Basketball Page 488 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Colorado, Utah fight in Pac-12 quarters has win-or-else vibes
Colorado coach Tad Boyle kept it simple assessing the stakes for Thursday night's Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal matchup with Utah in Las Vegas....
Daniel Gafford to steal attention as Thunder host Mavericks
In any showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder, the Mavericks' Luka Doncic and the Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander figure to be at the center of both attention and action....
Without Tyler Kolek, No. 10 Marquette vies to stave off Villanova
NEW YORK — No. 10 Marquette won't have Tyler Kolek when it faces Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday....
Florida looks to regain footing in encounter vs. Georgia
Florida stumbled down the stretch of the regular season and will look for a turnaround when it faces Georgia on Thursday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Nashville....
No. 23 Nevada goes for third win over Colorado State
LAS VEGAS — Nevada rolls into the Mountain West tournament quarterfinals Thursday riding a seven-game winning streak and will face a Colorado State team that it defeated twice in the regular season....
Clippers aim to have 'right approach' in clash vs. Bulls
Only four games separate the Los Angeles Clippers from the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets with 18 games remaining on their regular-season schedule....
No. 14 Baylor bids to bolster NCAA resume in clash vs. Cincinnati
No. 14-ranked Baylor will attempt to improve its NCAA Tournament seeding on Thursday night when it battles upstart Cincinnati in the final quarterfinal game in the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo....
'Win and in' for Virginia, do or die for Boston College in ACC tourney
WASHINGTON — ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi thinks Virginia is one win away from securing a spot in the NCAA Tournament....
Indiana, Penn State taking things one day at a time
No. 6 seed Indiana will go for its fifth win in a row when it tips off against No. 11 seed Penn State on Thursday night in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Minneapolis....
No. 24 Dayton has unfinished A-10 business, takes on Duquesne
Despite being one of the dominant teams in the Atlantic-10 Conference's recent history, success in the yearly conference tournament has eluded Dayton....
No. 22 Washington State faces Stanford, aims to continue winning ways
LAS VEGAS — No. 22-ranked Washington State will look to take down Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament on Thursday night in a bid to continue its "surreal" season....
Kansas State braces for stern test vs. No. 7 Iowa State
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State knows it has to keep winning to keep alive its chances for an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament....
No. 8 Creighton meets Providence, begins quest for first Big East tourney title
NEW YORK — Eighth-ranked Creighton is ready to make its entrance at Madison Square Garden after a Big East tournament opening-round bye....
Kyle Filipowski, Duke ready to turn attention to NC State
Duke has had several days to stew over a loss to fierce rival North Carolina....
UCLA aims to make defensive stand against Oregon
LAS VEGAS — Fourth-seeded Oregon and No. 5 seed UCLA will meet in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament Thursday after the Bruins won their first-round game against Oregon State 67-57 on Wednesday....
No. 15 South Carolina has something to prove vs. Arkansas
No. 15-ranked South Carolina will begin its postseason slate when it tips off against Arkansas on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville....
No. 18 Utah State aims to continue magical run vs. Fresno State
Don't expect Utah State to sneak up on anyone this week....
No. 6 Arizona gets quick chance to avenge loss to USC
LAS VEGAS — Sixth-ranked Arizona enters the Pac-12 tournament as the No. 1 seed and possesses plenty of motivation as it heads into a quick rematch against ninth-seeded Southern California on Thursday in the quarterfinals....
Pitt can't afford slip-up against Wake Forest
Pitt sits in its best position entering an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in terms of its seed, but more work needs to be done....
No. 1 Houston seeks revenge against TCU in Big 12 tourney
Top-ranked Houston looks to continue its late-season hot streak and cement its spot atop the pack for the NCAA Tournament when it squares off against TCU on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo....