COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT Round of 32 underway UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA Tournament’s round of 32 is underway with nine double-digit seeds still alive. According to NCAA spokesman David Worlock, that matches the second-highest total of double-digit seeds ever to reach the round of 32. Ten double-digit seeds advanced that far in 2016. There also were nine double-digit seeds in…
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT-VIRUS OUTBREAK VCU pulls out of tourney due to COVID UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has had its first COVID-related postponement. VCU was pulled from the tournament because of COVID-19 protocols. The NCAA says the 10th-seeded Rams’ first-round game Saturday against Oregon has been declared a no-contest. The seventh-seeded Ducks will advance to the second…
No. 8 seed LSU (19-9) vs. No. 1 seed Michigan (21-4) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis; Monday, 6:10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: LSU and Michigan will take the floor in a NCAA second round matchup. Michigan earned an 82-66 win over Texas Southern in its most recent game, while LSU got a 76-61 win against Saint Bonaventure…
No. 13 seed Ohio (17-7) vs. No. 5 seed Creighton (21-8) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Monday, 5:10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Ohio and Creighton are set to collide in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Creighton earned a 63-62 win over UC Santa Barbara in its most recent game, while Ohio won 62-58 against Virginia in…
No. 10 seed Maryland (17-13) vs. No. 2 seed Alabama (25-6) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: A trip to the Sweet 16 is on the line as Maryland and Alabama are set to clash. Alabama earned a 68-55 win over Iona in its most recent game, while Maryland won 63-54 against…
No. 8 seed Oklahoma (16-10) vs. No. 1 seed Gonzaga (27-0) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Monday, 1:40 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma and Gonzaga are set to square off in a NCAA second round matchup. Gonzaga earned a 98-55 win over Norfolk State in its most recent game, while Oklahoma emerged with a 72-68 win against Missouri…
No. 5 seed Colorado (23-8) vs. No. 4 seed Florida State (17-6) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis; Monday, 6:45 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Colorado and Florida State are set to square off in a NCAA second round game. Florida State earned a 64-54 win over UNC Greensboro in its most recent game, while Colorado won easily 96-73…
No. 14 seed Abilene Christian (24-4) vs. No. 11 seed UCLA (19-9) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Monday, 4:15 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Abilene Christian and UCLA will go at it in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UCLA earned a 73-62 win over Brigham Young in its most recent game, while Abilene Christian won 53-52…
Bellarmine (13-7) vs. Army (12-9) CBI First Round, Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, Florida; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Bellarmine and Army are set to face off in the first round of the CBI. Army lost 67-63 to Loyola (Md.) on March 10, while Bellarmine fell 73-70 against Stetson on March 3. SQUAD LEADERSHIP: Pedro Bradshaw is averaging 15.4 points…
No. 6 seed Southern California (23-7) vs. No. 3 seed Kansas (21-8) NCAA Tournament Second Round, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Monday, 8:40 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: A trip to the Sweet 16 is on the line as Southern California is taking on another Power Five heavyweight in Kansas. Kansas earned a 93-84 win over Eastern Washington in its most recent game,…
