TCU gets first NCAA win since 1987 with rout of Seton Hall Mike Miles Jr. scored 21 points and ninth-seeded TCU got its first NCAA Tournament victory in 35 years, easily dispatching eighth-seeded Seton Hall 69-42 on Friday night. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401408603
LSU Eliminated by Iowa State 59-54 The 2021-2022 LSU men’s basketball season came to an end Friday night in Milwaukee as the Tigers were eliminated by Iowa State in the Midwestern Region’s 6-11 game 59-54 read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401408597
No. 6 seed Texas beats No. 11 seed Virginia Tech, 81-73, for first NCAA Tournament win since 2014 Exactly six years after losing to the Northern Iowa Panthers on a half-court heave, the No. 6 Texas Longhorns took some serious momentum into halftime when senior guard Marcus Carr banked in a shot from well beyond the half-court line. “The end of the first half is always critical for any team,” head coach Chris Beard said. In that moment, in making a shot that Carr said he practices nearly every time he’s in the gym, all the demons from the eight years between NCAA Tournament wins for the Longhorns seemed to dissipate and Beard’s team dominated in the second half for an 81-73 win over the No. 11 seed Virginia Tech Hokies in Milwaukee on Friday, the first win in the Big Dance since 2014. read more https://www.burntorangenation.com/2...ament-73-andrew-jones-marcus-carr-timmy-allen
Martin, Kansas hold off Creighton 79-72 for another Sweet 16 Remy Martin hadn't led Kansas in scoring all season coming into the NCAA Tournament. The fifth-year senior transfer from Arizona State is 2 for 2 on the big stage. Martin scored 20 points, Ochai Agbaji put the Jayhawks ahead for good with his first basket early in the second half, and Kansas held off Creighton 79-72 on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401408611
Martin scores 23, top-seeded Kansas beats Providence 66-61 Kansas' Jalen Wilson noticed the excitement on the other side. The top-seeded Jayhawks went from leading by 13 in the second half to trailing Providence by a point with their season in danger of slipping away. But the only No. 1 seed left in the NCAA Tournament responded to that brief challenge, stood firm and closed out a 66-61 victory on Friday night to reach the Elite Eight. read more https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401408627
Reports surfaced Jan. 18 that the CAA was targeting relative Big South newbie Hampton in its quest for expansion, a move that was made official Jan. 25 and will be effective in 2022-23. On Feb. 18, Hampton's fellow ex-MEAC member North Carolina A&T was poached by the CAA as well, with both moves expected to happen in July 2022. Extra Points reported that Division II Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina is a potential expansion target for the ASUN as well as the Big South. Future look: Campbell, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian, Radford, UNC Asheville, USC Upstate, Winthrop
No. 12 Texas bolts to big lead, shuts down Houston Christian Marcus Carr scored 11 points and had four steals as No. 12 Texas used suffocating defense and a relentless fast break to defeat Houston Christian 82-31 Thursday night. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221110_HOUBP@TEXAS/
Obanor, Tyson lead No. 25 Texas Tech past Texas Southern Kevin Obanor and Jaylon Tyson each scored 13 points and No. 25 Texas Tech overpowered Texas Southern 78-54 on Thursday night. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221110_TEXSO@TXTECH/
Wilson leads No. 5 Kansas to 82-59 rout of North Dakota St Kansas did exactly what was expected of the nation's No. 5 team when the defending national champions played Omaha and North Dakota State to open the season: win in routs. The stakes are about to get a whole lot higher with Duke awaiting in the Champions Classic. Jalen Wilson had 21 points and nine rebounds, Gradey Dick added 12 points and MJ Rice scored 10 in his college debut on Thursday night, helping the high-flying Jayhawks roll to a 82-59 victory over the Bison in their final dress rehearsal before facing the No. 7 Blue Devils in Indianapolis. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221110_NDAKST@KANSAS/
George scores 23 points for No. 5 Baylor over Norfolk State Baylor true freshman Keyonte George scored 23 points with six 3-pointers and had seven assists as the fifth-ranked Bears beat Norfolk State 87-70 on Friday night in a matchup of teams that played in the first round of last season's NCAA Tournament. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221111_NORFLK@BAYLOR/
