Category: NCAA
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Creighton Bluejays began scoring in threes just in time to scoot past Louisiana in the NCAA West Regional second round. Creighton All-American forward Doug McDermott scored 30 points and added 12 rebounds, and forward Ethan Wragge hit the big shots the Bluejays needed in the second half to dismiss the […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Forward Jarnell Stokes scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half as 11th-seeded Tennessee blistered sixth-seeded Massachusetts, 86-67, in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Regional second round on Friday at PNC Arena. Guard Jordan McRae scored 21 points and guard Josh Richardson added 15 points for the Volunteers, who shot 53.6 […]
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Creighton Bluejays began scoring in threes just in time to scoot past the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns in the NCAA West Regional second round. Creighton’s All-American forward Doug McDermott scored 30 points and added 12 rebounds, and forward Ethan Wragge hit the big shots the Bluejays needed in the second half […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — Tennessee made sure it stayed aggressive after creating a double-figure lead against sixth-seeded Massachusetts in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Regional second round Friday at PNC Arena. Forward Jarnell Stokes scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half as the 11th-seeded Volunteers blistered Massachusetts, 86-67. Guard Jordan McRae scored 21 points […]
ST. LOUIS — On a Friday highlighted by Mercer’s stunner over Duke, Eastern Kentucky nearly smote a giant of its own in Scottrade Center. But No. 2 Kansas finally gained control after a first half rife with turnovers, using its physical advantages inside to wear down the gritty Colonels and take an 80-69 NCAA Tournament […]
Buzz Williams is leaving Marquette to take over as the head basketball coach at Virginia Tech, the schools announced Friday. “I am extremely excited about welcoming Buzz Williams to the Hokie Nation,” Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock said in a release. “Buzz is a proven winner who has earned his way up through […]
SAN DIEGO — The seedings for the NCAA West Regional matchup were close. The game? Not so much. No. 8-seeded Gonzaga defeated No. 9-seeded Oklahoma State 85-77 on Friday. Gonzaga (31-4) was led by guard Kevin Pangos’ 26 points, with 12 coming at the free-throw line. Oklahoma State (21-13) was paced by guard Marcus Smart’s […]
By Bucky DentThe Sports Xchange ST. LOUIS — By the normal measures of a stat sheet, Kansas guard Wayne Selden Jr. did not contribute much to Friday’s 80-69 win over No. 15 seed Eastern Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region. But it was what Selden not allow Colonels guard Glenn […]
A preview of the Round of 32 matchup between San Diego State and North Dakota State.
A preview of a Round of 32 matchup between Wisconsin and Oregon.
