The most impressive underdogs of the season, No. 16 University of Maryland, Baltimore Country (UMBC) Retrievers had nothing to lose in the match up against No. 9 Kansas State University Wildcats since they already had an impressive story to start off the tournament with. Falling short, the Retrievers lost 43-50, but still gave Kansas State a run for their money
Clemson dismantled Auburn, 84-43, to advance to the sweet sixteen. Clemson’s victory was aided by a 17-0 run in the first half. This game was just a blowout. Auburn trailed by 41 with 11:38 to go in the second half and only shot 26% from the field. Clemson outplayed their fellow tigers, shooting 47% and 39% from behind the arc.
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The Bearcats got off to a hot start, with a quick 10-0 lead over the Wolf Pack. With 15:43 left, Nevada used up two of its timeouts- an early sign of despair. Cincinnati continued to make shots all over the floor, with Jacob Evans leading the way with 15 points. Nevada started to heat up, yet Cincinnati left halftime leading
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Syracuse is at it again! The Orange have now won 3 games in 5 days to reach the Sweet 16. Perhaps more impressively, they have held 3 teams who average above 80 PPG to below 60 points each. The first half seemed like it was Michigan State’s, as the Spartans destroyed Cuse on the boards. However, Cuse’s interior defense held
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Inconsistency by the Buckeyes and dominance by the Bulldogs were the pillars of Ohio State’s 90-84 loss to Gonzaga. While both teams were evidently nervous in the beginning, the nerves didn’t seem to faze Gonzaga as they went on a 15-0 run, thanks in part to the Buckeyes two missed layups and two turnovers. Ohio State was struggling both defensively
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The Kansas Jayhawks advanced to the Sweet 16 after a tough win over Seton Hall, 83-79. Devonte Graham struggled from the floor, finishing with 8 points and 5 turnovers. However, he moved the ball well, with 9 assists. Stepping up for Kansas were Malik Newman with 28 points and Udoka Azubuike with 10 points and 7 rebounds in 22 minutes
Read moreNo Isaac Haas, no problem for Purdue. The 2nd seeded Boilermakers defeated their in-state rival and 10th seeded Butler Bulldogs 76-73 Sunday afternoon. After losing starting senior center Isaac Haas to a fractured elbow in Friday’s win over Cal-State Fullerton, freshman Matt Haarms was inserted into the starting lineup in place of Haas. Haarms played a very efficient game, scoring 7 points,
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Michigan seemed like they had lost this back and forth game that had 17 lead changes and 12 ties. Davis gave the Cougars the lead when he made two free throws with 44.1 seconds left, then pushed the advantage to 63-61 when he made the second of two more foul shots with 24.9 seconds to go. Then, Abdur-Rahkman and Charles
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Sister Jean and the Ramblers upset the #3 seed Volunteers 63-62. A last second jump shot from Clayton Custer secured another unbelievable win against a stellar Tennessee team in the Round of 32. Following their first round upset over Miami (FL), the Ramblers had no plan to stop there. Tennessee got their motors going when they took a 15-6 lead
Read moreThe 3rd seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated the 6th seeded Florida Gators 69-66 in the East region Saturday night. The Red Raiders were led by senior guard Keenan Evans who scored a team-high 22 points on 8-14 shooting. Evans and the Red Raiders went into the locker room down 33-32. In the second half, the Red Raiders led by as
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