Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 Kent State handled its business against No. 3 Akron to win 74-55 and take the MAC championship. The Golden Flashes victory ensures they will be in the NCAA Tournament without the need for an at-large bid. Kent State held the Zips to 30.8 percent […]
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Big West: Big West Conference Tournament Semifinals
Big West Conference Tournament Semifinals: No. 5 UC-Irvine suffocated No. 1 UC-Santa Barbara on defense and managed to win 55-50 despite committing 23 turnovers. The Anteaters held the Gauchos to 31.9 percent shooting from the field and 4-of-17 from three-point range. The Gauchos also missed opportunities at the free throw […]
SWAC: Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship
Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship: No. 2 Mississippi Valley State hit three free throws in the final 30 seconds to get past No. 4 Jackson State 59-58 and win the SWAC championship. Trailing 58-56, the Delta Devils got senior guard Stanford Speech to the free throw line, where he hit […]
ACC: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: Junior forward Tyler Hansbrough delivered another strong performance for No. 1 North Carolina with 22 points and six rebounds in the Tar Heels’ 82-70 win against No. 9 Florida State. Both teams shot well, and the Seminoles kept it close for most of the game […]
Southeastern Conference: SEC Tournament Update
SEC Tournament Update: After the inclement weather led to damage to the Georgia Dome and the postponement of the last quarterfinal game on Friday night, the Southeastern Conference announced a change in the remaining schedule of games in the tournament. Athletic directors of the schools agreed on the change, which […]
Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament Championship
Conference USA Tournament Championship: No. 1 Memphis ended any thoughts of a shocking upset at the hands of No. 7 Tulsa in the first half when the Tigers established a 42-13 halftime lead. They cruised through the second half to win 77-51, wrapping up a Conference USA title and a […]
SEC: Southeastern Conference Tournament
Southeastern Conference Tournament: Despite blowing a 16-4 lead in the first half and trailing by three at intermission, No. 5E Georgia was able to pull the upset over No. 2E Kentucky in the last quarterfinal game. The game was tied at 54 when Ramel Bradley hit a jumper that bounced […]
Pac-10: Pac-10 Conference Tournament Championship
Pac-10 Conference Tournament Championship: No. 1 UCLA remained in the hunt for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament by beating No. 2 Stanford 67-64 for the Pac-10 Conference Tournament championship. Junior point guard Darren Collison dominated the Cardinal with 28 points on 12-of-22 shooting. UCLA survived a late […]
Mountain West: Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship
Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship: No. 2 UNLV protected its home court by beating No. 1 BYU 76-61 for the Mountain West Conference championship. The Runnin’ Rebels won at home for the second consecutive season against higher-seeded BYU. The Cougars had an early lead but let it slip away early […]
WAC: Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship
Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship: No. 4 Boise State won a triple overtime thriller 107-102 against No. 3 New Mexico State on the Aggies’ home court to win the Western Athletic Conference championship and return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years. At a school known […]