DENVER — Egor Demin heard the chant from the BYU fans minutes after the Cougars beat VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.”One more year! One more year!”Demin smiled at the cro… MORE
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No. 1 Florida has no trouble with 16 Norfolk State
RALEIGH, N.C. — Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and top-seeded Florida built a big early lead on the way to dismissing No. 16 Norfolk State with a 95-69 victory in the West Region first-round gam… MORE
Balanced offense leads New Mexico past Marquette
Donovan Dent scored 21 points on Friday night to lead four Lobos in double figures, as 10th-seeded New Mexico pulled a mild upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, eliminating seventh-seeded… MORE
Maryland crushes Grand Canyon with balanced attack
Julian Reese had 18 points and nine rebounds and Derik Queen had 12 points and 15 rebounds as No. 4 seed Maryland rolled past No. 13 seed Grand Canyon 81-49 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s… MORE
UCLA-Tennessee shaping up as defensive showdown
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two of the top defensive teams in the NCAA Tournament meet Saturday night when No. 2 seed Tennessee battles No. 7 seed UCLA in a second-round Midwest Region matchup.Tennessee (28-7)… MORE
Houston, Gonzaga bring marquee names to 2nd-round matchup
Gonzaga has its sights on qualifying for its 10th consecutive Sweet 16 berth.Standing in the way is Houston, one of the favorites of the entire tournament.Two of the better programs in the land will… MORE
Saint Mary’s rallies past Vanderbilt in tight finish
Seventh-seeded Saint Mary’s rallied from a sluggish offensive start and a second-half deficit of 12 points to upend No. 10 seed Vanderbilt 59-56 in the first round of NCAA Tournament East Region play… MORE
No. 4 Purdue handles McNeese to reach Sweet 16
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 22 points and 15 rebounds to help Purdue punch its sixth Sweet 16 ticket in the last eight NCAA Tournaments with a 76-62 win over McNeese in second-round… MORE
Mark Sears, Alabama set to battle defensive-minded Saint Mary’s
Second-seeded Alabama and its East Region second round opponent, No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s, come into Sunday’s matchup in Cleveland each having received a dose of high-stakes basketball.The Crimson Tid… MORE
Virginia tabs VCU’s Ryan Odom as head coach
Virginia named Ryan Odom as the 13th head coach in the program’s history on Saturday morning.The Cavaliers learned all about Odom in 2018, when upstart UMBC made history under his direction by becomi… MORE
