CONFERENCE USA BASKETBALL NEWS

First and last spots in March Madness riding on outcome of conference tournaments

The No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament along with the last spots in the 68-team field will be riding on the outcome of a plethora of conference tournaments this week

MARCH 10 • Associated Press

Gordon's 25 lead Kennesaw State over Jacksonville State 74-70

Led by Rongie Gordon's 25 points, the Kennesaw State Owls defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 74-70 in a regular season finale

MARCH 8 • Associated Press

Wilkerson scores 32, Sam Houston defeats New Mexico State 76-69 in regular-season finale

The Sam Houston Bearkats defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 76-69 on Saturday led by Lamar Wilkerson's 32 points

MARCH 8 • Associated Press

Middle Tennessee closes out Conference USA regular season with 78-56 romp over Florida International

Camryn Weston scored 15 points to help Middle Tennessee close out the Conference USA regular season with a 78-56 romp over Florida International

MARCH 8 • Associated Press

Green's 20 help Louisiana Tech beat UTEP 76-58

Led by Al Green's 20 points, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated the UTEP Miners 76-58 in a Conference USA regular season finale

MARCH 8 • Associated Press

Maughmer, Peter score 21 as Liberty takes down Western Kentucky 90-61 to win Conference USA

Led by Jayvon Maughmer and Taelon Peter with 21 points, the Liberty Flames defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 90-61 on Saturday to wrap up the Conference USA regular season...

MARCH 8 • Associated Press

Haggerty, Dainja lead 2nd-half rally in No. 16 Memphis' 84-68 victory over South Florida

PJ Haggerty and Dain Dainja scored 20 points apiece and No. 16 Memphis won the outright American Athletic Conference regular-season title, taking over in the second half to beat So...

MARCH 8 • Associated Press

Lamar Wilkerson scores 29 to help Sam Houston hold off UTEP 89-87

Led by Lamar Wilkerson's 29 points, the Sam Houston Bearkats defeated the UTEP Miners 89-87

MARCH 7 • Associated Press

Don McHenry scores 20, Western Kentucky takes down Florida International 76-67

Led by Don McHenry's 20 points, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defeated the Florida International Panthers 76-67

MARCH 7 • Associated Press

Realignment has the ACC, Big Ten spanning 4 US time zones. League play meant long trips - and Ls

The travel miles and losses have piled up for teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten when it comes to cross-country travel created by realignment

MARCH 6 • Associated Press

Dainja, No. 16 Memphis beat UTSA 75-70, clinch share of AAC regular-season title

Dain Dainja scored 19 points and No. 16 Memphis beat UTSA 75-70 on Tuesday night to clinch at least a share of the American Athletic Conference regular-season title

MARCH 5 • Associated Press

Cottle scores 24 as Kennesaw State takes down Liberty 85-80

Led by Simeon Cottle's 24 points, the Kennesaw State Owls defeated the Liberty Flames 85-80

MARCH 2 • Associated Press

Filipovity's 16 lead New Mexico State over Western Kentucky 65-47

Led by Peter Filipovity's 16 points, the New Mexico State Aggies defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 65-47 on Saturday

MARCH 2 • Associated Press

Bates has 20 as Louisiana Tech knocks off Sam Houston 90-66

Led by AJ Bates' 20 points, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated the Sam Houston Bearkats 90-66 on Saturday

MARCH 2 • Associated Press

Western Kentucky defeats UTEP 80-73

Led by Tyrone Marshall's 16 points, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defeated the UTEP Miners 80-73 on Thursday night

FEBRUARY 28 • Associated Press

Liberty knocks off Jacksonville State 59-55, moves ahead of Gamecocks into 1st in C-USA

Led by Kaden Metheny's 13 points, the Liberty Flames defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 59-55 to take a half-game lead over the Gamecocks in the Conference USA standings

FEBRUARY 28 • Associated Press

Florida International beats Kennesaw State 76-61

Led by Dashon Gittens' 15 points, the Florida International Panthers defeated the Kennesaw State Owls 76-61 on Thursday night

FEBRUARY 28 • Associated Press

Bayless hits game-winning layup, scores 27 points to lead Western Kentucky over Louisiana Tech 64-63

Braxton Bayless scored the game-winning layup with seven seconds remaining and racked up 27 total points to lead the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers past the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 6...

FEBRUARY 23 • Associated Press

Pierre has 23 in Jacksonville State's 73-65 victory over UTEP

Led by Jaron Pierre Jr.'s 23 points, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks defeated the UTEP Miners 73-65

FEBRUARY 23 • Associated Press

Jackson puts up 20, New Mexico State defeats Kennesaw State 60-49

Led by Zawdie Jackson's 20 points, the New Mexico State Aggies defeated the Kennesaw State Owls 60-49

FEBRUARY 23 • Associated Press

Green scores 17 off the bench, Middle Tennessee beats Sam Houston 74-70

Tre Green scored 17 points off of the bench to lead the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over the Sam Houston Bearkats 74-70

FEBRUARY 22 • Associated Press

Peter scores 14 as Liberty knocks off Florida International 58-45

Taelon Peter scored 14 points off of the bench to help lead the Liberty Flames over the Florida International Panthers 58-45 on Saturday

FEBRUARY 22 • Associated Press

Newman leads Louisiana Tech against Western Kentucky after 23-point showing

Louisiana Tech visits the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers after Sean Newman Jr. scored 23 points in the Bulldogs' 85-74 win over the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

FEBRUARY 22 • Associated Press

Newman and Louisiana Tech host Western Kentucky

Louisiana Tech plays the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers after Sean Newman Jr. scored 23 points in the Bulldogs' 85-74 win over the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

FEBRUARY 21 • Associated Press

Newman has 23 as Louisiana Tech downs Middle Tennessee 85-74

Led by Sean Newman Jr.'s 23 points, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 85-74

FEBRUARY 21 • Associated Press