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O'Toole steps down as Fairfield coach
Mar 3 2006 11:26PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Tim O'Toole stepped down as Fairfield's coach Friday night, saying his contract would not be renewed after the Stags' season ended with a first-round loss in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament.
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Seton Hall ends Pitt's home winning streak
Mar 3 2006 11:15PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Seton Hall might have played its way into the NCAA tournament and, at the same time, forced Pittsburgh to play an extra game in the Big East tournament that the Panthers spent all season trying to avoid.
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Duke downs Virginia Tech despite turnovers
Mar 3 2006 10:30PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Second-ranked Duke suddenly has a problem with turnovers, and the Blue Devils will have to fix it fast if they want to have a memorable postseason. Monique Currie scored 13 points to help the Blue Devils overcome a season-high 31 turnovers in a 69-56 win over Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Friday night. The Blue Devils reached the semifinals for the 12th straight year.
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Indiana stifles Minnesota in upset
Mar 3 2006 10:25PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nikki Smith tied her career high with 18 points and Indiana's defense stifled No. 20 Minnesota in a 61-46 win in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals on Friday night.
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Kentucky upsets Florida in quarterfinals
Mar 3 2006 10:07PM (CT)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Samantha Mahoney and Sarah Elliott each scored 20 points to lead Kentucky to an 88-70 victory over No. 23 Florida on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
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Purdue beats Illinois, advances to semis
Mar 3 2006 8:06PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton had 15 points and three blocks and Aya Traore added 14 points and five assists to lead No. 14 Purdue to a 68-57 victory over Illinois in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals on Friday night at Conseco Fieldhouse.
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Lady Vols coast past Auburn in q-finals
Mar 3 2006 7:27PM (CT)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Tennessee's difficult regular season is over, and the Lady Vols sent a clear message in their first game of the SEC tournament.
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Al Groh names son new off. coordinator
Mar 3 2006 7:21PM (CT)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Virginia football coach Al Groh named his son Mike, a former quarterback at Virginia, as the Cavaliers offensive coordinator on Friday.
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Danny Nee resigns as Duquesne coach
Mar 3 2006 5:50PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Danny Nee resigned Friday as Duquesne University's basketball coach, one day before the Dukes will conclude the worst season in school history.
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Shimek leads Michigan St. past Iowa
Mar 3 2006 5:41PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Liz Shimek and Lindsay Bowen are content with their dual roles as Michigan State's career scoring leaders _ as long as it means winning a second straight Big Ten tournament title.
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Ohio St. advances in women's Big Ten
Mar 3 2006 4:33PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Even without the Big Ten's leading scorer and player of the year, Ohio State was too dominant for Penn State.
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LSU routs Mississippi in SEC quarterfinals
Mar 3 2006 4:27PM (CT)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Seimone Augustus of No. 3 LSU sat with 9 minutes left against Mississippi on Friday, her 30 points already tying a school record in a Southeastern Conference tournament game.
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N.C. women advance in ACC tournament
Mar 3 2006 1:40PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Camille Little had 17 points and 10 rebounds and No. 1 North Carolina overcame a sluggish start to beat Virginia 82-56 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference women's tournament.
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Ex-basketball coach Izard kills himself
Mar 3 2006 11:54AM (CT)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A former Indiana women's basketball coach, whom the school paid to settle a discrimination lawsuit four years ago, committed suicide at his Florida home, a medical examiner said.
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UAB stymies Memphis offense in upset win
Mar 3 2006 7:50AM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The points just stopped coming for No. 3 Memphis _ and so did the wins. Marvett McDonald had 17 points and UAB held the Tigers scoreless for more than eight minutes down the stretch in an 80-74 upset on Thursday night, sending another top-five team tumbling.
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Afflalo excels as UCLA beats California
Mar 3 2006 7:23AM (CT)
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Arron Afflalo will allow himself to enjoy his signature performance at UCLA for a few hours before setting his sights on bigger goals. Afflalo scored 21 of his 25 points after halftime, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer midway through overtime, to help No. 15 UCLA clinch at least a share of its first Pac-10 title in nine years with a 67-58 victory over California on Thursday night.
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UNLV rallies to beat No. 21 New Mexico
Mar 3 2006 1:32AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sherry McCracklin grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with 23 seconds left to give UNLV a 65-63 win over No. 21 New Mexico on Thursday night.
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Washington pulls away in 2nd half over ASU
Mar 3 2006 1:30AM (CT)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Not much has changed between Washington and Arizona State since they met in their Pac-10 opener in late December. Mike Jensen made four of five 3-pointers and scored 14 points and the 14th-ranked Huskies turned it on in the second half on their way to a 91-66 victory over the Sun Devils on Thursday night.
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Vanderbilt advances to 2nd round with rout
Mar 3 2006 1:01AM (CT)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Christina Wirth provided Vanderbilt the lift it needed to pull away from Alabama. The freshman scored 17 points and keyed a decisive run in No. 23 Vanderbilt's 84-62 victory over Alabama in the Southeastern Conference women's tournament Thursday night.
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Nevada clinches WAC title with easy win
Mar 3 2006 12:59AM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - The Nevada Wolf Pack are getting used to winning around here. Nick Fazekas had 20 points and 12 rebounds and No. 24 Nevada beat San Jose State 83-60 Thursday night to clinch the Western Athletic Conference title.
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BYU holds off Colorado St., earns top seed
Mar 3 2006 12:30AM (CT)
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Ambrosia Anderson scored 22 points as No. 18 BYU held off Colorado State for a 69-67 win Thursday night to earn the top seed in the Mountain West Conference tournament.
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