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Ohio Stuns No. 3 Seed Georgetown

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:57:00 CDT

Armon Bassett scored 32 points to help 14th-seeded Ohio beat No. 3 Georgetown, 97-83, to become the second team seeded in the teens to win in the NCAA men's basketball tournament today. The Mid-American Conference's Bobcats (22-14) took the lead early on their 3-point shooting and were never seriously threatened...

Terps Advance Through Vandy to Round of 8

Katherine Thompson — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:30:00 CDT

The Maryland Terrapins are on their way to the Spokane Regional finals after a decisive 80-66 defeat of Vanderbilt, reports the Washington Post. The top-seeded Terps followed the lead of Crystal Langhorne, who put up 28 points and nine boards and helped keep the Commodores from ever truly threatening a...

Saints March On Past Vanderbilt

Mike Buss — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:19:43 CDT

Vanderbilt, a Southeastern Conference power that was tournament-tested, vowed not to overlook its first-round opponent, Siena. Unfortunately for the Commodores, they didn't follow through on that as the 13th-seeded Saints dominated play throughout and added another major upset to their NCAA tournament history - the last coming in 1989 as...

No. 4 Tennessee Survives Against South Carolina

Mike Buss — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:51:11 CDT

Chris Lofton hit a three-pointer with 11 seconds remaining to give a Tennessee a breath-taking 89-87 victory over South Carolina in an SEC quarterfinal game today. The Gamecocks couldn't answer on the return trip, ending coach Dave Odom's career on a losing note. The win kept UT's hopes for a...

UCLA Destroys Cal to Advance in Pac-10

Jamie Buss — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:42:27 CDT

Foul trouble kept Kevin Love quiet in the first half, but early in the second fans heard him loud and clear. UCLA’s center hit three consecutive shots from beyond the arc to help the Bruins rout the California Golden Bears, 88-66, less than a week after a controversial finish in...

Georgetown Win Clinches Big East

Jamie Buss — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:50:48 CST

John Thompson III accomplished something today his father never did – he led Georgetown to consecutive Big East regular season titles. The 11th-ranked Hoyas battled No. 12 Louisville and hung on to win in the final minute of the game, 55-52. Georgetown, winners of five straight, head to MSG next...

No. 4 Tennessee Tops Florida

Chip Bayers — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:39:40 CST

The 4th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers fell behind by 16 points on the road against a Florida squad fighting to earn an NCAA berth—but roared back to win anyway, 89-86 behind JaJuan Smith's 23 points and Chris Lofton's 21. In the process, the Vols set a school record for victories in...

Memphis Claims 3rd Straight C-USA Title

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:54:40 CST

No. 2 Memphis clinched its third straight Conference USA regular-season title with a 76-67 win over Southern Mississippi today, reports the Associated Press. Derrick Rose led the Tigers (28-1, 14-0) with 24 points as they won their 37th consecutive conference game. The Tigers have been in the top two in...

Vandy Makes Sure UT's Stay at No. 1 is Short

Mitch Pritchard — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:52:15 CST

If your program has never been No. 1 before, the last thing you want to do is travel to a school that is 5-3 all-time at home against top-ranked teams. Tennessee got to do just that last night, and No. 18 Vanderbilt's 72-69 victory will likely knock the Vols from...