Baylor, Xavier Seek Spot In South Regional Final
ATLANTA (AP) – Baylor vs. Xavier is more than an undercard to the highly anticipated Kentucky-Indiana rematch. The Bears and Musketeers are building their own impressive resumes heading into their...
View ArticleBeal’s 21 Lifts Fla. To 68-58 Win Over Marquette
PHOENIX (AP) — Almost every time he touches the ball, Bradley Beal does something special. His latest bit of basketball wizardry pushed Florida a win away from the Final Four and set up Billy Donovan...
View ArticleCardinals Knock Off Top-Seeded Spartans 57-44
PHOENIX (AP) — Chane Behanan scored 15 points and Gorgui Dieng anchored Louisville’s stifling defense with seven blocked shots, helping the Cardinals knock off top-seeded Michigan State 57-44 Thursday...
View ArticleLouisville In Final Four With 72-68 Win Over Florida
PHOENIX (AP) — Once upon a time, Billy Donovan took Rick Pitino on an improbable ride to the Final Four. Twenty-five years later, Pitino is heading back after another unbelievable run — one capped with...
View ArticleKentucky Beats Baylor 82-70 In South Regional
ATLANTA (AP) — Kentucky could’ve cut the nets down at halftime. Actually, the Wildcats probably would’ve been good skipping the ceremony altogether. A South Regional title is fine, but what matters to...
View ArticleRothstein Files: Calipari-Pitino Showdown Highlights The 2012 Final Four
By Jon Rothstein » More Columns The script is so perfect, it’s beyond something that could have been written in Hollywood. Some may call them rivals. Other may call them enemies. We call their meeting...
View ArticleOhio State Upsets Syracuse, Earns Trip To Final Four
BOSTON (AP) — Jared Sullinger recovered from first-half foul trouble to score 19 points and grab seven rebounds, helping Ohio State beat Syracuse 77-70 on Saturday to advance to the Final Four. It will...
View ArticleKansas Runs Away From North Carolina, 80-67
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyshawn Taylor came out of his slump in a big way, scoring 22 points to lead Kansas to an 80-67 victory over North Carolina on Saturday that returned the Jayhawks to the Final Four for...
View ArticleRothstein Files: This And That Around College Basketball, Final Four
By Jon Rothstein » More Columns - A major element in Saturday’s Final Four showdown between Louisville and Kentucky will be the Cardinals’ match up zone. In their Elite Eight game with Florida, Rick...
View ArticleRothstein Files: Another Recruiting Coup For Kentucky’s Calipari?
By Jon Rothstein » More Columns It is more than conceivable that John Calipari could follow up his first ever National Championship with his greatest recruiting coup ever. Should Kentucky beat...
View ArticlePolice Called In Kentucky, Louisville Fan Fight Between Elderly At Dialysis...
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP/ CBS St. Louis) —The bad blood between Kentucky and Louisville fans boiled over this week at a Kentucky dialysis center when one patient couldn’t wait to call a winner. Georgetown...
View ArticleRothstein Files: 4 X-Factors In The 2012 Final Four
By Jon Rothstein » More Columns 1. DARIUS MILLER, KENTUCKY The lone senior in the Wildcats rotation was a driving force in Kentucky’s wins over Iowa State and Indiana and is the only player on this...
View ArticleBig Comeback Leads Kansas To 64-62 Win Over Ohio State
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tyshawn Taylor made two big free throws and Thomas Robinson finished with 19 points and eight rebounds Saturday night to rally the Jayhawks past Ohio State 64-62 in the Final Four....
View ArticleKentucky’s Bench Comes Up Big Against Louisville
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Senior guard Darius Miller made the most of his moment. Freshman forward Kyle Wiltjer did the same in his cameo. Two guys who would likely start for any other team in the nation are...
View ArticleKentucky Ends 14-Year Drought, Wins National Championship
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky won its eighth national championship, holding off Kansas for a 67-59 victory Monday night. The Wildcats (38-2) led by as many as 18 points...
View ArticleJoe Mihalich And Niagara A Perfect Match
By Andrew Kahn Joe Mihalich’s Niagara Purple Eagles have just eliminated Siena in the quarterfinals of the MAAC basketball tournament. Siena senior O.D. Anosike has played his last collegiate game. On...
View ArticleNC State Rolls Past Virginia Tech 80-63 In ACCs
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Richard Howell kept attacking the rim and the boards alongside C.J. Leslie, while Lorenzo Brown was the transition-powering point guard eager to take on a tough defensive...
View ArticleWells Leads Maryland To 75-62 Win Over Wake Forest
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Dez Wells scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half and Maryland beat pesky Wake Forest 75-62 on Thursday night in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
View ArticleMichigan Beats South Dakota State 71-56
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Glenn Robinson III scored 21 points and Mitch McGary added 13 points and nine rebounds, helping fourth-seeded Michigan overcome a rough night for Trey Burke in a 71-56 NCAA...
View ArticleTop Seed Louisville Rolls To 79-48 Rout Of NC A&T
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Pay attention, No. 1s. This is how it’s done. Russ Smith scored 23 points and set a Louisville NCAA tournament record with a career-high eight steals, and Peyton Siva had eight...
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