March 20, 2021 1 ILLINOIS (24-6, 16-4 B1G) at the NCAA Tournament Social Media @IlliniMBB | #Illini | @IlliniMBB | Facebook | YouTube HEAD COACH BRAD UNDERWOOD Career Record: 180-82 (.687), 8th yearAt Illinois: 71-55 (.563), 4th yearNCAA Tournament at Illinois: 1-0, 1st appearanceNCAA Tournament, Career: 3-0, 5th appearance ILLINI NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY Appearances: 31stRecord: 41-31Final Fours: 5 SERIES NOTES VS. LOYOLA CHICAGO Record: Illinois leads 12-3Streak: Illinois […]
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NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 2nd Round Games for Today and Tonight
NCAA tournament second round schedule Sunday, March 21 Second Round Games 12:10 p.m.: Midwest (1) Illinois vs. (8) Loyola Chicago, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, CBS 2:40 p.m.: South (1) Baylor vs. (9) Wisconsin, at Hinkle Fieldhouse, CBS 5:15 p.m.: Midwest (11) Syracuse vs. (3) West […]
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 […]
NCAA First Round Game at 9:50 PM: Abilene Christian, back-to-back champions of the Southland Conference, looking forward to Texas showdown in Circle City of Indianapolis
3/19/2021 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – After winning their second consecutive Southland Conference Tournament Championship, the Wildcats have their eyes on a bigger prize. With last year’s cancellation of the basketball postseason, the team is appearing in their second-straight tournament this time as a 14-seed matched up with […]
NCAA First Round Game, last of the day at 9:50 PM: Battle of The Lone Star State, Texas vs. Abilene Christian
Game 27: #9/9 Texas (19-7, 11-6 Big 12) vs. Abilene Christian (23-4, 13-2 Southland)NCAA Tournament First RoundSaturday, March 20, 2021 – 8:50 p.m. Central/9:50 p.m. EasternLucas Oil Stadium – Unity Court (8,000) – Indianapolis, IndianaGameDay Quick Facts• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally by truTV. Lisa […]
UCLA Bruins, gets First Four win by rallying past Michigan State; BYU next
March 19, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS – Hours after UCLA’s late-night overtime victory over Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament’s First Four on Thursday night, the team’s attention quickly shifted toward Saturday night’s showdown against BYU. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a career-high 27 points in the Bruins’ comeback win over […]
NCAA First Round Game at 9:40 PM: BYU faces the UCLA Bruins to open tournament
20 Mar 2021 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – BYU men’s basketball will face UCLA (18-9, 13-6) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse Saturday. The Cougars and Bruins have faced each other 22 times all-time and have split the contests 11-11. They last met last […]
NCAA First Round Game at 9:20 PM: Norfolk State ‘sky high’ off win in First Four, ready to tangle with Gonzaga
3/19/2021 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Riding high after extending its winning streak to seven with a First Four win, the No. 16 seed Norfolk State men’s basketball team will face overall No. 1 seed Gonzaga on Saturday evening at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 9:20 p.m. […]
NCAA First Round Game at 9:20 PM: Top-ranked Gonzaga gets another test; athletic, quick Norfolk State ready to upset
3/19/2021 Zags look to extend national best 12th straight win in opening round of tournament #1-seed Gonzaga (26-0, 15-0 WCC) vs. #16-seed Norfolk StateSATURDAY, MARCH 20 | 6:20 P.M. PT | BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE | INDIANAPOLISTELEVISION: TBSLIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS THE TIP OFF– Gonzaga will meet […]
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 […]
NCAA First Round Game at 7:25 PM: Missouri earns 28th berth in the’Big Dance’; plays Oklahoma Sooners
3/16/2021 No. 8 Oklahoma Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday, March 20 6:25 PM TNT/NCAA.com Bracket Game Notes MARTIN AND MIZZOU IN THE BIG DANCE Mizzou earned its 28th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance with its selection as the No. 9 seed in the West Region of the 2021 […]
NCAA First Round Game at 7:25 PM: Two former Big 12 foes ready to meet again, Oklahoma and Missouri
8 OKLAHOMA9 MISSOURINCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND / SATURDAY, MARCH 20 / 6:25 P.M. CT / LUCAS OIL STADIUM / INDIANAPOLIS, IND.Tickets / TNT / Radio / Live Stats / Game Notes (PDF) INDIANAPOLIS – It’s time to go dancing. Oklahoma (15-10, 9-8 Big 12) heads to the once-in-a-lifetime “controlled environment bubble” in Indianapolis for the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The […]
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