by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas ––Kevin Cross led Tulane to a 82-76 quarterfinal win over Wichita State on Friday night to advance to the American Conference Semifinals for the second straight year. Tulane improves to 20-10 on the year, making it the first time since the 2012-13 season when the […]

by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas –– For the first time since their Phi Slama Jama era the University of Houston is poised to have two back-to-back 30 win seasons. Two days after being named the league’s top player, Sasser scored 24 of his 30 points in the second half […]

by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – – – For the first time since 2007, the East Carolina women’s basketball team is going dancing. With a 46-44 victory over the Houston Cougars, the Pirates completed their run to the 2023 American Athletic Conference Championship. Synia Johnson was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. […]

by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas — Wichita State used a big second half to put away Tulsa, 81-63, Thursday evening in American Athletic Conference Championship first round action at Dickies Arena.Craig Portr Jr. became the first Shocker ever to record a point-assist double-double in a conference tournament game, finishing with 10 […]

By Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – The UCF men’s basketball team erased a 13-point first-half deficit to complete the comeback and advance to the American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals with a 76-70 win over SMU in the first round on Thursday. “It was a great game. I’m sure everyone realized it […]

by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas ––Jaden Walker scored 22 points and dished out 10 assists as East Carolina defeated South Florida 73-58 in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Championship on Thursday afternoon inside Dickies Arena. RJ Felton added 22 points and seven rebounds, Ezra Ausar added 10 points and David Kasanganay scored […]