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Mashall wins regular season finale, 73-57 (Rivals.com)

DALLAS(AP) Tyler Wilkerson and Hassan Whiteside posted double-doubles to lead Marshall to a 73-57 win against... (original story)

Caracter slams in winner, No. 24 UTEP edges UAB (AP)

Derrick Caracter slammed in the winning basket, then cut down the nets with his UTEP teammates at the Don Haskins Center. Not a bad way to cap a regular-season championship in Conference USA. Caracter scored the final six points for UTEP, including a game-winning dunk with 1 second left that gave th... (original story)

Rice's Kazemi hopes to pave way for other Iranians (AP)

The pressure is great on Rice's Arsalan Kazemi, the first Iranian-born athlete to play NCAA Division I basketball. The trailblazing 6-foot-7 freshman knows his performance could affect what opportunities other Iranian players might get in the United States. "If I play good they're going to g... (original story)

Southern Miss holds off Tulane 66-57 (AP)

Maurice Bolden and Gary Flowers had double-doubles as Southern Mississippi held off Tulane 66-57 on Tuesday night. Bolden had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Flowers had 16 points and 11 boards for the Golden Eagles (17-12, 7-8 Conference USA). Flowers grabbed his final offensive rebound and put it ba... (original story)

Tulsa faces powerful Blue Devils (Rivals.com)

Mike Krzyzewski often cites his background at Army as a major reason for his success at Duke. (original story)

Seven-footer Jordan makes name for self at Tulsa (AP)

The odds for basketball success seemed stacked against Jerome Jordan. He's from Jamaica, where bobsledders can get more publicity than hoops players. He didn't take up the game seriously until he was 17 and then had to sit out his senior year of high school in Florida because of red tape, me... (original story)

East Carolina beats Rice, 76-65 (AP)

Brock Young scored 27 points to lead East Carolina to a 76-65 victory over Rice on Saturday. Jontae Sherrod added 15 points and Jamar Abrams 13 for the Pirates (9-17, 3-9 Conference USA), who shot 45 percent for the game from the field, including 60 percent in the second half. Young's jumper lat... (original story)

UAB Knocks off UCF, 54-49 (Rivals.com)

Remember Dexter Fields? The freshman guard from Orlando hasn't received a lot of attention so far, but he... (original story)

Smith, No. 5 Duke top pesky Tulsa, 70-52 (AP)

Mike Krzyzewski wanted a pre-tournament test for his Duke players. For perhaps longer than expected, they got one. But ultimately, the fifth-ranked Blue Devils -- and their "Big Three," plus one -- was too much for Tulsa, pulling away for a 70-52 victory Thursday night. Nolan Smith scored 18 points,... (original story)

Tulsa falls to UTEP at home (Rivals.com)

Randy Culpepper scored 29 points to help Texas-El Paso remain atop the Conference USA with a 78-70 victory over... (original story)



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