Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament: No. 6 Norfolk State won an opening round game against No. 11 Maryland – Eastern Shore 81-70. Junior Tony Murphy scored 24 points to lead the Spartans, who will play No. 3 North Carolina A&T in the quarterfinals. The Shore Hawks’ loss spoiled a sensational 30-point […]

Mid-American Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 8 Eastern Michigan outlasted No. 9 Ball State 51-48 to advance to the quarterfinals against No. 1 Toledo. The Eagles led Ball State by 15 points but nearly squandered the lead with 25 turnovers. Jesse Bunkley led Eastern Michigan with 15 points. No. 5 […]

Pac-10 Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 8 California drained 12 three-pointers, including eight during a 34-2 run, to sweep No. 9 Oregon State in a 70-51 blowout. Ryan Anderson led the Golden Bears with 27 points, including six three-pointers. The Golden Bears will play No. 1 UCLA in the quarterfinals. […]

Big Sky Conference Tournament Championship: A year after missing the Big Sky Conference tournament for the first time since 1981, No. 1 Weber State got back to the top. The Wildcats knocked off No. 2 Northern Arizona 88-80 to claim the Big Sky tournament championship. The Big Sky Conference’s most […]

Conference USA Tournament Opening Round: Conference USA Player of the Year Morris Almond keyed an eight-point comeback to lead No. 7 Rice past No. 10 UTEP 77-74. Almond had 31 points and eight rebounds. Lorenzo Williams added 15 points and eight assists for the Owls. No. 6 Southern Miss won […]

Big West Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 5 UC – Irvine slipped past No. 8 UC – Riverside 53-52 in a wild finish. The Anteaters broke a 51-51 tie with Mark Kelley’s basket with a minute remaining. The Highlanders made one free throw with 45 seconds to go to cut […]

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Opening Round: In dramatic fashion, No. 9 Florida State kept its NCAA Tournament dreams alive with a 67-66 victory against No. 8 Clemson in the opening round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Senior Al Thornton scored the last point of his game-high 25 with 1.8 […]

Southeastern Conference Tournament Opening Round: In the opening game of the SEC Tournament, No. 4E Kentucky was able to overcome an early 21-11 deficit against No. 5W Alabama and go on a 13-0 run on their way to a 79-67 victory. Randolph Morris had a spectacular game, shooting 8-of-10 from […]

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 8 Dayton shot lights out in the second half to beat No. 9 Charlotte 81-63. The Flyers hit nearly 70 percent of their shots in the second half. Brian Roberts led Dayton with 24 points, including 17 in the second half. The Flyers […]

Big Ten Tournament Opening Round: No. 8 Michigan opened the day by using a 45-29 edge on the boards to overcome a 27 percent showing at the offensive end for a 49-40 win over No. 9 Minnesota. It was a defensive struggle for both teams, as both had more turnovers […]