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ARLINGTON, Texas –- Moments after his brother made what could have been a season-ending mistake, Kentucky guard Aaron Harrison drilled the shot that kept the Wildcats’ national championship dreams alive. Harrison’s 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left lifted Kentucky past Wisconsin 74-73 and into Monday night’s matchup with Connecticut for the national title at AT&T Stadium. […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Los Angeles Lakers made the plays — at the offensive end, then at the defensive end — in the closing seconds Monday night. First there was forward Wesley Johnson basket off a lob pass with 6.4 seconds left. Then there was guard Jodie Meeks’ lock-down defense on Portland Trail Blazers guard […]
PITTSBURGH — This time, Syracuse didn’t get derailed by Pittsburgh. Freshman point guard Tyler Ennis’ 3-point field goal at the buzzer enabled No. 1 Syracuse to beat No. 25 Pittsburgh 58-56 on Wednesday night as the Orange set a school record with their 24th consecutive victory. Twice in the previous four seasons, Syracuse had double-digit […]
Creighton’s Doug McDermott and Wichita State’s Gregg Marshall, were named the national player and coach of the year on Thursday by the Associated Press. McDermott, the nation’s leading scorer at 26.9 points per game, has reaped a bounty of postseason awards since the end of the regular season and after the Bluejays were ousted from […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Beilein never experienced the thrill of winning at Value City Arena in his seven seasons as Michigan coach. Until Tuesday night. The No. 15 Wolverines won for the first time in 11 years at Ohio State, recovering from an eight-point deficit early in the second half for a 70-60 victory over […]
BOSTON — Miami Heat forward LeBron James, who scored 43 points the night before, was a late scratch with back spasms for Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Celtics. The move was made after Miami coach Erik Spoelstra met with reporters before the game. James’ third absence of the season comes a day after he […]
Previewing Virginia vs. Coastal Carolina, a first round matchup in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
PITTSBURGH — Guard Malcolm Brogdon’s 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left lifted Virginia over No. 18 Pittsburgh 48-45 Sunday afternoon at Petersen Events Center. The loss was Pittsburgh’s second straight defeat at home after a loss to Duke last Monday night. Brogdon scored a game-high 16 points and finished his performance off with the biggest shot […]
2014 NCAA Tournament Preview: (1) Wichita State vs. (16) Cal Poly/Texas Southern
Basketball Insiders looks back at some of the articles from last week in case you missed them the first time around.