Category: Basketball

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the two-time defending national champion's gritty win against the Sooners -- and discuss if UConn has a chance in the second round against Florida on Sunday.

Will Riley couldn't connect on any of the first three shots he attempted. Riley scored 22 points while shooting 8 of 12 from the floor in Illinois' 86-73 NCAA Tournament triumph over Xavier on Friday night. The extent of Riley's shooting prowess became apparent with under two minutes left when he made a shot from the final “s” of the “March Madness” logo just before the shot clock expired.

Oweh added eight assists and six rebounds, and Amari Williams grabbed 13 boards for Kentucky.

For now, the Huskies can still dream about cutting down the nets for a third straight season.

Fourth-seeded Maryland pounded No. 13 seed Grand Canyon on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Ole Miss topped North Carolina in a roller-coaster March Madness game on Friday.

No. 10 seed New Mexico took control late in the second half to defeat seventh-seeded Marquette.

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).