College Basketball

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — It wasn’t a surprise that a Duke freshman was named the Most Valuable Player of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Saturday night. What may have been surprising is that he wasn’t named Cooper Flagg. Kon Knueppel, take a bow. With Flagg out for most of the ACC Tournament with a sprained ankle, the 6-foot-7 …

[ad_1] COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — CJ Hines scored 20 points and No. 5 seed Alabama State pulled away late to beat No. 2 seed Jackson State 60-56 on Saturday night in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament championship and clinched its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011. Dorian McMillian’s jumper gave Jackson State its last lead at 52-51 with 1:48 …

[ad_1] HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Hayden Gray knocked down six of his seven 3-point attempts and UC San Diego pulled away late to beat UC Irvine, 75-61 to earn its first Big West Conference Tournament championship and its first NCAA Tournament berth on Saturday night. The Tritons moved up from Division II to join the conference in 2020 and won …

[ad_1] HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Kaden Metheny scored 21 points and Taelon Peter added 20, and top-seeded Liberty pulled away early in the second half to beat No. 2 seed Jacksonville State 79-67 on Saturday night for its first Conference USA Tournament title. Liberty, in its second season as a member of CUSA, clinched its sixth NCAA Tournament berth in …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tyrese Proctor entered Saturday night’s ACC championship 0 for 10 from beyond the 3-point arc in his previous two tournament games. That didn’t keep him from letting it fly. Proctor made six 3-pointers and scored 19 points, tournament MVP Kon Knueppel added 18 points and No. 1 Duke defeated 13th-ranked Louisville 73-62 to clinch its second …

[ad_1] Dick Vitale became emotional Saturday night while talking about his most recent cancer battle while announcing top-ranked Duke’s 73-62 victory over No. 13 Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship. The 85-year-old ESPN college basketball analyst announced in December he was cancer-free. It was his fourth battle in just more than three years with the disease. Vitale teared …

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tyrese Proctor scored 19 points on six 3-pointers, Kon Knueppel added 18 points and No. 1 Duke defeated 13th-ranked Louisville 73-62 on Saturday night to clinch its second Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship in three seasons under Jon Scheyer. It was Duke’s 23rd ACC title overall — the most of any team in conference history …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — Nique Clifford scored 24 points and No. 2 seed Colorado State made a Mountain West Championship Tournament-record 12 3s and beat fifth-seeded Boise State 69-56 on Saturday night for its first title since 2003. Colorado State (25-9) will make its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance on a 10-game win streak. Boise State trailed by 10 points …

[ad_1] CLEVELAND (AP) — Nate Johnson hit a short pull-up jumper with two seconds left and top-seeded Akron rallied from 18 points down to beat Miami (OH) 76-74 Saturday night for a second-straight Mid-American Conference Tournament championship and second-straight berth in the NCAA Tournament. The victory also gave Akron coach John Groce his fourth win in five meetings over his …

[ad_1] Akron’s Nate Johnson, who scored the game-winning layup for the Zips, led the team with 22 points in the win over Miami (OH). (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Akron is heading to the big dance after a wild finish in the MAC tournament final. The Zips defeated Miami of Ohio 76-74 on a buzzer-beating layup to …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nique Clifford scored 24 points and No. 2 seed Colorado State made a Mountain West Championship Tournament-record 12 3s and beat fifth-seeded Boise State 69-56 on Saturday night for its first title since 2003. Colorado State (25-9) will make its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance on a 10-game win streak. Boise State trailed by 10 …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Luis Jr. scored all but two of his 29 points after halftime and No. 6 St. John’s made 14 straight shots from the field in the second half to beat Creighton 82-66 on Saturday night for its first Big East Tournament title in 25 years. Zuby Ejiofor added 20 points and Kadary Richmond had …

