Articles filed under Basketball
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Party like it’s 1989: Michigan joins Illini in Final Four with convincing winMar 29, 2026 6:44 pm - Michigan became the second Big Ten team to qualify for the Final Four, with a dominating 95-62 victory over Tennessee on Sunday at the United Center.
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UConn and Geno Auriemma beat Notre Dame 70-52 to secure 25th women's Final Four appearanceMar 29, 2026 5:12 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas — All-America forward Sarah Strong and her UConn teammates got quite a compliment from Geno Auriemma, their coach who donned a cowboy hat and did a litt...
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UCLA storms back from a rare halftime deficit behind Betts to beat Duke and reach women's Final FourMar 29, 2026 5:06 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lauren Betts had 23 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to help UCLA rally from a rare halftime deficit and beat Duke 70-58 on Sunday, advancing to t...
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Arizona storms back past Purdue 79-64, ending 25-year Final Four droughtMar 28, 2026 10:33 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Arizona is headed back to the Final Four for the first time in 25 years after the top-seeded Wildcats got 20 points from freshman Koa Peat to beat Purd...
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Cedric Coward scores 24 points, including key late free throws, as Grizzlies defeat Bulls 125-124Mar 28, 2026 10:26 pm - Cedric Coward scored 24 points, including a pair of free throws with 6.5 seconds left, and had nine rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies outlasted the Bulls 125-124 on Saturday night.
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Illini cut loose: Illinois powers its way to its first Final Four in 21 years, beating Iowa 71-59Mar 28, 2026 10:03 pm - Freshman Keaton Wagler scored 25 points and Illinois ended Iowa's underdog March Madness run by dominating in the frontcourt, beating the Hawkeyes 71-59 to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2005. This will be the sixth trip to the Final Four for Illinois, which has never won a national title.
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Short-handed Windy City Bulls end season with loss despite 41 points from BryantMar 28, 2026 9:19 pm - The Windy City Bulls fell short to the Westchester Knicks 123-121 Saturday afternoon. Windy City forward Keyshawn Bryant led all scorers with a career-high double-double ...
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Once a local high school hero, Burnett followed long path to MichiganMar 28, 2026 3:20 pm - Michigan guard Nimari Burnett, back in his hometown for the NCAA Tournament, was a middle school teammate of former Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu.
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Big Ten’s increased power can be felt at United CenterMar 27, 2026 10:28 pm - Michigan clamped down on defense in the second half to secure a 90-77 victory over Alabama in a Midwest regional semifinal at the United Center. The Wolverines were the fourth Big Ten team to reach the Elite Eight.
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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 and the Thunder use a 22-0 second-half run to beat the Bulls 131-113Mar 27, 2026 9:50 pm - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a 22-0 second-half run to power a 131-113 win over the Bulls on Friday night.