Category: NCAA Basketball

Kylan Boswell scored a career-high 24 points and four other Illinois players finished in double digits as the 24th-ranked Fighting Illini beat 15th-seeded Iowa 106-94 in a wild second-round Big Ten Tournament game on Thursday night. Tre White had 22 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 19 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as Illinois (21-11) won its fourth straight.

There isn’t much else to cram into the gamut of emotions for Duke’s first game of the ACC tournament. Duke missing its first 13 3-pointers and matching its largest deficit of the season — those were just in the first half — paled in comparison to the rest of the bad news. Maliq Brown suffered a left shoulder injury with five minutes left — later ruled a re-dislocation of the same shoulder he injured about a month ago at Virginia.

Alvaro Cardenas had 16 points in Boise State's 62-52 win against San Diego State on Thursday in the Mountain West Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Broncos (23-9) are set to play top-seeded New Mexico in the semifinals on Friday. Cardenas Torre finished 4 of 13 from 3-point range and 4 for 4 from the line for the Broncos.

Texas basketball picked up a signature win for its NCAA Tournament resume on Thursday vs. No. 18 Texas A&M. Here's what Rodney Terry said about it:

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Trey Autry had 23 points in George Washington's 88-81 victory over Fordham on Thursday in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. Autry went 8 of 14 from the field (7 for 13 from 3-point range) for the Revolutionaries (21-11). Rafael Castro scored 17 points and added eight rebounds.

Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor is joined by former Butler star Gordon Hayward to discuss the Duke superstar’s ankle injury and what it means for the Blue Devils moving forward. Hear the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.

Donovan Dent had 25 points in New Mexico's 63-52 win over San Jose State on Thursday in the Mountain West Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Dent added five assists for the Lobos (26-6). Nelly Junior Joseph scored 14 points while going 6 of 16 and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line and added 18 rebounds.

Matas Vokietaitis had 17 points in Florida Atlantic's 64-59 victory over Charlotte on Thursday in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. The fifth-seeded Owls (18-14) will play No. 4 seed Tulane in the quarterfinals on Friday. Vokietaitis also had seven rebounds for the Owls.

Trinity Moore had 14 points, 10 rebounds and a key block in the closing seconds as No. seed Stephen F. Austin beat top-seeded SE Louisiana 65-57 on Thursday night to secure the programs 19th Southland Tournament championship. Moore blocked a shot by Taylor Bell out of bounds and she stole the ensuing inbounds pass with 32 seconds left before getting fouled and making two free throws for a 61-55 lead.

Isaiah Swope had 26 points in Saint Louis’ 83-75 win over Davidson on Thursday in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament.

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Kam Jones scored 28 points and No. 25 Marquette rallied past Xavier 89-87 on Thursday in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.

If the Xavier Musketeers get left out of the NCAA Tournament, they'll look back at Thursday as a missed opportunity. With a chance to earn a quality win over No. 25 Marquette in the Big East quarterfinals, Xavier coughed up a 14-point lead in the second half and wasted a sensational performance from Ryan Conwell. The fourth-seeded Musketeers (21-11) fell just short in an 89-87 loss to the fifth-seeded Golden Eagles at Madison Square Garden, leaving Xavier's fate uncertain heading into Selection Sunday.

Nearly every team on the bubble of the NCAA Tournament plays Thursday in games that could ultimately decide their March Madness fate.