The last time North Carolina came down to the wire against Florida State, Ty Lawson bailed out the Tar Heels.
This time, all he could do was watch as two teammates missed.
Toney Douglas outshined reigning national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough — scoring 27 points; including the go-ahead free throws — as the No. 22 [...]
Tyreke Evans scored 18 points and Robert Dozier added 18 points and 14 rebounds Saturday, leading No. 4 Memphis past Tulsa 64-39 for its fourth straight Conference USA tournament title.
The Tigers (31-3) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 25 and won their 61st straight league game. Memphis, last year’s national runner-up, hasn’t lost since [...]
Memphis coach John Calipari stopped on court for a few questions with his seniors, enjoying a moment with the winningest three players over a four-year stretch of men’s college basketball.
Then he reminded everyone that his Tigers, with 134 wins and counting over the past four seasons, aren’t done yet.
“We’ve still got season left,” Calipari said.
Robert [...]
Syracuse and Connecticut played a game for the ages Thursday night and into early Friday. When it was over, everybody in Madison Square Garden was exhausted and, except for the losing team, exhilarated.
Telling someone that No. 18 Syracuse beat No. 3 Connecticut 127-117 in six overtimes in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament is [...]
Memphis coach John Calipari feels he and his fourth-ranked Tigers escaped the upsets that knocked off three of the nation’s top teams Thursday night.
And he hopes a sloppy win over Tulane helped get the Tigers’ poor play out of their own system.
Shawn Taggart scored 19 points, and Memphis extended the nation’s longest winning streak to [...]
Memphis coach John Calipari insists his team isn’t benefiting from a home-court advantage in the Conference USA tournament.
Tulane would probably beg to differ.
For the third time in four years, the No. 4 Tigers will open the Conference USA tournament against the Green Wave, who they’ve defeated 16 consecutive times.
This is fifth straight year the Conference [...]
Wisconsin got the job done tonight.
The Badgers wrapped up the No. 4 seed for the Big Ten tournament with an 85-61 victory over Indiana at the Kohl Center in the regular-season finale. The Badgers (19-11, 10-8) finished tied with Penn State and Ohio State for fourth place in the league, but their 3-0 record against [...]
It might not have been pretty, but the Memphis Tigers are perfect for another season in Conference USA.
The fifth-ranked Tigers closed out the regular season Saturday by extending several streaks, including their third straight undefeated season in C-USA, with a 74-47 victory over Tulane.
Robert Dozier had 16 points and 12 rebounds as three Memphis players [...]
Memphis freshman Tyreke Evans and his teammates are fully aware of all the winning streaks coach John Calipari’s program has initiated over the past few seasons, and they don’t want to be responsible for ending them.
Evans looks to help the fifth-ranked Tigers complete their third straight undefeated run through Conference USA when they wrap up [...]
Memphis moved within one victory of another perfect run through Conference USA.
Tyreke Evans scored 23 points, Shawn Taggart added 12 points and 10 rebounds and the fifth-ranked Tigers got a test on Wednesday night, but finally pulled away for a 69-60 win over Houston.
Robert Dozier added 15 points for the Tigers (27-3, 15-0), who have [...]
