When Joevan Catron as teammate E.J. Singler put his shoulder down and run toward the basket, he knew exactly what was coming. “That running 1-footer off the glass, he works on that shot all the time in practice,” said Catron. Singler hit a bank shot from just inside the lane with 2 seconds left and Oregon beat Creighton 71-69 on Friday night to win the College Basketball Invitational. On Friday... 

Even in the unpredictable, everything-goes world of March Madness, this is a Final Four, nobody saw coming. Kentucky, Connecticut, Butler and Virginia Commonwealth matches were the improbable, the implausible, the unthinkable and the downright unimaginable. During a game in Houston on Saturday, No. 4 seed will play No. 3 Kentucky Connecticut is not a thought completely ridiculous as a clash Final Four,... 

On Tuesday night, West Virginia guard Sarah Miles left her 2nd round NCAA tournament at Baylor after her right leg injury. Miles keeps guarding Baylor’s Odyssey Sims and both players fell to the floor. Miles was called for a foul on the game with 16 minutes remaining. After remaining for several minutes, Miles helped the locker room without any force on her right leg. There was no immediate expression... 

Diego Kapelan and Richard Patrick scored 14 points each and CJ Collins added 13 to lift top-seed McNeese State to a 61-54 decision over No. 8 seed Nicholls State in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament Wednesday night. McNeese (20-10) led 51-35 with six minutes left before having to withstand a 14-0 run for Nicholls, who had four 3 pointers during the race and cut the lead to... 

Vaughn Duggins scored 22 points to lead Wright to a 60-50 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay Tuesday night in the first round of the Horizon League tournament. Armond Battle added 13 points for sixth-seeded Raiders (19-13) will play third-seeded Cleveland State in the second round Friday at Milwaukee.  Read More →

Kyle Smyth scored 14 points and Alejo Rodriguez grabbed 13 rebounds as Iona defeated St. Peter’s 73-59 Friday night to win his sixth straight game and sweep the season series. The Gaels (19-10, 12-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), who also defeated the Peacocks 70-52 January 7, is tied with Rider for second in the league going into the final of the regular season.  Read More →

Cameron Jones scored 23 points Thursday night as Northern Arizona beat Sacramento State 63-42 to clinch a place in the Big Sky Conference tournament. Gabe Rogers added 15 points for forest workers (17-10, 8-6 Big Sky), who is ranked fourth in the nine-team conference and a guaranteed six points of the playoff tournament.  Read More →

Bruce Pearl held his party number 200 in Texas with a win and a few kisses to the fans of volunteer support, he left the court at Memorial Gym. The flights have shown that they can close a close game, and the free throw line, no less.Scotty Hopson scored 19 points and Tennessee rallied from 11 points in the second half to upset No. 18 Vanderbilt 60-51 on Tuesday night.  Read More →