By GREG MENGELT Bellarmine upset top-seed Liberty to qualify for the Atlantic Sun Tournament championship game after its 53-50 victory at Liberty Arena. The Knights will host Jacksonville (21-9) in Tuesday’s championship game at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. The Dolphins knocked off Jacksonville State 54-51 in Saturday’s other semi. It will be Jacksonville’s first A-Sun […]

By GREG MENGELT RENO, Nev. — Tre Coleman and the Nevada Wolf Pack nearly erased a 15-point lead in the final 12 minutes, but their comeback attempt came up a point short in a 79-78 loss to San Diego State at the Lawlor Events Center on Saturday.

By GREG MENGELT SEYMOUR — If the Floyd Central team that showed up to Saturday’s night’s Seymour Sectional championship shows up four more times, the rest of Indiana may be in trouble. The Highlanders shot 61.2 percent for the game (30 of 49), made 11 of their 19 3-pointers and their aggressive defense held Jeff […]

By GREG MENGELT TOLEDO, Ohio — In his first year at Toledo, former Silver Creek star Kooper Jacobi is a Mid-American Conference champion. The Rockets whipped Bowling Green 96-56 on Friday at Savage Arena to finish MAC play at 17-3. Toledo (25-6) will be the top seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament. Jacobi and the […]

By GREG MENGELT LOUISVILLE — All five starters scored in double figures and Bellarmine had little trouble moving on to the Atlantic Sun Tournament semifinals with a 81-68 victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday at Freedom Hall. The Knights (18-13) shot 55.2 percent from the field (32 of 58) and 45.2 percent of their […]

By GREG MENGELT New Albany and its Hall of Fame head coach, Jim Shannon, understand the task that’s ahead of them Friday night. Few understand better just how good Floyd Central is. The 13th-ranked Highlanders (18-4) beat the Bulldogs (11-11) by 31 points on Dec. 10. Floyd coach Todd Sturgeon said Tuesday that the regular-season […]