College Basketball

PHILADELPHIA − Tennessee basketball proved it could win a March Madness game without freshman star Nate Ament. The Vols would prefer not to do it again. Ament had his first scoreless game of the season on March 20 as No. 6 Tennessee (23-11) blew past No. 11 Miami of Ohio (32-2), 78-56, in the first round of the Men’s NCAA …

The season ends the same way that it began: losing to a team based out of Utah on a “neutral” court. More to come in the coming days and weeks, as the transfer portal will be key to improving Villanova’s odds for next season. But for this one, the attrition to the roster and a few dud performances did the …

Why Florida’s 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux isn’t playing in March Madness despite being super tall originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Olivier Rioux is impossible to miss. Advertisement The Florida Gators’ redshirt freshman center is 7-foot-9. In other words, super tall, taller than pretty much any human any of us …

You might remember that back in mid-December, I penned an article on this website titled “Is Marquette Getting Worse?” That was published in the wake of Marquette men’s basketball losing 96-76 to Wisconsin on December 6th and just one day before the Golden Eagles took a 79-59 loss on the road against Purdue. The ultimate conclusion was that with an …

It’s official: No. 7 Kentucky Basketball will face No. 2 Iowa State in the Round of 32 on Sunday after surviving an overtime thriller against Santa Clara, while the Cyclones cruised past Tennessee State 104-78 in the first round. While the win was a big one for Iowa State, they did receive some bad news with All-American forward Joshua Jefferson. …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Santa Clara thought it had knocked Kentucky out of the NCAA Tournament when freshman Allen Graves answered a tying basket by Wildcats star Otega Oweh with a 3-pointer in front of his own bench with 2.4 seconds left in regulation. The problem for the Broncos: There were still 2.4 seconds left in regulation. Advertisement As coach …

Otega Oweh just helped Kentucky Basketball do something we’ve not seen in over two decades, which came thanks to his miracle buzzer-beater in the Wildcats’ 89-84 overtime win over Santa Clara. With just 2.4 seconds remaining in regulation, the senior guard launched a prayer of a 3-pointer that banked in and sent the game into overtime with both teams tied …

Perfect brackets are disappearing fast. After a great first day of the men’s NCAA tournament on Thursday, plenty more Yahoo Sports users had their perfect brackets eliminated early on Friday as the opening round of the event continued. Just four games in, only 227 users were still undefeated. Advertisement The first game of the day did the most damage, which is …

As No. 9 seed Iowa basketball (21-12, 10-10 Big Ten) opens its 2026 NCAA Tournament journey this evening with a first-round matchup against No. 8 seed Clemson (24-10, 12-6 ACC), the Hawkeyes will be facing a Tigers squad without their second-leading scorer, junior forward Carter Welling. Welling, who averages 10.2 points per game on 49.3% shooting, suffered a torn ACL …

Iowa State vs. Tennessee State box score: Full stats from 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Iowa State meets a tough No. 15-seeded opponent in Tennessee State on Friday. This marks the third Men’s NCAA Tournament appearance for the Tigers (23-9), who have won …

The No. 7 Kentucky Wildcats and No. 10 Santa Clara Broncos were locked in one of the 2026 NCAA tournament’s most exciting games on Friday afternoon, which was coming down to the wire. With under 30 seconds remaining in regulation, Santa Clara — a 3.5-point underdog coming into the game — led 70-68 and Kentucky had the ball. Any bettor …

Michigan State basketball and Louisville have a long and storied history, especially around the NCAA Tournament. From the 2015 Elite Eight, to the 2012 Sweet 16, and the 2009 Elite Eight, the games, Tom Izzo and his long-time friend and adversary, Rick Pitino, would go head-to-head to make some of the most memorable and dramatic match-ups in modern NCAA Tournament …

Your Georgetown Hoyas have officially entered the offseason following a hard-fought run in the Big East Tournament. The campaign concluded last Friday night at Madison Square Garden with a 67-51 loss to second-seeded UConn in the semifinals, leaving the Hoyas with a 16-18 overall record. For fans who enjoy following the transfer portal market, the offseason fun will begin soon. …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The 2026 edition of March Madness continues on Saturday with eight games on the NCAA Tournament schedule. We’ve already seen our share of upsets, and my second-round college basketball predictions are looking at three potential Round of 32 underdog wins. Advertisement Read on …

Purdue guard Braden Smith (41) celebrates 80-72 win over Michigan at the Big Ten Tournament final at United Center in Chicago on Sunday, March 15, 2026. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Welcome to one of my favorite days of the year! For those of you with the foresight to take today off, I salute you. …

The Gonzaga Bulldogs face the Texas Longhorns Saturday in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. Led by All-American Graham Ike, Gonzaga takes the court boasting one of the nation’s most efficient offenses. Sean Miller’s Texas Longhorns are an interesting 11-seed having recently picked it up a notch defensively. The battle in the paint will be the focal point of …

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Siena’s Brendan Coyle buried a 3-pointer, then raised his arms emphatically to the crowd. Teammate Gavin Doty followed minutes later with his own 3, running downcourt with his hand raised to his ear as though making a call. Advertisement Siena rolled into its first March Madness game since 2010 with fearless confidence that kept growing with every …

The Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Santa Clara Broncos on Friday afternoon in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Game time is set for 12:15 PM ET on CBS — the first game of the day. The Cats are 2.5-point favorites. Mark Pope’s squad is 21-13 in year two as they look to right the ship of an …

The opening day of the NCAA Tournament delivered the Madness, from TCU’s thrilling win over Ohio State all the way through the late night slate. There were six seed-line upsets on Thursday causing chaos to the bracket and sending a third of our pool packing with an eliminating loss in the first day. The most devastating result for our field …

Day one is in the books and it was fun. Now as we kick around and wait for Clemson to take on Iowa tonight it is time to pregame and enjoy all of the other Friday action. If you’re not sure which games to watch, Ryan has you covered with some of his top picks for today, along with a …

The University of Connecticut Huskies enter the men’s March Madness 2026 tournament with a No. 2 seed, and they’ll play the No. 15 Furman University Paladins during the first round. The two East Region teams will meet at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA and the game will air on TBS on Friday night at 10 p.m. ET, and …

The talk is over, and the Virginia Cavaliers have arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for their first-round matchup against the 14-seeded Wright State Raiders on Friday afternoon at 1:50 PM. The ‘Hoos are -4000 odds to win and are favored by 17.5 points according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Make of that what you will… Virginia will be looking to take home its …

The Iowa Hawkeyes (21-12, 10-10) have their dancing shoes again! After missing out on the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons, Ben McCollum and company have them back and facing a stout matchup in the 8-seeded Clemson Tigers (24-10, 12-6). The Tigers started their conference season on an absolute tear – they raced to a 10-1 ACC …

The Arizona Wildcats enter the 2026 March Madness tournament as one of the No. 1 seeds (along with Florida, Duke, Michigan). The Wildcats will play their first round game this Friday against the Long Island University Sharks, who enter as a No. 16 seed. The game will air on TNT and streams on HBO Max; tipoff is scheduled for 1:35 …

UConn men’s basketball (29-5) is set to begin its 2026 March Madness journey on Friday night as the 2-seed Huskies travel down to Philadelphia for an East Region first round matchup with the SoCon champion and 15-seed Furman (22-12) at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The Paladins finished tied for fifth in the SoCon regular season standings, but ran through the conference …