Northern Colorado (11-10, 7-8) vs. No. 1 seed Southern Utah (19-3, 12-2) Big Sky Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Idaho Central Arena, Boise, Idaho; Thursday, 1 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: A spot in the Big Sky semifinals is on the line as Northern Colorado and Southern Utah prepare to meet. Southern Utah earned a 73-54 win over Portland State on Saturday, while…
COLLEGE BASETBALL-TOURNAMENTS Bubble watch heats up as tourneys start in power conferences UNDATED (AP) — The suspense begins to build Wednesday for teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble as more of the major conferences begin postseason play. While the Atlantic Coast Conference began its tournament Tuesday, the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, Southeastern Conference and Big East all open tournament…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-WCC TITLE GAME Zags rally to beat BYU LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga had to stage a second-half comeback to win its conference title. Top-ranked Gonzaga trailed by 12 at halftime before pulling out an 88-78 victory over BYU that gives the Bulldogs the West Coast Conference title. Jalen Suggs hit two late 3-pointers and scored 23 points to…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-WCC TITLE GAME Zags rally to beat BYU LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga had to stage a second-half comeback to win its conference title. Top-ranked Gonzaga trailed by 12 at halftime before pulling out an 88-78 victory over BYU that gives the Bulldogs the West Coast Conference title. Jalen Suggs hit two late 3-pointers and scored 23 points to…
Notre Dame (11-14, 8-11) vs. No. 6 seed North Carolina (16-9, 10-6) Atlantic Coast Conference Tourney Second Round, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Notre Dame and North Carolina are set to do battle in the second round of the ACC tournament. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Jan. 2, when…
No. 5 seed Oregon State (14-12, 11-10) vs. No. 4 seed UCLA (17-8, 13-6) Pac-12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas; Thursday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oregon State and UCLA are set to do battle in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Jan. 30, when the Bruins created…
Houston Baptist (6-18, 5-11) vs. No. 6 seed Lamar (8-17, 7-10) Southland Conference Tourney Second Round, Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston Baptist is set to square off against Lamar in the second round of the Southland tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last faced…
Duke (12-11, 10-9) vs. No. 7 seed Louisville (13-6, 8-5) Atlantic Coast Conference Tourney Second Round, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Duke is set to match up against Louisville in the second round of the ACC tourney. Louisville swept the two-game regular season series. The teams last faced each other on Feb. 27, when…
No. 11 seed South Carolina (6-14, 4-12) vs. No. 6 seed Mississippi (15-10, 10-8) Southeastern Conference Tourney Second Round, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina and Mississippi are prepared to match up in the second round of the SEC tournament. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Feb. 13, when the…
Cal Poly (4-19, 2-15) vs. No. 2 seed UC Irvine (16-8, 13-4) Big West Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly is set to match up against UC Irvine in the Big West tournament quarterfinals. In the regular season, UC Irvine won both of the head-to-head matchups. The teams last faced…
