NEW YORK — For the first time in nearly 40 years, St. John’s enters the Big East tournament as the top seed.After winning their first outright regular-season title since the 1984-85 season, the No.… MORE
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SEC tournament roundup: Arkansas hangs on to defeat South Carolina
Trevon Brazile scored 16 points Wednesday and Jonas Aidoo added a double-double as No. 9 seed Arkansas built a 20-point lead, then barely held on to eliminate 16th-seeded South Carolina 72-68 in the f… MORE
Iowa scoots past Ohio State in Big Ten tourney
Payton Sandfort scored 17 points and Josh Dix added 16 to help 15th- seed Iowa pull way in the second half for a 77-70 victory over No. 10 seed Ohio State in a first-round game of the Big Ten tourname… MORE
Jeremiah Fears pours in 29 as Oklahoma tops Georgia
Freshman Jeremiah Fears scored 29 points and led a late run that lifted 14th-seeded Oklahoma to a 81-75 win over 11th-seed Georgia in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wedne… MORE
DePaul gets past Georgetown again, advances in Big East
NEW YORK — NJ Benson scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half as 10th-seeded DePaul continued its improvement with a 71-67 victory over seventh-seeded Georgetown on Wednesday night in the openin… MORE
Baylor cruises past Kansas State in Big 12 tourney
V.J. Edgecombe scored 19 points and Jayden Nunn added 18 off the bench as seventh-seeded Baylor rolled to a 70-56 win over No. 10 Kansas State on Wednesday in a Big 12 conference tournament second-rou… MORE
Butler advances with wire-to-wire win over Providence
NEW YORK — Pierre Brooks II scored 25 points and ninth-seeded Butler earned a wire-to-wire 75-69 victory over eighth-seeded Providence in the opening round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday.Th… MORE
Xavier looks to burnish tourney resume vs. No. 25 Marquette
NEW YORK — Many bracketologists are describing Xavier with the phrases “last four in” or “first four out.”A well-timed seven-game winning streak gives Xavier a chance at being the fifth team from th… MORE
Colorado knocks off West Virginia for second straight upset
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Reserve Elijah Malone scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half to help Colorado defeat West Virginia 67-60 in the second round of the Big 12 tournament on Wednesday.It was th… MORE
Texas staves off Vanderbilt 79-72 to advance
Tre Johnson and Tramon Mark scored 19 points each to help 13th-seeded Texas hold off No. 12 Vanderbilt 79-72 on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference tournament first-round slugfest in Nashville, Ten… MORE
