March Madness Articles - Page 41

The Auburn basketball team took a hit early on in the contest against Yale after Chad Baker-Mazara was ejected from the game. He threw an elbow and the officials ruled it a Flagrant 2. However, Baker-Mazara’s immediate reaction has the sports world buzzing. You can see the Auburn basketball star throw an elbow at his […]

UConn basketball is in full form as the top team in the country ends the first half with a 33-point lead over Stetson. The Huskies look amazing and primed for a deep tourney run. However, head coach Dan Hurley somehow didn’t like what he saw from his team in the first half. Hurley was quick […]

Northwestern basketball advances to the next round of the NCAA Tournament after taking down Florida Atlantic 77-65. March Madness is in full swing after the Wildcats pulled off the upset. But all eyes are on Ryan Langborg, who balled out for the Wildcats on Friday. He finished with an impressive 27 points, four rebounds, and […]

The Kentucky basketball team suffered yet another agonizing defeat in the early stages of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. The Wildcats were big favorites against Oakland basketball, and Jack Gohlke and the sharpshooting Grizzlies found a way to make the winning plays down the stretch to earn the massive upset win. Kentucky lost the game […]

The Florida Atlantic basketball team is out of the NCAA Tournament after an overtime loss against Northwestern basketball. The Owls looked like they were going to win the game in regulation as they had the ball late up by two, but the Wildcats got the ball back and tied things up. Florida Atlantic had the […]

The Oakland basketball team in possession of the biggest upset of the NCAA Tournament right now as they knocked off #3 seed Kentucky basketball on Thursday. The game came down to the wire, but the Grizzlies outlasted the Wildcats to earn the big 80-76 win. A big reason why Oakland got the win was the […]

The last few days for Kansas basketball have been muddled with controversy and speculation, which is the last thing a vulnerable Jayhawks team needs during March Madness. A phantom foul call allowed the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region to clinch a 93-89 win versus Cinderella hopeful Samford on Thursday night. One would assume […]

March Madness is under way and yet, the transfer portal is open as well. It’s a bit odd considering 64 teams entered the postseason to focus on winning a championship. The fact it’s open is creating unnecessary chaos. So much so, that Dick Vitale is sick of it and he wants Duke basketball coaching legend, […]

Angel Reese, the standout forward for LSU’s women’s basketball team, has a message for her critics as she gears up for the Tigers’ March Madness encounter with Rice. Reese made it clear that she’s unfazed by the detractors and fully ready to showcase her talents on the court. “They said I was too worried about […]

Arguably the best sporting event of the year is currently in its early stages as March Madness got started on Tuesday night with the First Four, and then the first round got started on Thursday. The First Four gave us an early taste of the tournament and there were some great matchups, but Thursday was […]

In a huge boost for the Indiana women’s basketball team, forward Mackenzie Holmes is set to return from injury for the Hoosiers’ NCAA Women’s Tournament opener against Fairfield on Saturday The team’s announcement came via a tweet from Talia Goodman of The Next Hoopes, indicating that Holmes will be available for the crucial first-round clash. […]

It’s not March without a little madness and the first day of the NCAA Tournament brought plenty of shocking moments. None were more jaw-dropping than Oakland’s upset win over Kentucky, led by graduate transfer Jack Gohlke and his knockdown 3-point shooting. Gohlke buried 10 3-pointers and finished with 32 points in Oakland’s 80-76 win. He […]

The Round of 32 is in full swing, as the Oakland Golden Grizzlies will face the North Carolina State Wolf Pack on Saturday at the PPG Paints Arena. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series, make an Oakland-NC State prediction and pick, and show you how to watch. The Golden Gophers stunned the Kentucky […]

Arguably the best sporting event of the year is currently in its early stages as March Madness got started on Tuesday night with the First Four, and then the first round got started on Thursday. The First Four gave us an early taste of the tournament and there were some great matchups, but Thursday was […]

The Tennessee basketball team made easy work of the Saint Peter’s Peacocks in the Round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. The Volunteers rolled to an 83-49 victory and moved on to the second round to face Texas. Rick Barnes, the Tennessee head coach who was at Texas from 1998 until 2015, now […]

The field has been cut in half as the Round of 32 begins, with the Michigan State Spartans facing the University of North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series while making a Michigan State-North Carolina prediction and pick while […]

Round two of the NCAA Tournament continues as Texas faces Tennessee. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas-Tennessee prediction, pick, and how to watch. Texas entered as the seventh seed in the Midwest Region. That would give them a game with Colorado State, who won their First Four match-up. […]

Half of the party has been sent home as the Round of 32 begins, and we are watching the battle between the Dayton Flyers and the Arizona Wildcats live from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. We’re here to share our college basketball odds series, make a Dayton-Arizona prediction, and pick while showing you […]

It is the second round of the NCAA tournament as Washington State faces Iowa State. It is time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Washington State-Iowa State prediction, pick, and how to watch. The seven-seed Washington State won their first game in the East Region to start their tournament run. In the […]

Samford basketball stormed back from 22 points down in the second half and had a chance to upset fourth-seeded Kansas late in their first-round matchup of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. When A.J. Staton-McCray blocked Nic Timberlake while down one point with 14.7 seconds left, the Bulldogs thought they had an opportunity to go the other […]

