[ad_1] NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Daemar Kelly hit a go-ahead jumper with nine seconds left and Chris Moncrief made 1 of 2 free throws after he stole the ball to help St. Francis (Pa.) stun top-seeded Central Connecticut State 46-43 on Tuesday night to win the Northeastern Conference Tournament championship. It ended the nation’s longest active win streak at …

[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Coleman Hawkins had a season-best 26 points, David N’Guessan converted a crucial three-point play in the final minute, and No. 10 seed Kansas State beat No. 15 seed Arizona State 71-66 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday night. Dug McDaniel added 14 points and Max Jones and Brendan Hausen …

[ad_1] ROSEMONT, Ill. — Purdue’s Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo coach of the year by coaches and the media in voting coordinated by the conference. Smith and Izzo won the same honors from The Associated Press on Tuesday. The coaches voted Penn State’s Ace Baldwin Jr. the defensive player …

[ad_1] Arkansas basketball will be without Adou Thiero for a fifth consecutive game Wednesday when it opens the SEC Tournament against South Carolina. The No. 9 Razorbacks (19-12) listed their leading scorer and rebounder as out on the SEC Availability Report released Tuesday night. Thiero hyperextended his knee in the Hogs’ 92-85 win over Missouri on Feb. 22. He had 11 points, five …

[ad_1] The Golden State Warriors are 12-2 since Jimmy Butler joined the team, looking like a threat to Oklahoma City in the West, and now they are about to get deeper and more athletic. Jonathan Kuminga is set to return on Thursday night when the Warriors take on the Kings, a story broken by Anthony Slater at The Athletic. Kuminga …

[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oklahoma State players sat scattered on chairs and benches, a vibe of bewilderment emanating from the mostly silent locker room. A team the Cowboys had beaten three days earlier manhandled them Tuesday, with Cincinnati, the No. 13 seed, rolling to an 87-68 win over the 12th-seeded Pokes, eliminating them from the Big 12 men’s basketball …

[ad_1] (This article was written with the assistance of Castmagic, an AI tool, and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy. Please reach out to us if you notice any mistakes.) The Cleveland Cavaliers are captivating the NBA world with a 14-game winning streak that screams potential playoff brilliance. Kevin O’Connor and NBA analyst Steve Jones took a deep …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Andrej Stojakovic scored 29, Mady Sissoko and Rytis Petraitis each posted double-doubles and California rallied to beat Virginia Tech 82-73 in double overtime in Tuesday’s first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. The 15th-seeded Golden Bears (14-18) will play No. 7 seed Stanford on Wednesday in a second-round matchup between former Pac-12 rivals. Cal …