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
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Kansas escapes with OT win vs. UCF, faces Arizona next
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hunter Dickinson had six of his 23 points in overtime as Kansas escaped with a 98-94 victory over UCF in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament on Wednesday night.Ka… 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
Top-ranked Duke prepared for test from Georgia Tech
CHARLOTTE — Duke will play with the No. 1 national ranking next to its name for the first time this season when it takes the court in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday a… MORE
No. 6 St. John’s stirs 1980s memories prepping for Butler
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
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
No. 14 Texas A&M looks to pick up steam vs. Texas
The final week of the regular season served as a reminder why No. 14-ranked Texas A&M is a threat to do damage in March.After stopping then-No. 1 Auburn on March 4 to end a four-game losing streak, t… MORE
Upstart Colorado faces tall task in clash vs. No. 2 Houston
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There’s a much-used expression in March, when every game can be a team’s last of the season. Survive and advance.Colorado has survived twice this season in the Big 12 Championship… MORE
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
No. 18 Wisconsin attempts to regroup against Northwestern
Wisconsin looks to bounce back from its disappointing end to the regular season when the 18th-ranked Badgers face Northwestern Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Big Ten tournament in India… MORE