Miles scores 26, leads No. 14 TCU to 77-64 win over Lamar Mike Miles Jr. scored 26 points to lead No. 14 TCU past Lamar 77-64 on Friday night. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221111_LAMAR@TCU/
No. 6 Kansas rallies late to beat No. 7 Duke 69-64 Jalen Wilson and Dajuan Harris Jr. provided a calm, steadying influence for No. 6 Kansas on Tuesday night. Jayhawks freshman Gradey Dick provided the late splash. Together they extended the nation's longest active winning streak. Wilson scored a career-high 25 points, Harris dished out a career-best 10 assists and Dick made three crucial baskets in the final 2 1/2 minutes to help the defending national champs rally past No. 7 Duke 69-64. READ https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401482908
Hunter scores 26, No. 11 Texas dominates No. 2 Gonzaga 93-74 Tyrese Hunter seemed to be getting farther and farther away every time he let another 3-pointer fly. No distance seemed out of his range. Hunter scored 26 points and a led a 3-point shooting spree that pushed No. 11 Texas to a dominant 93-74 win over No. 2 Gonzaga on Wednesday night. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221116_GONZAG@TEXAS/
No. 15 TCU starts fast in 95-60 win over Louisiana-Monroe Emanuel Miller had 16 points despite missing pregame shootaround with flu-like symptoms and JaKobe Coles scored 15 as 15th-ranked TCU rebounded from a bad home loss by overwhelming Louisiana-Monroe 95-60 on Thursday night. read https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401483301
No. 4 Texas beats N. Arizona 73-48 in Rio Grande Valley Marcus Carr scored 17 points and fourth-ranked Texas beat Northern Arizona 73-48 on Monday night in the first game the Longhorns have ever played in the Rio Grande Valley in far South Texas. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221121_NAU@TEXAS/
No. 21 Tx Tech holds Louisville to lowest score since 1948 Texas Tech's defensive identity was on full display against a Louisville team trying to find its way under first-year coach Kenny Payne. The 21st-ranked Red Raiders held the Cardinals to their lowest point total in 74 years in a 70-38 victory in the Maui Invitational on Tuesday, a result that continued Louisville's worst start to a season since 1940-41. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221122_TXTECH@LVILLE/
No. 7 Baylor lot of helpers in 89-60 win over McNeese State Seventh-ranked Baylor was just fine after finally settling back in at home after a weekend in Las Vegas. True freshman Keyonte George scored 17 points and Adam Flagler added 13 with nine assists as the Bears kept helping each other while pulling away for an 89-60 victory after falling behind early against McNeese State on Wednesday. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221123_MCNSE@BAYLOR/
No. 3 Kansas beats NC State in coach Bill Self's return Bill Self couldn't wait to get started Wednesday at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Neither could hot-shooting Kansas rookie Gradey Dick. Dick scored a season-high 25 points to help the third-ranked Jayhawks beat North Carolina State 80-74 in Wednesday's tournament opener, giving Self a successful return to the bench after a four-game suspension. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221123_KANSAS@NCST/
No. 3 Kansas survives OT scare from Wisconsin 69-68 Kansas' Bobby Pettiford Jr. stood all the way out near midcourt, almost on the Battle 4 Atlantis logo, when he saw his teammate launch a shot for the lead with only a few seconds left in overtime. ''I mean, I normally don't crash but that's the one time I get to crash,'' Pettiford said. He sprinted all the way under the basket just in time to see a loose rebound pop to him. Pettiford then made a twisting reverse layup with 0.2 seconds left to give No. 3 Kansas a 69-68 win against Wisconsin on Thursday in a tournament semifinal game. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221124_KANSAS@WISC/
Caleb Grill, Iowa State topples No. 1 North Carolina 70-65 Caleb Grill has followed T.J. Otzelberger from South Dakota State to UNLV and now back to Iowa State hoping the pair could share a moment like they did Friday. Taking down the No. 1 team in the country was another bookmark moment in a long journey for the pair. ''I'm actually really enjoying sitting next to him from this moment right now just thinking about how long we've known each other and how cool this really was,'' Otzelberger said. Grill hit seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points and Iowa State rallied in the final five minutes to stun No. 1 North Carolina 70-65 in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational. read https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20221125_UNC@IOWAST/