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Iowa State needed someone to step up against Tennessee State when Joshua Jefferson went down, and shooting guard Killyan Toure answered the call. The freshman posted a career-high 25 points in the round one victory, nearly setting March Madness history in the process. The Iowa State guard added 11 rebounds and six assists to his […]

March Madness received its latest upset out in San Diego Friday. Utah State basketball rose as the latest mid-major to topple a higher seed, beating Villanova off an impressive late scoring run. But USU guard MJ Collins boldly believed his Aggies would wear down ‘Nova. Collins and USU engaged in a exciting back-and-forth featuring both […]

Villanova blew a 10-point lead to Utah State in its first March Madness game since 2022, but all fans cared about in the loss was head coach Kevin Willard’s viral mid-game comments. Willard angrily claimed he planned to fire his entire coaching staff after allowing a few easy baskets, prompting harsh criticism from fans on […]

The NYU women’s basketball team was riding into the Division III NCAA Tournament’s Final Four round on a high from the regular season. The Violets were two-time defending champions and went into their game against Scranton on a 91-game win streak, but that record came crashing down with a 60-52 loss on Thursday. NYU held […]

Kevin Willard managed to get Villanova back to March Madness in his first season with the team, only to succumb to Utah State in the opening round. Despite turning the program around, frustrated Wildcats fans are already done with the Willard experience. Villanova blew a 10-point lead in the loss, scoring just six points in […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide advances to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating the Hofstra Pride 90-70 on Friday. Labaraon Philon Jr. had himself a game, as his performance earned him a comparison to Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. During the postgame interview with AJ Ross of CBS Sports, Philon’s teammate, Houston […]

Iowa State beat Tennessee State to advance to the March Madness Round of 32, but it suffered a big loss in the process. Star forward Joshua Jefferson went down with what appeared to be a significant leg injury in the win, a concerning development for head coach TJ Otzelberger. Iowa State was already up by […]

Update: Patrick Ngongba is officially listed as questionable for Duke’s March Madness game against TCU, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN. After weeks of uncertainty and a first-round absence that had Blue Devil fans holding their breath, there is genuine optimism surrounding Patrick Ngongba ahead of Duke’s second-round showdown against TCU on Saturday. According to […]

Arizona basketball showed why its a national title threat in March Madness on Friday. The Wildcats entered with having the easiest road to the Final Four among the No. 1 seeds. Head coach Tommy Lloyd and company then easily surpassed Long Island 92-58 in San Diego. Lloyd, however, reminded reporters that there was nothing relatively […]

Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland did not buy into any of the March Madness discussions that make college basketball one of the most dynamic sports in the world ahead of his team’s first-round win over Akron. McCasland, who joined Texas Tech after six successful seasons at North Texas, has seen both sides of the […]

Star Olivia Miles has been setting milestones all season long since transferring to TCU, but her triple-double achievement in the first official women’s game of March Madness set a historical mark in more ways than one. In the Horned Frogs’ 86-40 blowout win over UC San Diego, Miles’ 12th career triple-double made her the first […]

Villanova basketball is in a battle with Utah State in the first round of the NCAA tournament, as the first half was pretty competitive. Though some would be satisfied that it’s a close game, head coach Kevin Willard is feeling the complete opposite. During an interview in the first half, Willard was asked how he […]

Texas Tech, without their best player, but on a show in the second half of their contest against Akron in the NCAA Tournament. JT Toppin is out for a long time with a torn ACL injury, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders must proceed without him. On Friday, they certainly did. Texas Tech defeated Akron […]

Herb Sendek believes Otega Oweh’s miracle 3-pointer should never have happened. As wild as the moment was for fans, the Santa Clara basketball coach knows he tried to call a timeout that was not acknowledged before Kentucky tied the game. As soon as the dust settled from Oweh’s bank shot, many realized that Sendek immediately […]

Darryn Peterson of Kansas headlines the future NBA star power in San Diego for March Madness. Arizona basketball freshmen Koa Peat set the tone for the quartet of Friday games in San Diego, though. Peat pounded Long Island University with his 6-foot-8, 235-pound frame to score 15 points in his NCAA Tournament debut. The top-seeded […]

The nightmare scenario Iowa State fans feared most arrived in the cruelest way possible, less than three minutes into the Cyclones’ first-round NCAA Tournament matchup against No. 15 seed Tennessee State on Friday. Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State’s All-American forward and the engine behind one of the nation’s most complete teams, was helped off the floor […]

Kentucky basketball found themselves in a battle against Santa Clara during the first round of the NCAA tournament, and it took overtime for them to walk away with the win. With the game tied at 70, Santa Clara’s Allen Garves hit a three-pointer to give his team the lead with two seconds left. In typical […]

Not only are the bracket pools and buzzer-beaters in March magical, but so are the players’ shock at becoming famous in tournament history. Otega Oweh of Kentucky made a moment in the Enterprise Center that will be remembered for decades on a day when the stakes were much higher and the lights seemed a little […]

The Santa Clara Broncos suffered a tough 89-84 overtime loss to the Kentucky Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It appeared the Broncos were going to win the contest in regulation, but the Wildcats hit a game-tying buzzer beater to force overtime. However, that play may have never come to fruition had […]

Otega Oweh just had the game of his life in Kentucky’s first-round March Madness win over Santa Clara. Not only did the senior hit a half-court prayer to send the team into overtime, but he accomplished a feat not seen since Indiana State legend Larry Bird in 1979. Oweh led the Wildcats with a career-high […]

