Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Drake dismantled No. 2 Illinois State 79-49, casting doubt on the Redbirds’ worthiness for an at-large bid. The Bulldogs return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 37 years as junior forward Jonathan Cox led the team with 20 points. Drake […]

West Coast Conference Tournament Championship: Bubble teams nationwide watched another at-large bid slip away as No. 3 San Diego captured the West Coast Conference’s championship and automatic bid with a 69-62 win against No. 1 Gonzaga. The Bulldogs and St. Mary’s will likely join the Toreros in the NCAA Tournament. […]

Indiana Guard Misses Finale: Jamarcus Ellis, a guard at Indiana, missed the Hoosiers’ season finale against Penn State because of a disciplinary issue and did not travel with the team to Happy Valley. Ellis has been averaging seven points a game. [3/10/08]

Penn State Forward Done for Year: Penn State’s Jemelle Cornley will be out three-to-four months after having arthroscopic surgery performed on his left knee. The original injury occurred in preseason, but Cornely managed to appear in 25 games, averaging 12 points and six rebounds per contest. [3/10/08]

Virginia Retires Singletary’s Jersey: Sean Singletary, a senior guard at Virginia who became only the fifth Cavalier to score 2,000 points, had his number retired before Virginia’s win against Maryland Sunday night. Singletary’s No. 44 joins the numbers of Curtis Staples, Ralph Sampson, Bryant Stith, Barry Parkhill, Jeff Lamp, Wally […]

Horizon League Tournament Semifinals: No. 2 Cleveland State took care of business against No. 6 Valparaiso, winning 78-73 to setup a championship game against No. 1 Butler. The Bulldogs are the favorite, but the Vikings already have one win against Butler this season. Junior guard Cedric Jackson led Cleveland State […]

Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Belmont captured the Atlantic Sun championship for the third consecutive year by beating No. 2 Jacksonville 79-61. The Dolphins fell behind by double digits early in the first half and never recovered. Junior guard Shane Dansby led four Bruins in double figures with […]

Sun Belt Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: Bubble teams can exhale after No. 1 South Alabama rallied to beat No. 8 New Orleans. South Alabama is a likely at-large team if it doesn’t win the conference’s automatic bid. Jaguars fans are also happy that South Alabama won’t be saddled with a quarterfinals […]

Big Sky Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 3 Weber State squashed No. 6 Montana State in the first half, building a 30-7 lead with about six minutes remaining before halftime. The Wildcats then cruised to a 65-49 victory, with senior forward Arturas Valeika posting his 12th double-double of the season with […]

Southern Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 1 Davidson stormed into the Southern Conference Tournament championship game after winning 82-52 against No. 5 UNC-Greensboro. Sophomore guard Stephen Curry again led the Wildcats, scoring 26 points. Davidson shot better than 55 percent from the field while holding the Spartans to 35.6 percent shooting. […]