Category: NCAA Basketball

The Cougars led by 19 at halftime on the way to a 69-50 win.

The final two Final Four spots are on the line Sunday.

It's Houston vs. Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight — we've got the channel, streaming info and tip-off time.

The coach had a 65-39 overall record in three seasons at Maryland, with two March Madness appearances.

Kevin Willard publicly campaigned — pleaded, really — during Maryland's run to the Sweet 16 for more from the university and athletic department for his Big Ten program. More of everything — “fundamental changes," he called them — that really came down to more money, so much more, being funneled into basketball. Willard wanted Maryland to share its plan for revenue sharing with athletes and questioned how the Terrapins could ever be a “top tier” program as the race in college sports to outspend for players and all the adjacent bells and whistles nearly rivals professional levels.

Willard leaves Maryland after three seasons and recently making negotiations for a contract extension public.

University of Maryland coach Kevin Willard has been named the head coach of Villanova University's men's basketball. Willard has led teams to ten NCAA Tournaments over 17 seasons.

Jeremy Fears Jr. led Michigan State to a 30-win season. The other three Tom Izzo point guards who did went to a Final Four; Fears is one win away.

Free Press sports writer Chris Solari breaks down Sunday's Elite Eight matchup in Atlanta between No. 2-seed Michigan State and 1-seed Auburn.

The Final Four may be dominated by SEC teams when the field are filled, but Duke could be the best of the quartet heading to San Antonio, Texas.

Tennessee Volunteers (30-7, 15-7 SEC) vs. Houston Cougars (33-4, 22-1 Big 12) Indianapolis; Sunday, 2:20 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -2.5; over/under is 124.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Houston and No.

Georgetown is ninth in the Big East scoring 71.7 points per game and is shooting 44.5%. Washington State makes 49.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.4 percentage points higher than Georgetown has allowed to its opponents (42.7%). Georgetown has shot at a 44.5% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points fewer than the 44.8% shooting opponents of Washington State have averaged.

Butler has a 9-8 record in games decided by at least 10 points. Utah is sixth in college basketball with 17.5 assists per game led by Miro Little averaging 3.0. Butler scores 73.8 points per game, 1.6 more points than the 72.2 Utah allows.

Arizona State gives up 76.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 2.6 points per game. Nebraska is fifth in the Big Ten with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Berke Buyuktuncel averaging 4.3. Arizona State is shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 43.0% Nebraska allows to opponents.

UConn Huskies (34-3, 21-0 Big East) vs. USC Trojans (31-3, 18-2 Big Ten) Spokane, Washington; Monday, 9 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -13.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. USC takes on No.