Tag: NCAAM
The sixth-seeded Duquesne men’s college basketball team defeated fifth-seeded VCU 57-51 at Barclays Center to earn their first NCAA tournament bid in 47 years. It was the Dukes’ first invite to March Madness since 1977. Duquesne colored red, white and blue streamers fell from the rafters with the Dukes leading by 15 in the second […]
The University of Michigan has fired men’s basketball head coach Juwan Howard after a disappointing 8-24 season (3-17 in Big Ten), the school announced Friday. This ends his five-year run in Ann Arbor. Michigan’s eight-win season was one of its worst in the past 60 years. Not only did the Wolverines finish last in the […]
The No. 15 Creighton Bluejays achieved the impossible on Tuesday night, upsetting the No. 1 UConn Huskies 85-66 at CHI Health Center Omaha, the Bluejays’ home arena, having lost all six of their previous meetings with No. 1-ranked teams and never coming closer than 10 points. Seven times was the charm. The Bluejays built a […]
A wild college basketball handshake brawl broke out following Texas A&M-Commerce’s 76-72 overtime win against Incarnate Word at the Alice P. McDermott Convocation Center in San Antonio on Monday. The postgame handshakes quickly went from sportsmanlike banter to a violent confrontation in one of the craziest men’s college basketball brawls to date. While saying “good […]
We’re On Two College Hoops Games Tonight! We’re 2-2 in our last four, as the nightcap last night was a bit frustrating. We were on Boise State -5.5, and the Broncos led by 10 at the half and looked in complete control. At one point, Boise State led by 16 and looked like they were […]
Both of these Big Ten Squads need conference wins, and today is a massive game for Michigan State and Maryland. The Sunday matinee between the Michigan State Spartans (11-7, 3-4 Big Ten) and the Maryland Terrapins (11-7, 3-4 Big Ten) is a massive game for both teams in the Big Ten conference. The Spartans are […]
It’s a Big Night in the Big 12 As Iowa State Plays Host to #2 Houston This is a battle between two of the best defensive teams in the nation as the #2 Houston Cougars and the Iowa State Cyclones clash in the Hawkeye State on Tuesday night. Houston enters the contest with an unblemished […]
We’re currently 1-0 in the Pac-12, and we have another Pac-12 play tonight! La Salle led by 6 at the half last night. And then they forgot to come out of the locker room. We had them at +3.5, and they were outscored by a whopping 20 points last night at home to GMU. But […]
We Have Pac-12 Conference Hoops! The non-conference schedule is wrapping up, and we’re getting into the final season of Pac-12 hoops. Ironically, both of these squads will be in the Big Ten next season, but they open up as West Coast foes with dreams of battling Arizona for the Pac-12 title. Oregon will come into […]
The Creighton men’s basketball team will retire Doug McDermott’s No. 3 jersey when it hosts Villanova on Wednesday, Dec. 20. The 6-foot-6 forward became the first player in 29 years to be named to the AP All-America first team three times from 2012-14. McDermott, 31, also won the 2014 national player of the year. He […]