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Jeffers leads Oregon St. to Pac-10 win
Mar 8 2006 11:59PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kyle Jeffers had 20 points and nine rebounds Wednesday night, leading Oregon State to a 71-68 victory over Arizona State in the opening game of the Pac-10 tournament.
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Fordham wins low-scoring A-10 game
Mar 8 2006 11:33PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Bryant Dunston and Jermaine Anderson made just enough baskets Wednesday night to help Fordham beat Richmond 45-37 in the lowest-scoring game in Atlantic 10 tournament history.
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Army women to make first trip to NCAAs
Mar 8 2006 10:30PM (CT)
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Stefanie Stone made a free throw with 8 seconds remaining to give Army a 69-68 win over Holy Cross in the championship of the Patriot League tournament Wednesday night.
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No. 20 BYU advances in Mountain West
Mar 8 2006 10:17PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Ambrosia Anderson scored 20 points and led a second-half charge to help No. 20 BYU beat Colorado State 65-45 in the Mountain West Conference tournament Wednesday night.
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Monmouth makes NCAAs on last-second hoop
Mar 8 2006 10:10PM (CT)
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - Chris Kenny drove the length of the court after a missed free throw to score with 2 seconds to play Wednesday night, lifting Monmouth over Fairleigh Dickinson 49-48 in the Northeast Conference tournament championship game.
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Young sets Big 12 mark as Baylor advances
Mar 8 2006 10:01PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Sophia Young became the career leading scorer in conference history, and her six straight points in overtime helped No. 10 Baylor beat Kansas State 79-74 Wednesday night in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals.
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Tulane advances at C-USA tournament
Mar 8 2006 9:50PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - David Gomez scored 21 points, matching his career high, and grabbed 10 rebounds Wednesday night as Tulane moved to the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament with a 64-58 win over Marshall.
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Douby leads Rutgers past Seton Hall 61-48
Mar 8 2006 9:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Quincy Douby scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half to help Rutgers beat Seton Hall 61-48 on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big East tournament.
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Xavier beats UMass at A-10 tournament
Mar 8 2006 9:09PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Stanley Burrell scored 22 points Wednesday, leading a long-range shooting attack that carried Xavier to a 75-66 victory over Massachusetts in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.
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Bowling Green advances at Mid-American
Mar 8 2006 8:57PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Bowling Green went from ranked to rankled. The Falcons, back in The Associated Press women's Top 25 poll for the first time since 1994, survived a shaky start and advanced to the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament with a 73-61 win over Northern Illinois on Wednesday.
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Big 12 trying to get more teams in NCAAs
Mar 8 2006 7:49PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - When the Big 12 tournament was first played in Dallas three years ago, the league was establishing itself as a power basketball conference.
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Big 12 trying to get more teams in NCAAs
Mar 8 2006 7:49PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - When the Big 12 tournament was first played in Dallas three years ago, the league was establishing itself as a power basketball conference.
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Vols boost Pearl's pay to $1.1 million
Mar 8 2006 7:46PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee rewarded first-year coach Bruce Pearl for returning the Volunteers to the top of the Southeastern Conference with a raise and a two-year contract extension.
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Higgins' 3 sends No. 8 Sooners into semis
Mar 8 2006 7:43PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Erin Higgins made a 3-pointer with 49 seconds remaining to help lift No. 8 Oklahoma past pesky Iowa State 78-74 Wednesday and advance to the Big 12 tournament semifinals.
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UNLV ends No. 21 New Mexico's reign
Mar 8 2006 6:50PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - UNLV put a quick end to No. 21 New Mexico's hopes of a fourth straight Mountain West Conference tournament title with a 57-45 upset of the Lobos on Wednesday.
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Kentucky, LSU have to prove selves in SEC
Mar 8 2006 6:44PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The 18th-ranked LSU Tigers say they're saving their best for the NCAAs. Other Southeastern Conference teams like Kentucky still have a lot to prove in the league's tournament.
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ACC tournament returns to Tobacco Road
Mar 8 2006 6:28PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - The Atlantic Coast Conference tournament returns to Tobacco Road after a year in Washington, and not much has changed.
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McNamara's 3 gives Orange thrilling win
Mar 8 2006 6:12PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gerry McNamara has made plenty of big shots for Syracuse. This one might have topped them all. The senior guard drove the length of the court and hit a 3-pointer with a half-second left, leading Syracuse to a riveting 74-73 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday in the first round of the Big East tournament. The Orange greatly improved their chances of earning an at-large NCAA berth.
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Cheerleading safety group speaks out
Mar 8 2006 4:59PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A national cheerleading safety group is calling for the suspension of certain aerial and towering stunts during this year's college basketball tournaments in response to a cheerleader's frightening fall from a 15-foot human pyramid.
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Utah advances at Mountain West tourney
Mar 8 2006 4:27PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Kim Smith scored a season-high 29 points and had 13 rebounds to lead No. 19 Utah to a 67-47 win over Air Force in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference on Wednesday.
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Injured cheerleader wanted squad to continue
Mar 8 2006 8:33AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A cheerleader who continued to cheer for her team from a gurney despite tumbling 15 feet onto her head said Wednesday she was worried the accident would distract from the basketball game.
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South Alabama makes NCAA field
Mar 8 2006 6:49AM (CT)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - John Pelphrey now knows that nothing feels as good as reaching the NCAA tournament on your own.
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Stewart laments decline of Missouri hoops
Mar 8 2006 6:46AM (CT)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - After 32 years and 634 wins as Missouri basketball coach, Norm Stewart has earned the right to speak his mind. Right now, he doesn't like what he sees.
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After 22 years, Oral Roberts makes NCAAs
Mar 8 2006 12:25AM (CT)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Ken Tutt scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half and Larry Owens added a career-high 24 points as Oral Roberts earned its first NCAA tournament berth in 22 years with an 85-72 win against Chicago State in the Mid-Continent Conference title game Tuesday night.
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South Alabama wins Sun Belt Conference
Mar 8 2006 12:06AM (CT)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Richard Law scored 22 points, and South Alabama routed Western Kentucky 95-70 Tuesday night to win the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship and earn its first NCAA tournament berth since 1998.
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No. 9 UConn wins Big East championship
Mar 8 2006 12:04AM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - No other player in Connecticut women's basketball history has played more minutes than Ann Strother. As the clocked ticked down in what could be her final collegiate appearance in the state, Strother delivered.
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