RALEIGH, N.C. — Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and top-seeded Florida built a big early lead on the way to dismissing No. 16 Norfolk State with a 95-69 victory in the West Region first-round gam… MORE
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UCLA-Tennessee shaping up as defensive showdown
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two of the top defensive teams in the NCAA Tournament meet Saturday night when No. 2 seed Tennessee battles No. 7 seed UCLA in a second-round Midwest Region matchup.Tennessee (28-7)… 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
No. 8 UConn staves off No. 9 Oklahoma’s rally
RALEIGH, N.C. — Solo Ball scored 14 points and Alex Karaban provided 10 of his 13 points in the last 11 minutes to help two-time defending champion UConn survive a West Region first-round game agains… MORE
Duke braces to face familiar foe in Jeremy Roach, Baylor
RALEIGH, N.C. — There should be a familiar feel for top-seeded Duke in its NCAA Tournament second-round game with ninth-seeded Baylor on Sunday afternoon.The Blue Devils will encounter some old frie… 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
No. 4 Arizona clobbers 13th-seeded Akron in East mismatch
Jaden Bradley recorded 19 points and six rebounds to help fourth-seeded Arizona roll to a 93-65 victory over 13th-seeded Akron on Friday in East Region first-round play at Seattle.Trey Townsend added… MORE
Oregon jumps out to huge lead, blows out Liberty
Jackson Shelstad scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting to help fifth-seeded Oregon trounce 12th-seeded Liberty 81-52 on Friday night in East Region first-round play of the NCAA Tournament at Seattle.N… 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
