UConn becomes the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship.
UConn doled out another drama-free basketball beatdown Saturday to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win away from the school’s fifth national title.
Lamont Butler hit a buzzer-beating jumper for the ages, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over Florida Atlantic in the Final Four.
It’s almost time for the Final Four to hit the court in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, but this year’s teams are a bit different than what we’re used to seeing.
With No. 1 seeds Alabama and Houston losing, the men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament will not have a No. 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979.
As proof that anything can happen in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, overall No. 1 seed Alabama has been defeated in the Sweet 16.
With the win over Maryland, Alabama (31-5) advances to its second Sweet 16 in the past three tournaments and ninth overall.
Despite leading by 10 points at halftime, Auburn fell to Houston 81-64.
No. 9 seed Auburn beat No. 8 Iowa 83-75 on Thursday for its 10th consecutive opening-round win dating to the mid-1980s.
Alabama buried Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 96-75, even with Bama star freshman Brandon Miller going scoreless.
