Nique Clifford scored 24 points and No. 2 seed Colorado State made a Mountain West tournament-record 12 3s and beat fifth-seeded Boise State 69-56 on Saturday night for its first title since 2003.… Continue Reading »
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Neptune out as Villanova coach after 3 seasons
Villanova has fired men’s basketball coach Kyle Neptune after three seasons with the Wildcats.… Continue Reading »
UNC refuses to blame lane violation for costly loss
The prevailing mantra in the aftermath of North Carolina’s loss to Duke: The Tar Heels had done enough to lose long before a costly lane violation with 4.1 seconds left, yet this was still a team more than deserving of a spot in the NCAA tournament.… Continue Reading »
Evans powers Bryant to AE Tournament title
Barry Evans scored 19 points, Earl Timberlake added 17 and top-seeded Bryant cruised to the America East championship, defeating No. 3-seed Maine 77-59 on Saturday.… Continue Reading »
Norfolk State hangs on for MEAC title, NCAA bid
Norfolk State will be making its third NCAA tournament appearance since 2021, and its fourth overall, after Christian Ings hit the go-ahead free throw with eight seconds left in a win over South Carolina State in the MEAC Tournament title game Saturday.… Continue Reading »
Michigan eyes Big Ten title after buzzer beater
With some heroics just before the buzzer, No. 22 Michigan posted an 81-80 victory over No. 11 Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals Saturday in Indianapolis, giving the Wolverines 24 wins and a date with No. 18 Wisconsin in Sunday’s title game.… Continue Reading »
UConn-Creighton ends in scuffle over ‘fancy’ dunk
A scuffle broke out at the end of Creighton’s victory over UConn in a Big East tournament semifinal after Jamiya Neal threw down a needless dunk for the Bluejays in the final seconds.… Continue Reading »
Sankey: Record 14 NCAA bids ‘justified’ for SEC
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey says his league has been “incomparable” this season and expects no less than a record 14 teams to make the men’s NCAA tournament.… Continue Reading »
Duke’s Flagg ‘doing better’ but out for ACC final
Duke survived a ferocious finish against rival North Carolina with a 74-71 win to advance to the ACC tournament title game, but the Blue Devils won’t have star Cooper Flagg for the game, coach Jon Scheyer said Friday.… Continue Reading »
Clemson falls after halftime locker room lockout
Clemson’s Brad Brownell was forced to address his team outside its locker room at halftime after the Tigers were bizarrely locked out. Clemson went on to fall to Louisville in the ACC tournament semifinals.… Continue Reading »