San Jose, CA – Oregon closed the game on a 38-17 run to pull away from UC Irvine in a 73-54 win in NCAA Tournament action at the SAP Center in San Jose. The victory sends Oregon into a Sweet 16 match-up against No. 1-seeded Virginia in the South Regional in Louisville, Kentucky this Thursday […]
Oregon and UC-Irvine Advance to NCAA Tournament Second Round
San Jose, CA – No. 12-seed Oregon used a 47-point second half to propel them from a halftime tie and run away from No. 5-seed Wisconsin 72-54 in first round NCAA Tournament action at the SAP Center in San Jose. Payton Pritchard led the Ducks in scoring with 19 points while Louis King added 17 […]
Montana Wins Big Sky Title With Late Rally
Boise, ID – In the first Big Sky Championships held at Century Link Arena last season, the top-seeded Montana Grizzlies and No. 3-seed Eastern Washington Eagles were in the exact same position with the Grizzlies winning that battle 82-65. Montana (25-8) made it to the championship game by beating No. 9-seed Sacramento State 79-73 in […]
Oregon Destroys Washington in Pac-12 Championship Game
Las Vegas, NV. – Oregon turned in another superlative defense effort and Payton Pritchard played likely his best collegiate game as they demolished top-seeded Washington 68-48 in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game. It was the Ducks’ fifth tournament championship and they became only the second team to win the event after playing four games in […]
Utah State Wins MWC Tournament Over San Diego State
Las Vegas, NV. – Utah State won its first Mountain West conference championship with a 64-57 win over San Diego State (21-13) before 8,969 fans at the Thomas and Mack Center. Tournament MVP Sam Merrill led the Aggies with 24 points while 6-11 freshman center Neemias Queta added 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocked […]
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 […]