College Basketball

[ad_1] The No. 3 Illinois Fighting Illini will look to punch their ticket to their first Final Four in 19 years when they face No. 1 UConn in an Elite Eight matchup on Saturday. Illinois (29-8) never trailed in its 72-69 victory over No. 2 Iowa State in the Sweet 16 on Thursday, while the Huskies (34-3) have trailed just …

[ad_1] Who’s Playing Clemson Tigers @ Alabama Crimson Tide Current Records: Clemson 24-11, Alabama 24-11 How To Watch What to Know A Elite Eight matchup is on tap on Saturday as the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Clemson Tigers will duke it out at 8:49 p.m. ET at Crypto.com Arena. We saw both of these teams recently pull out wins …

[ad_1] Teams on quite the roll meet when the sixth-seeded Clemson Tigers battle the fourth-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide in a 2024 NCAA Tournament West Region Elite Eight matchup on Saturday. The Tigers (24-11), who tied for fifth in the ACC with Wake Forest and Syracuse at 11-9, are coming off an impressive 77-72 win over second-seeded Arizona on Thursday. The …

[ad_1] Mar. 30—How different things look in the six days since Washington State played its last men’s basketball game in the NCAA tournament. Since the Cougars fell to Iowa State in the Round of 32 last Saturday, coach Kyle Smith departed for Stanford and seven players have entered their names in the NCAA transfer portal, including star point guard Myles …

[ad_1] BOSTON — Illinois senior Terrence Shannon Jr. is putting together an NCAA Tournament run for the ages. Connecticut is very aware. When the No. 3 Fighting Illini and No. 1 Huskies meet on Friday with a Final Four bid on the line, all eyes will be on maybe the best matchup of this postseason: Shannon against the defending national …

[ad_1] Former Wisconsin guard A.J. Storr is 247Sports’ top available player in the transfer portal. The website updated its rankings after Storr officially entered the portal on Thursday. Storr leads a list that includes Stanford big man Maxime Raynaud, Rutgers center Clifford Omoruyi, USC small forward Kobe Johnson and Stanford guard Kanaan Carlyle. Related: An early look at the Wisconsin basketball …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball has expressed interest in Minnesota transfer forward Pharrel Payne. Payne entered the transfer portal on March 28 in what was called a ‘huge loss’ for the Golden Gophers. The 6’9″ forward averaged 10.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 blocks on 60% shooting as a sophomore in 2023-24, improving on nearly every stat from his productive …

[ad_1] Tennessee men’s basketball put its postseason problems behind it Friday night in Detroit. The Vols defied their track record and are on the verge of school history with an 82-75 victory over Creighton in the NCAA Tournament. SEC player of the year Dalton Knecht scored 24 points as the second-seeded Vols advanced to the Elite Eight for only the …

[ad_1] Who’s Playing Illinois Fighting Illini @ UConn Huskies Current Records: Illinois 29-8, UConn 34-3 How To Watch What to Know A Elite Eight matchup is on tap on Saturday as the UConn Huskies and the Illinois Fighting Illini will duke it out at 6:09 p.m. ET at TD Garden. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with the …

[ad_1] The UConn Huskies, top-seeded in the NCAA tournament, will face Illinois at TD Garden in the Elite Eight round as they seek back-to-back national championships. UConn has shown why they are the top team in the March Madness tournament with a thrilling 82-52 win against San Diego State in the Sweet 16. Tristen Newton, who has been leading the …

[ad_1] DETROIT — Tennessee basketball is in the program’s second Elite Eight and playing for its first trip to the Final Four. No. 2 Tennessee (27-8) faces No. 1 Purdue (32-4) on Sunday (2:20 p.m. ET, CBS) at Little Caesars Arena with a spot in Phoenix on the line. Here is what to know about the matchup: Zach Edey and …

[ad_1] DETROIT — There were 24 seconds left on the shot clock, and all five Creighton players were back on defense. Tennessee didn’t have a numbers advantage, but it had momentum, and it had Dalton Knecht. The Volunteers’ All-American guard took one dribble toward the basket from the right wing and promptly drew a crowd of defenders. As a swarm …

