Category: NCAA News Wire
MIDWEST REGION TOP SEEDS: 1) Kentucky, 2) Kansas, 3) Notre Dame, 4) Maryland How the Midwest is won: The one certainty on Selection Sunday was Kentucky being tabbed the tournament’s overall top seed. That never was in jeopardy, like most of the Wildcats’ games this season. Kentucky capped its captivating campaign by romping through the […]
Undefeated, top-ranked Kentucky was selected the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, while Wisconsin, Duke and Villanova received the other No. 1 seeds in the tournament. The seedings and matchups for the 68-team field were announced Sunday afternoon, with the Final Four set for April 4 and 6 in Indianapolis. The selection committee […]
LAS VEGAS — Arizona’s incomprehensible 13-year Pac-12 Tournament championship drought ended emphatically Saturday night. Forward Brandon Ashley scored a game-high 20 points as the No. 5 Wildcats made their case for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, routing Oregon 80-52 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Forward Stanley Johnson added 14 points and point […]
CHICAGO — There was no panic in the Wisconsin locker room at halftime even as the top-seeded Badgers trailed 35-30 after a lackluster first half. “We’re never going to freak out,” said Badgers forward Sam Dekker. “We’re never going to try to get it all back in one play.” It took only a few plays […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Iowa State stormed back from a big second-half deficit to defeat Kansas 70-66 in the Big 12 Tournament championship game on Saturday at the Sprint Center. The Cyclones hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 48 seconds to open a five-point lead before Jayhawks forward Brannen Greene made a […]
CHICAGO — When more blue-collar basketball players are needed, Michigan State will provide them. Trailing third-seeded Maryland, 15-4, early in their Big Ten tournament semifinal, the second-seeded Spartans rallied to score a 62-58 victory on Saturday and advanced to the title game for the fifth time. Their opponent: Wisconsin, another school with a junkyard-dog defensive […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — Southern Methodist is back in a place it hasn’t been in quite some time. Next week, the Mustangs will return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 22 years. Southern Methodist used stellar defense against Temple on Saturday to advance to the American Athletic Conference championship game with a 69-56 […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 2015 Southeastern Conference Tournament held true to form as No. 2-seeded Arkansas defeated No. 3-seeded Georgia, 60-49, in Saturday’s semifinals. The Razorbacks advanced to meet No. 1-seeded Kentucky on Sunday. Arkansas (26-7) won the game, but it was hardly in its “Fastest 40” fashion of an up-tempo, high-scoring affair. The Razorbacks […]
LAS VEGAS – – It wasn’t pretty, but that’s just the way the Wyoming Cowboys liked it. The fourth-seeded Cowboys (25-9), who rank ninth nationally in scoring defense (56.4) and frequently run the clock down before attempting a shot, made the key shots and got the defensive stops they needed down the stretch to grind […]
CLEVELAND — Forward Xavier Ford and guard Shannon Evans each scored 18 points and Buffalo advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history after defeating Central Michigan 89-84 in the Mid-American Conference title game on Saturday night. Bulls coach Bobby Hurley also guided his team to its first outright MAC East […]
