Second Round Recap – Albuquerque Region by Nick Dettmann CLEVELAND – The newly-named Wolstein Center was just full of upsets for the first and second round of the NCAA tournament. Shortly after the sell-out crowd of 13,332-plus witnessed the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee upset Boston College, 83-75, for a trip to […]

Second Round Recap – Chicago Region by Neal Heston Southern Illinois’ upset attempt fell short, as Oklahoma State advanced to the Sweet 16 behind its home crowd. The Salukis controlled a 46-39 lead at the half, but fell victim to a 12-0 run by the Cowboys at the beginning of […]

First Round Recap – Albuquerque Region by Steve Sheridan The guard tandem of Ronald Ross and Jarrius Jackson combined to score 45 points and lead Bob Knight’s Red Raiders over UCLA on Thursday night. In the first half, the Red Raiders jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead and never […]

First Round Recap – Austin Region by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – Alan Anderson and Paul Davis combined to make four free throws in the final 43 seconds to help Michigan State to an 89-81 win over Old Dominion in first round action. The final game of the day in […]

First Round Recap – Syracuse Region by Jesse Ullmann The desirable quality of Jay Wright’s team this season is defense. So when New Mexico was held to just 11 first-half points, the Villanova head coach was a happy camper. Punctuated by a three-pointer from Mike Nardi, the Wildcats headed into […]

The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 20th Texas Tech Advances: In the first game of the day, Ronald Ross scored 24 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:06 to play and two clinching free throws with 7.5 seconds left to lead Texas Tech to a 71-69 win over Gonzaga. Jarrius […]

Play-in Recap – Syracuse Region by Phil Kasiecki Oakland became just the fifth team with a losing record to win a game in the NCAA Tournament, breaking open a close game in the second half en route to a 79-69 win over Alabama A&M in the play-in game. The Golden […]

First Round Recap – Chicago Region by Nick Dettmann CLEVELAND – After an upset in the opening first round game of the Chicago regional at the Wolstein Center, everything went according to plan in the other game between Boston College and Pennsylvania. The Eagles easily took care of business against […]

First Round Recap – Albuquerque Region by Nick Dettmann CLEVELAND – The West Virginia/Creighton match-up came as close to having a buzzer-beater you can without actually having one. After a missed shot by Creighton’s Tyler McKinney, which would have given the Blue Jays the lead with under five seconds remaining, […]

The Morning Dish – Friday, March 18th Wisconsin-Milwaukee Upsets Alabama: The 12th seed did it again. A No. 12 has upset a No. 5 in 16 of the past 17 NCAA Tournaments. The 2005 NCAA Tournament began with a bang, with No. 12 Wisconsin-Milwaukee upsetting No. 5 Alabama 83-73 in […]