[ad_1] DETROIT — Gregg Polinsky dropped into a defensive stance by the Tennessee basketball bench. The Vols assistant coach crouched and held his arm horizontally in front of him, displaying the perfect arm bar to defend in the post. J.P. Estrella mimicked precisely what Polinsky demonstrated, driving his right arm into Creighton’s 7-foot-1 center Ryan Kalkbrenner. He took blow after …

[ad_1] Tennessee basketball put its postseason problems behind them Friday night in Detroit. The Vols defied their track record and are on the verge of school history with an 82-75 victory over Creighton in the NCAA Tournament. SEC player of the year Dalton Knecht scored 24 points as the second-seeded Vols advanced to the Elite Eight for only the second …

[ad_1] Rick Barnes hit a career milestone with Tennessee Friday night in the Vols’ win over Creighton, advancing to his first Elite Eight with the Vols and the fourth of his coaching career. The ninth-year Tennessee coach hit a different kind of milestone as well, winning his ninth NCAA Tournament game with the Vols and passing current Auburn coach Bruce …

[ad_1] The Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team is among the final teams standing in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. But coach Brad Underwood, guard Terrence Shannon Jr. and the Illini will have a tall task against defending champion UConn — one of two No. 1 seeds alive along with Purdue. STREAM: March Madness on Sling TV and …

[ad_1] Jason Fitz, Krysten Peek and Danny Green discuss the Blue Devils’ victory over the top-ranked Cougars, analyzing the ramifications of losing one of Houston’s key players. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: Love him or hate him, everybody’s got an opinion on Duke. Well, guess what, you can continue to run those opinions through everybody all the way into the Elite …

[ad_1] DALLAS — On one side of the floor inside the American Airlines Center late Friday night, there was jubilation. Duke players high-fived each other with grins ear to ear after the No. 4 seed Blue Devils defeated No. 1 seed Houston in a 54-51 stunner to advance to their 24th Elite Eight in program history. One Duke staff member …

[ad_1] The No. 1 seeded Houston Cougars were defeated by No. 4 Duke with a 54-51 win in the Sweet 16 of the men’s NCAA tournament on Friday, making them the second top seed to go home early. The Cougars faced a tough break in the first half after star guard Jamal Shead left the game with an ankle injury …

[ad_1] Jason Fitz, Krysten Peek and Danny Green discuss the Volunteers’ Sweet 16 win over the Blue Jays, dissecting standout performances from players on both sides. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: For only the second time in school history, Tennessee is headed to the Elite Eight by way of a win over Creighton. Krysten Peek, Danny Green, Jason Fitz. Look, this …

[ad_1] Editor’s note: Follow all of the men’s March Madness action, scores and highlights here with USA TODAY Sports’ live coverage. And then there were eight. The 2024 men’s NCAA Tournament started out just over a week ago with 68 programs gunning for championship. Now, just eight remain across the four regions after three rounds of play. In the East …

[ad_1] DALLAS — Kyle Filipowski had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Duke advanced to the Elite Eight with a 54-51 win over top-seeded Houston, which played the final 26 minutes Friday night without All-America point guard Jamal Shead after he turned his right ankle. Even with Shead on the bench, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils had to overcome a physical …

[ad_1] DALLAS — The NC State and Duke basketball teams will meet once again this season with a spot in the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four on the line at 5:05 p.m. Eastern on Sunday on CBS. The 4th-seeded Blue Devils held on down the stretch to defeat top-seeded Houston 54-51 in the night cap of Friday’s Sweet 16 doubleheader in …

[ad_1] The 2024 NCAA Tournament’s second week of action comes down to four games that will decide the Final Four. What was once a 68-team field at the start of the Big Dance is down to an Elite Eight, which will again be sliced in half by the time the weekend is out. Action begins Saturday at 6:09 p.m. ET …

[ad_1] The 2024 NCAA Tournament is officially down to an Elite Eight. We have already seen plenty of dominant victories, shocking upsets and shining moments from this edition of March Madness, and there’s four more games to go before we hit the Final Four. The top eight teams in the nation entering March Madness were all still alive in the …