The Pacific-12 Conference’s decision to leave the 13,000-seat MGM Grand Garden for the larger and more modern 18,000-seat T-Mobile Arena for its men’s basketball postseason tournament was the next logical step according to commissioner Larry Scott.
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After a day off, Vegas Madness gets back underway today with the West Coast Conference men’s and women’s tournament semifinals and the Mountain West women’s tournament play-in games.
Schedules/results for all NCAA men’s and women’s conference tournaments in Las Vegas
The junior point guard, who redshirted last season after transferring from Washington, was named the West Coast Conference Player and Newcomer of the Year after leading the Bulldogs with 16.4 points per game.
The Lady Rebels will have a bye on Monday before playing on Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. against Utah State or Air Force.
After defeating Loyola Marymount 89-81 on Saturday at Orleans Arena, Brigham Young has won five of its past six games entering the West Coast Conference semifinals against Saint Mary’s.
Vegas Madness continues today with the West Coast Conference men’s tournament at the Orleans Arena.
The Gaels, who have a West Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinal matchup with Portland at Orleans Arena at 9 p.m. Saturday, have a school-record seven Australian players on their roster.
Vegas Madness continues today at the Orleans Arena with day two of the women’s West Coast Conference tournament and the men’s tournament getting underway.
The No. 4 Bulldogs were undefeated and the top-ranked team in the country before a 79-71 setback to Brigham Young at home on Saturday closed out the regular season.
It’s March, and that means one thing in the sports world — a lot of college basketball. And it all starts today in Las Vegas.
The West Coast Conference women’s tournament begins at noon Thursday at Orleans Arena, with top-seeded Gonzaga beginning its run with a quarterfinal game Friday.
Handicapper Doug Fitz said he thinks the defeat to BYU will benefit Gonzaga, which is a minus-400 favorite at the Westgate to win the West Coast Conference tournament.
A look at the schedule and top matchups each day in early March when seven conference basketball tournaments are played at Orleans Arena, Thomas & Mack Center and T-Mobile Arena.
Gonzaga (29-1) was No. 1 in the nation prior to losing its first game of the season, an 79-71 upset by BYU on Saturday. The Bulldogs, who had been No. 1 for the last four polls, received two first-place votes.