Big East Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 8 Villanova blasted No. 9 Syracuse 82-63 with a dominant 55-point second half, likely ending the Orange’s NCAA Tournament hopes. Villanova got 22 points from sophomore guard Scottie Reynolds and won the rebounding battle 39-27 despite having a significant height disadvantage. Villanova will […]

Conference USA Tournament Opening Round: No. 7 Tulsa ended No. 10 East Carolina’s season with a 66-49 win in the opening round. The Golden Hurricane advances to play No. 2 Alabama-Birmingham. Sophomore center Jerome Jordan led Tulsa with 18 points. The Pirates were off all day, shooting only 28.3 percent […]

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 8 Dayton’s NCAA Tournament hopes remained alive after the Flyers survived No. 9 Saint Louis’ upset bid. Dayton needed overtime to deliver a 63-62 win in which its leading scorer, senior guard Brian Roberts, was held to five points. Sophomore guard Marcus Johnson […]

Mid-American Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 7 Eastern Michigan beat No. 10 Ball State 59-55 to move into the semifinals against No. 2 Western Michigan. Sophomore forward Justin Dobbins led the Eagles with 21 points, including a put-back that gave them a 45-44 lead and sparked an 8-0 run to […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 2 Mississippi Valley State and No. 7 Grambling State both shot better than 50 percent from the field, but the Delta Devils held off the Tigers for a 79-73 win the quarterfinals. Junior forward Eric Petty led Mississippi Valley State with 19 points, one […]

Northeast Conference Tournament Championship: No. 4 Mount St. Mary’s completed its run in the Northeast Conference Tournament with a 68-55 win at No. 3 Sacred Heart for the conference title and automatic NCAA Tournament bid. The Mountaineers reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999. The Pioneers rallied […]

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 7 Coppin State outlasted No. 10 Howard 55-54, surviving a late push by the Bison after leading by nine with 10 minutes to go. Senior guard Tywain McKee has 18 points to lead the Eagles, including two free throws in the final 10 […]

Pac-10 Conference Tournament Opening Round: No. 9 California slipped past No. 8 Washington 84-81 to setup a quarterfinals game against No. 1 UCLA in a rematch of last week’s thriller in Los Angeles. The Bears fell behind by 10 points after halftime but used a 14-0 run to grab the […]

Summit League Tournament Championship: No. 1 Oral Roberts ended the Summit League championship on a 16-7 run to beat No. 2 IUPUI 71-64 and capture the Golden Eagles’ third consecutive conference title and NCAA Tournament bid. Senior swingman Moses Ehambe hit seven three-pointers en route to 25 points to lead […]

Horizon League Tournament Championship: A few bubble teams can breathe a little easier after No. 1 Butler beat No. 2 Cleveland State 70-55 to win the Horizon League title and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, ensuring that the conference will remain a one-bid league. After Monday’s upsets in conference […]