Category: Reporting
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Top seeds hold serve, mostly
Three of the No. 1 seeds and a pair of two seeds find themselves in the regional finals after wins in the Sweet 16. The River Walk and the Alamo regions are coming down to the top two seeds. Top-seed UConn topped No. 5 Iowa 92-72 in the battle of the star freshmen. Paige Bueckers…
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No. 1 seeds, Pac-12 teams storm into Elite Eight
Six of the eight teams to advance to the regional finals are either No. 1 seeds or from the Pacific-12 Conference. Top-seeds Gonzaga, Baylor and Michigan each moved past their opponents, and USC, UCLA and Oregon State continued their magical runs. Top overall seed Gonzaga disposed of No. 5 Creighton 83-65. The Zags put on…
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Texas A&M, Louisville pull off dramatic comeback victories
Two-seeds Texas A&M and Louisville were on the ropes to a pair of seven seeds but advanced to the Sweet 16 thanks to late comebacks. Jordan Nixon hit a running floater in the lane as time expired in overtime to lifted Texas A&M to an 84-82 victory over Iowa State. It marked the first buzzer-beater…
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Caitlin Clark powers Iowa; Michigan reaches Sweet 16 for first time
The first half of the Sweet 16 field is set, and two No. 5 seeds as well as a No. 6 seed advanced to the second weekend. Fifth-seeded Iowa topped No. 4 Kentucky 86-72 behind a record-setting performance from freshman Caitlin Clark. The nation’s leading scorer set a program record for points in an NCAA…
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Sweet 16 is set featuring four Pac-12 teams
One day after No. 12 Oregon State punched its ticket to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, fellow Pac-12 members USC, Oregon and UCLA joined the Beavers in the Sweet 16. No. 6 USC handed No. 3 Kansas its worst loss in the NCAA Tournament 85-51. It was the Jayhawks’ third worst loss in…
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Three upsets headline day two in otherwise chalk-filled first round
After the first day of the NCAA Tournament saw all 16 higher seeds prevail, day two provided a trio of upsets. The biggest upset was No. 13 Wright State defeating No. 4 Arkansas 66-62. It marks the first time a team seeded 13 or lower advanced to the second round since 2012 when 13-seed Marist…
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A day full of dramatic endings
The clock has yet to strike midnight for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. They became the second 15-seed to ever reach the Sweet 16 with an 81-78 victory over seventh-seeded Florida. Oral Roberts ended the game on a 25-11 after the Gators led by 11 points midway through the second half. DeShang Weaver put the…
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Abilene Christian downs Texas; Ohio knocks off defending champion Virginia
The final game of the first round came down to the last second and a half as Cinderella stepped in to take her place. Abilene Christian, a 14-seed who first became tournament-eligible in the 2017-18 season, defeated No. 3 Texas 53-52. Wildcats forward Joe Pleasant drew a foul with 1.2 seconds remaining with his team…
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No. 15 Oral Roberts steals show on day one of NCAA Tournament
Oral Roberts became the ninth No. 15 seed to defeat a No. 2 seed when the Golden Eagles defeated Ohio State 75-72 in overtime Friday. The result marks Oral Roberts’ first NCAA Tournament win since 1974. The Buckeyes had two good looks at 3-pointers in the final seconds, but neither one fell. ORU was led…
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Gaels snap four-game skid with win over Purple Eagles
The Iona Gaels pull out a 79-76 win over the Niagara Purple Eagles at the Hynes Center on February 10. Ian Sacks provides an inside look at the matchup and speaks with EJ Crawford (game-high 21 points) and coaches Tim Cluess and Eric Eaton.
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