COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT Top-seeded Gonzaga puts perfect record on the line UNDATED (AP) — The top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs are preparing to open the NCAA Tournament and put their perfect record on the line in Indiana. The Zags are 26-0 and seeking to become the first champion to finish a season without a loss since Bobby Knight’s Hoosiers went 32-0 in…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT March Madness begins UNDATED (AP) — It didn’t take very long for the NCAA Tournament to provide its first major upset, this one involving a No. 2 seed. No. 15 Oral Roberts has played itself into the second round with a 75-72 overtime win against Big Ten power Ohio State. Kevin Obanor scored seven of Oral Roberts’…
No. 8 seed Loyola of Chicago (25-4) vs. No. 1 seed Illinois (24-6) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Sunday, 11:10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: A trip to the Sweet 16 is up for grabs as Loyola of Chicago is set to face off against an in-state rival in Illinois. Illinois earned a 78-49 win over Drexel in…
No. 10 seed Rutgers (16-11) vs. No. 2 seed Houston (25-3) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Sunday, 6:10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: A trip to the Sweet 16 is on the line as Rutgers is taking on Houston. Houston earned an 87-56 win over Cleveland State in its most recent game, while Rutgers won 60-56 against Clemson…
No. 11 seed Syracuse (17-9) vs. No. 3 seed West Virginia (19-9) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Sunday, 4:15 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Syracuse is set to meet West Virginia in a NCAA second round game. West Virginia earned an 84-67 win over Morehead State in its most recent game, while Syracuse got a 78-62 win against…
No. 6 seed Texas Tech (18-10) vs. No. 3 seed Arkansas (23-6) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Sunday, 5:10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Texas Tech and Arkansas are set to clash in a NCAA second round battle. Arkansas earned an 85-68 win over Colgate in its most recent game, while Texas Tech got a 65-53 win against Utah…
No. 15 seed Oral Roberts (17-10) vs. No. 7 seed Florida (15-9) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Sunday, 11 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Oral Roberts and Florida will meet in a NCAA second round matchup. Florida earned a 75-70 overtime win over Virginia Tech in its most recent game, while Oral Roberts won 75-72 in overtime against…
No. 9 seed Wisconsin (18-12) vs. No. 1 seed Baylor (23-2) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: A trip to the Sweet 16 is on the line as Wisconsin and Baylor are set to collide. Baylor earned a 79-55 win over Hartford in its most recent game, while Wisconsin won easily 85-62 against…
No. 12 seed Oregon State (18-12) vs. No. 4 seed Oklahoma State (21-8) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Sunday, 11 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: A trip to the Sweet 16 is up for grabs as Oregon State takes on another Power Five heavyweight in Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State earned a 69-60 win over Liberty in its most…
No. 13 seed North Texas (18-9) vs. No. 5 seed Villanova (17-6) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Sunday, 11 a.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: North Texas and Villanova are set to square off in a NCAA second round matchup. Villanova earned a 73-63 win over Winthrop in its most recent game, while North Texas won 78-69 in overtime…
