UNC Beats Iona With Size and Physicality
After being the third one seed to fall behind early to their opponent, UNC, with a dominant effort in the second half, defeated Iona, 88-73. Behind Cam Johnson’s 21 points,…
Duke Handles North Dakota State to Advance to Round of 32
Duke defeated North Dakota State, 85-52, to advance to the Round of 32. Despite falling behind early and only having a 4 point lead at half, the tournaments top ranked…
Washington continue the 9 seed dominance, defeating Utah State
Washington gave the 9 seeds their 3rd win in three games this tournament, defeating Utah State and moving on to the next round. Washington’s great defense and surprisingly high scoring…
Virginia Overcomes Upset Threat, Beats Gardner-Webb by 15
Virginia, after falling behind by 14 early in the first half, exorcised its demons, beating 16th seeded Gardner-Webb, 71-56. The Running Bulldogs got off to a hot start, and right…
Big Ten Improves to 6-0 in First Round as Hawkeyes Upset Cincinnati in Columbus
Day two of the NCAA Tournament, another unexpected finish to begin the day. The tenth seeded Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the seventh seeded Cincinnati Bearcats 79-72 in impressive comeback fashion. The…
Maryland ends Belmont’s Cinderella Hopes – Can the Terrapins go further?
After coming to a close call toward the end of the game, Maryland defeated No. 11-seed Belmont 79-77 on Thursday, March 21st. Belmont took a 40-34 lead into halftime and…
Boilers grind out First Round victory over Old Dominion 61-48
It wasn’t the prettiest of first round showings for the third seed in the South region, but a win is a win. The Purdue Boilermakers (24-9) locked in on defense…