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Chris Beard is taking Texas Tech’s basketball teams to new heights and raking it in accordingly. Beard’s Red Raiders beat Gonzaga 75-69 on Saturday to reach their first NCAA Tournament Final Four in school history. The win gave Beard a …
The referees badly blew a call on a blocked shot by Texas Tech in the final minute of their West Regional final game against Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The Red Raiders were leading the Bulldogs 68-62 with under a minute left. …
Michigan State Spartans coach Tom Izzo knows exactly what he’s up against Sunday when his team faces the Duke Blue Devils for a spot in the Final Four. The Spartans will have to contend with Zion Williamson, who Izzo described as “damn …
The Duke Blue Devils have little clarity on the status of Cam Reddish. The standout freshman will be a game-time decision for Duke’s Elite Eight tilt against the Michigan State Spartans on Sunday, according to coach Mike Krzyzewski. Coach K …
With two rounds of relatively unexciting games last weekend, we were due for some classics in the NCAA Tournament’s second week. Friday did not disappoint. We saw a championship contender lose, two close games, and of course, some Zion …
Duke did it again. The Blue Devils barely squeaked out a victory for the second game in a row in the NCAA Tournament. They were up 75-73 on Virginia Tech with just over a second left in Friday’s Sweet 16 game and the Hokies had the ball under …
Chuma Okeke issued a statement supporting his teammates following his leg injury suffered against North Carolina on Friday. Okeke led Auburn with 20 points and 11 rebounds in the upset win over the Tar Heels. He got hurt on a non-contact play with …
Zion Williamson gave us the highlight of the NCAA Tournament, no surprise. Williamson threw down a monster alley-oop in the second half of Duke’s Sweet 16 game against Virginia Tech to make it 58-52: Zion is what happens when all the sliders …
Buzz Williams may have a new job for next season. The Virginia Tech head coach may end up taking the Texas A&M job, according to a report. Yahoo’s Pete Thamel says it’s almost inevitable that Williams leaves the Hokies for the …
Zion Williamson threw a block party on Friday night, and Kerry Blackshear Jr was the guest of honor. Eight minutes into Friday night’s Sweet 16 game between Duke and Virginia Tech, Williamson delivered a fierce rejection of a Blackshear shot …
Bruce Pearl got emotional when talking about Chuma Okeke’s injury following Auburn’s win over North Carolina on Friday night. The Tigers beat the Tar Heels 97-80 to advance to the finals of the Midwest Regional. Okeke led his team with 20 …
Auburn star Chuma Okeke suffered what appeared to be a serious left leg injury during the Tigers’ Sweet 16 game against North Carolina on Friday night. Okeke was driving with the ball towards the baseline and the Tigers leading 76-62 with 8:08 …
Michigan State big man Nick Ward suffered another hand injury during Friday night’s Sweet 16 game against LSU. Michigan State was cruising against the Tigers in their East Regional semifinal game. Ward had four points, five rebounds and three …
Last season, UMBC became the talk of the country when they made Virginia the first No. 1 seed to fall victim to a 16 seed. This year, the coach of that team is hoping the foe he vanquished goes on to win it all. UMBC coach Ryan Odom admitted he …
After enduring three brutally long days without college basketball, the NCAA Tournament made its triumphant return Thursday night. With only one mid-major (Gonzaga) and one double-digit seed (Oregon) advancing to play this weekend, the Sweet Sixteen …
Tennessee guard Lamonte Turner was upset about a controversial foul call at the end of regulation in the Vols’ Sweet 16 loss to Purdue on Thursday night. Tennessee was up 82-80 with under 10 seconds left and forced Purdue into taking the ball …
