Conference USA Tournament Semifinals: Rob McKiver scored 25 points to lead No. 3 Houston over in-city rival No. 7 Rice, giving the Cougars a spot in the Conference USA Final. C-USA Player of the Year Morris Almond, who had played spectacularly thus far in the tournament, was held to 11 […]

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Xavier dominated the second half against No. 8 Dayton to win 72-51. Senior Justin Doellman led five Musketeers into double figures. He finished with 19 points and eight rebounds. Xavier shot better than 50 percent from the field and held off the Flyers […]

Southland Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: Darren Hopkins finished a frantic series of plays with a coast-to-coast layup that beat the buzzer by 0.7 seconds to give No. 7 Lamar a 99-98 upset of No. 2 Sam Houston State. Sam Houston State had just taken the lead on a three-pointer by C.J. […]

Mountain West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 BYU beat No. 8 TCU 77-64 to advance to the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals. The Cougars got 22 points from Trent Plaisted and 16 from Mike Rose to pace BYU’s offense. The Cougars’ defense stymied the Horned Frogs, holding them to worse […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 6 Arkansas – Pine Bluff held No. 3 Grambling to nearly 30 percent shooting from the field, fueling a 51-48 quarterfinal upset. Freshman Terrance Calvin was the only Golden Lion to score in double figures with 16 points, but he played 39 minutes to […]

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 3 North Carolina A&T broke open a close game in the second half to defeat No. 6 Norfolk State 81-66. Steven Rush led the Aggies with 18 points, one of four North Carolina A&T players to reach at least 10 points. Norfolk State trailed […]

Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals: Morris Almond, the Conference USA Player of the Year, again came up huge for No. 7 Rice, scoring 30 points, including a three-pointer with less than three seconds left, as the Owls beat No. 2 Central Florida 53-51. Josh Peppers was valiant in defeat for the […]

Pac-10 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 UCLA, who had been looking at a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, was shocked by the No. 8 Cal Bears 76-69 in overtime. Ayinde Ubaka had a career-high 29 points, eight of them in overtime. Cal had a 37-25 lead at halftime, […]

Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 1 Ohio State had answers for every rally No. 8 Michigan had en route to a 72-62 win over the Wolverines. Michigan (21-12) got within three at 52-49, but the Buckeyes responded with a 10-2 run, led by Greg Oden (game-high 22 points and eight […]

Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinals:No. 1W Mississippi State made a strong case for an NCAA Tournament bid with an 84-82 win in overtime against No. 4E Kentucky. After the Wildcats stretched their lead to six points early in the second half, Mississippi State would go on a 26-6 run to take […]