College Basketball

Howard, Michigan roll past Texas Southern in NCAA tourney

March 20, 2021 5:04pm CDT

The top-seeded Wolverines went onto an 82-66 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday.

Baylor finds its touch, rolls to 79-55 victory over Hartford

March 20, 2021 12:22pm CDT

Top-seeded Bears shook off a slow-as-molasses start Friday to roll to a 79-55 victory over No. 16 Hartford in the NCAA Tournament.

Texas Tech uses 2nd-half surge to get past Utah State 65-53

March 20, 2021 12:22pm CDT

Sixth-seeded Texas Tech pulled away from 11th-seeded Utah State 65-53 on Friday.

UNT comes up big with 78-69 upset over Purdue

March 19, 2021 9:20pm CDT

Javion Hamlet scored 24 points and Thomas Bell had 16, along with some game-changing defense in overtime, to lift the 13th-seeded Mean Green to a 78-69 win over No. 4 Purdue on Friday in the NCAA Tournament.

Boise State edges SMU 85-84 in NIT opener

March 19, 2021 6:27am CDT

Devonaire Doutrive scored on a putback with 10.1 seconds to play and Boise State defeated SMU 85-84 in a first-round game of NIT on Thursday night.

Texas Southern beats Mount St. Mary's 60-52 in NCAA opener

March 18, 2021 7:09pm CDT

Texas Southern erased a 10-point halftime deficit Thursday and beat Mount St. Mary's 60-52 in the first NCAA Tournament game in nearly two years.

Sister Jean will travel to Indianapolis to cheer on Loyola Ramblers in NCAA tournament: report

March 16, 2021 1:48pm CDT

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt was considered to be Loyola-Chicago’s good luck charm when the Ramblers made it to the Final Four during the 2018 men’s basketball tournament and she hopes to work her magic once again.

North Texas to take on Purdue in first round of NCAA Tournament

March 14, 2021 7:01pm CDT

The University of North Texas men's basketball team is a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and will take on Purdue in the first round.

Hamlet, North Texas beat W. Kentucky to win C-USA Tournament, make it to NCAA Tournament

March 14, 2021 12:35pm CDT

The Mean Green earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament, their first since winning the Sun Belt Conference tournament in 2010.

No. 13 Texas beats No. 12 Oklahoma St. for first Big 12 title

March 13, 2021 8:00pm CST

No. 13 Texas was poised at the foul line down the stretch in beating No. 12 Oklahoma State 91-86 on Saturday night to give the Longhorns their first Big 12 Tournament title.

Cincinnati beats SMU 74-71 in AAC tourney

March 13, 2021 12:56pm CST

Cincinnati held off SMU for a 74-71 win in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday.

Teague, No. 2 Baylor outlast K-State in Big 12 quarters

March 11, 2021 11:42pm CST

MaCio Teague scored 24 points, Davion Mitchell added 23 and second-ranked Baylor held on to beat Kansas State 74-68 on Thursday and avoid what would have been one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Big 12 Tournament.

Duke drops out of ACC Tournament, jeopardizing NCAA streak

March 11, 2021 10:59am CST

Duke has pulled out of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament because of a positive coronavirus test and the resulting quarantining and contact tracing.

After senior day game gets canceled, SMU holds virtual celebration

March 7, 2021 10:39pm CST

SMU forward Ethan Chargois was one of six seniors who did not get to play on senior day for the Mustangs after their game was canceled because of COVID-19.

SMU regular season finale canceled as COVID-19 suspension of play nears one month

March 2, 2021 4:36pm CST

SMU's scheduled home finale Sunday against Tulsa has been canceled by the American Athletic Conference due to the continued suspension of activities in the Mustangs program because of COVID-19 issues.

NIT moves 2021 event to Texas, interrupting 83-year NY run

March 1, 2021 11:41pm CST

The NIT is moving the entire 2021 event to Texas, taking the semifinals and championship game out of New York’s Madison Square Garden for the first time in the 83-year history of college basketball’s oldest postseason tournament.