Category: NCAA Basketball

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the Cougars’ 91-89 win over the Badgers to advance to the regional semifinal for the first time since 2011.

LJ Cryer matched a career high with 30 points, including two free throws with 14.2 seconds left, and No. 1 seed Houston held on to beat eighth-seeded Gonzaga 81-76 on Saturday night to reach the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight NCAA Tournament. J'Wan Roberts added 18 points and Milos Uzan made two last free throws with 2.1 seconds left, giving the Cougars (32-4) their 15th consecutive win and pushing them into a regional semifinal against No. 4 seed Purdue on Friday night in Indianapolis. Houston also ended Gonzaga's run of nine straight Sweet 16s, which had been the longest active streak in the nation.

Illinois came into the NCAA Tournament on a four-game losing skid and hadn’t won a game since Feb. 16.

The last time Gonzaga failed to make the NCAA tournament’s second weekend, TikTok didn’t even exist.

Gayle helped the Wolverines overcome a 10-point deficit to advance to Atlanta for a matchup with Auburn.

The BYU Cougars led the entire game Saturday but still had to make one, final defensive stop against Wisconsin's irrepressible guard, John Tonje, to seal a 91-89 victory over the Badgers and the program's first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2011 — the days of Jimmer Fredette. In a much-welcomed and rare March Madness nailbiter, Tonje finished with 37 points to become the first player to crack 30 this year in the tournament. “You watched the game and you’re kind of like, ‘How did we get to a two-point game here, you know?’” said Fredette, who took things in from about 10 rows up in the stands in the same arena where he led BYU to its last Sweet 16 trip.

Bruce Pearl’s team was upset in the first round last year and he had not taken Auburn past the second round since it reached its only Final Four in 2019.

Few saw the final moments of this game coming.

Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland knew that tossing up 46 shots from beyond the arc wasn't going to fly against Drake. Not like it did in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against UNC Wilmington. Toppin had 25 points and 12 rebounds, Williams had a season-best 28 points, and together they sent Texas Tech into the Sweet 16 with a 77-64 victory.

John Calipari revived his reputation while offensive woes spelled the end of the road for St. John's and Texas A&M.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the Tigers’ 82-70 win over the Bluejays to advance to the regional semifinal for the first time since 2019.

Genesis Bryant scored 17 points and No. 8 Illinois earned its first NCAA Tournament victory in 25 years Saturday night with a 66-57 win over No. 9 Creighton. Illinois' tough defense frustrated Creighton's outside shooters as the Illini also dominated on the boards. Kendall Bostic added 12 points and 17 rebounds for Illinois (22-9), which advances to the second round on Monday against No. 1 Texas (32-3), which beat No. 16 William & Mary 105-61 Saturday night.

Michigan coach Dusty May spoke with reporters following the Wolverines' 91-79 win over Texas A&M in the second round of the 2025 NCAA men's basketball March Madness tournament.

The St. John's head coach addressed why the Big East player of the year did not play for the final five minutes of Saturday's loss to Arkansas in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the Wolverines’ 91-79 win over the Aggles to advance to the regional semifinal for the sixth time since 2017.