Analysis: More madness likely in NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16
3 years, 9 months ago

Analysis: More madness likely in NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Your bracket is shot. THE UPSTARTS Chicago Loyola — Sister Jean and the lovable Ramblers are back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since that 2018 Final Four run. STAR PLAYERS Corey Kispert, Gonzaga — All-American playing like one to put the Zags four games from the first perfect season since 1976. RISING STARS Max Abmas, Oral Roberts — High-volume scoring from this biomedical chemistry major has the Golden Eagles soaring into the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1974. Oregon State vs. Loyola Chicago, Midwest Region, Saturday — The underdog branch of the bracket features two scrappy teams and one lovable 101-year-old nun.

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Top freshmen Watkins of USC and Kansas’ Nichols square off in bid for women’s NCAA Sweet 16 berth
9 months ago

Top freshmen Watkins of USC and Kansas’ Nichols square off in bid for women’s NCAA Sweet 16 berth

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — JuJu Watkins and S’Mya Nichols used to face off in AAU ball. “The freshmen this year really broke out, proved their points, proved themselves and was a great addition to the teams that they’re on.” Watkins and Nichols are surrounded by veteran supporting casts. Coach Lindsay Gottlieb jokingly calls the USC squad “JuJu and the Nerds,” a …

NCAA men's tournament bracket reaches the Sweet 16 milestone
9 months ago

NCAA men's tournament bracket reaches the Sweet 16 milestone

NPR  

NCAA men's tournament bracket reaches the Sweet 16 milestone March Madness basketball play reaches the Sweet 16 on the men's side — the women's will be solidified by the end of the day. The TVs at work switch to sports - the NCAA basketball tournament, men's and women's. We only have one double-digit seed making it all the way to …

RJ Davis goes for 20 as North Carolina beats Michigan State 85-69
9 months ago

RJ Davis goes for 20 as North Carolina beats Michigan State 85-69

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! CHARLOTTE, N.C. — RJ Davis scored 20 points to help North Carolina beat Michigan State 85-69 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, pushing the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16 while keeping them unbeaten in March Madness against Spartans Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo. …

Illinois sees Duquesne in the way of its first Sweet 16 in nearly 2 decades of March Madness
9 months ago

Illinois sees Duquesne in the way of its first Sweet 16 in nearly 2 decades of March Madness

Associated Press  

— Brad Underwood smirked and almost imperceptibly shook his head when the question was asked: What would it mean for Illinois to finally make it back to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nearly two decades? Not getting too far ahead.” Perhaps because Underwood knows the third-seeded Fighting Illini first must face perhaps the …

March Madness mayhem: Low seeds rise and brackets bust as Final Four approaches
1 year, 8 months ago

March Madness mayhem: Low seeds rise and brackets bust as Final Four approaches

Hindustan Times  

March Madness is in full swing, and the Elite Eight have been narrowed down. Florida Atlantic shocks Kansas State to become lowest seed ever in the Final Four Florida Atlantic has made history this year by becoming the lowest-ever seed to reach the Final Four after defeating Kansas State. Top seeds The top four seeds were given to Alabama, Houston, …

The men's Sweet 16 tips off Thursday, as basketball fans enjoy a wild March
1 year, 9 months ago

The men's Sweet 16 tips off Thursday, as basketball fans enjoy a wild March

NPR  

The men's Sweet 16 tips off Thursday, as basketball fans enjoy a wild March Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images College basketball is delivering two electric NCAA tournaments, full of upsets: In both the men's and women's brackets, only half of the No. With the men resuming play Thursday, here's a quick look at tip-off …

Super seniors lead the way into March Madness Sweet 16
1 year, 9 months ago

Super seniors lead the way into March Madness Sweet 16

Associated Press  

Jerome Tang took his time finding the right players to fit into the program he wanted to build at Kansas State. Anchored by fifth-year seniors Markquis Nowell, Desi Sills, Tykei Greene and Abayomi Iyiola, Kansas State is heading from the Little Apple to the Big Apple to face Michigan State at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Texas has six players …

Women’s Sweet 16 features new format and historic field
1 year, 9 months ago

Women’s Sweet 16 features new format and historic field

Associated Press  

The Sweet 16 features a new format and a bit of history when it begins later this week. It’s also the first time since the Big 12 was formed in 1996 that no teams from the conference reached the second weekend. Second-seeded Utah is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2006 after edging Princeton in the …

Miami’s run to the Sweet 16 reflects college basketball’s new reality
1 year, 9 months ago

Miami’s run to the Sweet 16 reflects college basketball’s new reality

New York Times  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Tucked in the far corner of a locker room inside MVP Arena sits a 21-year-old college basketball player worth a reported $800,000. That’s what NIL was made to do, and that’s what they’re doing.’’ The child of Cuban immigrants who arrived in Florida just before he was born, Ruiz grew up near the dog track in northwest …

March Madness brackets are all busted, but the Sweet 16 beckons
1 year, 9 months ago

March Madness brackets are all busted, but the Sweet 16 beckons

NPR  

March Madness brackets are all busted, but the Sweet 16 beckons Enlarge this image toggle caption Andy Lyons/Getty Images Andy Lyons/Getty Images It takes alchemy to produce a strong March Madness bracket. Florida Atlantic University won its first-ever March Madness game over Memphis on Friday, and now it's the Owls who are still dancing, reaching their first Sweet 16 after …

