NCAA Basketball News

N.C. Central coach LeVelle Moton ends every practice by picking someone on his team and asking them to make a pressure free throw.

The senior guard scored 23 points and Providence won its first Big East tournament title since 1994 with a great defensive effort against McDermott and No.

The ups and downs, good times and bad. The serious knee injury that ended one season and threatened his career.

It's not uncommon for the selection committee to have its bracket drawn up before all the games are over on Sunday.

"They're an NCAA tournament team," said Florida coach Billy Donovan, relieved after his team rallied from 10 points down for a 56-49 victory Saturday in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

The league's regular-season champs will face No. 12 Wisconsin or No. 22 Michigan State in Sunday's championship game.

Charles Mann scored 16 points, including a go-ahead basket with 17 seconds remaining, and Georgia edged Mississippi 75-73 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday night.

That's exactly where the Bears have been twice in the last six years, losing each time to former conference member Missouri.

Dwayne Polee II had 18 points and six rebounds to lead No. 8 San Diego State to a 59-51 win over UNLV in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament Friday night.

"I told him it's been an honor playing against his teams," Crawford said after Friday night's 67-51 loss to the No.

Now that one of the nation's best defenses is reaching its peak, it's hard to imagine anyone having much of a chance against No.

LaDontae Henton had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Bryce Cotton added 18 points and 10 assists, and Providence advanced to its second conference championship game with an 80-74 victory over stubborn Seton Hall on Friday night.

Rodney Hood hit two free throws with 3.8 seconds left to lift No. 7 Duke past Clemson 63-62 Friday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals.

Smith scored a career-best 42 points and the fifth-ranked Cardinals coasted to a 94-65 victory over the Cougars in the semifinals of the inaugural American Athletic Conference tournament Friday night.

Mar 14, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Minnesota Gophers guard Andre Hollins and Gophers center Elliott Eliason walk off the court after loosing to the Wisconsin Badgers, 83-57 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten college basketball tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Ohio State guard Amedeo Della Valle cheers as he comes off the court for a timeout against Nebraska in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament March 14, 2014.

Talib Zanna had 19 points and a career-high 21 rebounds to help Pittsburgh beat No.

Joe Harris matched a season high with 20 points, and No. 6 Virginia pulled away to beat Florida State 64-51 on Friday in an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal.

Scottie Wilbekin scored 15 points and No. 1 Florida remained unbeaten in the Southeastern Conference, using one of its customary spurts to rout Missouri 72-49 in the quarterfinals of the league tournament Friday.

Jordan Morgan scored on a layup with 7.9 seconds left, giving No. 8 Michigan a 64-63 victory over Illinois in Friday's Big Ten tournament.