LAS VEGAS – Prairie View A&M men’s basketball won the ‘Battle Of The Panthers’, defeating Georgia State 71-56 in the Middleweight Bracket final of the MGM Resorts Main Events Tournament at T-Mobile Arena. Gary Blackston posted his first double-double with game highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds along with four assists. Zachary Hamilton scored 17 points and…
LAS VEGAS – The hometown UNLV Runnin’ Rebels and Pac-12 power Utah will headline the field for the MGM Resorts Main Event which will be played on Nov. 20-22 at T-Mobile Arena. Utah will face Ole Miss in the opening round of the Main Event while UNLV battles Rice in the first of four games on…
LAS VEGAS — Alec Peters had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Shane Hamminkscored 23 points and Valparaiso beat BYU 92-89 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the MGM Grand Main Event’s heavyweight bracket. Hammink was fouled away from the basket with 52 seconds left and he hit two free throws for a 90-87 lead. But Eric Mika answered…
LAS VEGAS – Four 20-win teams highlight the fields for the third-annual MGM Grand Main Event tournament, which consists of two four-team brackets to be played November 21-23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Heavyweight Bracket includes Alabama, BYU, Saint Louis and Valparaiso while the Middleweight Bracket will feature Ball State, Coastal…
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Geoffrey Groselle had career-highs with 20 points and nine rebounds as the Creighton men’s basketball team won the 2015 Men Who Speak Up Main Event with a 97-76 rout over previously unbeaten Massachusetts. Both teams are now 4-1 on the year. Cole Huff was named the MVP of the event after scoring a combined 38…
Las Vegas, NV—James “J-Byrd” Daniel, III scored a game-high 22 points and Damon Collins and Marcel Boyd each registered double doubles to lead Howard University to an easy 73-54 win over the University of Central Arkansas in the Middleweight championship game of the Men Who Speak Up Event at the MGM Grand Arena. Daniel and Collins got the Bison…
LAS VEGAS – NCAA basketball action returns to MGM Grand in Las Vegas (www.mgmgrand.com) with two early season events featuring 10 teams at the 14,000-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena. The action tips Nov. 23-25, 2015 with the “Men Who Speak Up Main Event,” the second annual tournament featuring eight teams playing on Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving…
LAS VEGAS — Six games into the season the Oklahoma State basketball team is unbeaten and already has a tournament championship. But that doesn’t mean coach Travis Ford is content. Far from it. After beating in-state rival Tulsa 73-58 to capture the MGM Grand Main Event title Wednesday, Ford emphasized the importance of continuing to…
LAS VEGAS – MGM Grand (www.mgmgrand.com) will play host to two premium regular-season events next season featuring 12 teams and 10 games at the 16,000-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena. The action tips November 24-26 with the “MGM Grand Main Event,” a new tournament featuring eight teams playing on Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week. The second…