FAIRFAX, Va., April 3 (UPI) -- Byron Allen hit 5-of-6 from the field in the first half Wednesday and sent George Mason to a 73-66 win over Santa Clara that evened the CBI championship series.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 3 (UPI) -- Richard Pitino, son of Louisville Coach Rick Pitino, has reached an agreement in principal to take the same job with Minnesota, the school announced Wednesday.
PISCATAWAY, N.J., April 3 (UPI) -- Rutgers fired men's basketball Coach Mike Rice Wednesday, one day after ESPN aired video suggesting he verbally and physically abused players during practice.
ALBUQUERQUE, April 3 (UPI) -- New Mexico Tuesday promoted Craig Neal to head basketball coach, replacing Steve Alford, who bolted for the top job at UCLA over the weekend.
OGDEN, Utah, April 2 (UPI) -- A buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Akeem Richmond gave East Carolina a 77-74 win over Weber State in the championship match at the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
NEW YORK, April 2 (UPI) -- Pierre Jackson put in 24 points and Cory Jefferson added 21 Tuesday, boosting second-seeded Baylor into the NIT finals with a 76-70 win over Brigham Young.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 2 (UPI) -- Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice has been disciplined and further discipline is unlikely, a school official said as he released video of Rice abusing players.
LOS ANGELES, April 2 (UPI) -- The University of Southern California has hired Andy Enfield, who guided Florida Gulf Coast University to the NCAA Sweet 16, as head men's basketball coach.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 2 (UPI) -- Louisville guard Kevin Ware was released from an Indianapolis hospital Tuesday, two days after suffered a horrific leg injury during the NCAA Tournament.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 2 (UPI) -- Kevin Foster drained five 3-pointers en route to 28 points Monday and Santa Clara got past George Mason 81-73 in Game 1 of the College Basketball Invitational.
LEXINGTON, Ky., April 1 (UPI) -- Freshman Archie Goodwin, who led Kentucky in scoring this past season, said Monday he is leaving school and participating in the NBA draft.
PITTSBURGH, April 1 (UPI) -- Former Duquesne University basketball player Shawn James, shot at a school dance in 2006, cannot recover damages from the school, a judge ruled.
RALEIGH, N.C., April 1 (UPI) -- Junior forward C.J. Leslie, the leading scorer for North Carolina State the past two seasons, has declared himself eligible for the NBA draft.
World War II veteran Eugene Morgan of West Memphis, Arkansas, tours the World War II Memorial after members of congress took down barriers to let a group of veterans in to the closed memorial, on October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. All national parks and memorials are closed due to the ongoing government shutdown. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
