College basketball Cinderella factories: Mid-majors whose champs you don’t want to meet in March
Many March underdog darlings emerge from the same handful of leagues with a reputation for wreaking NCAA Tournament havoc.
‘A total gut punch’: BYU players recall their pick-sixes — and the impact of such plays
Brandon Doman threw a pick-six on his first pass against rival Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium in 2000. The junior quarterback ...
How Duke basketball can navigate its final stretch without injured Maliq Brown — again
For the second time in as many months, Duke faces an extended stretch of basketball without 6-9 junior forward Maliq Brown, a ...
Tru grit: New Mexico hangs on to beat Utah State in a nail-biter
Tru Washington showed up to the Pit late Saturday night. The UNM Lobos' preparations for their heavyweight showdown at home against Utah State were already done. Game film watched. Scouting report ...
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How Vanderbilt basketball's second-half defensive woes continued in loss to Florida
Vanderbilt basketball has seen the same issue crop up ... they couldn't keep up. Vanderbilt beat Tennessee and Kentucky despite losing the second half. But the Commodores will need this trend ...
Thursday's playoff appetizer gave Moses Brown exactly what it needed heading to the playoffs
Moses Brown needed a big win to put on its resume before the playoffs and got one on Thursday with a comeback victory over ...
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Pushed to the edge, Kansas basketball avoids deflating upset, beats UCF at home
LAWRENCE — Zeke Mayo didn’t want a repeat of this past Saturday’s loss at home against Houston. Even knowing Tuesday that he and his Kansas basketball teammates would have to face UCF at ...
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No. 7 Purdue basketball, Braden Smith catch fire to beat Iowa with 3-point barrage
WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue basketball caught fire in the second ... Everything Iowa did offensively was countered because Smith was in a zone to match. Smith finished with 31 points on 11 of ...
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Film breakdown: Baylor’s new small-ball zone defense shows promise
Head coach Scott Drew implemented a 1-3-1 zone defense against No. 6 Houston in the wake of a starting center Josh Ojianwuna’s season-ending knee injury. It was a rocky debut, but nevertheless offered ...
Poor Offense, Weak Defense Doom MSU vs. Indiana
The Michigan State Spartans suffered their third loss in four games, a shocking upset against the Indiana Hoosiers on their home floor, 71-67.  MSU played about ...
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Three takeaways from Michigan State basketball's loss to Indiana
Tuesday night's home loss to a struggling Indiana basketball team is going to leave a bad taste in Michigan State basketball fans' mouths for a while. In a game that was supposed to be a celebration ...