Milwaukee, WI – If playing in the National Invitational Tournament is a consolation prize for teams that came up short in their pursuit of an NCAA tournament bid, the Penn State Nittany Lions are continuing to make the most of their NIT opportunity. After a home win against Temple and a road victory at Notre […]
Kentucky and Gonzaga Advance to Sweet 16 from Boise
Boise, ID. –Gonzaga rode Zach Norvell Jr. and Rui Hachimura to another Sweet 16 appearance. The Zags fought back a game Ohio State squad in a 90-84 win in the nightcap in Boise before a predominantly Zag audience. Norvell Jr. saved his best game of the year for the right time as he scored 28 […]
Buffalo Upset Highlights NCAA Games in Boise
Boise, ID. – No. 13 seed Buffalo (27-8) pulled off the upset of the day with a convincing 89-68 win over No. 4 seed and Pac-12 champion Arizona (27-8) in the final game of the day in Boise. The Bulls pulled away in the second half with clutch three-point shooting and effective defense against Arizona’s […]
Ayton Leads Arizona to Pac-12 Tournament Title
Las Vegas, NV – Deandre Ayton had his second straight 30+ point game to help the Arizona Wildcats beak away from the USC Trojans to capture the Pac-12 Tournament title. Ayton totaled 34 points on 14-of-20 shooting to go along with 18 rebounds in Arizona’s 75-61 victory. After a Chimezie Metu dunk with 11:40 remaining […]
San Diego State Wins Mountain West Tournament
Las Vegas, NV – San Diego State pulled away late to beat a game New Mexico team 82-75 to win the Mountain West Conference tournament. The Aztecs will be heading to the NCAA tournament, likely along with regular season champion Nevada, giving the conference a surprise second participant. Trey Kell was outstanding for San Diego […]
Pac-12 Tournament: Arizona and USC Advance to Finals
Las Vegas, NV – The Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament semifinal were played tonight before a sellout crowd at T-Mobile Arena. In the opening game, Arizona (26-7) outscored UCLA (21-11) 11-0 in overtime to escape with a 78-67 win and advance to the finals. The Wildcats rode their 7-1 freshman center and possible first pick in […]
Pac-12 Tournament: Quarterfinals
Las Vegas, NV – The Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament quarterfinals were played today with four games at T-Mobile Arena. In the opening game, Arizona (25-7) used a 14-0 run in the second half to top Colorado (17-15) 83-65. Allonzo Trier led the Wildcats with 22 points while center Dusan Ristic added 16 points and 11 […]
Pac-12 Tournament: Day 1
Las Vegas, NV – The Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament tipped off today at T-Mobile Arena with four first round games. In the opening game, Colorado (17-14) beat Arizona State (20-11) 97-85, pulling away with a 56-point second half. The loss put the Sun Devils firmly on the NCAA tournament bubble. After big early season wins […]
Gonzaga Destroys BYU To Win WCC Title
Las Vegas, NV – BYU came into tonight’s WCC Championship game attempting to avenge two regular season losses to Gonzaga. The Cougars lost by eight points at Gonzaga and by 14 points at home. That trend continued as the Zags used a late first half surge to take a nine-point halftime lead, then pulled away […]