Category: NCAA Basketball

Bryant basketball's Earl Timberlake suffered a bloodied head against Michigan State in March Madness, briefly leaving the game.

Bradley finished with 19 points, Townsend had 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Carter Bryant scored 12 and Love and KJ Lewis each had 10 for the Wildcats (23-12), who reached the second round of March Madness for the third time in coach Tommy Lloyd's four seasons. Arizona shot 12 of 25 from 3-point range and threw down nine dunks. The Wildcats will face either Oregon or Liberty in the East Region on Sunday.

Donovan Dent scored 21 points and No. 10 seed New Mexico took control late in the second half to defeat seventh-seeded Marquette 75-66 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Richard Pitino joined his father in the second round after New Mexico (27-7) snapped a four-game NCAA Tournament losing streak and won its first game since 2012. Rick Pitino has No. 2 seed St. John's playing its next game Saturday against Arkansas.

The second round begins in the men's NCAA tournament while the first round continues on the women's side.

The win marks the first for the Lobos in the NCAA tournament in more than a decade.

Otega Oweh scored 20 points, Andrew Carr had 13 and third-seeded Kentucky beat Troy 76-57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Oweh added eight assists and six rebounds, and Amari Williams grabbed 13 boards for Kentucky. Next up for the Wildcats (23-11) in the Midwest Region is the winner of Illinois versus Xavier.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the top-seeded Gators’ 95-69 win over 16-seed Norfolk St. in the NCAA tournament.

First-team All-American Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and Florida defeated Norfolk State 95-69 on Friday, ensuring all four No. 1 seeds made it out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament unscathed. Alijah Martin added 17 points for the Southeastern Conference champions, who built a 32-point lead in the first half en route to their seventh straight win. Christian Ings scored 16 points and Jaylani Darden added 15 for 16th-seeded Norfolk State (24-11).

Thursday didn't feature many big upsets but it still drew viewers.

There certainly have been upsets. No Fairleigh Dickinson over top-seeded Purdue or UMBC taking down No. 1 Virginia. Colorado State was favored by 2 1/2 points over short-handed Memphis, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, and the Rams won 78-70.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz looks at the biggest matchups from the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament including the high profile battle of polarizing college coaches.

Johni Broome and Ryan Kalkbrenner are big men with big-time experience on the March Madness stage. Just not against each other, which makes Saturday night's NCAA Tournament second-round South Region showdown between overall top seed Auburn and No. 9 seed Creighton so compelling. Plot lines abound thanks to the Tigers’ and Blue Jays’ multiple strengths, but the matchup of main men in the middle is the most intriguing.

The ACC's issues aren't about nonconference scheduling or computer numbers. The league needs better coaches and more investment in rosters.

Kyan Evans made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 23 points to lead No. seed Colorado State past fifth-seeded Memphis 78-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Nique Clifford, the Mountain West Tournament MVP, had his quietest scoring night in a month, finishing with 14 points, eight on free throws.

Julian Reese had 18 points and nine rebounds, and fourth-seeded Maryland pounded No. 13 seed Grand Canyon 81-49 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 16 points for the Terrapins (26-8), who will play No. 12 Colorado State on Sunday in the second round of the West Region. Derik Queen, the Big Ten freshman of the year who was averaging 16.3 points and nine rebounds a game, finished with 12 points and 15 boards, becoming the first Maryland freshman with a double-double in the tournament since Jalen Smith in 2019.