Twilight of the zone? 'Cuse sticks with it, others move on
Syracuse remains one of the few teams in college basketball that primarily plays a zone defenseMARCH 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTIC COAST BASKETBALL 5 GAMES today
5 GAMES today
No rally needed: Georgia Tech rolls over WVU 73-56 in NCAAs
Lotta-Maj Lahtinen scored 22 points, Lorela Cubaj had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 5 seed Georgia Tech used a big third quarter to beat No. 4 West Virginia 73-56 in the secon...MARCH 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Louisville overcomes slow start to beat Marist 74-43
Freshman Hailey Van Lith scored 17 points and Dana Evans added 15 to help second-seeded Louisville overcome some early jitters and beat No. 15 seed Marist 74-43 in the first round...MARCH 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Goodman's 24 points lead Oregon State women by FSU 83-59
Aleah Goodman scored 24 points with five rebounds, five assists and zero turnovers, Taylor Jones added 18 points and eight boards, and No. 8-seed Oregon State beat ninth-seeded Flo...MARCH 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Buddy Boeheim gets dad back to Sweet 16 as Syracuse tops WVU
Buddy Boeheim carried his father, Jim, to the Hall of Fame coach’s 20th Sweet 16 appearance, scoring 22 of his 25 points after halftime to lead 11th-seeded Syracuse past third-seed...MARCH 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Engstler leads Syracuse over South Dakota State 72-55
Emily Engstler scored 18 points and made three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and No. 8 seed Syracuse pulled away from No. 9 South Dakota State for a 72-55 first-round win in the...MARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boyd has 18 points, top-seeded NC State beats NC A&T 79-58
Jada Boyd scored 15 of her 18 points in the second half to help top-seeded North Carolina State overcome a slow start and coast to a 79-58 win over 16 seed NC A&T in the first roun...MARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mack, with 27 points, leads Cowgirls over Wake Forest
Natasha Mack scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Oklahoma State to an 84-61 victory over Wake Forest in an opening-round women’s NCAA TournamentMARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No. 7 Virginia Tech gets 70-63 win over 10 seed Marquette
Elizabeth Kitley had 23 points and No. 7 Virginia Tech built a big lead and held on for a 70-63 win over 10 seed Marquette in the first round of the women’s NCAA TournamentMARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Florida State cold from deep, outlasts UNCG in NCAA tourney
RaiQuan Gray scored 17 points and No. 4 seed Florida State began what it hopes is another deep NCAA Tournament run under coach Leonard Hamilton, holding off 13th-seeded UNC Greensb...MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boeheim pours in 30, No. 11 seed Orange rout Aztecs 78-62
No. 11 seed Syracuse held sixth-seeded San Diego State without a field goal for nearly a quarter of the game and sweet-shooting Buddy Boeheim hit seven 3-pointers and finished with...MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Geo Baker speaks loudly, lifts Rutgers past Clemson 60-56
Geo Baker scored 13 points, including the decisive layup with 10 seconds left, and the 10th-seeded Scarlet Knights toppled No. 7 seed Clemson 60-56 in the Midwest Region of the NCA...MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wisconsin routs UNC, Williams falls to 29-1 in NCAA openers
North Carolina coach Roy Williams lost his first opening-round NCAA Tournament game in 30 tries as ninth-seeded Wisconsin blew out his eighth-seeded Tar Heels 85-62MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No. 8 seed Loyola holds off No. 9 seed Georgia Tech, 71-60
Lucas Williamson scored 21 points in a dynamic performance by the defensive whiz, All-America forward Cameron Krutwig added 10, and eighth-seeded Loyola Chicago beat No. 9 seed Geo...MARCH 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim surging into NCAA Tournament
Syracuse guard Buddy Boeheim has been waiting to make amends for his only previous appearance in the NCAA TournamentMARCH 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Funderburk, Bates spark N.C. State in NIT opener
DJ Funderburk and Manny Bates combined for 35 points on 15-of-17 shooting and North Carolina State defeated Davidson 75-61 in a first round NIT gameMARCH 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
New BC coach Grant says style will be 'gritty, not pretty'
Earl Grant is hoping to return Boston College basketball to its distant glory by bringing back a style reminiscent of its Big East daysMARCH 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Stanford, Connecticut, South Carolina and North Carolina State get No. 1 seeds for women's NCAA Tournament
Stanford, Connecticut, South Carolina and North Carolina State get No. 1 seeds for women's NCAA TournamentMARCH 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Back-up plan: NCAA tourney standbys not expecting a call
Louisville Cardinals coach Chris Mack isn’t holding his breath waiting for the call that his team will replace another unable to play in the NCAA Tournament because of COVID issuesMARCH 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boston College hires Charleston's Grant as basketball coach
Boston College has hired Earl Grant from the College of Charleston as its men’s basketball coachMARCH 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
