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Duke was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, losing 68-67 to Michigan State in their Elite Eight clash. While the game was close for nearly the entire second half and thrilling to watch, the Blue Devils made a baffling decision on their …
Michigan State senior guard Matt McQuaid seems to have a flair for the dramatic, and you won’t see a better example of that than one of the shots he made in the second half against Duke on Sunday. In a 56-56 game that kept going back and forth, …
What went wrong in Kentucky’s overtime loss to Auburn in the Elite Eight on Sunday? According to Reid Travis, the Tigers simply played with more energy than the Wildcats. Speaking with the media after the game, Travis pinpointed the energy …
The Auburn Tigers took down the Kentucky Wildcats 77-71 in overtime of their Elite Eight NCAA Tournament game on Sunday to advance to their first Final Four in school history, and they ended an incredible John Calipari streak in the process. Kentucky …
Auburn had an outstanding chance to defeat Kentucky with a buzzer-beater against Kentucky at the end of regulation on Sunday, but they settled for a bad shot after head coach Bruce Pearl made a questionable decision to not use his final timeout. …
Auburn’s Bruce Pearl is one of college basketball’s most expressive coaches, and his reaction to a foul call in the second half of Sunday’s Elite Eight game did not disappoint. Pearl, sweating through his dress shirt, very much …
Auburn senior Malik Dunbar played a physical game in the Elite 8 against Kentucky on Sunday, and that was one of the reasons he ended up on the bench with a bloody lip. Midway through the second half, Dunbar was seen bleeding from the lip. Shortly …
Auburn forward Chuma Okeke saw his season come to an end in heartbreaking fashion Friday night when he suffered a torn ACL during the Tigers’ upset win over North Carolina, but he fought through the physical and emotional pain to support his …
The Iowa Hawkeyes may be out of the NCAA Tournament, but they’re still involved in the proceedings in a certain way. On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal ran a story about the special not-for-sale March Madness rugs that appeared in team locker …
Auburn did its best to hang around in the first half of Sunday’s Elite 8 game against Kentucky, and junior Anfernee McLemore helped keep things close with one of the most athletic plays we’ve seen in the NCAA Tournament thus far. With the …
Tom Izzo feels that his best chance at shutting down Zion Williamson in Michigan State’s game against Duke on Sunday may be bringing in one of the most feared defenders in the NFL, and it looks like the Chicago Bears are ready to help make that …
The Elite Eight sneaks up on us every March. After enjoying multiple games each day, tiring out our television remotes switching from one match-up to another, suddenly we have singular showdowns dominating our brain space. Every game feels like life …
UMBC sent a perfect tweet after Virginia outlasted Purdue in overtime on Saturday to reach the Final Four. The Retrievers’ athletics account sent a tweet featuring a GIF of Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Great Gatsby” raising his glass …
You could not ask for more from the Elite Eight game between Virginia and Purdue on Saturday night. Carsen Edwards put on an absolute show to help the Boilermakers take a lead late in the game. Purdue was up 70-67 with under 17 seconds to go before …
Purdue took on Virginia Saturday for a spot in the Final Four, and Carsen Edwards played like a man who knew exactly what was at stake. The junior guard was on absolute fire in the game, putting up 40 points in regulation. He had a stretch in the …
An unusual technical foul committed by Josh Perkins proved costly in Gonzaga’s loss to Texas Tech on Saturday. Gonzaga had closed their deficit to two points at 71-69 following a Zach Norvell Jr layup with 12 seconds left in their Elite Eight …
