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Defending champion and top overall seed Villanova bounced from NCAA Tournament in second round by Wisconsin

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Defending champion and top overall seed Villanova bounced from NCAA Tournament in second round by Wisconsin.

MARCH 18, 2017

Mississippi St hosts upset-minded DePaul in NCAA 2nd round

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State is proud of its home court advantage in the NCAA Tournament and hopes to pack a crowd of 10,000 i...

MARCH 18, 2017

Fouling flubs mark first 2 days of NCAA Tournament

Coaches across the country can use the first two days of the NCAA Tournament as examples when they're teaching the importance of knowing wh...

MARCH 18, 2017

Offense key to Mississippi St-DePaul matchup (Mar 18, 2017)

Both Mississippi State and DePaul found plenty of offense in first-round wins on Friday. The question when the two teams meet in Sunday's second-round matchup will be who can find...

MARCH 18, 2017

Thornwell leads Gamecocks to 93-73 NCAA win over Marquette (Mar 17, 2017)

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Frank Martin had a message for long-suffering fans: It won't take the Gamecocks 44 years to win...

MARCH 18, 2017

Seventh-seeded Creighton women rout No. 10 Toledo 76-49 (Mar 17, 2017)

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Marissa Janning simply didn't want her senior season to end with a first-round exit at the NCAA Tournament.

MARCH 18, 2017

MTSU's Williams, Butler's Woodson give teams transfer boost

MILWAUKEE (AP) JaCorey Williams' drive to succeed at Middle Tennessee can be traced in part to a road trip to St. Louis.

MARCH 18, 2017

Ready, aim, misfire: Nova's Jenkins mired in shooting slump

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Kris Jenkins has spent most of the past year being asked to relive ''The Shot.''

MARCH 17, 2017

Bracketbusters, who you gonna call in Orlando? Bill Murray

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Bill Murray was like every other proud parent with a son in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

MARCH 17, 2017

To be the "next Butler," Middle Tennessee must beat 'Dawgs

MILWAUKEE (AP) Middle Tennessee would like to raise its profile from mid-major darling to name-brand program, following a trail blazed by Butler over the last decade or so.

MARCH 17, 2017

Social media reacts to controversial Seton Hall-Arkansas finish

A controversial ending in to Seton Hall-Arkansas

MARCH 17, 2017

Villanova follows up shaky outing with experienced Wisconsin

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) No. 1 seed Villanova (32-3) vs. No. 8 seed Wisconsin (26-9).

MARCH 17, 2017

Butler faces 12 seed, but an impressive one in Middle Tennessee

Butler Bulldogs - Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders preview

MARCH 17, 2017

Preview: Tourney-tested Badgers look to start fast vs. Villanova

Wisconsin will look to jump out to an early lead after Villanova started slow in round one

MARCH 17, 2017

MTSU won't back down against Butler (Mar 18, 2017)

MILWAUKEE -- It is the NCAA Tournament, so there must be an underdog. But while 12th-seeded Middle Tennessee fits the textbook definition, the Blue Raiders certainly don't see the...

MARCH 17, 2017

11-seed Xavier upends 6-seed Maryland 76-65 in NCAA tourney (Mar 16, 2017)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Trevon Bluiett doesn't spend a lot of time worrying about missed shots because he knows the makes will eventually come.

MARCH 17, 2017

NCAA Tournament Capsules

Results from the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday:

MARCH 17, 2017

A look at what could happen in the women's NCAA Tournament

NEW YORK (AP) It's been pretty easy to pick UConn to win the title the last few years. While the path may be more difficult this season, t...

MARCH 17, 2017

A quick look at Seton Hall-Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) No. 8 seed Arkansas (25-9) vs. No. 9 seed Seton Hall (21-11)

MARCH 16, 2017

Mississippi State ready to defend home court in NCAA tourney

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State's last appearance on its home court was a disaster.

MARCH 16, 2017

Woodson leads Butler to first-round win over Winthrop

Butler Bulldogs 76, Winthrop Eagles 64

MARCH 16, 2017

Butler does it, topping Winthrop 76-64 behind Avery Woodson (Mar 16, 2017)

MILWAUKEE (AP) Butler pushed around a team that had designs on following in its bracket-busting footsteps.

MARCH 16, 2017

Southern Cal rallies to beat Providence in First Four (Mar 15, 2017)

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) Beaten by Providence by one point in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament last year, Southern Cal exacted revenge in...

MARCH 16, 2017

A quick look at Maryland-Xavier in the NCAA Tournament

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) No. 6 seed Maryland (24-8) vs. No.11 seed Xavier (21-13)

MARCH 16, 2017