Big East Conference Tournament: Did someone say overrated? Senior guard Gerry McNamara — recently criticized in Syracuse newspapers and profanely defended by coach Jim Boehim — proved once again that when he is on the court, No. 9 Syracuse is never out of a game. McNamara led the Orange to […]

Atlantic 10 Tournament: No. 5 Saint Joseph’s is in the championship game for the second year in a row after a 73-59 win over No. 9 Temple. It’s the eighth straight win for the Hawks (18-12), who broke the game open in the first half by scoring 11 straight points. […]

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament: Junior forward Jahsha Bluntt scored 20 points to lead No. 1 Delaware State to a 63-51 win against No. 4 South Carolina State, avenging a loss to the Bulldogs earlier in the season. The win pushes the Hornets into the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament championship against […]

Mid-American Conference Tournament: The Mid-American Conference’s post-season favorite beat its preseason favorite 72-59 in the tournament semifinals. No. 1 Kent State advanced to its fifth championship game in six seasons, affirming its position as a perennial MAC power. No. 5 Ohio meanwhile bowed out after a relatively disappointing season. Senior […]

Big West Conference Tournament: No. 3 Long Beach State provided the thriller of the conference tournament with a 75-73 win against No. 2 UC – Irvine. The 49ers drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to slip past the Anteaters. Long Beach State will play No. 1 Pacific in the championship, […]

Pac-10 Conference Tournament: No. 1 UCLA picked up its second blowout win of the Pac-10 Conference Tournament with a 71-59 victory against No. 4 Arizona. Freshman Darren Collison led the Bruins with 15 points, his best performance of the season. The Bruins move on to face No. 3 California in […]

Western Athletic Conference Tournament: No. 1 Nevada took another step toward winning the Western Athletic Conference championship by beating No. 4 New Mexico State 70-59. With the Aggies blanketing Nick Fazekas, Marcelus Kemp got plenty of free looks to drain four three-pointers en route to 25 points. The Wolf Pack […]

Mountain West Conference Tournament: No. 1 San Diego State passed a tough test against No. 4 UNLV by escaping with a 63-60 win. The Rebels pushed the Aztecs to the limit, as Brandon Heath hit a go-ahead three-pointer with less than a minute remaining to push San Diego State into […]

Southeastern Conference Tournament: No. 5E South Carolina was able to shut down Chris Lofton and come away with the biggest upset of the tournament against No. 1E Tennessee 79-71. Tre’ Kelley took control of the game early and finished with 25 points and eight assists. Lofton finished with 12 points, which […]

Big Ten Conference Tournament: Despite trailing by a dozen in the second half, No. 1 Ohio State found a way to win against No. 8 Penn State 63-56. The Buckeyes hit a three-pointer with about six minutes remaining to take their first lead of the game at 50-49. Junior guard […]