March 21, 2021 Coronavirus doesn't care that it's the NCAA Tournament If you didn’t pay attention to college basketball until the NCAA Tournament, the good news is you didn’t miss much. The regular season was a revolving door, the schedule and sometimes even the final score determined by which players and teams were entering the sport’s COVID-19 protocols and which were coming out.
March 21, 2021 Texas upset again as Smart fails to recapture March glory Shaka Smart pulled off one of the most memorable Cinderella runs in NCAA Tournament history, taking VCU from the First Four to the Final Four in 2011.
March 21, 2021 Abilene Christian beats Texas on late free throws for first NCAA Division I Tournament win in school history Abilene Christian delivered the last major upset of the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Saturday night, defeating Texas, 53-52
March 20, 2021 Juzang carries No. 11 UCLA past sixth-seeded BYU, 73-62 Johnny Juzang poured in 27 points in his second big game of the NCAA Tournament, Jules Bernard provided a big second-half lift, and No. 11 seed UCLA beat sixth-seeded BYU 73-62 on Saturday night to advance in the East Region.
March 20, 2021 Kispert, Gonzaga roll past Norfolk State 98-55 in NCAAs Corey Kispert scored 15 of his 23 points by halftime and No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga rolled in its NCAA Tournament opener, beating Norfolk State 98-55 on Saturday night.
March 20, 2021 Stanford's Tara VanDerveer eviscerates NCAA over issues before tournament: 'I feel betrayed' Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer blasted the NCAA hours after the organization touted its installment of a new weight room for the players at the women’s tournament.
March 20, 2021 Oklahoma slips past former Big 12 rival Missouri in NCAAs Austin Reaves scored 23 points, Brady Manek added 19 and Oklahoma slipped by ninth-seeded Missouri to win 72-68 on Saturday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
March 20, 2021 Virginia loses 62-58 to Preston, Ohio, ending title defense Virginia’s unusual title defense ended with another upset loss in the NCAA Tournament, falling 62-58 to Jason Preston and Ohio on Saturday.
March 20, 2021 Ayala scores 23 to push No. 10 Maryland past UConn Eric Ayala scored 23 points and Maryland clamped down on defense down the stretch to snag a 63-54 victory over No. 7 UConn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.Â
March 20, 2021 Sharp-shooting Iowa gets 24 from Garza to beat Grand Canyon Iowa watched as higher seeds dropped out of the bracket in an opening day of upsets in the NCAA Tournament.