[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Milos Uzan poured in 25 points, Emanuel Sharpe added 17 and second-ranked Houston turned up its trademark defense in the final minute to hold on for a 72-64 victory over Arizona in the Big 12 Tournament championship game Saturday night. Playing without injured big man J’Wan Roberts, the Cougars (30-4) took a 64-62 lead …

[ad_1] Michigan State basketball came up short in the final seconds against Wisconsin to lose in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament It was a tough way to go out in the Big Ten Tournament. Michigan State basketball came up short in the final seconds against Wisconsin to lose in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Spartans …

[ad_1] For basketball fans, Selection Sunday is a day of anticipation. For the NCAA men’s basketball committee, it’s a day of stress. Selection committee members are holed up in a hotel in Carmel, Indiana, watching games, analyzing résumés and choosing between bubble teams. Here’s a look at the biggest decisions they must make before 6 p.m. ET on Sunday when …

[ad_1] For basketball fans, Selection Sunday is a day of anticipation. For the NCAA men’s basketball committee, it’s a day of stress. Selection committee members are holed up in a hotel in Carmel, Indiana, watching games, analyzing résumés and choosing between bubble teams. Here’s a look at the biggest decisions they must make before 6 p.m. ET on Sunday when …

[ad_1] Charley Martin-Berry holds “Big Bear,” who attends every home game, with her daughter Raven Berry, and her husband, Jake Berry. The family, from East Machias, traveled to Orono Brewing to watch the America East matchup between UMaine and Bryant on Saturday. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel ORONO — There will be another NCAA men’s basketball tournament without the University of Maine. …

[ad_1] FORT WORTH, Texas — PJ Haggerty made eight free throws and forced a huge turnover in the final minute as 16th-ranked Memphis beat Tulane 78-77 on Saturday to advance to the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game. Haggerty, the AAC player of the year, put the Tigers (28-5) ahead to stay with two free throws that made it 72-71 …

[ad_1] Michigan basketball was seeking revenge against Maryland after losing to the Terps 10 days ago in Ann Arbor, but with so much more on the line. Facing the 2-seed in Indianapolis, the 3-seed Wolverines needed a win in order to advance to the Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin on Sunday. And early in the second half, it appeared …

[ad_1] Tre Donaldson needed a few seconds to flip Michigan-Maryland on its head. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) In the racing capital of the world, it was the speed of Tre Donaldson that put Michigan in the Big Ten tournament championship game. The Wolverines beat Maryland 81-80 in the semifinal on Saturday, taking the lead with less than a second to go …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — Coach Kevin Kruger, who led UNLV to the Sweet 16 as the team’s point guard in 2007 while playing for his father, Hall of Famer Lon Kruger, was fired by the Rebels on Saturday. Kruger went 76-55 in four seasons and failed to lead the Rebels to the NCAA Tournament. The program, once one of college …

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — AK Okereke had 25 points in Cornell’s 87-71 win over Dartmouth on Saturday in the Ivy League Tournament. Cornell, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, will face top-seeded Yale in Sunday’s championship game. Okereke also added nine rebounds, four steals, and four blocks for the Big Red (18-10). Jake Fiegen added 16 points while shooting 5 …

[ad_1] Saturday may have been an ignition point for the 2024-25 Wisconsin Badgers as they search for postseason success. The team defeated Michigan State 77-74 in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal. The win, which came down to a chaotic final-minute sequence, sends the Badgers into the conference title game on Sunday afternoon. More importantly, it was arguably the team’s best …

[ad_1] NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Christian Ings scored 16 points, including the go-ahead free throw with eight seconds left, and top-seeded Norfolk State held off a wild rally by No. 2-seed South Carolina State for a 66-65 victory in the MEAC Tournament championship game on Saturday. With the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, Norfolk State will be making its …

[ad_1] Kevin Kruger is out as head coach of UNLV’s men’s basketball team, the school announced on Saturday. “I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Coach Kruger for his hard work, commitment, and dedication over the past four years as head coach of the Runnin’ Rebels,” said UNLV athletic director Erick Harper in a statement. “While there have …