No. 13 Texas will be playing for its NCAA Tournament life when it squares off against No. 12 Vanderbilt on Wednesday afternoon in a first-round game in the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashvi… MORE
Category Archives: College Basketball
Butler, Providence enter Big East tourney on downturns
NEW YORK — Providence and Butler ended disappointing regular seasons with the dubious claim of being among the Big East’s coldest teams.Two teams on lengthy losing streaks will open the Big East t… MORE
Northwestern opens Big Ten tourney vs. well-matched Minnesota
Minnesota and Northwestern both ended the Big Ten regular season on two-game losing streaks.The 12th-seeded Golden Gophers and 13th-seeded Wildcats realize wiggle room will be out the window on Wed… MORE
Georgia Tech, Virginia aim to start ACC tournament run
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Georgia Tech and Virginia have pieced together enough stretches during the season to provide doses of encouragement.They’ll need to show the ability for sustained batches in the… MORE
No. 19 Saint Mary’s looks to take down Gonzaga in WCC title game
Saint Mary’s is locked into a berth in the NCAA Tournament but the No. 19 Gaels badly want to add the West Coast Conference tournament championship to their regular-season title.Not to forget that… MORE
Conference tournament roundup: Wofford, Troy earn NCAA bids
Jackson Sivills scored 20 points for Wofford, which erased a six-point second-half deficit to beat Furman 92-85 on Friday in the Southern Conference championship game at Asheville, N.C.All five sta… MORE
No. 19 Saint Mary’s routs Pepperdine to reach WCC title game
Paulius Murauskas and Augustas Marciulionis scored 15 points apiece to help No. 19 Saint Mary’s roll to a 74-59 victory over Pepperdine on Monday night in Las Vegas to reach the West Coast Conference… MORE
UCF, Utah collide in Big 12 tourney not long after first meeting
UCF and Utah are approximately 2,300 miles apart, about as far apart as any two schools in the Big 12 Conference. They’ve only played once in basketball this season, on the UCF campus in Orlando, Fla.… MORE
Last chance for Kansas State, Arizona State to meet expectations
With both teams winning on the other team’s home court during the regular season, Kansas State and Arizona State are glad their final meeting is on a neutral court.The 15th-seeded Sun Devils (13-18… MORE
Colorado goes for second win in four days over TCU
One season ago, Colorado coach Tad Boyle entered the Pac-12 tournament as the No. 3 seed brandishing a roster featuring three future NBA draft picks.But heading into this week’s Big 12 tournament i… MORE
