March 16, 2018, a day that all college basketball fans will always remember. #1 seeds remained undefeated at 135-0. Then it happened 135-1. Virginia is the culprit of the first #16 upset in NCAA tournament history. Fast forward to March 2019 and Virginia found themselves as a #1 seed once again. Could history really repeat itself? Virginia trailed #16 Gardner-Webb
Chris Beard’s Texas Tech Red Raiders are now one win away from raising the National Championship trophy. The Red Raiders top rated defense once again proved its’ worth in a 61-51 grind it out victory over Michigan State Saturday night in Minneapolis. The Red Raiders were led by junior Matt Mooney, who scored a game high 22 points on 8-for-16
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Resiliency! Arguably the best day of the tournament so far all defined by resilience. Texas Tech, Gonzaga, Purdue, and Virginia showed the world that they meant business but sadly only two could move on to the Final Four. In the early match up #1 Gonzaga took on #3 Texas Tech. Tempo was the name of the game. The Texas Tech
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Sixteen teams remain. Eight games to be played to decide who is elite enough to move on to be one step closer to cut down the nets and take a trip to Minneapolis to play for the National Championship. Seven conferences remain and will battle it out in hopes that their teams can keep the momentum going and break into
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The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. To the American sports fan this time period known as “March Madness” is equal to Christmas, Thanksgiving and The Fourth of July all wrapped up in one. The only exception? This holiday last for an entire month! People all over this nation, basketball fan and non-basketball fan, cast their lots in basketball tourney pools at
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For the second time in three years the Villanova Wildcats have earned the right to play in the Final Four. Coach Jay Wright has taken his Wildcats and become a national powerhouse in a conference that many feel is not as strong as others. When Villanova made it past the first weekend two years ago and moved on to
Read moreThe Texas Tech Red Raiders appeared in just their sixth Sweet 16 on Friday night wit the hopes of making it to the Elite 8 for the firsttime inschool history. Purdue, ont the other hand, was playing in their eleventh Sweet 16 and looking to add to their four Elite 8 appearances. In a battle of will the Red Raiders
Read moreJust two weeks ago, Texas Tech was in the thick of the Big 12 title race and contending for a top 2 seed in the big dance. Since then, TTU has lost 4 straight, and Kansas once again clinched their 14th straight regular-season Big 12 title. On Monday night, it was all about the Mountaineer seniors. Jevon Carter and Daxter
Read moreI think all of us would agree if the Big 12 and SEC did this type of challenge in football, there would be endless amounts of hype behind it. But, this year both the SEC and Big 12 are extremely deep, making Saturday a great day to relax on the couch and enjoy some hoops. Here are all 10 Big
Read moreThe 2017-2018 Big 12 basketball season is a gauntlet. Not one game on any team’s schedule is a guaranteed win. The conference is stacked top to bottom, and although Kansas has won 13 straight Big 12 titles, if the streak were ever to be in jeopardy, this would be the year. Here are 3 reasons why the Big 12 is
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