Wells Leads Maryland To 75-62 Win Over Wake Forest
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Dez Wells scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half and Maryland beat pesky Wake Forest 75-62 on Thursday night in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
View ArticleLouisville Top Overall; Kansas, Indiana, Gonzaga Also No. 1 Seeds
Louisville earned the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament Sunday, while Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga also received No. 1s after a topsy-turvy regular season and another round of weekend upsets. Then...
View Article5 Things: Goodbye Big East, Buckeyes Win Big Ten, And West Coast Blues
By: Andrew Kahn Yesterday was a relatively drama-free Selection Sunday. Joe Lunardi was a perfect 68 for 68, as Middle Tennessee State, St. Mary’s, Boise State, and La Salle claimed the final spots in...
View ArticleSacramento Psychic Predicts NCAA Tournament Outcomes
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – With her mind wide open and her eyes tightly shut, a Sacramento spiritual psychic says she can see the future, even predicting March Madness winners. “It’s like I’m closing my...
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View ArticleMichigan Beats South Dakota State 71-56
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Glenn Robinson III scored 21 points and Mitch McGary added 13 points and nine rebounds, helping fourth-seeded Michigan overcome a rough night for Trey Burke in a 71-56 NCAA...
View ArticleTop Seed Louisville Rolls To 79-48 Rout Of NC A&T
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Pay attention, No. 1s. This is how it’s done. Russ Smith scored 23 points and set a Louisville NCAA tournament record with a career-high eight steals, and Peyton Siva had eight...
View ArticleGonzaga Pulls Out 64-58 Win Over Southern
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It was every frontrunner’s nightmare. Top-seeded Gonzaga ran into a No. 16 seed that wasn’t playing like one, a crowd itching for an upset and the very real prospect of making...
View ArticleVCU Smashes Akron; Michigan Next
LARRY LAGE,AP Sports Writer AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — VCU was at its best, pressing, running — and winning with ease. The fifth-seeded Rams set an NCAA tournament record that stood for about an hour...
View ArticleMemphis Tops St. Mary’s; Takes On MSU Saturday
NOAH TRISTER,AP Sports Writer AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — When D.J. Stephens is dunking and blocking shots, Memphis looks like a team that could make an extended run in this NCAA tournament. Then, the...
View ArticleFloria Gulf Coast Upsets No. 2 Seed Georgetown 78-68
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sherwood Brown scored 24 points and Bernard Thompson had 23 to lead Florida Gulf Coast to an incredible NCAA tournament debut, a 78-68 win over second-seeded Georgetown on Friday...
View ArticleVillanova Eliminated From Tournament After 78-71 Loss To UNC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — P.J. Hairston scored 23 points, James Michael McAdoo added 17 and North Carolina unleashed a flurry of 3-pointers to subdue gritty Villanova 78-71 in the NCAA tournament Friday...
View ArticleLa Salle Upsets No. 4 Kansas St. 63-61
By Joseph Santoliquito KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS) — March Madness is geared toward the unexpected. Those surprises. The upsets. The kind of magic that La Salle seems to be spinning right before our very...
View ArticleTemple Holds On, Beats NC State 76-72
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Khalif Wyatt grabbed his left thumb — the one alarmingly wrapped in black support tape — pulled it toward his stomach and grimaced. His non-shooting hand dangled uselessly as he set...
View ArticleMichigan Sails By VCU 78-53
AUBURN HILLS (97.1 The Ticket/AP) – Mitch McGary scored a game high 21 points and 13 rebounds and the Michigan Wolverines beat the Virginia Commonwealth Rams 78-53 during the third round of the 2013...
View ArticleMSU Beats Memphis 70-48, Move To Round Of 16
AUBURN HILLS (97.1 The Ticket/AP) – Gary Harris scored a career high 23 points helping the Michigan State Spartans to advance to the round of 16 after beating the Memphis Tigers 70-48 on Saturday...
View ArticleIndiana Holds Off Temple 58-52 To Reach Sweet 16
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Victor Oladipo hit a key 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining and Indiana, minutes away from being the second No. 1 seed to be swept from the NCAA tournament, held off Temple 58-52...
View ArticleSecond-Half Run Sends Kansas Past Tar Heels
Behind the impassioned play of Travis Releford and Jeff Withey, the top-seeded Jayhawks shook themselves out of a first-half slumber and blitzed No. 8 seed North Carolina down the stretch for a 70-58...
View ArticleDuke Tops Creighton 66-50, Takes On MSU In Sweet Sixteen
DAN GELSTON,AP Basketball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doug McDermott scuffled for open looks and usually missed when he did get them. He won’t get another chance this season to make up for it with...
View ArticleLa Salle’s Dream Run Continues To Sweet 16
By Joseph Santoliquito PHILADELPHIA (CBS)—It’s the little things that tend to resonate. Especially in March. Especially when you’ve come this far, as La Salle has during this NCAA Tournament, breaking...
