NEW YORK — Kam Jones scored 28 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:16 remaining, as No. 25 Marquette rallied for an 89-87 victory over Xavier in the Big East quarterfinals on Thursday aftern… MORE
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No. 9 Texas Tech survives late push by Baylor at Big 12 tourney
JT Toppin hit for 26 points and took 10 rebounds as No. 9 Texas Tech did just enough to hold on for a 76-74 win over Baylor on Thursday in a quarterfinal game of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Ka… MORE
No. 16 Memphis to begin next stage with clash vs. Wichita State
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway views this season as a play in two parts.The first act — in which the Tigers captured the American Athletic Conference regular-season title — was a resounding success.… MORE
ACC tournament roundup: Louisville beats Stanford at buzzer
Chucky Hepburn had 20 points, none bigger than a midrange jumper at the buzzer that lifted No. 13 Louisville to a 75-73 win over Stanford in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals on T… MORE
Big Ten tournament roundup: No. 20 Purdue edges USC
Trey Kaufman-Renn matched his career high of 30 points and sixth-seeded Purdue avoided the upset with a 76-71 victory over 14th-seeded Southern California on Thursday night in Big Ten tournament secon… MORE
No. 10 Clemson puts clamps on SMU en route to ACC quarterfinal win
Third-seeded Clemson took a shaky first step in pursuit of its first Atlantic Coast Conference title as Chase Hunter scored 21 points in a 57-54 quarterfinal victory over sixth-seeded SMU on Thursday… MORE
Kentucky PG Lamont Butler exits due to ailing shoulder
Kentucky standout point guard Lamont Butler exited the Wildcats’ Southeastern Conference tournament second-round game against Oklahoma on Thursday after he aggravated his left shoulder injury.Butler… MORE
UConn, Alex Karaban begin Big East tourney title defense vs. Villanova
NEW YORK — While UConn experienced some uneven moments during the regular season, the two-time defending national champion seemed to figure things out in the final two weeks of the regular season and… MORE
Wake Forest, UNC enter ACC matchup clinging to NCAA bubble
CHARLOTTE — North Carolina and Wake Forest meet in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals with similar mindsets in terms of their overall postseason outlook.Many projections suggest… MORE
Ole Miss running nose-first into 2nd-round showdown vs. Arkansas
Ole Miss coach Chris Beard has a simple, two-part message for his team entering the SEC tournament: “Be us, and smell the roses.”Beard wants the No. 8 seed Rebels (21-10) to be “the best version of O… MORE
