Steve Alford has coached the Nevada men’s college basketball team the last five seasons. On Thursday, the Wolf Pack faced the Dayton Flyers in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Nevada held a considerable lead with just over seven minutes remaining in the fourth, but a late-game collapse cost the Wolf Pack the game. Dayton went on a 24-4 …
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No. 9 Northwestern holds off late rally for wild overtime win over No. 8 FAU
NEW YORK – It’s the best of times for Northwestern, and the worst of times for Florida Atlantic. A tale of two halves went to overtime, and the ninth-seeded Wildcats dominated the final five minutes for a 77-65 victory over No. 8 FAU. No lead had grown past four until Boo Buie hit a three to give Northwestern a 33-27 …
Read More »Duke, Vermont coaches discuss underdog-favored crowd at March Madness: 'The roof would've came off this place'
The Duke men’s basketball program is one of the most popular in the NCAA, but the Barclays Center crowd was largely in favor of the underdog on Friday night. The 13th-seeded Vermont Catamounts tried their damndest to get their first non-First Four March Madness victory, and a healthy majority of the crowd wanted it to happen badly. Duke coach Jon …
Read More »Duquesne professor goes viral after canceling class in honor of March Madness win: 'Go celebrate'
A professor at Duquesne University is winning big with his students after canceling class this week following the Dukes’ thrilling upset over sixth-seeded BYU in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Robert Healy III is going viral on social media after he shared a message he sent to his students on Thursday in response to Duquesne’s 71-67 …
Read More »Kansas men's basketball advances after controversial call hinders Samford upset: 'An incredible play'
The Kansas Jayhawks avoided an early upset in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on Thursday night, thanks to a controversial call in the final minute of their first-round match-up against Samford. The 13th-seeded Bulldogs managed to cut a 22-point deficit to just one with 14 seconds remaining when Samford’s A.J. Staton-McCray says he pulled off a “great play” in blocking …
Read More »No. 4 Duke pulls away from scrappy No. 13 Vermont to avoid March Madness upset
NEW YORK – Duke took the court for pregame warmups just as No. 4 Auburn was upset by No. 13 Yale, and the Blue Devils decided one upset was enough for the day. Although it got a little too close for comfort, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils pulled away from No. 13 Vermont for a 64-47 victory. Duke knocked down six …
Read More »Kentucky loss headlines March Madness upsets, unraveling millions of brackets
It has not taken long for March Madness to live up to its name. Several upsets by double-digit teams, headlined by Kentucky’s shocking loss to Oakland on Thursday night, have resulted in bracket heartbreak. The Oakland Golden Grizzlies bench reacts during the second half of a game against the Kentucky Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball …
Read More »Northwestern's March Madness hero says Wildcats are 'built' for tough moments after OT thriller
NEW YORK – The Northwestern Wildcats and Florida Atlantic Owls felt every emotion possible Friday afternoon at Barclays Center. There was anger and frustration from both sides when they combined to shoot 25.9% from the floor in the first half. And they were both ecstatic when they each had a lead with under a minute to go in the first …
Read More »Clay Travis picks all 16 NCAA Tournament games on Thursday
Back in 2014 Todd Fuhrman, Charissa Thompson and I made sports TV history, we did live shows from the Westgate sportsbook for the NCAA Tournament. Crazily, that has now been a decade ago. A few years later, back in 2019, we took Lock It In to Las Vegas as well and did a week of live shows on FS1 from …
Read More »No. 11 Duquesne gets first March Madness win since 1969 with upset over No. 6 BYU
The Duquesne Dukes are partying like it’s 1969.The 11th-seeded Dukes pulled off the first big upset of March Madness, taking down No. 6 BYU, 71-67, for their first tournament win in 55 years – it’s also their first appearance in the tournament since 1977 after they went on a crazy run to win the A-10.It took the Cougars over six …
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