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SOUTH REGIONAL FLORIDA GULF COAST 81, SAN DIEGO STATE 71 PHILADELPHIA - Florida Gulf Coast went from shocking the college basketball world to downright impressing it. And the Eagles were smiling the whole time. Playing loose and easy, FCGU beat San Diego State to become the first No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. The next opponent for the upstart school will be the state's flagship university, third-seeded Florida, on ...
Garland's scooping layup off glass with two seconds left lifts La Salle over Ole Miss
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - If anyone says La Salle is making its first trip to the round of 16 in a very, very long time, don't believe it.
Florida Gulf Coast continues magic carpet ride, advances to Sweet 16
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Florida Gulf Coast became the first 15 to reach the Sweet 16, and the Eagles not only made it look easy, they made it look fun.
FINISHING STRONG
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Top-seeded Kansas was on the ropes, turning the ball over about as often as it was putting up shots, and had allowed North Carolina to build a comfortable lead by halftime.
SHOCKED
SALT LAKE CITY - Gonzaga's gone. Cleanthony Early and Ron Baker scored 16 points apiece and Wichita State hit 14 3-pointers, including seven straight late, to knock the top-ranked and No. 1 seeded Bulldogs out of the NCAA tournament 76-70 on Saturday. The Shockers (28-8) advanced to the Round of 16 for the first time since 2006, while Gonzaga becomes the first top seed to be eliminated. Gonzaga survived a scare in the ...
Family connections big part of NCAA Tournament
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Tim Hardaway Jr. can take the questions in stride at this point.
NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP
Capsules from Saturday's NCAA tournament: MIDWEST REGIONAL LOUISVILLE 82, COLORADO STATE 56 LEXINGTON, Ky. - Russ Smith had another big night, leading four players in double figures with 27 points, and top-seeded Louisville is into the Midwest Region semifinals. The Cardinals put on a defensive clinic as they dismantled Colorado State. Louisville forced the eighth-seeded Rams into a season-high 20 turnovers, made Colton Iverson look as invisible as a 6-foot-10 guy can be ...
Marquette survives Butler to make Sweet 16
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Vander Blue scored 19 second-half points to rally third-seeded Marquette out of another hole, and the Golden Eagles survived No. 6 Butler 74-72 on Saturday to reach the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.
Ducks cruise past Saint Louis
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Oregon is riding its much-debated No. 12 seed all the way to the round of 16.
Arizona sends Harvard packing with 74-51 rout
SALT LAKE CITY - For Arizona, it's on to Los Angeles. And for Harvard - well, it's time to head back to class. Clearly unfazed by their Ivy League opponent's plucky brand of Smartball, the Wildcats showed how a real basketball school does it Saturday. Mark Lyons matched his career high with 27 points in Arizona's wire-to-wire 74-51 blowout of the Crimson. No. 6 seed Arizona's next stop in the NCAA tournament is ...
Smith, Louisville throttle Colorado State
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Bumping, banging and leaving Colorado State with a whole lot of bruises, top-seeded Louisville is into the Midwest Region semifinals.
Second-half surge gives Spartans win
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Michigan State is into the round of 16 for the NCAA tournament - as usual.
Wolverines blow out VCU's havoc defense
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Michigan made Havoc look helpless. Now Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and the rest of the cool-headed Wolverines are part of the school's longest NCAA tournament run in nearly two decades. Mitch McGary had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and fourth-seeded Michigan breezed through Virginia Commonwealth's vaunted pressure with a clinical performance Saturday, beating the fifth-seeded Rams 78-53 to advance to the regional semifinals for the first time since 1994. VCU ...
Iowa State goes inside, takes out Notre Dame
DAYTON, Ohio - After spending most of the season doing damage from outside the 3-point line,Iowa State moved inside for its first game in the NCAA tournament.
Florida Gulf Coast becomes bracket buster, beats Hoyas
PHILADELPHIA - College basketball, meet Florida Gulf Coast. A school so new it wasn't eligible for the NCAA tournament until last year busted a load of brackets Friday night. With 24 points from Sherwood Brown and a healthy dose of swagger, FGCU upset second-seeded Georgetown 78-68 in the second round of the South Regional. "This is our first time being in the NCAA tournament. To actually go out there and win that first game, it ...
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