Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship: A familiar but unlikely face won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship — No. 6 Hampton. The Pirates advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in six years by upsetting No. 1 Delaware State 60-56. Junior forward Jaz Cowan scored 15 points to lead Hampton, […]

Atlantic 10 Conference Championship: No. 10 Xavier blocked two shots in the final seconds to complete its comeback from a 53-44 second-half deficit in a dramatic 62-61 victory over No. 5 Saint Joseph’s. Xavier (21-10) was still down 59-51 with under five minutes left, when Stanley Burrell (15 points) hit […]

America East Conference Championship: No. 1 Albany controlled the pace of the game, then controlled all of the game to beat No. 6 Vermont 80-67 and win the America East Conference Championship. Junior guard Jamar Wilson torched the Catamounts for 29 points as the Great Danes forced a fast-paced game […]

Conference USA Championship: No. 1 Memphis won the Conference USA championship by beating No. 2 Alabama – Birmingham 57-46. The win avenges a loss to the Blazers last week. Freshman forward Shawne Williams finished a solid conference tournament by scoring 18 points. Memphis broke open a six-point game in the […]

Big 12 Conference Tournament: No. 1 Texas avenged a loss to No. 4 Texas A&M 10 days ago by beating the Aggies 74-70 to advance to the Big 12 championship game. Senior forward P.J. Tucker was unstoppable with 26 points, 12 rebounds and four assists, leading the Longhorns in each […]

Big Ten Conference Tournament: No. 2 Iowa advanced to the Big Ten Conference championship game with a 53-48 victory against No. 6 Michigan State. Senior guard Jeff Horner led the Hawkeyes with 14 points. Iowa stymied Michigan State’s high-powered offense, holding the Spartans to a season-low 48 points and 28.3 […]

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament: For the ninth consecutive season, No. 1 Duke will appear in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game after the Blue Devils beat No. 12 Wake Forest 78-66. Duke got a career-high 18 points from freshman point guard Greg Paulus, who played a more significant scoring role […]

Southeast Conference Tournament: No. 5E South Carolina continued its Cinderella-type run through the Southeast Conference Tournament as the Gamecocks won a close one against No. 3E Kentucky in the first semifinal game of the day. The trio of junior guard Tre’ Kelley, junior swingman Bryce Sheldon, and senior guard Tarence […]

Capel Will Lead Through 2012: VCU has extended the contract of head coach Jeff Capel two more years, which will keep him there through 2012. Capel has posted a 79-41 record in four seasons at the school, including a Colonial Athletic Association title, and attendance has soared to record numbers. […]