NEW YORK — Pierre Brooks II scored 25 points and ninth-seeded Butler earned a wire-to-wire 75-69 victory over eighth-seeded Providence in the opening round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday.… MORE

NEW YORK — Pierre Brooks II scored 25 points and ninth-seeded Butler earned a wire-to-wire 75-69 victory over eighth-seeded Providence in the opening round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday.… MORE
Chuck Harris and Matt Cross both scored 12 points and SMU had a successful debut in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, defeating Syracuse 73-53 in Wednesday night’s second-round game in Charlot… MORE
Chuck Harris and Matt Cross both scored 12 points and SMU had a successful debut in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, defeating Syracuse 73-53 in Wednesday night’s second-round game in Charlot… MORE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hunter Dickinson had six of his 23 points in overtime as Kansas escaped with a 98-94 victory over UCF in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament on Wednesday night.… MORE
Freshman Jeremiah Fears scored 29 points and led a late run that lifted 14th-seeded Oklahoma to a 81-75 win over 11th-seed Georgia in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wedne… MORE
NEW YORK — Eric Dixon scored all 19 of his points in the second half, including 11 during a decisive run, as sixth-seeded Villanova got past 11th-seed Seton Hall 67-55 in the opening round of the Big… MORE
Desmond Claude scored 22 of his game-high 28 points in the second half and overtime, and No. 14 seed Southern California recovered after coughing up a 15-point lead to oust No. 11 seed Rutgers from th… MORE
Matt Rogers scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds while leading American to a 74-52 win over Navy in the Patriot League championship game at Washington on Wednesday, sending the Eagles to the NC… MORE
CHARLOTTE — North Carolina and Wake Forest meet in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals with similar mindsets in terms of their overall postseason outlook.Many projections sugges… MORE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Maxime Raynaud’s 23 points and Jaylen Blakes’ 21 points combined with clutch baskets from backups Benny Gealer and Chisom Okpara enabled Stanford to survive its first Atlantic Coast… MORE