The reconfiguration of the Big East Conference, the addition of Butler, Creighton and Xavier along with the splintering off of several schools to the newly-former American Athletic Conference, means the league is a much more condensed unit that actually has a farther geographic reach, but at least for this year that doesn’t necessarily translate into […]

(SportsNetwork.com) – The 51st Ohio Valley Conference Tournament will span from Wednesday, March 5, and run through to Saturday, March 8, at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium. The winner of the OVC Tournament will receive the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament field. The Belmont Bruins (23-8), who entered the OVC a year ago and won […]

Brooklyn, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Adreian Payne scored 20 of his career-high 29 points in the first half and No. 1 Michigan State beat Virginia Tech 96-77 on Friday to reach the final of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Virginia Tech, with four all-time wins over No. 1-ranked teams, kept it close until a 15-3 run […]

Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – As part of regional round action of the Las Vegas Invitational, the No. 22 UCLA Bruins will square off with the Morehead State Eagles at Pauley Pavilion on Friday night. The Eagles have gotten off to a fast start on the year as they will invade Pauley Pavilion with a […]

After dominating the 2011-12 campaign with a 15-1 league record, Murray State faced new challenges with Belmont’s arrival to the OVC and Eastern Kentucky’s dramatic improvement. The addition of Belmont increased the member total to 12, which allowed the conference to utilize divisional play. The Racers were not as successful as the previous campaign, however […]