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Braden Smith scores and dishes Purdue easily past Queens
ST. LOUIS -- On the night he broke the NCAA's all-time career assist record, Purdue's Braden Smith also displayed his ability to score.Smith's game-high 26 points led four players in double figures as...
Mar 20, 2026
Iowa rides rebounding edge to wire-to-wire win over Clemson
Bennett Stirtz scored 16 points and Kael Combs added 15 as ninth-seeded Iowa notched a 67-61 victory over eighth-seeded Clemson on Friday night in first-round NCAA Tournament South Region play at Tamp...
Mar 20, 2026
After surviving scare, No. 1 Duke turns to history-chasing No. 9 TCU
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Duke admits it wasn't ready to take upset-minded Siena seriously in the first round of the East Region on Thursday.After surviving that challenge, Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheye...
Mar 20, 2026
Purdue PG Braden Smith sets NCAA all-time assists record
ST. LOUIS -- Purdue All-American point guard Braden Smith broke the all-time NCAA assists record Friday with a bounce pass to Trey Kaufman-Renn with 12:11 left in the first half of his 146th career ga...
Mar 20, 2026
UCLA rules out leading scorer Tyler Bilodeau (knee) vs. UCF
UCLA ruled out its leading scorer, Tyler Bilodeau, just before the Bruins' first-round NCAA Tournament game against UCF on Friday in Philadelphia.Bilodeau, who suffered a right knee sprain in the Big ...
Mar 20, 2026
Michigan State, Louisville meet in March again with Sweet 16 on the line
Tom Izzo is no stranger to high-stakes games between Michigan State and Louisville."We had a couple with them -- '09, '19. We've played them in Elite Eight games," said Izzo, who is in his 31st season...
Mar 20, 2026
No. 9 Utah State outlasts No. 8 Villanova, advances to face Arizona
SAN DIEGO -- MJ Collins Jr. scored nine of his 20 points in the final four minutes as No. 9 seed Utah State topped eighth-seeded Villanova, 86-76, in the second of Friday's West Region first-round mat...
Mar 20, 2026
Tennessee dominates Miami (Ohio) to end RedHawks' remarkable season
PHILADELPHIA -- Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 22 of his 29 points in the first half and J.P. Estrella added 14 points and 10 rebounds as No. 6 Tennessee ended the magical season for No. 11 Miami (Ohio), 78...
Mar 20, 2026
Labaron Philon Jr. drives No. 4 Alabama over No. 13 Hofstra
Labaron Philon Jr. took over in the second half by scoring 21 of his game-best 29 points, and fourth-seeded Alabama rallied to win 90-70 over No. 13-seed Hofstra on Friday afternoon in the first round...
Mar 20, 2026
Iowa State stomps Tennessee State, 108-74
ST. LOUIS -- Tennessee State likes a track meet, but there was no keeping pace with the Cyclones on Friday in a first-round matchup with No. 2 seed Iowa State.The Cyclones dominated the final 39 minut...
Mar 20, 2026