The first round of March Madness has just gone underway and most brackets are already down the drain. With the eliminations of Kentucky basketball and BYU basketball at the hands of 14th and 11th-seeded teams (respectively), less than 1% of brackets remain intact — and Bijan Robinson’s is one of them. The Atlanta Falcons rookie […]

The Kansas basketball Jayhawks came into the NCAA Tournament as a wounded Goliath, one battered not by a slingshot, but rather an injury bug that is sidelining top player Kevin McCullar Jr. for the entirety of March Madness. A Round of 64 matchup with the relentless Samford Bulldogs left them incredibly vulnerable to the fatal […]

The brand of basketball Samford plays is quite different from most teams in March Madness’ field of 68. They use everyone in their rotation and call for substitutions quite a lot. This style of basketball was put to the test in the first round of the NCAA Tournament when they went up against a short-handed […]

One-and-done is the usual path that most players take to the NBA. With the removal of the NBA G League Ignite and other overseas programs being less keen on talents out of high school, this trend might have an uptick again. One of the biggest programs to have benefitted from this is John Calipari’s Kentucky […]

Grambling State basketball faces a stiff test on Friday against top-seeded Purdue in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Before going toe-to-toe with Matt Painter, Zach Edey and the Boilermakers, though, Donté Jackson and the Tigers got an extra special opportunity to continue reveling in their historic first-four victory over Montana State. Vice President […]

Legendary programs are always bound to clash during March Madness. With the first round coming to a close and the bracket officially locked in, fans have their marquee games penciled in. One of these battles will be between North Carolina and Michigan State. The Tar Heels have had an insane year in the ACC and […]

Gonzaga basketball isn’t the powerhouse title contender this season it’s been so many times during Mark Few’s iconic tenure in Spokane. The fifth-seeded Bulldogs still stand to be a tough out in March Madness, though, proving as much in a dominant 86-65 win over McNeese State on Thursday—the program’s 15th straight victory in the first […]

The Oregon basketball program pulled off an impressive 87-73 upset over the South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday. Senior guard Jermaine Cousinard erupted for 40 points during the March Madness matchup. Moreover, he gave reporters insight into what triggered his breakout performance. Ironically, Cousinard started his college basketball career with South Carolina in 2019 and later […]

Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari promised tweaks in the Wildcats’ defensive schemes entering March Madness. He didn’t deliver. Calipari expressed his disappointment in the upset, highlighting that some players didn’t perform at their usual level. He mentioned to Evan Washburn of CBS, “We had some guys that didn’t play the way they’ve been playing […]

Entering the first round of March Madness, the number three-seeded Kentucky basketball was a strong favorite in the South Regional part of the bracket. Oakland basketball didn’t seem to like that, however. Playing spoiler, the Golden Grizzlies just carved out an 80-76 upset over Reed Sheppard and the Wildcats on Thursday. Final pic.twitter.com/Rel7zX524l — Kentucky […]

Despite having a roster made up of potential NBA players, the Kentucky Wildcats suffered another humiliating March Madness exit on Thursday. This time, at the hands of the No. 14 seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies. Within the past four years, Kentucky has lost in the first round twice, lost in the second round and missed the […]

John Calipari has always amassed all the talent necessary to win a national championship in March Madness. However, the past few years have not been too kind to the Kentucky basketball squad. This was supposed to be the year when the Wildcats could make a deep run with guys like Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham. […]

With day one of March Madness in the books, several teams have already punched their ticket to the round of 32. In one of the more intriguing matchups of the second round, the Oregon Ducks and head coach Dana Altman will square off against his former team, the Creighton Bluejays. Oregon advanced to the next […]

Heading into the first round of March Madness on Thursday, the No. 2 seeded Arizona Wildcats against the No. 15 seeded Long Beach State seemed like an ultimate David vs. Goliath showdown. The storylines were fantastic as well considering Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson once recruited Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd when the […]

It may not have been a revenge game for Jermaine Couisnard, but the Oregon guard decimated the South Carolina Gamecocks just the same. He enjoyed a historic afternoon in Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, leading the red-hot Ducks to an 87-73 upset victory over No. 6 seed South Carolina. Couisnard is only the third […]

The No. 8 seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers are preparing for their opening round March Madness matchup against the No. 9 seeded Texas A&M Aggies and the program recently gave head coach Fred Hoiberg a contract extension. Throughout the 2023-24 college season, it wasn’t always clear that the Cornhuskers were going to make the NCAA Tournament, but […]

Coach Steve Alford and the Nevada basketball squad managed to win 26 games and finish second in the Mountain West. This meant that they were going dancing in March Madness against Dayton. Everything was going well when this NCAA Tournament first-round battle started. Jarod Lucas, Nick Davidson, and Kenan Blackshear all started to heat up […]

The Big 12 finalists are gearing up for the big dance. Following Houston basketball’s upset loss during the Big 12 finals, the team now moves on to its first March Madness game against Longwood basketball on Friday. And ahead of the matchup, the injury-depleted Cougars are receiving a pair of updates that would get any […]

The Illinois basketball team took care of business against the Morehead State Eagles with an 85-69 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Moreover, senior forward Marcus Domask achieved a rare March Madness feat not seen since Ja Morant’s days with the Murray State Racers. Domask became the 10th player in NCAA Tournament […]