In his first year on the job, USF head basketball coach Bryan Hodgson led the Bulls to their first March Madness appearance since 2012, where they came four points shy of pulling off the upset against Louisville. As with any prominent mid-major coach, Hodgson’s performance has him on the radar for the upcoming coaching carousel. […]

March Madness is the greatest event in sports. There is nothing like the thrill of watching a mid-major team on the verge of upsetting a powerhouse, or in this case, a Blue Blood of the sport. The end of regulation between Santa Clara and Kentucky is one of the craziest finishes you will see this […]

TCU basketball had a good season this year, and it has led them into the NCAA tournament. They’ve been led by Olivia Miles, who has done it all on the floor, and the hope is that she can continue her strong play throughout the tournament. She’s already off to a good start, as TCU defeated […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide were dealt a major blow heading into the NCAA Tournament following the arrest of junior guard Aden Holloway. Holloway is away from the team pending the arrest and the ongoing investigation. Alabama was set to tip-off the NCAA Tournament in the round of 64 against Hofstra without Holloway, and head coach […]

BYU basketball had grand ambitions of reaching the Final Four for the first time in program history. They had an NBA-minded head coach in Kevin Young who had just guided the Cougars to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Projected top-three NBA Draft pick AJ Dybantsa chose Provo, Utah over everywhere else. Dynamic […]

It’s been over two decades, since 2001, that the Hofstra Pride have made the NCAA Tournament and participated in March Madness. With alumni Speedy Claxton at the helm as head coach, Hofstra is back in March Madness, their reward being a showdown against No. 4 seed Alabama. Prior to Hofstra’s round of 64 games against […]

With NIL and the transfer portal making the college basketball landscape more wild than it ever has been before, many believe that the Cinderella teams in the NCAA Tournament could be coming to an end. Although that could be the case, former Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl thinks the Cinderella teams are still relevant […]

Houston did nearly everything perfectly in its first-round win over Idaho to advance to the second round of March Madness. The victory still did not thrill Kelvin Sampson too much, with the Cougars’ veteran head coach knowing the job is far from done. The 70-year-old was proud of his team’s effort and execution in the […]

Texas A&M basketball advanced out of the first round of the NCAA tournament after a convincing win against St. Mary’s, defeating them 63-50. Texas A&M came out strong to start the game and continued to put their foot on the gas until the end of the game, and this may have been due to the […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers were the talk of Day 1 of March Madness after they dominated Troy early on Thursday, 76-47. Early in the first half, Pyrce Sandfort put on a display for all the fans as he scored 17 points and drained five three-pointers to light up the arena. This helped propel the Cornhuskers to […]

March Madness is here, and Michigan basketball routed Howard 101-80, advancing to the next round. But Michigan coach Dusty May was nervous in the first half, as Howard was hitting all their shots, and it was only 50-46 at halftime. That prompted him to think about the game internally, according to Ralph D. Russo. “Michigan coach […]

After proudly watching his team run through Georgia, Josh Schertz knows what Saint Louis is up against as a heavyweight battle with Michigan looms. Regardless, the second-year head coach is not ready for his first March Madness run to end. The Billikins ran through Georgia in the first round to set themselves up against one-seeded […]

Georgia’s NCAA Tournament run came to an abrupt and lopsided end on Thursday, as the No. 8 seed Bulldogs (22-11, 10-8 SEC) were routed 102-77 by No. 9 seed Saint Louis Billikens (29-5, 15-3 A-10) in the Round of 64 at KeyBank Arena. The 25-point defeat was Georgia’s largest loss of the season and their […]

In his first season as VCU’s head basketball coach, Phil Martelli Jr. led the Rams to their first March Madness victory since 2016. He credits rapper DJ Khaled for inspiring the catchphrase that has fueled his team all year long. Martelli, the son of the longtime Saint Joseph’s head coach and former Michigan assistant, admits […]

The Illinois Fighting Illini just went full-on beast mode Thursday, absolutely torching the Penn Quakers 105-70 in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The No. 3-seeded Illinois averaged 1.55 points per possession, the third-highest PPP in a March Madness game and the highest since the Villanova Wildcats averaged […]

Coming off a four-point loss to Duke in the ACC Championship Game, Virginia is back in the NCAA Tournament in year one under Ryan Odom. The Cavaliers rebounded from a one-year hiatus to find themselves as a three-seed with an opening-round matchup against 14-seed Wright State and in the same pool as six-seeded Tennessee and […]

In a performance for the record books on Thursday at KeyBank Center, the Michigan Wolverines high-flying offense overwhelmed the Howard Bison 101-80, beginning their 2026 NCAA Tournament run in style. The top-seeded Michigan shot 67.3% from the field, the highest in March Madness since the Villanova Wildcats shot 71.4% against the Oklahoma Sooners in the […]

Texas basketball was able to advance in the first round of the NCAA tournament after defeating BYU, 79-71. Texas came in as the underdogs, but they fought from beginning to end, playing well on both sides of the ball. After the game, head coach Sean Miller spoke highly of his group and gave them the […]

Over the years, coach Mark Few has become a fixture in the NCAA Tournament, underscoring his consistent brilliance in leading Gonzaga in a college field that seems to get more competitive every year. The No. 3 Bulldogs took care of business in the first round after beating No. 14 Kennesaw State, 73-64, at Moda Center […]