John Calipari revived his reputation while offensive woes spelled the end of the road for St. John's and Texas A&M.
Auburn appears back on track, cruises by Creighton
Bryant scores 17 and leads No. 8 Illinois to 1st March Madness win in 25 years over No. 9 Creighton
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 men’s basketball coach Dusty May on advancing to Sweet 16 in March Madness
Rick Pitino on RJ Luis Jr benching: ‘I’m not gonna knock one of my players’
Michigan marches past Texas A&M to Sweet 16
Tom Izzo and Richard Pitino will put their mutual admiration on hold for March Madness meeting
St. John’s coach Rick Pitino defends sitting RJ Luis late in Arkansas loss
Duke let Jeremy Roach go. Now Baylor guard can help exact March Madness revenge.
VIDEO: Calipari, players postgame – Arkansas 75, St. John’s 66
Duke notes: Connections run deep between Bears and Blue Devils
Duke facing Baylor in Sunday’s second-round game of the NCAA tournament means a matchup against Jeremy Roach. The lone scholarship player who played for the Blue Devils in Mike Krzyzewski’s final game as coach and remained for the start of Jon Scheyer’s tenure, Roach was a two-year captain before transferring out last spring.
Arkansas stifles St. John’s to make Sweet 16
St. John’s incredible season ends with 75-66 loss to Arkansas in second round of NCAA Tournament
Report: McNeese’s Will Wade signs a 6-year deal to become NC State coach
Sweet 16: Calipari guides Arkansas past Pitino, St. John’s 75-66 for 16th trip to regional semifinal
John Calipari is heading to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time, and this one could be the sweetest of all. Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks beat longtime nemesis Rick Pitino and No. 2 seed St. John’s 75-66 on Saturday, sending their itinerant coach to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with his fourth school. Billy Richmond III scored 16 points and Karter Knox had 15 for the 10th-seeded Razorbacks, who sent Kansas and their Hall of Fame coach Bill Self home from the “Region of Coaches” in the first round.