinal with 28 points on 12-of-22 shooting. UCLA survived a late […]
Big East: Big East Conference Tournament Semifinals
Big East Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Georgetown continued its masterful play at Madison Square Garden by taking out No. 5 West Virginia 72-55. Senior center Roy Hibbert was dominant with 25 points and 13 rebounds, including 10 offensive boards. The Hoyas also shot well from three-point range, hitting 7-of-17 […]
Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament Championship
Conference USA Tournament Championship: No. 1 Memphis ended any thoughts of a shocking upset at the hands of No. 7 Tulsa in the first half when the Tigers established a 42-13 halftime lead. They cruised through the second half to win 77-51, wrapping up a Conference USA title and a […]
SWAC: Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship
Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship: No. 2 Mississippi Valley State hit three free throws in the final 30 seconds to get past No. 4 Jackson State 59-58 and win the SWAC championship. Trailing 58-56, the Delta Devils got senior guard Stanford Speech to the free throw line, where he hit […]
Southeastern Conference: SEC Tournament Update
SEC Tournament Update: After the inclement weather led to damage to the Georgia Dome and the postponement of the last quarterfinal game on Friday night, the Southeastern Conference announced a change in the remaining schedule of games in the tournament. Athletic directors of the schools agreed on the change, which […]
MAC: Mid-American Conference Tournament Semifinals
Mid-American Conference Tournament Semifinals: Avenging a regular-season loss to No. 2 Western Michigan, No. 3 Akron easily beat the Broncos 73-62 in the semifinals. The Zips led by double digits for much of the second half. Sophomore forward Chris McKnight scored 16 points to lead the Zips to the Mid-American […]
Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament Semifinals
Conference USA Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Memphis stomped No. 5 Southern Mississippi 69-53 to move into the Conference USA championship game. The Tigers started hot and built a 20-3 lead, from which the Golden Eagles never recovered. Freshman point guard Derrick Rose led the Tigers with 25 points. No. 7 […]
Mountain West: Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship
Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship: No. 2 UNLV protected its home court by beating No. 1 BYU 76-61 for the Mountain West Conference championship. The Runnin’ Rebels won at home for the second consecutive season against higher-seeded BYU. The Cougars had an early lead but let it slip away early […]
Big West: Big West Conference Tournament Semifinals
Big West Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 5 UC-Irvine suffocated No. 1 UC-Santa Barbara on defense and managed to win 55-50 despite committing 23 turnovers. The Anteaters held the Gauchos to 31.9 percent shooting from the field and 4-of-17 from three-point range. The Gauchos also missed opportunities at the free throw […]