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WISCONSIN BASKETBALL 25 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ▪ 4 FINAL FOURS ▪ 19 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS ▪ 21 CONSENSUS ALL҃AMERICANS 9 WISCONSIN BADGERS 18҃12, 10҃10 BIG TENRankings (AP/Coaches): RV/RVHead Coach: Greg GardRecord at Wisconsin: 119-69 (6th Season)Overall Record: 119-69 (6th Season) 1 BAYLOR BEARS 23҃2, 13҃1 […]

3/20/2021 Baylor has advanced to the Second Round for the sixth time in the Drew era No. 1 BAYLOR BEARS (23-2, 13-1)Location: Waco, Texas Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF)  BAYLOR (23-2, 13-1) vs. WISCONSIN (17-12, 10-10)March 21, 2021 • 1:40 p.m. CTIndianapolis, Ind. • Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) LIVE STATS: statbroadcast.com/ncaaWATCH: CBS and […]

3/20/2021 Ramblers are aiming for their second Sweet 16 appearance in four years https://loyolaramblers.com/documents/2021/3/20/Loyola_NCAA_SecondRound_Notes_3_21_21.pdf INDIANAPOLIS (March 20, 2021) – Winner of 18 of its last 19 contests, including seven straight games, Loyola, which is making its second NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018, will attempt to punch […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Every Year INDEPENDENCE DAY (NAMIBIA) INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION 1610s DIED 1617: POCAHONTAS (AKA REBECCA ROLFE, FUNERAL OCCURRED ON THIS DATE) 1680s BORN 1685: JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (COMPOSER; OLD STYLE DATE) 1790s 1790: THOMAS JEFFERSON REPORTED TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON IN NY […]

3/20/21 10 players re-assigned or optioned to Minor League camp JUPITER, Fla., March 20, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced following this afternoon’s game that they have re-assigned or optioned 10 players to their minor league camp, reducing the number of players in Major League […]

3/20/21 Right-handed pitcher Peter Lambert placed on the 60-day injured list SCOTTSDALE – The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have selected the contracts of infielders C.J. Cron and Chris Owings and have placed right-handed pitcher Peter Lambert on the 60-day injured list as he recovers […]

3/20/21 The Arizona Diamondbacks made 6 roster moves and have 40 players in camp. Optioned to Triple-A Reno: RHP Riley Smith Reassigned to Minor League camp: LHP Taylor Guilbeau RHP Keury Mella RHP Carlos Navas C Jose Herrera OF Jake McCarthy COURTESY ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS & […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]