View ArticleMichigan State’s Appling Shoots With Shoulder Wrap
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State guard Keith Appling says he’ll be “all right” in the Midwest Regional semifinals against Duke. Appling practiced Monday with his banged-up right shoulder in a...
View ArticleIzzo Rooting For Michigan
By: Mike Stone While many Michigan State fans would never dream of wanting their rival Wolverines to advance in the NCAA basketball tournament, Spartan head coach Tom Izzo will be doing just that. He...
View ArticleA Look At La Salle-Wichita State
By Joseph Santoliquito Philadelphia, PA (CBS)— These last two weeks, La Salle coach John Giannini has spent more than a few occasions hinting, cajoling and just flat out reminding people, in and...
View ArticleMichigan State’s Payne Improving On And Off Court
LARRY LAGE,AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State’s Adreian Payne blocked a shot and made a long jumper on ensuing possessions, providing another glimpse of his vast potential and...
View ArticleSyracuse Upsets Indiana 61-50
WASHINGTON (AP) — With its 2-3 zone defense disruptive from start to finish, and Michael Carter-Williams pouring in 24 points, fourth-seeded Syracuse upset No. 1 seed Indiana 61-50 Thursday night to...
View ArticleLa Salle’s Dream Run Ends In Sweet 16
By Joseph Santoliquito Los Angeles, CA (CBS) — The dream run was bound to end. La Salle had defied so many odds to reach the Sweet 16. They played four guards. They were small and fast—and small and...
View ArticleMichigan Gets Top-Seeded KU In Return To Sweet 16
SCHUYLER DIXON,AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Michigan coach John Beilein briefly lost track of how long it’s been since the Wolverines reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament. Sixteen...
View ArticleSyracuse Focused On Journey To Final 4
JOHN KEKIS,AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Overcoming all sorts of adversity has been the norm for the Syracuse Orange of late. Player eligibility issues, negative headlines, slumps at...
View ArticleNCAA Announces Pool Of Officials For Final Four
ATLANTA (AP) — The NCAA has announced the pool of 10 officials who will work the Final Four. John Cahill, Tony Greene, Karl Hess, Lee Jones, John Higgins, Randy McCall and Mark Whitehead have all...
View ArticleOfficials Facing Dilemma With Video Review
JOHN MARSHALL,AP Basketball Writer It happens seemingly every game of the NCAA tournament, most of the season, for that matter: Officials blow their whistles, huddle, then head over to the TV monitors...
View ArticleDoes ‘Underdog’ Michigan Have Cardinals Right Where They Want Them?
By Eric Thomas Vegas says Louisville will win by four. It’s familiar territory for this young Michigan team; they’ve been the underdog since late in the regular season. Many people looked at South...
View ArticleWolverine Fans Praise Team After Loss
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) - University of Michigan basketball fans in Ann Arbor took the heartbreaking loss as well as could be expected. Inside the M Den, the crowd was in high spirits, and just like their...
View ArticleLouisville Beats Michigan 82-76 For NCAA Title
ATLANTA (AP) – Rick Pitino capped the greatest week of his life with the prize he wanted most of all. Luke Hancock produced another huge game off the bench, scoring 22 points, and Pitino became the...
View ArticleMichigan’s McGary Plans To Wake Up Today And ‘Get Back At It’
ATLANTA (97.1 The Ticket) “Everybody’s down a little,” an obviously emotional Mitch McGary said in the locker room after Michigan’s NCAA championship loss to Louisville. McGary, whose high-flying play...
View ArticleFive Things: NCAA Tournament Bracket Revealed
By Andrew Kahn We will not have a repeat champion this year. While expected for much of the season, it became official yesterday, when Connecticut lost in the American Conference finals and was denied...
View Article5 Things: Fantastic Finishes And Selection Sunday
By Andrew Kahn It took a bit longer than in past years (or not, if you were on Twitter during the selection show), but the bracket was unveiled yesterday. As always, the committee made some puzzling...
View ArticleJeremy Conn: Favorites To Win In March Madness
Let’s take a look at the top 2 seeds and look at the odds on them winning it all. Every team has flaws, so i’m going to poke a hole in a few of them… In the South, you have the number one overall seed...
View ArticlePresident Obama Picks Maryland To Go To Sweet Sixteen
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — President Barack Obama gives his NCAA bracket picks each year. POTUS has revealed his NCAA Tournament for this March and it looks like he has picked the Maryland Terrapins going to...
View ArticleListen Live: South Dakota State vs Maryland [Live Audio] NCAA Tournament
When: 4:30 PM ET, Friday, March 18, 2016 Where: Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington TV: 4:30 p.m. ET, TBS By SportsDirect Inc. At times this season it looked like Maryland might end up on a top line...
View ArticleJeremy Conn: NCAA West Bracket Breakdown
My Final 4 Team: Arizona – They have 6 players averaging close to double figures. Their leading Scorer Allonzo Trier is a handful for opposing defenses and a great crunch time player. Upset Specials: I...
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