ATLANTIC COAST BASKETBALL NEWS

Xavier suspects Florida State wants revenge in NCAA rematch

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Dwayne Bacon, Jonathan Isaac and Xavier Rathan-Mayes all are gone, the first two drafted into the NBA. Florida State has only one starter back from a year ag...

MARCH 17, 2018

Duke rolls into Sweet 16 with 87-62 romp over Rhode Island

PITTSBURGH (AP) The same message comes from Mike Krzyzewski almost daily. While the Hall-of-Fame Duke coach makes an effort to mix it up wh...

MARCH 17, 2018

Louisville, Marquette seeking opportunistic defense in NCAA

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Top-seeded Louisville and No. 8 Marquette fulfilled goals of creating offensive opportunities through tough defense, e...

MARCH 17, 2018

Top-seeded Louisville awaits Marquette (Mar 17, 2018)

Despite going 0-3 against Top 25 opponents, Marquette played admirably in those games, taking two of the eventual winners -- then-No. 12 Tennessee and then-No. 2 Notre Dame -- to o...

MARCH 17, 2018

Rebounding critical in Texas A&M-UNC game in West 2nd round

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) North Carolina coach Roy Williams hammers his team so much about rebounding that he has frequently quipped about the e...

MARCH 17, 2018

Old Big East rivals Notre Dame and Villanova meet again

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Playing old rival Villanova was not something Muffet McGraw and No. 5 Notre Dame looked forward to doing Sunday night...

MARCH 17, 2018

Syracuse looks to take down No. 3 seed Michigan St. (Mar 17, 2018)

Longtime Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim knows how gut-wrenching the NCAA Tournament can be to everyone but the eventual national champion.

MARCH 17, 2018

North Carolina meets big Texas A&M squad (Mar 17, 2018)

Ninth-ranked North Carolina's objective is to stick with the process that works.

MARCH 17, 2018

North Carolina aims for Sweet 16 return against Texas A&M

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) No. 2 seed North Carolina (26-10) vs. No. 7 seed Texas A&M (21-12)

MARCH 17, 2018

Thomas leads third-seeded Florida State over Little Rock

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) A Saturday morning tipoff and not playing for two weeks did not faze Shakayla Thomas and Florida State.

MARCH 17, 2018

2nd-round rematch for No. 1 seed Xavier, Florida State

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) No. 1 seed Xavier (29-5) vs. No. 9 seed Florida State (21-11)

MARCH 17, 2018

Carr, Penn State advance past Notre Dame 73-63 in NIT (Mar 17, 2018)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Tony Carr scored 24 points to extend his Penn State sophomore scoring record, Josh Reaves had 18 points and nine rebounds and the Nittany Lions beat Notre Da...

MARCH 17, 2018

Police: Thief steals electronics from UNC basketball program

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Police say someone stole thousands of dollars in electronics from the University of North Carolina men's basketball team locker room and office while they w...

MARCH 17, 2018

Duke, Kentucky, Kansas seeking trips to the Sweet 16

The second round of the NCAA Tournament tips off on Saturday - with many fans still stunned over top-seeded Virginia's 20-point loss to 16th...

MARCH 17, 2018

Top-seeded Virginia left to make sense of historic NCAA loss

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The doors to the Virginia's locker room opened, the last protection for a group of players sitting in a state of shock...

MARCH 17, 2018

Syracuse tops TCU 57-52 to advance again in NCAA Tournament

DETROIT (AP) Forget the matchup between the Syracuse defense and TCU's offense. That was no contest.

MARCH 17, 2018

9 over 8 and ACC over SEC: Florida State beats Mizzou 67-54

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ninth-seeded Florida State has lots of guys who can score, and the Seminoles used that depth to win their fourth stra...

MARCH 17, 2018

FSU's depth pays dividends in NCAA Tournament-opening win over Missouri

Ninth-seeded Florida State has lots of guys who can score, and the Seminoles used that depth to win their fourth straight NCAA Tournament op...

MARCH 17, 2018

Top overall seed Virginia routed by UMBC for NCAA Tournament's first win by 16-seed over a No. 1 in all-time hoops upset

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Top overall seed Virginia routed by UMBC for NCAA Tournament's first win by 16-seed over a No. 1 in all-time hoops upset.

MARCH 17, 2018

Another injury for Irish, who roll over CS Northridge, 99-81

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame's first round win could be costly for the top-seeded Irish.

MARCH 17, 2018

Rhode Island faces tall task against Duke's freshmen (Mar 16, 2018)

PITTSBURGH -- Rhode Island disposed of one of the country's top freshman in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

MARCH 17, 2018

Defending champ North Carolina opens up, tops Lipscomb 84-66

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kenny Williams was a bit player in North Carolina's run to the national title game in 2016, then watched last season f...

MARCH 16, 2018

Duke, Krzyzewski face tough test from Hurley, Rhode Island

PITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Krzyzewski walked into the Hurley family's living room in Jersey City three decades ago, all enthusiasm, respect and w...

MARCH 16, 2018

Cal leading scorer Anigwe out of NCAA opener vs. Virginia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Cal top scorer Kristine Anigwe will miss the Golden Bears NCAA Tournament opener against Virginia, the team saying she was not medically cleared to play.

MARCH 16, 2018