Regional Semifinal Recap – Austin Region by Neal Heston After taking out third-seeded Oklahoma in the second round, Utah’s bid for another upset and a chance to play and become the first six seed since 1992 to reach the Final Four fell short. It was likely Andrew Bogut’s final game […]

Regional Final Recap – Austin Region by Neal Heston Two overtime games on Saturday, a close game between UNC and Wisconsin earlier on Sunday were what Michigan State and Kentucky had to try and top. Sure enough, they managed to do just that. Thanks to a contested 3-pointer at the […]

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 29th Knoxville is His Oyster: Bruce Pearl, who led Wisconsin-Milwaukee to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history this season, was introduced as the head coach at Tennessee yesterday. Pearl replaces Buzz Peterson, who failed to guide the Vols to an […]

The Morning Dish – Monday, March 28th Spartans Take Austin: After a four-year absence, Michigan State is back in the Final Four with a 94-88 double-overtime win over Kentucky. The Wildcats forced the first overtime on a three-pointer from Patrick Sparks at the buzzer; the shot was the third three […]

The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 27th Cardinals Outlast Mountaineers, First In: For most of a half, it looked like West Virginia would keep rolling. The Mountaineers made 10-of-14 three-pointers in the first half, including some deep shots, and led 38-18 at one point before Louisville cut into the lead […]

The Morning Dish – Friday, March 25th Stoudamire Shot Sends Arizona to Elite 8: In a sea of Illini orange at AllState Arena, it was No. 3 Arizona’s Salim Stoudamire’s jumper with 2.8 seconds remaining that was the night’s most memorable play. Stoudamire scored 11 of his 19 points in […]

The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 24th NIT Puts Two in Final Four: The calm before the storm of the NCAA Tournament produced three NIT games last night. Maryland opened the night with a 78-63 win at home against Davidson to advance to the quarterfinals, setting up a date with […]

Play-in Recap – Chicago Region by Zach Ewing UAB won its third tournament game in its last four tries, using a frenetic pace and lots of pressure to knock off LSU, 82-68, in the first round. The Blazers made a run to the Sweet Sixteen last season before losing to […]

First Round Recap – Austin Region by Michael Protos No. 9 Mississippi State rallied from a 12-point deficit shortly before halftime and continued that momentum throughout the second half against No. 8 Stanford, completing a 93-70 romp in a first-round match up in the Austin region. The Bulldogs overcame a […]

Second Round Recap – Austin Region by Steve Sheridan For one game at least, Andrew Bogut wasn’t carrying the Utah Utes on his back. Luckily for Utah, there were plenty of other players to carry the shooting load. Justin Hawkins scored a game-high 20 points and was aided by 17 […]