Gonzaga, Timme move to Sweet 16 with 84-81 win over TCU
1 year, 9 months ago

Gonzaga, Timme move to Sweet 16 with 84-81 win over TCU

Associated Press  

DENVER — Drew Timme added something new to his twisting, turning, head-faking, mustachioed repertoire — a 3-pointer to help Gonzaga get over the hump and back to the Sweet 16. The Gonzaga big man extended his one-of-a-kind college career by at least one more game, finishing with 28 points Sunday to help the Zags make their eighth straight Sweet 16 …

No. 1 seed Alabama beats Maryland 73-51 in drama-free game
1 year, 9 months ago

No. 1 seed Alabama beats Maryland 73-51 in drama-free game

Associated Press  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Before Alabama took the court, two No. Jahvon Quinerly scored 22 points, Brandon Miller heated up with 19 and top overall seed Alabama brushed aside Maryland 73-51 behind a dominant second half Saturday. “We’re here to win a national championship.” The Crimson Tide advanced to their second Sweet 16 in the past three tournaments and ninth overall. …

No. 8 seed Arkansas sends defending champ Kansas home
1 year, 9 months ago

No. 8 seed Arkansas sends defending champ Kansas home

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Kansas’ national title defense ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday when Arkansas’ Ricky Council IV made five free throws in the closing seconds and the eighth-seeded Razorbacks beat the No. EAST REGION TENNESSEE 65, DUKE 52 ORLANDO, Fla. — Olivier Nkamhoua tied his career high with 27 points, including 13 straight …

15th-seeded Princeton beats Missouri 78-63 to reach Sweet 16
1 year, 9 months ago

15th-seeded Princeton beats Missouri 78-63 to reach Sweet 16

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the final minute ticked off the clock, the Princeton fans started chanting “Sweet 16! Blake Peters made five 3-pointers in the second half and Princeton shocked another power conference team to reach the NCAA Tournament regional semifinals for the first time in 56 years by beating Missouri 78-63 on Saturday. “I’ve always dreamed of playing deep …

2022 NCAA Tournament bracket: East Region analysis of No. 3 Purdue, No. 4 UCLA, No. 8 North Carolina and more
2 years, 9 months ago

2022 NCAA Tournament bracket: East Region analysis of No. 3 Purdue, No. 4 UCLA, No. 8 North Carolina and more

New York Times  

The East Region features last year’s national champion, Baylor, as the top seed, plus the two teams with most NCAA Tournament titles in history: No. 15 Saint Peter’s on Friday Record: 29-7 How they got here: Purdue secured early-season victories against ranked teams North Carolina and Villanova during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament and kept winning. Spotlight on: Juzang …

Duke tops MSU, into Sweet 16 in Coach K’s final NCAA tourney
2 years, 9 months ago

Duke tops MSU, into Sweet 16 in Coach K’s final NCAA tourney

Associated Press  

Duke survived a tense finish against Michigan State and extended Mike Krzyzewski’s final NCAA Tournament run, beating Tom Izzo’s Spartans 85-76 on Sunday in the Hall of Fame coaches’ bittersweet last tussle. SOUTH REGION HOUSTON 68, ILLINOIS 53 PITTSBURGH — Taze Moore scored 21 points, Jamal Shead added 18 and Houston, a Final Four team last season, advanced to the …

Sweet 16 primer: All eyes on Peacocks after wild 1st weekend
2 years, 9 months ago

Sweet 16 primer: All eyes on Peacocks after wild 1st weekend

Associated Press  

Top seeds Gonzaga, Kansas and Arizona are in. This time, it’s those lovable Saint Peter’s Peacocks, who knocked off Kentucky and Murray State and don’t have a single player that made the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference first team. The Red Raiders, with first-year coach Mark Adams, made it past the second round for the first time since their run to …

In terms of chaos, this year’s Sweet 16 field is historic
3 years, 9 months ago

In terms of chaos, this year’s Sweet 16 field is historic

Associated Press  

By at least one measure, this is the most chaotic Sweet 16 field to date. You give them enough time to game plan for stuff like this, they’re going to take away your strengths.” Here are the other seasons with the highest seed totals in the Sweet 16: 1986 In just the second year of the expanded 64-team tournament, the …

When was last time USC and UCLA reached Sweet 16, Elite Eight in same year?
3 years, 9 months ago

When was last time USC and UCLA reached Sweet 16, Elite Eight in same year?

LA Times  

USC forward Evan Mobley, left, shoots as UCLA guard Jaylen Clark defends during the first half on March 6 Staples Center. In the Before Times of a pre-COVID world, the USC and UCLA men’s basketball teams would be preparing for Friday Sweet 16 showdowns with Oregon and Alabama, respectively. But these are not normal times, which means the Trojans and …

Sweet 16 bound: No. 15 seed Oral Roberts tops Florida 81-78
3 years, 9 months ago

Sweet 16 bound: No. 15 seed Oral Roberts tops Florida 81-78

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Dunk City, say hello to Max Abmas and soaring Oral Roberts. Just happy that we got the win.” Abmas and Obanor led the way as Oral Roberts pulled off another surprise Sunday night, reaching the round of 16 with an 81-78 victory over Florida. “We’re not capitulating to anybody here.” Obanor scored 28 points and Abmas, the regular-season …

NCAA Sweet 16 matchups: When do UCLA and USC play?
3 years, 9 months ago

NCAA Sweet 16 matchups: When do UCLA and USC play?

LA Times  

× Highlights from Oregon’s win over Iowa in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Monday. 2 seed Iowa 95-80 on Monday to reach the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the past five NCAA tournaments. Virginia Commonwealth’s multiple positive coronavirus tests took care of that, leaving Oregon with a nine-day break since losing in the Pac-12 tournament …

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