Top 25 Capsules
NEW YORK (AP) Josh Hart scored 29 points and No. 2 Villanova beat Creighton 74-60 on Saturday to win the Big East Tournament and probably lock up the No. 1 overall seed in the NC... MARCH 12, 2017
Top 25 Capsules
NEW YORK (AP) Josh Hart scored 29 points and No. 2 Villanova beat Creighton 74-60 on Saturday to win the Big East Tournament and probably lock up the No. 1 overall seed in the NC... MARCH 12, 2017
No. 15 Cincinnati beats UConn 81-71 in AAC semifinals (Mar 11, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Cincinnati's quest for an American Athletic Conference title ended in each of the league's first three years with a l... MARCH 12, 2017
No. 12 SMU beats UCF 70-59 in American semifinals (Mar 11, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) SMU goes into Sunday's American Athletic Conference championship on a 15-game winning streak, having won more games t... MARCH 12, 2017
Top 25 Capsules
NEW YORK (AP) Josh Hart scored 19 points, including the game-winning basket with 9.6 seconds to play, and No. 2 Villanova beat Seton Hall 55-53 on Friday night in the semifinals... MARCH 11, 2017
No. 15 Cincinnati aims to ignite offense vs. UConn (Mar 11, 2017)
The foundation of Cincinnati basketball under coach Mick Cronin has been tough, uncompromising defense. If you can't score, you can't win. MARCH 11, 2017
Adams has 23, UConn knocks off Houston 74-63 in AAC quarters (Mar 10, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Jalen Adams scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half to lead sixth-seeded UConn over No. 3 Houston 74-63 on Frid... MARCH 11, 2017
No. 15 Cincinnati eases past Tulsa in AAC quarterfinals (Mar 10, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Cincinnati had the outside game going early and the inside game clicking late. MARCH 11, 2017
SMU hopes to learn from scare vs. UCF (Mar 11, 2017)
It all depends on how one chooses to look at things. MARCH 11, 2017
Williams, UCF smother Memphis, advance to AAC tourney semis (Mar 10, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Matt Williams had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, B.J. Taylor scored 14 with five assists and No. 4 seed UCF beat fifth-seeded Memphis 84-54 on Friday... MARCH 11, 2017
No. 12 SMU holds off ECU 81-77 in AAC quarterfinals (Mar 10, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) No. 12 SMU had been beating opponents by an average of 15 points a game this season and coach Tim Jankovich thought h... MARCH 10, 2017
Who is the top conference in March? Maybe start with the ACC
Determining which conference has fared the best in the March the last three years can be a heated discussion. MARCH 10, 2017
East Carolina faces big challenge vs. SMU (Mar 10, 2017)
For East Carolina interim coach Michael Perry, Thursday's 80-69 win over Temple in the opening game of the American Athletic Conference tournament at the XL Center in Hartford, Co... MARCH 10, 2017
Purvis scores 30 to lead UConn over USF in AAC Tournament (Mar 09, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Rodney Purvis used a career-best scoring night to extend his UConn career. MARCH 10, 2017
Cincinnati to face Tulsa in American quarters (Mar 10, 2017)
Cincinnati might be even more motivated than usual when the 15th-ranked Bearcats play Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament Friday at the XL Ce... MARCH 10, 2017
Birt leads Tulsa past Tulane in AAC quarterfinal, 66-60 (Mar 09, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Pat Birt scored 15 points and Tulsa led almost wire-to-wire to earn a 66-60 American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal victory over Tulane at the X... MARCH 10, 2017
Barkley leads ECU over Temple, into matchup with No. 12 SMU (Mar 09, 2017)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Kentrell Barkley had career highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds to lead East Carolina to an 80-69 victory over Temple in the first round of the American Athle... MARCH 9, 2017
UConn's former walk-on Lawlor shooting for her fourth title
STORRS, Conn. (AP) Tierney Lawlor began her college basketball career at UConn as an unknown walk-on and has a chance to end it as one of... MARCH 9, 2017
SMU sweeps AAC player, coaching awards
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Regular-season champion SMU has swept the major postseason awards in the American Athletic Conference. MARCH 9, 2017
East Carolina hires Keith Gaither to coach wide receivers
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) East Carolina has hired Keith Gaither to coach its wide receivers. MARCH 7, 2017
Unbeaten in conference: a league-by-league look
They rolled through the conference season, winning game after game in places like Durham, New Hampshire, and Ithaca, New York. They weren't contending for Top 25 spots - and they... MARCH 7, 2017
Ex-boxing promoter, hoops coach seeks new embezzlement trial
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) A former boxing promoter, ex-college basketball coach and founder of a Rhode Island-based sport institute is seeking a new trial after he was convicted... MARCH 7, 2017
Samuelson's 10-for-10 from 3 leads UConn to AAC title (Mar 6, 2017)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) When Katie Lou Samuelson focuses on making 3-pointers, she says she often has a poor shooting night. MARCH 7, 2017
South Florida women beat No. 25 Temple 63-58 (Mar 5, 2017)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Kitija Laksa scored 18 points and Maria Jespersen added 14 points to go with 13 rebounds to lead South Florida to a 63-58 win over No. 25 Temple on Sunday... MARCH 6, 2017
UConn beats UCF in AAC semifinal for 106th straight win (Mar 5, 2017)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) UConn brushed aside a physical challenge from UCF to move back into the final of the American Athletic Conference T... MARCH 6, 2017