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Cardinals 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...
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Louisville 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...
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Kentucky 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...
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Rothstein 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...
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Ohio 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...
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Kansas 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...
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Rothstein 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...
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Rothstein 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...
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Police 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...
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Rothstein 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...
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Big 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....
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Kentucky’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...
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Kentucky 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...
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Five Things: A Renewed Rivalry, Niagara Eagles Eliminated, And Elite Stag...
By Andrew Kahn The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held their men’s and women’s basketball tournaments at the MassMutualCenter in Springfield, MA, this past weekend. The neutral site served as host...
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Five Things: Belmont Punches Ticket, A Buzzer Beater, And Hoosiers Become Big...
By Andrew Kahn March Madness, in a certain respect, officially got underway this past weekend as some of the conferences crowned their champions. While some teams will now be sweating it out on...
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Joe 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...
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NC 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...
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Wells 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...
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Michigan 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...
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Top 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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Gonzaga Pulls Out 64-58 Win Over Southern
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It was every frontrunner’s nightmare. Top-seeded Gonzaga ran into a No. 16 seed that wasn’t playing like one, a crowd itching for an upset and the very real prospect of making...
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VCU Smashes Akron; Michigan Next
LARRY LAGE,AP Sports Writer AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — VCU was at its best, pressing, running — and winning with ease. The fifth-seeded Rams set an NCAA tournament record that stood for about an hour...
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Memphis Tops St. Mary’s; Takes On MSU Saturday
NOAH TRISTER,AP Sports Writer AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — When D.J. Stephens is dunking and blocking shots, Memphis looks like a team that could make an extended run in this NCAA tournament. Then, the...
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Floria Gulf Coast Upsets No. 2 Seed Georgetown 78-68
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sherwood Brown scored 24 points and Bernard Thompson had 23 to lead Florida Gulf Coast to an incredible NCAA tournament debut, a 78-68 win over second-seeded Georgetown on Friday...
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Michigan Sails By VCU 78-53
AUBURN HILLS (97.1 The Ticket/AP) – Mitch McGary scored a game high 21 points and 13 rebounds and the Michigan Wolverines beat the Virginia Commonwealth Rams 78-53 during the third round of the 2013...
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MSU Beats Memphis 70-48, Move To Round Of 16
AUBURN HILLS (97.1 The Ticket/AP) – Gary Harris scored a career high 23 points helping the Michigan State Spartans to advance to the round of 16 after beating the Memphis Tigers 70-48 on Saturday...
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Indiana Holds Off Temple 58-52 To Reach Sweet 16
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Victor Oladipo hit a key 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining and Indiana, minutes away from being the second No. 1 seed to be swept from the NCAA tournament, held off Temple 58-52...
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Duke Tops Creighton 66-50 Takes On MSU In Sweet Sixteen
DAN GELSTON,AP Basketball Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doug McDermott scuffled for open looks and usually missed when he did get them. He won’t get another chance this season to make up for it with...
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Michigan State’s Appling Shoots With Shoulder Wrap
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State guard Keith Appling says he’ll be “all right” in the Midwest Regional semifinals against Duke. Appling practiced Monday with his banged-up right shoulder in a...
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Izzo Rooting For Michigan
By: Mike Stone While many Michigan State fans would never dream of wanting their rival Wolverines to advance in the NCAA basketball tournament, Spartan head coach Tom Izzo will be doing just that. He...
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Michigan State’s Payne Improving On And Off Court
LARRY LAGE,AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State’s Adreian Payne blocked a shot and made a long jumper on ensuing possessions, providing another glimpse of his vast potential and...
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Syracuse Upsets Indiana 61-50
WASHINGTON (AP) — With its 2-3 zone defense disruptive from start to finish, and Michael Carter-Williams pouring in 24 points, fourth-seeded Syracuse upset No. 1 seed Indiana 61-50 Thursday night to...
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Michigan Gets Top-Seeded KU In Return To Sweet 16
SCHUYLER DIXON,AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Michigan coach John Beilein briefly lost track of how long it’s been since the Wolverines reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament. Sixteen...
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Syracuse Focused On Journey To Final 4
JOHN KEKIS,AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Overcoming all sorts of adversity has been the norm for the Syracuse Orange of late. Player eligibility issues, negative headlines, slumps at...
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NCAA Announces Pool Of Officials For Final Four
ATLANTA (AP) — The NCAA has announced the pool of 10 officials who will work the Final Four. John Cahill, Tony Greene, Karl Hess, Lee Jones, John Higgins, Randy McCall and Mark Whitehead have all...
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Officials Facing Dilemma With Video Review
JOHN MARSHALL,AP Basketball Writer It happens seemingly every game of the NCAA tournament, most of the season, for that matter: Officials blow their whistles, huddle, then head over to the TV monitors...
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Does ‘Underdog’ Michigan Have Cardinals Right Where They Want Them?
By Eric Thomas Vegas says Louisville will win by four. It’s familiar territory for this young Michigan team; they’ve been the underdog since late in the regular season. Many people looked at South...
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Wolverine Fans Praise Team After Loss
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) - University of Michigan basketball fans in Ann Arbor took the heartbreaking loss as well as could be expected. Inside the M Den, the crowd was in high spirits, and just like their...
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Louisville Beats Michigan 82-76 For NCAA Title
ATLANTA (AP) – Rick Pitino capped the greatest week of his life with the prize he wanted most of all. Luke Hancock produced another huge game off the bench, scoring 22 points, and Pitino became the...
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Michigan’s McGary Plans To Wake Up Today And ‘Get Back At It’
ATLANTA (97.1 The Ticket) “Everybody’s down a little,” an obviously emotional Mitch McGary said in the locker room after Michigan’s NCAA championship loss to Louisville. McGary, whose high-flying play...
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