3/26/2021 Rams and Tigers meet for the first time in history at 10 a.m. MT on ESPN https://csurams.com/documents/2021/3/26/2020_21CSUMBB_GameNotes_27_Memphis_NITSemifinals.pdf https://www.espn.com/watch/ https://csurams.com/watch?Live=3401 https://tunein.com/radio/Colorado-St-Basketball-s308229/ Opening Tip• The Rams will take on Memphis in the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament on Saturday at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.• […]
NIT Quarterfinals Winner: Colorado State wins ‘thriller’ over NC State, 65-61 behind Moore and Stevens
3/25/2021 CSU moves on to play Memphis on Saturday at 10 am MT on ESPN FRISCO, Texas – No. 1 seed Colorado State grabbed the lead midway through the second half and never relinquished it, making plays in the final minutes to defeat No. 3 seed […]
NIT Quarterfinals: NC State back in action playing Colorado State tonight on ESPN; Wolfpack game preview
Thursday’s game will be the first meeting between the two programs https://gopack.com/documents/2021/3/24/NC_State_Game_Notes_Colorado_State_3_25.pdf FRISCO, TX – The NC State men’s basketball team faces Colorado State in the NIT quarterfinals Thursday evening inside the Comerica Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN […]
NIT Quarterfinals: Colorado State plays NC State for the first time tonight at 7 PM; Rams game preview
Opening Tip• The Rams will take on NC State in the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament on Thursday night at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.• The game will be televised on ESPN and have veteran sports announcer John Schriffen, former college head coach Fran […]
Minnesota brings a former Golden Gopher home to head its men’s basketball program in Ben Johnson
3/22/2021 University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced today that Ben Johnson has been named head men’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota. The University and Johnson have agreed to a five-year term, pending the completion of a background check and Board of Regents approval. […]
NIT First Round Winner: Western Kentucky rallies to beat St. Mary’s, 69-67
3/18/2021 FRISCO, Texas — WKU Hilltopper Basketball proved its resiliency Wednesday night, bouncing back from a devastating loss in the Conference USA championship game with a 69-67 win over Saint Mary’s in the first round of the NIT. Just four days after falling in overtime to North […]
NIT First Round Winner: Nolley II, Quinones take control late in game leading Memphis past short-handed Dayton, 71-60
Mar 20, 2021 DENTON, Texas – With Dayton leading 58-56 with 6:31 to play, the Memphis Tigers closed the game on a 15-2 run, including holding the Flyers scoreless for the final 2:12, and captured a 71-60 win in the first round of the National Invitation […]
NIT First Round Winner: Richmond explodes for 44 points in second half to get past Toledo, 76-66
03/17/2021 DENTON, TEXAS – With their top two scorers sidelined with injuries and one of the nation’s best shooting teams hitting from all over the court, things looked grim for the Spiders early in Wednesday night’s NIT opener against MAC regular-season champion Toledo. Richmond found itself […]
NIT First Round Winner: Stewart Jr’s 15-point 2nd half fuels Mississippi State past scrappy St. Louis, 74-68
March 20, 2021 FRISCO, Texas – D.J. Stewart Jr. piled up 15 of his team-leading 20 points during the second half, and Cameron Matthews secured a pair of critical steals inside the final 91 seconds to lift the Mississippi State men’s basketball team to a 74-68 victory over Saint […]
NIT First Round Winner: Colorado State beats Buffalo on Stevens’ last second layup, 75-73
3/19/2021 The sophomore guard hit the highly-contested shot with 1.2 seconds to play for the victory DENTON, Texas – Sophomore guard Isaiah Stevens’ highly-contested driving layup with 1.2 seconds to play lifted No. 1 seed Colorado State to a dramatic 75-73 win over No .4 seed Buffalo in […]
NIT First Round Winner: Louisiana Tech uses 43-point second half to get past Ole Miss, 70-61
3/20/2021 LA Tech advances to NIT Quarterfinals FRISCO, Texas – Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Lofton, Jr. had his coming out party at LSU early on in the regular season, notching his first collegiate double-double. Apparently, the freshman likes playing SEC teams as he registered a career-high 22 points with […]
NIT First Round Winner: Exciting game won by Boise State on Doutrive’s rebound shot in final seconds over SMU, 85-84
3/18/2021 FRISCO, Texas –Devonaire Doutrive scored a go-ahead putback with 10.1 seconds left that proved to be the game winner as Boise State beat SMU 85-84 Thursday, in the first round of the 2021 National Invitation Tournament. With the win, the Broncos (19-8) advance to the […]
NIT First Round Winner: Hot shooting of 58.8% allows NC State to get past Davidson, 75-67
NC State shot 66.7 percent in the first half and finished game at season-best 58.8 percent DENTON, TX – The NC State men’s basketball team shot a season-best 58.8 percent from the field in defeating Davidson, 75-61, Thursday night inside of UNT Coliseum in the first […]
Norfolk State, behind Jalen Hawkins 24 points, survives late rally by Appalachian State in First Four Game; #1 Gonzaga awaits
3/19/2021 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Spartans dominated in a big first half before weathering a second-half Appalachian State comeback on Thursday evening, and in the end the Norfolk State men’s basketball team is still dancing. In a battle of No. 16 seeds in the NCAA Tournament First […]
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NCAA First Round at 12:45: Florida State faces UNC Greensboro to open tourney run
Florida State Notes / UNC Greensboro Notes INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (seminoles.com) The Florida State men’s basketball has earned the No. 4 seed in the East Region and will play No. 13 seeded UNC Greensboro in its first game of the 2021 NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 20 at […]
NCAA First Round 1:15 PM: Drexel Dragons back in ‘Big Dance’ for first time since 1996 playing Illinois
3/18/2021 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The long awaited return to the NCAA Tournament is over. The Drexel men’s basketball team will be back on the national stage on Friday afternoon when the Dragons face top-seeded Illinois in the opening round of the NCAA Midwest Region. The Illini […]
NCAA First Round 1:15 PM: Big Ten champion Illinois vs. Drexel
March 18, 2021 Illini make first NCAA appearance since 2013 on Friday 1 ILLINOIS (23-6, 16-4 B1G) at the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament Illini Tournament Central | NCAA Tournament Central First Round vs. 16 Drexel (12-7, 4-5 Colonial) Date | Time Friday, March 19, 2021 | 12:15 p.m. CT (1:15 p.m. ET) Location Indianapolis, […]
NCAA Tournament First Four Game: Michigan State makes it 23 straight years in “The Big Dance” as they play UCLA tonight
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State has earned a bid to its 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament, extending the longest NCAA Tournament streak in Big Ten history. The Spartans (15-12) will face UCLA (17-9) in the First Four on Thursday, March 18 at 9:57 p.m. on TBS. […]
NCAA Tournament First Four Game: UCLA Bruins will battle the Michigan State Spartans tonight at 9:57 PM
INDIANAPOLIS – UCLA will make its 50th all-time appearance at the NCAA Tournament this week. The No. 11-seed Bruins (17-9) will take on No. 11-seed Michigan State (15-12) on Thursday night at Purdue’s Mackey Arena (West Lafayette, Ind.). UCLA’s matchup on Thursday is one of four […]