Archive | Basketball – Men’s
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Norfolk State shocks Missouri
OMAHA, NEB. -- Coach Frank Haith’s first year at the helm of Missouri basketball has produced unlikely success. Friday evening in Omaha, it all came screeching to an unlikely, premature finish. Missouri became one of only five schools in NCAA Tournament history to fall to a No.
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Top-seeded Kentucky cruises past Western Kentucky
The Kentucky Wildcats were up by enough on the Hilltoppers to escape another run late in the game to advance to the next round of the NCAA tournament. UK (33-2) defeated WKU (16-19) 81-66 Thursday night at the Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.
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West Virginia struggles shooting, falls to Gonzaga 77-54 in second round of NCAA tournament
Nothing went right for the West Virginia men’s basketball team Thursday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The first-half collapse by the Mountaineers proved too much as they fell 77-54 to Gonzaga to abruptly end their season.
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Cyclones cruise past defending national champs 77-64
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Iowa State men aren't done yet. With a 77-64 win against Connecticut on Thursday night, the Cyclones advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament.
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Column: Questionable calls doom UNC-Asheville’s upset attempt on Syracuse
PITTSBURGH — UNC-Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach had some colorful words after nearly pulling off a historical upset of No. 1-seed Syracuse Thursday – one that was hindered, and ultimately ended, by some questionable calls late. “Syracuse is better than Asheville,” he said.
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Ohio State jumps out of NCAA Tournament gate with win against Loyola Greyhounds
PITTSBURGH — The Ohio State men’s basketball team simply wasn’t going to be denied in its 2012 NCAA Tournament opener. It wasn’t a flashy win, but the No. 2-seeded Buckeyes did the job that was required to defeat No. 15-seeded Loyola (MD), 78-59, at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
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UNC-Asheville-Syracuse 2nd-round game marred by controversial calls
PITTSBURGH — UNC-Asheville, the NCAA Tournament East Region’s No. 16-seed, flirted with history on Thursday against No. 1-seed Syracuse, but fell short.
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Hoosiers advance in NCAA Tournament with 79-66 win against New Mexico State
PORTLAND, Ore. — The four-year wait of getting back to the NCAA Tournament for the Indiana basketball team ended Sunday. The Hoosiers only had to wait four days to get their first NCAA tournament win since 2007. Thanks to a fast-paced game that played right into the hands of Indiana, the No.
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Harvard falls to Vanderbilt, 79-70
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—John Jenkins had 27 points to lead fifth-seeded Vanderbilt to a 79-70 defeat of Harvard in the second round of the NCAA tournament Thursday afternoon.