Conference USA Tournament: No. 1 Memphis bumped No. 4 Houston out of the Conference USA Tournament with a 68-54 semifinal win. The Tigers rebounded from a bad start in which they went six minutes without scoring and let the Cougars build a 10-0 lead. But Memphis erased the deficit quickly. […]
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Atlantic 10: Atlantic 10 Tournament
Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament: It wasn’t a good day to be one of the top seeds at the Atlantic 10 Tournament. No. 9 Temple started the day by bursting someone’s bubble, as the Owls scored 18 unanswered points including the last 13 of the first half and never trailed again […]
ACC: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament: No. 8 Miami rained late three-pointers on No. 9 Clemson to steal a 66-63 victory despite trailing for most of the game. Freshman guard Denis Clemente hit a three-pointer with 50 seconds remaining to take the lead for Miami and complete a rally from 12 points […]
SWAC: Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament
Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament: This year’s Cinderella could be No. 7 Arkansas – Pine Bluff, which upset No. 3 Grambling State 61-49. The win is the Golden Lions’ second victory against a higher seed in two days. Senior guard Martese Coleman led Arkansas – Pine Bluff with 15 points, one […]
Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament
Conference USA Tournament: No. 2 Alabama – Birmingham beat No. 10 Southern Methodist 69-55 to advance to the Conference USA Tournament semifinals. The Blazers will play No. 3 Texas – El Paso Friday. Four players reached double figures in scoring for Alabama – Birmingham, which used its pressure defense to […]
Mountain West: Mountain West Conference Tournament
Mountain West Conference Tournament: No. 1 San Diego State proved how valuable junior forward Marcus Slaughter is to the Aztecs in a 64-52 win against No. 8 Colorado State. Slaughter scored 17 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Rams could not contain him in the paint. After Colorado State […]
Mid-American Conference: Mid-American Conference Tournament
Mid-American Conference Tournament: No. 7 Akron knocked off No. 2 Northern Illinois 78-77 as the Huskies missed an opportunity to tie the game in the final seconds. After Toledo junior guard Justin Ingram drained two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to stretch the lead to three, Northern Illinois missed […]
Big 12: Big 12 Conference Tournament
Big 12 Conference Tournament: No. 8 Texas Tech needed junior guard Jarrius Jackson to shoot well from somewhere, and he made his home at the free throw line. Despite shooting only 4-of-17 from the field, Jackson led the Red Raiders with 21 points in the team’s 73-65 win against No. […]
Pac-10: Pac-10 Conference Tournament
Pac-10 Conference Tournament: No. 4 Arizona pressured No. 5 Stanford into 23 turnovers, which doomed the Cardinal to a 73-68 loss. Without their leading scorer, senior guard Hassan Adams, the Wildcats saw junior forward Ivan Radenovic step up his game to score 21 points and collect seven rebounds. Coach Lute […]
Northeast Conference: Northeast Conference Championship
Northeast Conference Championship: No. 2 Monmouth used some late game heroics to upset No. 1 Fairleigh Dickinson on the Knights’ home court to win the Northeast Conference Championship. The Hawks overcame a three-point deficit in the final 10 seconds to win 49-48. Junior guard Dejan Delic drained two free throws […]