L.J. Cryer made six 3-pointers and matched his career high of 30 points as top-seeded Houston earned its sixth straight Sweet 16 berth with an 81-76 victory over No. 8 Gonzaga on Saturday night in Wes… MORE
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Illinois healthy for second-round matchup with Kentucky
MILWAUKEE — Third-seeded Kentucky will face a maturing Illinois team getting healthy at the right time in a second-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region on Sunday.Sixth-seeded Illino… MORE
Defending champ UConn eager to take fight to top-seeded Florida
RALEIGH, N.C. — Top-seeded Florida and eighth-seeded UConn share common NCAA Tournament resumes. Their styles might be considerably different when they meet Sunday afternoon in a second-round game in… MORE
No. 4 Purdue handles McNeese to reach Sweet 16
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 22 points and 15 rebounds to help Purdue punch its sixth Sweet 16 ticket in the last eight NCAA Tournaments with a 76-62 win over McNeese in second-round… MORE
After NCAA snub, SMU looks to keep NIT success going vs. Oklahoma State
Coach Andy Enfield has no doubt that SMU could be winning games in the NCAA Tournament right now. But the Mustangs didn’t get a spot in the event and were relegated to being a No. 1 seed in the NIT.T… MORE
Virginia tabs VCU’s Ryan Odom as head coach
Virginia named Ryan Odom as the 13th head coach in the program’s history on Saturday morning.The Cavaliers learned all about Odom in 2018, when upstart UMBC made history under his direction by becomi… MORE
Ole Miss meets Iowa State — ‘one of the best’ — in second round
MILWAUKEE — Ole Miss probably can’t afford another late letdown when the sixth-seeded Rebels face third-seeded Iowa State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region on Sunday evening.… MORE
Illinois pulls away from Xavier, earns date with Kentucky
MILWAUKEE — Will Riley scored 22 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 20 points and 10 rebounds to pace sixth-seeded Illinois to an 86-73 victory over 11th-seeded Xavier in the first round of the NCAA To… MORE
Mark Sears, Alabama set to battle defensive-minded Saint Mary’s
Second-seeded Alabama and its East Region second round opponent, No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s, come into Sunday’s matchup in Cleveland each having received a dose of high-stakes basketball.The Crimson Tid… MORE
Saint Mary’s rallies past Vanderbilt in tight finish
Seventh-seeded Saint Mary’s rallied from a sluggish offensive start and a second-half deficit of 12 points to upend No. 10 seed Vanderbilt 59-56 in the first round of NCAA Tournament East Region play… MORE
