PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chase Johnston had tried four 2-pointers all season before he took a long pass from teammate Rob Martin, with a clear path to the rim in the closing seconds of High Point’s March Madness opener. Given that history, the long-range specialist had no thoughts of trying anything flashy. Advertisement Johnston converted an easy layup for his …

PORTLAND, OR – Go figure the biggest moment in High Point basketball history hinged on Chase Johnston doing something he hadn’t done all season. In the final seconds of the NCAA Tournament first round game against Wisconsin, the Panthers were down by a point when Rob Martin got a loose ball, and up ahead was an open Johnston running toward …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tyler Tanner had 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Vanderbilt rallied to beat McNeese 78-68 in an NCAA Tournament game on Thursday. The Commodores (27-8), the No. 5 seed in the South Region, will play No. 4 seed Nebraska in the second round on Saturday. Advertisement Duke Miles scored 13 points and Devin McGlockton …

Siena University came so close to March Madness history — in more ways than one. The Saints came within a few points of a massive upset over Duke, and they did it with all five of Siena’s starters playing almost the full 40 minutes. Though the Blue Devils entered the game as 28-point favorites, Siena quickly took control of the …

The Cleveland Cavaliers won’t be at full strength for their game against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. Jarrett Allen will be missing his seventh-straight contest after injuring his knee in the team’s win over the Detroit Pistons on March 3. The Cavs might also be without the services of Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell was added to the injury report on Thursday …

Ivan Njegovan, Bruce Thornton, Xavier Edmonds March Madness record by conference: Updated SEC, Big Ten and more win-loss totals through Rounds 1-2 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Advertisement The SEC leads all conferences for the most bids in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. It’s the fourth straight season that …

Yaxel Lendeborg has been everything Michigan basketball wanted — and then some. In making his pitch for Lendeborg to win Big Ten Player of the Year earlier this month, Wolverines coach Dusty May said, “… he’s done everything. He’s outperformed his contract; he’s outperformed all expectations up to this point.” Advertisement “Outperformed his contract” raised a few eyebrows, but such …

Duke needed quite the second-half comeback to avoid one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history on Thursday. That’s probably not a sentence you expected to read. The No. 1 overall seed beat No. 16 Siena 71-65 after trailing by 11 points at halftime. It was the first time in NCAA tournament history that a No. 1 seed trailed …

Well, the dream was while it lasted .. all two-ish hours of it. The bid for a perfect NCAA men’s tournament bracket disappeared for over 25 million people by mid-afternoon on Thursday, fueled by 12th-seeded High Point’s first-round stunner over fifth-seeded Wisconsin. Advertisement ESPN reported that just under 900,000 blemish-free brackets remained after the opening wave of games. That’s just …

Terry Rozier hasn’t appeared in a game for the Miami Heat this season. In October, he was arrested and indicted as a result of an expansive federal gambling investigation that unearthed two separate cases that altogether feature 34 total defendants. But the 32-year-old guard is still on the Heat’s roster with just 13 games remaining in the regular season. He …

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Isaac McKneely scored 23 points, and Louisville hung on to beat South Florida 83-79 on Thursday to win its first NCAA Tournament game since Rick Pitino’s final season as coach. Ryan Conwell scored 11 of his 18 points in the second half and backup forward Sananda Fru had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals. …

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Vanderbilt men’s basketball is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season under coach Mark Byington. The Commodores (26-8) earned the No. 5 seed in the South Region and will play No. 12 seed McNeese State (28-5) on March 19 (2:15 p.m. CT, TruTV). Advertisement Vanderbilt’s lineup is deep with talent, but it was the play of Duke …

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Welcome to the NCAA Tournament win column, Nebraska. The No. 4 seed Cornhuskers dominated Troy 76-47 in the first round of March Madness on Thursday, March 19, winning in the Men’s NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.. They were previously the only Power conference team without a win in the big dance. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: Nebraska vs …

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TCU and Ohio State delivered a banger start to the NCAA Tournament. Xavier Edmonds’ shot with 4.1 seconds remaining gave the No. 9 seed Horned Frogs a 66-64 win over No. 8 Ohio State to kick off March Madness action on Thursday, March 19, in the first game of the tournament. Bruce Thornton attempted a halfcourt heave as time expired, …

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Nebraska finally has an NCAA tournament win. The No. 4 Cornhuskers vanquished ghosts that have haunted the basketball program for 40 years with a 76-47 win over No. 13 Troy in the first round of the South region on Thursday. The win is Nebraska’s first in nine March Madness appearances since it first made the tournament in 1986. Advertisement The …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Detroit Pistons will look to complete a two-game series sweep as they visit the Washington Wizards for the second time this week. Advertisement Washington has kept it close with Detroit in each of their meetings this season, and I’m taking the home …

After nearly two weeks of waiting, the UNC women’s basketball team will finally take the court on Friday evening. In their NCAA Tournament opener, the 4-seed Tar Heels will host 13-seed Western Illinois at 5:30 p.m. – in Carmichael Arena. North Carolina (26-7, 14-4 ACC) began its ACC Tournament run by beating Virginia Tech for a second time this season, …

If you ask the oddsmakers, Arizona is a runaway favorite to reach the Final Four. The Wildcats enter the NCAA Tournament with -125 odds of winning the West Region. The next best team, Purdue, comes in at +360. But Arizona fans know it’s not so simple. Since 2001, the Wildcats have earned a No. 1 seed thrice and a No. …

It seemed so innocuous at the moment: just a bit of backcourt pressure early in a sleepy mid-March game between two teams on diametrically opposed ends of the Eastern Conference standings. Cade Cunningham forces Tre Johnson to turn — Job No. 1 for any pressing defender trying to make a ball-handler uncomfortable. Johnson loses the ball and his balance as …