March 18, 2021 Who: #10 (#3 seed) Arkansas Razorbacks (22-6) vs. (#14 seed) Colgate (14-1)What: Arkansas earns its 34th NCAA Tournament bidWhen: Friday – Mar. 19 – 12:45 pm (ET) / 11:45 am (CT)Where: Indianapolis, Ind. – Bankers Life FieldhouseHow (to follow):– TV:truTV (Spero Dedes, Brendan Haywood, Lauren Shehadi)^ Watch […]
College Basketball
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs enter NIT for 10th time taking on ‘Ole Miss’ Rebels in First Round action tonight
3/18/2021 RUSTON – Postseason play is back for Louisiana Tech as the Bulldogs open the National Invitation Tournament on Friday night at 8 p.m. versus the Ole Miss Rebels inside the Comerica Center. The matchup will be nationally televised on ESPN2 with Wes Durham and Chris […]
Mississippi Rebels gets ready to face Louisiana Tech in 9 PM NIT First Round matchup
#1 SEED OLE MISS (16-11, 10-8 SEC)vs. #4 SEED LOUISIANA TECH (21-7, 12-4 C-USA)Friday, March 19 • 8 p.m. • Frisco, TexasComerica Center Watch • Live Stats •Listen Ole Miss Game Notes (PDF) • Louisiana Tech Notes (PDF) • SEC Game Notes (PDF) GAME 28 – NITDate: March 19, 2021Time: 8 p.m. CTLocation: Frisco, TexasArena: Comerica Center (6,000)Television:ESPN2 Wes […]
NIT continues tonight as Colorado State plays Buffalo at 7
Opening Tip• The Rams are the top seed in the upper left bracket and will take on fourth-seeded Buffalo in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament on Friday night in Denton, Texas.• The game will have veteran sports announcer Dave Feldman and former […]
NIT First Round: Richmond, missing top scorers Francis and Golden, rallies 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 […]
Boise State gets NIT bid. Plays in Frisco, TX against SMU Mustangs tonight
3/17/2021 Broncos, Mustangs Tangle Thursday No. 2 Boise State (18-8) vs No. 3 SMU (11-5)Thursday, March 18 | 8 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. MTFrisco, Texas | Comerica CenterTV: ESPN | Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats Boise State Game Notes Boise State men’s basketball opens the National […]
SMU faces Boise State tonight in NIT First Round; Mustangs overcome 31 days of inactivity to get to postseason
INDIANAPOLIS – The SMU men’s basketball team received a bid in the 2021 National Invitation Tournament and will face Boise State on Thursday at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, the tournament committee announced on Sunday night. SMU and Boise State will tip at 8 p.m. […]
Hilltoppers star center Charles Bassey gets more honors; adds Basketball Times 2nd Team, Lute Olsen All-American to trophy case
3/18/2021 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Hilltopper Basketball junior center Charles Bassey earned more All-American honors as he was named a Basketball Times Second Team All-American and a Lute Olson All-American. The second honor comes with being named one of 25 finalists for the Lute Olson National Player […]
Western Kentucky rallies for a 69-67 win over St. Mary’s in NIT Opening Game
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 […]
Sherri Coale, Oklahoma Women’s Basketball coach and Hall of Famer, announces retirement after 25 years at the helm
IN HER OWN WORDS: March 17, 2021 THE PRIVILEGE OF A LIFETIME “Being the head coach at the University of Oklahoma has been the privilege of my lifetime. “In April of 1996, I accepted this, my dream job. As a native Oklahoman, I was pretty […]
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 […]
NCAA Tournament First Four Game: Spartans of Norfolk State back to “Big Dance” for first time since 2012. Takes on Appalachian State
3/16/2021 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – After years of coming oh-so-close to getting back to the Big Dance following their monumental upset of No. 2 seed Missouri, the Norfolk State men’s basketball team will make its way back into the NCAA Tournament this Thursday when the Spartans take […]
NCAA Tournament First Four Game: Tonight at 8:40, Appalachian State meets Norfolk State
3/17/2021 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — App State men’s basketball will make its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2000 on Thursday evening against Norfolk State in the First Four. Tip is set for 8:40 p.m. at Assembly Hall on the campus of Indiana University. MEDIA COVERAGEThe […]
NIT Basketball Tournament First Round: Davidson takes on an old foe, North Carolina State in tonight’s opening round
3/17/2021 DAVIDSON COLLEGE WILDCATSSeed: SecondOverall Record: 13-8 | Atlantic 10 Record: 7-4Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)Career Record: 607-372 (32nd season)Record at Davidson: Same TOURNAMENT INFORMATIONDate: March 17-20, 25, 27 & 28Locations: Denton & Frisco, TexasSites: UNT Coliseum | Comerica CenterRadio: Davidson Radio NetworkTV: ESPN, ESPN2Video: WatchESPN.comLive Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com DAVIDSON POSTSEASON HISTORYNCAA Tournament Appearances (Last): 14 (2018)NCAA Tournament Record: 8-15NIT Appearances (Last): 9 […]
NIT Basketball Tournament First Round continues tonight: NC State plays Davidson, 7 PM opening tip
3/17/2021 NC State is making its second NIT appearance in last three seasons ESPN | WatchESPN link | Live Stats DENTON, TX – The NC State men’s basketball team opens play in the NIT Thursday when it faces Davidson at the UNT Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. […]
NCAA Tournament First Four Game: Wichita State plays Drake this afternoon to begin March Madness
3/17/2021 (11) WICHITA STATE (16-5, 11-2 AAC) vs. (11) DRAKE (25-4, 16-2 MVC)NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP | FIRST FOURTHURSDAY, MAR. 18, 2021 | 5:27 P.M. CT (6:27 P.M. ET)WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. | MACKEY ARENATV: TBS (Streaming at NCAA.com/MarchMadnessLiveRADIO: KEYN 103.7 FM (Local) & Westwood One […]
NCAA Tournament First Four Game: Drake Bulldogs play a familiar foe; Wichita State today at 6:27 PM
Bulldogs and Shockers to meet for the 152nd time. The Drake University men’s basketball team begins its fifth NCAA Tournament trip Thursday evening against Wichita State. The two former longtime Missouri Valley Conference rivals meet in their First Four matchup at 5:27 p.m. CDT at Mackey […]
NCAA Tournament First Four Game: Mount Saint Mary’s ready to tackle Texas Southern this afternoon
3/16/2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST FOUR#16 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (12-10) vs. #16 TEXAS SOUTHERN (16-8)Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 5:10 p.m.Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | Bloomington, Ind.TELEVISION: truTV (Brad Nessler, Steve Lavin, Avery Johnson and Evan Washburn)STREAM: NCAA.com/march-madness-live/watchLISTEN: Westwood One (Ted Emrich, Kyle Macy) GAME NOTES | TWITTER | OFFICIAL GAME PROGRAM MOUNT STORY LINES […]
NCAA Tournament First Four Game: Texas Southern vs. Mount St. Mary’s today at 5:10 PM
3/17/2021 • The Texas Southern Tigers are back in the NCAA Tournament for the ninth time in school history as they prepare to face the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers in the First Four round of the 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The contest will tip-off at […]