Atlantic Coast Conference Championship: No. 1 Duke won its seventh Atlantic Coast Conference championship in the past eight seasons with a 78-76 win against No. 3 Boston College. When the Blue Devils needed help, senior guard J.J. Redick answered the call, hitting five second-half three-pointers. Redick finished with 26 points, […]

Southeast Conference Championship: No. 2E Florida narrowly edged No. 5E South Carolina 49-47 to claim a second straight Southeast Conference championship. Sophomore swingman Corey Brewer led the way with 16 points and seven rebounds. The Gamecocks had a chance to win or tie in the last few seconds. They couldn’t hit […]

Big West Conference Championship: No. 1 Pacific won the Big West Conference championship with a 78-70 victory against No. 3 Long Beach State. Christian Maraker led the Tigers with 23 points and 11 rebounds, giving the Tigers their third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. After falling behind by three points in […]

Mountain West Conference Championship: No. 1 San Diego State claimed the Mountain West Conference championship with a 69-63 overtime win against No. 7 Wyoming, ending the Cowboys’ phenomenal run. Two Aztecs registered double-doubles, led by senior forward Marcus Slaughter, who had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Conference player of the […]

Mid-American Conference Tournament: No. 1 Kent State returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002 by beating No. 7 Toledo 71-66 in the Mid-American Conference championship. Senior forward Kevin Warzynski led the Golden Flashes with 21 points. Kent State led most of the game but had to […]

Western Athletic Conference Championship: No. 1 Nevada survived a valiant effort from No. 2 Utah State in the championship game, winning 70-63 in overtime. Junior forward Nick Fazekas led the Wolf Pack with 23 points and 14 rebounds, including two free throws in regulation that gave Nevada a two-point lead […]

Big East Conference Championship: No. 9 Syracuse completed one of the greatest runs in Big East Conference Tournament history with a 65-61 championship victory against No. 6 Pittsburgh. The memory of this tournament will be the heroics of senior guard Gerry McNamara, recently dubbed “overrated” by Syracuse’s own student newspaper. […]

Pac-10 Conference Championship: No. 1 UCLA settled any question whether the Bruins are the best team in the Pac-10 Conference this season. The Bruins won the conference championship against No. 3 California 71-52, their third consecutive game in which a UCLA opponent failed to score more than 60 points. The […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship: No. 1 Southern took care of business against No. 7 Arkansas – Pine Bluff, winning 57-44 to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament. The Jaguars reach the tournament for the first time since 1993. Senior forward Peter Cipriano led the […]