COLLEGE BASKETBALL-TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS Conference tournaments wrap up Sunday UNDATED (AP) — The conference tournaments in men’s college basketball conclude Sunday. No. 9 Ohio State takes on No. 3 Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament championship. The Buckeyes will play their fourth game in four days after holding off Michigan on Saturday, 68-67. Illinois, which beat No. 5 Iowa 82-71, is…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-BIG 12 TOURNAMENT Longhorns finally get B12 title KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas finally has a Big 12 title in men’s basketball. Matt Coleman scored a career-high 30 points and Jericho Simms added a career-best 21 as the 13th-ranked Longhorns held off No. 12 Oklahoma State, 91-86. Kai Jones and Andrew Jones added 13 points apiece for third-seeded…
Ohio State (21-8, 15-8) vs. Illinois (22-6, 18-4) Big Ten Tourney Championship, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Sunday, 2:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State is set to take on Illinois in the Championship of the Big Ten tourney. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last played each other on March 6, when the…
Cincinnati (12-10, 10-6) vs. Houston (23-3, 16-3) American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship, Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas; Sunday, 2:15 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati is set to face off against Houston in the Championship of the AAC tournament. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Feb. 21, when the Cougars outshot Cincinnati 47 percent to 30 percent…
LSU (18-8, 13-6) vs. Alabama (23-6, 18-2) Southeastern Conference Tourney Championship, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee; Sunday, 12 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: LSU and Alabama are prepared to match up in the Championship of the SEC tournament. Alabama swept the two-game regular season series. The teams last played each other on Feb. 3, when the Crimson Tide shot 47.8 percent from…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-BIG 12 TOURNAMENT Longhorns finally get B12 title KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas finally has a Big 12 title in men’s basketball. Matt Coleman scored a career-high 30 points and Jericho Simms added a career-best 21 as the 13th-ranked Longhorns held off No. 12 Oklahoma State, 91-86. Kai Jones and Andrew Jones added 13 points apiece for third-seeded…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-BIG 12 TOURNAMENT Longhorns finally get B12 title KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas finally has a Big 12 title in men’s basketball. Matt Coleman scored a career-high 30 points and Jericho Simms added a career-best 21 as the 13th-ranked Longhorns held off No. 12 Oklahoma State, 91-86. Kai Jones and Andrew Jones added 13 points apiece for third-seeded…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-BIG 12 TOURNAMENT Longhorns finally get B12 title KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas finally has a Big 12 title in men’s basketball. Matt Coleman scored a career-high 30 points and Jericho Simms added a career-best 21 as the 13th-ranked Longhorns held off No. 12 Oklahoma, 91-86. No. 13 Texas was poised at the foul line down the stretch…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-BIG 12 TOURNAMENT Longhorns finally get B12 title KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas finally has a Big 12 title in men’s basketball. Matt Coleman scored a career-high 30 points and Jericho Simms added a career-best 21 as the 13th-ranked Longhorns held off No. 12 Oklahoma, 91-86. No. 13 Texas was poised at the foul line down the stretch…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-BIG 12 TOURNAMENT Longhorns finally get B12 title KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas finally has a Big 12 title in men’s basketball. Matt Coleman scored a career-high 30 points and Jericho Simms added a career-best 21 as the 13th-ranked Longhorns held off No. 12 Oklahoma, 91-86. No. 13 Texas was poised at the foul line down the stretch…
