Category: NCAA

2014 NCAA Tournament Preview: VCU (5) vs. SF Austin (12)

Previewing the first round match up between Syracuse and Western Michigan in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

2014 NCAA Tournament: Colorado (8) vs. Pittsburgh (9)

2014 NCAA Tournament Preview: Florida (1) vs. Albany (16)

INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue guard Terone Johnson’s bid for a game-winning 3-pointer bounced off the rim as time expired and No. 24 Ohio State escaped with a 63-61 Big Ten tournament victory on Thursday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The fifth-seeded Buckeyes (24-8) struggled to put away a pesky Purdue team that trailed by just one […]

LAS VEGAS — Eighth-ranked San Diego State already has a trophy and has cut down the nets after claiming the regular-season Mountain West Conference championship. Now the Aztecs want to add to their collection. “We’re what everybody wants to be,” coach Steve Fisher said after the top-seeded Aztecs crushed No. 8 seed Utah State 73-39 […]

Third-seeded Middle Tennessee State smothered No. 6 Old Dominion with suffocating defense and rolled to a 62-48 victory in the Conference USA quarterfinals on Thursday at the Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. The Blue Raiders (24-8) will face No. 4 Tulsa in Friday’s first semifinal. Tulsa advanced with a 70-49 victory over No. 7 […]

LAS VEGAS — Fourth-ranked Arizona began its postseason run with one of the most dominant defensive performances in Pac-12 tournament history. The Wildcats stuffed Utah 71-39 as the Utes set tournament records for fewest points, fewest field goals (12) and worst shooting percentage (25.5). “We got punched in the mouth by a really good basketball […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Even as the game’s leading scorer, Louisville guard Chris Jones did not have a lot to say about the No. 5 Cardinals’ 92-31 victory over Rutgers on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference at FedEx Forum. But there was a lot to be said about coming back to […]