Texas-Arlington hoops coach Cross fired after 12 seasons
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Texas-Arlington has fired coach Scott Cross after 12 seasons.MARCH 26, 2018
SUN BELT BASKETBALL 3 GAMES today
3 GAMES today
Thomas leads third-seeded Florida State over Little Rock
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) A Saturday morning tipoff and not playing for two weeks did not faze Shakayla Thomas and Florida State.MARCH 17, 2018
Cumberland leads Cincinnati over pesky Georgia State 68-53
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin likes using boxing references to describe his team's hard-nosed style.MARCH 17, 2018
Florida State opens NCAA play at home vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (Mar 15, 2018)
Florida State is in a familiar position, hosting the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four years.MARCH 16, 2018
South Alabama hires Richie Riley as men's basketball coach
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) South Alabama has hired Richie Riley its new head basketball coach.MARCH 15, 2018
'Press Virginia' comes West as Mountaineers face Racers
SAN DIEGO (AP) No. 5 seed West Virginia (24-10) vs. No. 12 seed Murray State (26-5)MARCH 15, 2018
Cinderella 3 years ago, Georgia State back in NCAA tourney
ATLANTA (AP) Ron Hunter still has the stool, the one he tumbled off of when his son hit a memorable shot in the NCAA Tournament.MARCH 12, 2018
Georgia State holds off Texas Arlington to win Sun Belt
NEW ORLEANS (AP) D'Marcus Simonds didn't play like the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in Georgia State's semifinal victory against...MARCH 12, 2018
Little Rock wins Sun Belt, advances to NCAAs for 5th time
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Monique Townson scored 17 points and top-seeded Little Rock advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program...MARCH 12, 2018
UT-Arlington upsets top-seed Louisiana-Lafayette in Sun Belt
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Kaelon Wilson scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half and No. 4 seed UT-Arlington upset top-seeded Louisiana-Lafayette 71-68 on Saturday in a Sun Belt Confe...MARCH 11, 2018
Georgia State holds off Georgia Southern 73-67 in Sun Belt (Mar 10, 2018)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Isaiah Williams scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, Devin Mitchell hit a late 3-pointer and Georgia State held off Georgia Southern 73-67 on Saturday i...MARCH 10, 2018
Georgia State powers past Troy to reach Sun Belt semifinals
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Jeff Thomas scored 19 points, D'Marcus Simonds added 17 with eight rebounds and seven assists and No. 2 seed Georgia State clobbered defending champion Troy 73-51...MARCH 10, 2018
Brown, Georgia Southern beat UL Monroe, advance to semis
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Tookie Brown had 13 points and eight rebounds and No. 3 seed Georgia Southern beat No. 6 seed UL Monroe 63-55 in the Sun Belt Tournament quarterfinals on Friday n...MARCH 10, 2018
UT Arlington wallops Appalachian State 84-68 to reach semis (Mar 09, 2018)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Erick Neal scored 37 points, Kevin Hervey added 17 and UT Arlington raced past Appalachian State 84-68 on Friday, advancing to the Sun Belt semifinals.MARCH 9, 2018
Louisiana cruises by Texas St. 80-54 into SBC semifinal
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Frank Bartley scored 23 points, Justin Miller added 14 off the bench and Louisiana-Lafayette cruised past Texas State 80-54 in the Sun Belt Conference quarterfina...MARCH 9, 2018
Arkansas-Little Rock fires coach; 7-25 mark set loss record
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has fired its basketball coach after his team lost a school-record 25 games.MARCH 9, 2018
UL Monroe gets revenge in tournament romp over Arkansas St.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Marvin Jean-Pierre scored 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting and sixth-seeded Louisiana-Monroe beat No. 11 seed Arkansas State 76-54 in a first round game of the Sun...MARCH 8, 2018
Troy beats S. Alabama 69-62, heads to Sun Belt quarters (Mar 07, 2018)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Jordon Varnado scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Alex Hicks added 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Troy rallied to beat South Alabama 69-62 in Wed...MARCH 8, 2018
Williams leads Appy St past Little Rock in Sun Belt opener
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Reserve O'Showen Williams scored a career-high 22 points, Justin Forrest added 19 and fifth-seeded Appalachian State cruised to a 93-64 win over Little Rock in th...MARCH 8, 2018
Texas St opens Sun Belt with 73-66 win Coastal Carolina (Mar 07, 2018)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Reserve Eric Terry scored a career-high 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting and ninth-seeded Texas State ended a nine-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 73-66 win ov...MARCH 7, 2018
Pippins steps up as Little Rock downs Louisiana 72-61, OT
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Ryan Pippins scored 19 points and Oliver Black scored 17 with 11 rebounds and Little Rock snapped a three-game skid and beat Louisiana 72-61 in overtime in the...MARCH 4, 2018
Allsmiller, Brown combine for 52, Ga. Southern beats Troy (Mar 03, 2018)
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) Jake Allsmiller and Tookie Brown lived beyond the arc on Saturday, making 13 of 16 attempts to total 52 points as Georgia Southern beat Troy 89-83 to clinch t...MARCH 4, 2018
Arkansas State holds on to upset UL Monroe 83-79
MONROE, La. (AP) Ty Cockfield made two free throws in the final seconds as Arkansas State held on to upset Louisiana-Monroe 83-79 in the Sun Belt Conference regular season finale...MARCH 3, 2018
Appalachian State beats Coastal Carolina 76-67 (Mar 03, 2018)
BOONE, N.C. (AP) Craig Hinton scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Appalachian State beat Coastal Carolina 76-67 on Saturday in a regular-season finale.MARCH 3, 2018
Georgia State romps to 90-75 win over South Alabama (Mar 03, 2018)
ATLANTA (AP) Isaiah Williams had 23 points and Devin Mitchell drained six from distance for 20 as Georgia State closed out the regular season with a 90-75 win over South Alabama o...MARCH 3, 2018
