All season long, North Carolina coach Roy Williams and his players have endured questions of whether the Tar Heels have enough intensity and fight to live up to their potential in March.
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Leave the buzzer-beaters and heart-stoppers to the other guys. For Gonzaga, these are the March Mismatches.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Devonte’ Graham dribbled into the UConn end and lobbed a pass that Wayne Selden Jr. stretched to catch with one hand. He slammed the ball through the basket in the same motion for a 15-point lead in the closing minutes, sending the Kansas bench and crowd into a frenzy.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Virginia Cavaliers refused to let Butler beat them at their own game.
It’s not going to be difficult to top what happened Friday — it’s going to be impossible. We just witnessed one of the craziest days in NCAA Tournament history.
Georges Niang scored 28 points and Iowa State kept Josh Hagins from any more second-half heroics in a 78-61 win over Little Rock in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Kentucky had the stars. But Indiana had more toughness — and that’s why the Hoosiers are headed back to the Sweet 16.
In a battle of brainy schools, Duke nearly got a tough lesson from Ivy League champion Yale.
Angel Rodriguez took over after Miami blew a 21-point lead midway through the second half, hitting a big 3-pointer with 72 seconds remaining and scoring 28 points to lead the third-seeded Hurricanes over Wichita State 65-57 on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
March Madness action continues today with the first day of the Second Round. Here’s everything you need to know if you want to watch.
A capsule look at what to expect and who to watch in Saturday’s second-round games during the NCAA Tournament.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli will take the victory over Cincinnati. He just wishes it had ended a little differently.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Paul Jesperson banked in a halfcourt shot at the buzzer to give 11th seeded Northern Iowa a 75-72 win over No. 6 seed Texas Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s West Region.
There are 16 games today, presenting more entertainment and more opportunities to make money. The bad news is the most recent 16 games put a lot of bettors in a money pit. But bouncing back is part of this exercise.
NEW YORK — V.J. Beacham scored 18 points, including the 3-pointer that gave Notre Dame the lead for good, and the sixth-seeded Fighting Irish rallied to beat 11th-seeded Michigan 70-63 on Friday night in the first round of the East Regional.