Month: March 2006

SWAC: Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament

Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament: No. 5 Jackson State ripped No. 4 Alabama State 83-65 to move into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals against No. 1 Southern. Trey Johnson scored 26 points to lead the Tigers, who hit five second-half three-pointers to help bury the Hornets. Jackson State led by […]

Big Sky Conference: Big Sky Conference Championship

Big Sky Conference Championship: No. 2 Montana returns to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season after upsetting No. 1 Northern Arizona 73-60 on the Lumberjacks’ home court. The Grizzlies jumped out to a 36-25 halftime lead before Northern Arizona pulled within six points shortly into the second half. […]

Big West Conference: Big West Conference Tournament

Big West Conference Tournament: No. 5 UC – Santa Barbara blasted No. 8 UC – Riverside 76-44 by defensively suffocating the Highlanders. The Gauchos held Riverside to 27 percent shooting from the field and forced 25 turnovers. Senior forward Cameron Goettsche blocked a career-high six shots in addition to scoring […]

Pac-10: Pac-10 Conference Tournament

Pac-10 Conference Tournament: No. 9 Oregon State rallied from 15 points down to beat No. 8 Arizona State 71-68 in the opening round of the Pac-10 Tournament. The Beavers earn a trip to the quarterfinals and a chance to play No. 1 UCLA. Junior center Kyle Jeffers scored 20 points […]

Conference USA: Conference USA Tournament

Conference USA Tournament: No. 10 SMU opened the Conference USA Tournament with a 61-59 upset win against No. 7 Rice. Junior forward Donatas Rackauskas and Devon Pearson each scored 15 points for the Mustangs, who dominated Rice in the paint with 41 rebounds. SMU will play No. 2 Alabama – […]

Atlantic 10: Atlantic 10 Tournament

Atlantic 10 Tournament: No. 10 Temple started the opening round by scoring 22 unanswered points in the second half to turn a close game into a 30-point lead en route to a 74-45 blowout of No. 8 Rhode Island. Antywane Robinson scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead […]

Big East Conference: Big East Conference Tournament

Big East Conference Tournament: Senior guard Gerry McNamara saved No. 9 Syracuse’s season with a game-winning three-pointer with less than a second remaining. McNamara sprinted across the entire court and drained a running three-point attempt to give the Orange a 74-73 victory against No. 8 Cincinnati. The Orange move on […]