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
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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
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
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
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 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
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
Top-seed Auburn pulls away to dispatch Alabama State
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Miles Kelly scored a game-high 23 points to lead Auburn, the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, to an 83-63 victory over 16-seed Alabama State on Thursday in a first-round Sout… MORE
Slipper-worthy McNeese primed for No. 4 seed Purdue
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Every March has a Cinderella, and on the first day of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, No. 12 seed McNeese completed an emphatic opening audition to become this tournament’s lasting under… MORE
