Category: NCAA Basketball

Darrion Williams scored the tiebreaking basket with 7.3 seconds left in overtime after tying the game with a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation to lead Texas Tech to an 85-83 win over Arkansas on Thursday night and a spot in the Elite Eight. The first overtime game of March Madness came thanks to a furious comeback by the third-seeded Red Raiders (28-8) from 16 points down midway through the second half against coach John Calipari’s 10th-seeded Razorbacks (22-14). Texas Tech advanced to play top-seeded Florida in the West Region final on Saturday.

The Elite Eight begins Saturday for the men's NCAA Tournament with trips to the Final Four on the line.

Texas Tech came back from a 16-point deficit in its Sweet 16 matchup to beat Arkansas, the last double-digit seed left in the men's NCAA Tournament.

Cooper Flagg had another strong men's NCAA Tournament game, as Duke defeated Arizona in the Sweet 16. Here's his stat line from the game:

Half of the Elite Eight field is now set.

Jeremy Dent-Smith scored 33 points to lead the Cal State Dominguez Hills men's basketball to a 94-83 overtime Division II semifinal victory over Dallas Baptist.

Duke stud Cooper Flagg put on a skills clinic and overcame an onslaught from Arizona and Caleb Love.

Arkansas HC John Calipari. © Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Coach John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks were eliminated Thursday from the NCAA Tournament following their 85-83 overtime loss to the 3-seed Texas Tech Red Raiders at the Chase Center in San Francisco.

Williams hit the game-tying and game-winning baskets.

Alabama reached the Elite Eight in consecutive years for the first time in program history.

The Gators, in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2017 and seeking the program’s first Final Four berth since 2014.

Duke built a big lead and held on for a 100-93 victory against Arizona in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night at Prudential Center. The Blue Devils made a move to control the game late in the first half and carried that over to the start of the second half. Cooper Flagg scored 30 points to lead Duke, dueling with a 35-point explosion from Caleb Love.

Duke got its biggest challenge of the tournament yet, but advances to a showdown against an Alabama team that just hung 113 points on BYU.

A math lesson and unwavering confidence turned out to be the perfect storm for the Crimson Tide in the Sweet 16.

No. 2 seed Michigan State basketball will need it all from Coen Carr in the Sweet 16 against Ole Miss when it plays for a spot in the Elite Eight.