Marcus Thornton scored 21 points and No. 20 LSU beat Kentucky 67-58 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament and most likely end the Wildcats' streak of NCAA appearances at 17. ...more

March 13, 2009

TAMPA – Florida Gators basketball coach Billy Donovan saw one thing in Thursday night's 73-58 opening-round SEC Tournament victory over Arkansas that overshadowed everything else. ...more

March 13, 2009

It's never going to be easy for the Florida Gators, and whatever they are able to accomplish from here on out probably won't look real good while it's happening. So if we accept that essential truth about Gator basketball, then Thursday's 73-58 victory over Arkansas was a thing of beauty. ...more

March 13, 2009

Walter Hodge scored 16 points, Dan Werner added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Florida beat Arkansas 73-58 on Thursday night in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. ...more

March 13, 2009

Freshman Devin Ebanks scored a career-high 20 points to lead scrappy West Virginia to a 74-60 upset of No. 2 Pittsburgh on Thursday night, knocking out the defending Big East Tournament champions and advancing to the semifinals for the second straight season. ...more

March 13, 2009

Virginia Tech broke open a close game with a 14-0 run in the second half and beat Miami 65-47 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Thursday to keep the Hokies' NCAA Tournament hopes alive. ...more

March 13, 2009

PLAYERS OF THE GAME Kentucky needed a win in its tournament opener to keep hope alive for reaching the NCAA Tournament, and the Wildcats' All-SEC performers - junior guard Jodie Meeks and sophomore forward Patrick Patterson - turned in big games. ...more

March 13, 2009

PLAYER OF THE GAME Mississippi State sophomore forward Kodi Augustus started the first nine games of this season before being relegated to bench-warming duty. ...more

March 13, 2009

Virginia Tech broke open a close game with a 14-0 run in the second half and beat Miami 65-47 in the ACC tournament on Thursday to keep the Hokies' NCAA tournament hopes alive. ...more

March 12, 2009