Articles filed under NCAA
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Arkansas eliminates Illinois from NCAA Tournament with 73-63 win
Mar 16, 2023 6:13 PM - Terrence Shannon Jr., held scoreless the first 16 minutes, finished with 20 points to lead the Illini. -
Glenbard West Pierce's clutch baskets down stretch help Princeton stuns Arizona
Mar 16, 2023 6:06 PM - Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday. -
Madness begins: Pegues' 3 gives No. 13 seed Furman 68-67 win over No. 5 Virginia
Mar 16, 2023 2:52 PM - JP Pegues made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining, and No. 13 seed Furman completed a rally from a 12-point second-half deficit to hand fourth-seeded Virginia another first-round NCAA Tournament loss, 68-67 on Thursday. -
Second time around: Northwestern draws Boise State in NCAA opener
Mar 15, 2023 4:50 PM - Northwestern is playing in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history after finishing second in the Big Ten (12-8) and going 21-11 overall. The No. 7 seed, NU plays No. 10 Boise State Thursday night in the first round. -
Illinois looking to 'let hair down' in NCAA opener vs. Arkansas
Mar 15, 2023 4:44 PM - After going 20-12 this season (11-9 in the Big Ten), Illinois is back in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed in the West Region. The Fighting Illini play No. 8 Arkansas Thursday afternoon in the first round. -
March Madness bracket: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue are the No. 1 seeds
Mar 13, 2023 12:01 AM - This year's March Madness frontrunners might be anything but perfect, but the presence of these teams and all their questions at the top of the bracket could make for precisely what the NCAA wants its tournament to be -- a perfectly unpredictable mess. -
South Carolina the No. 1 overall seed in women's NCAA Tournament; Illinois in as play-in
Mar 12, 2023 11:59 PM - South Carolina is six wins away from becoming the 10th women's basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season, and the Gamecocks will enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. The Illini on Sunday were selected to the NCAA Tournament field for the first time in 20 years,
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Northwestern seeded No. 7, Illinois No. 9 in NCAA West Region bracket
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Win Daily Herald Media Group's March Madness Fever Basketball Bracket Challenge!
Mar 15, 2023 8:12 AM - Enter for a chance to win the Daily Herald Media Group's March Fever Basketball Bracket Challenge. There are three ways to win, plus a national prize and a local prize presented by Ala Carte Entertainment. -
Jim O'Donnell: Presenting a solution for Big Ten flameout in NCAA men's tournament
Mar 8, 2023 4:39 PM - No sports species of the new mill has proved more effective at devouring its own than Big Ten men's basketball. So Jim O'Donnell offers a tournament solution that might make the league's path in the Big Dance a little smoother.
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