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Who: No. 5 seeded Iowa State (27-6, 12-6 Big 12) vs. No. 1 seeded Arizona (30-2, 16-2 Big 12) Where: T-Mobile Center (18,000) – Kansas City, Mo. When: Friday, March 13, 2026 – 6 p.m. CT Watch: ESPN // Dan Shulman (PxP), Jay Bilas (Analyst) and Kris Budden (Reporter) Listen: Cyclone Radio Network // John […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The No. 7 Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team will face the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team on Friday night in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals at T-Mobile Center, marking another Top-10 showdown in a season full of them. Iowa State (27-6) enters the matchup after a dominant start […]
The postseason begins now for our Spartans. After receiving a triple-bye, we will be the last team jumping into the Big Ten Tournament, and our quarterfinal opponent is one we defeated by 23 points a month ago. Can the Bruins make this one more competitive or will Michigan State have a cakewalk on the way […]
In a few short hours, the 2-seed Crimson Tide will be tipping off against the 15-seed Rebels after Ole Miss surprising beat both Texas and Georgia while Alabama got to sit idle with a bye for the first two rounds. The two squads already played once in February, with Alabama drubbing the Rebels for a […]
The Kentucky Wildcats will not make it to the weekend in the SEC Tournament as they lose to the Florida Gators by a final score of 71-63. The Cats were destroyed on the glass by the Gators as freshman big man Malachi Moreno was not able to play late in the second-half. Moreno, the Wildcats’ […]
Date: Friday, March 13th, 2026 Tipoff: 5:30 p.m. (central) Location: United Center (Chicago, Ill.) TV/Online: Friday’s game will be broadcast on BTN with Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel and Andy Katz on the call. It will also be available online on the FOX Sports and FOX One apps. Radio: Friday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network […]
The season is over. No, you read that correctly. The once-promising 2025-26 college basketball season is over for the Virginia Tech Hokies before Selection Sunday. Sure, the Hokies are still technically on the bubble, but that’s not reality. Any chance of an NCAA Tournament bid was lost on Tuesday when the Hokies lost to Wake […]
The Kentucky Wildcats are headed back to Lexington after back-to-back wins in the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats go down in the quarterfinals to the Florida Gators by a final score of 71-63, marking their third loss of the season to Todd Golden’s Gators. The Wildcats had a terribly tough time keeping the Gators’ frontcourt off […]
In yet another overtime thriller, the No. 5 seed Wisconsin Badgers came back from a 15-point deficit to upset the No. 4 seed Illinois Fighting Illini on Friday, winning 91-88 as Keaton Wagler missed a three at the final buzzer once again. It was a game wildly reminiscent of the first battle between the two […]
CHICAGO – A thunderous ‘Let’s go Badgers’ chant erupted as a slew of orange filed out of the United Center with less than a minute to go in overtime. The surest sign disaster had struck for Illinois as they fell to Wisconsin, 91-88. Blowing leads became a theme in Illinois’ season since February. That trait […]
On Friday, Pitt announced former Duke guard and assistant coach Jeff Capel would be back for a ninth season. The general sense was that he was finished, so we’re glad he got another shot. Capel is a good coach, but like a lot of other coaches, it takes some effort to adjust to the new […]
Would anyone be terribly surprised if these four teams made the Final Four? After rolling through their first two opponents, Iowa State will seek to avenge their most recent loss as they take on the Arizona Wildcats for the second time in two weeks. In Tucson, it was ugly in all facets as Iowa State […]
You know we’re getting close to Selection Sunday when it’s Ivy Madness time. The 14 regular season games are complete, and we’ve known the matchups for the men’s semifinals for nearly two weeks at this point, but it’s finally time to get underway in Ithaca and determine the autobid. Here’s everything you need to know […]
Kentucky Basketball fought hard, but Florida just had slightly more muscle. In a game where neither team got into an offensive rhythm, Florida used another 13-0 run in the first half to get far enough ahead to outlast the Cats 71-63 in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals. Florida was relentless on the glass, out-rebounding the Cats […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan Odom isn’t shy about his love for Ugonna Onyenso. “It’s hard for any coach to say they have favorites, but …” he joked postgame on Thursday afternoon, trailing off before finishing the sentence. And it’s hard to blame him. The 7-foot senior, who helped lead the Virginia Cavaliers to an 81-74 […]
Let’s start with the positive: The Streak lives on. Until this year, there has been at least one NMTC team to make the tournament in every single NCAA Tournament ever held. And this year, thanks to Queens and the ASUN Conference, that streak will continue. (Congratulations to the Queens Royals on making the tournament in […]
Are you tired of talking about the NCAA Tournament bubble? I certainly am. Unfortunately for us Indiana men’s basketball is still on it and there’s probably a universe in which the Hoosiers do, in fact, receive a bid. Will that happen? Almost certainly not. Indiana collapsed nearly as badly as it could’ve to (likely) close […]
Pedro Neto’s behavior after receiving his second yellow in the match against Arsenal a couple weeks ago has been deemed egregious enough for our winger to be hit with an additional one-match ban, which he will serve this weekend, thus ruling him out from our game tomorrow against Newcastle United. “Pedro Neto has been given […]
It’s time for Arizona women’s basketball to look towards the future. Incoming freshman Jasleen Green is set to be a big part of that future. She’s shown why with her achievements and accolades in high school. She added to those with the Gatorade Florida Player of the Year nod on Friday. At her final radio […]
No. 1 Florida continued its dominance over No. 9 Kentucky Basketball, defeating the Wildcats in the Quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament on Friday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena. Kentucky, hoping to avoid a third straight loss to Florida and head coach Todd Golden, came up short in a matchup that highlighted how hard it is to […]
Game 34: Big East Tournament Semifinal – No 11 Georgetown Hoyas (16-17) vs No 2 UConn Huskies Villanova Wildcats (28-4) When: Friday 8 PM Where: Madison Square Garden TV: FS1 (Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson) Radio: Team 980 AM (Rich Chvotkin), SiriusXM 204 BET History: UConn leads 6-2 All- Time Series: UConn leads 42-36 and has won the last 12 against […]
It’s championship season, and tickets are being punched to March Madness left and right, all leading up to Selection Sunday. We have a first-time champion. Shout out to the Queens men, who edged top-seed Central Arkansas in overtime in the ASUN title game. We have a couple of teams who are dancing for the first […]
Last night in Chicago Purdue did what they hadn’t been able to do for quite some time and that was walk away with a convincing win. This time it was against a Northwestern Wildcats team that had pushed them to the brink just 8 days earlier. In Chicago though Purdue was able to handle Chicago’s […]
The Mountain West Tournament continues today and will conclude on Saturday. MWCConnection will have coverage throughout, including some writers in person. Here’s who to follow: How To Watch: Friday, March 14th Utah State vs Nevada (6:30 PM PT) | Coverage: CBS Sports Network San Diego State vs New Mexico (9:00 PM PT) | Coverage: CBS […]
Yesterday was torture, with Tennessee playing Auburn, between wanting Auburn to lose because I absolutely do not want a team with such a mediocre record to make the NCAA Tournament, and wanting Tennessee to lose because they’re Tennessee. Anyway, Auburn lit itself on fire midway through the second half with a 12-point lead and we […]
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