Mid-American Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 2 Western Michigan led from start to finish in beating No. 7 Eastern Michigan 70-61. The Broncos built a 16-point first-half lead, and Eastern Michigan whittled it down to three in the second half before Western Michigan pulled away in the final 10 minutes. Sophomore […]

Pac-10 Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 UCLA will play in the Pac-10 Conference Tournament championship game Saturday after winning the rubber match with No. 4 Southern California 57-54. Freshman center Kevin Love had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Bruins. UCLA held the Trojans to one field goal in […]

Western Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 4 Boise State and No. 1 Utah State played a tight game in which both teams shot about 50 percent from the field, hit 11 three-pointers and were better than 80 percent from the free throw line. The Broncos had fewer turnovers, however, which […]

Pac-10 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 4 Southern California moves on in the Pac-10 Conference Tournament after handling No. 5 Arizona State 59-55. Freshman guard O.J. Mayo led the Trojans with 23 points and six assists. The Trojans were the beneficiaries of yet another questionable call by Pac-10 officials as Arizona […]

Mountain West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: A day after picking up its first conference win of the season in an opening round game against No. 8 Wyoming, No. 9 Colorado State lost its last conference game of the year in an 89-62 blowout against No. 1 BYU. The Cougars used a […]

Mid-American Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 7 Eastern Michigan beat No. 10 Ball State 59-55 to move into the semifinals against No. 2 Western Michigan. Sophomore forward Justin Dobbins led the Eagles with 21 points, including a put-back that gave them a 45-44 lead and sparked an 8-0 run to […]

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Quarterfinals: No. 3 Norfolk State needed senior guard Tony Murphy’s monster second half to help turn back No. 6 Florida A&M’s upset bid with a 69-61 win. Murphy finished with 29 points, 22 of which came in the second half, including the Spartans’ final eight points of […]

Southland Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 7 Texas-Arlington upset No. 2 Lamar 81-75 to move into the semifinals. The Mavericks dominated most of the game before the Cardinals used a 13-3 run late in the second half to cut the lead to three. But Lamar scored only two points during most […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff took out No. 3 Alabama A&M 72-59 with a big run to open the second half. The Golden Lions used a 14-3 run to extend a five-point halftime lead to 14, and the Bulldogs could pull no closer than 11 points […]

Conference USA Tournament Opening Round: No. 7 Tulsa ended No. 10 East Carolina’s season with a 66-49 win in the opening round. The Golden Hurricane advances to play No. 2 Alabama-Birmingham. Sophomore center Jerome Jordan led Tulsa with 18 points. The Pirates were off all day, shooting only 28.3 percent […]