March 19, 2021 No. 10 Arkansas shuts down Colgate 85-68 in NCAA opener Justin Smith had 29 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 10 Arkansas shut down high-scoring Colgate to open the NCAA Tournament with an 85-68 win on Friday.
March 19, 2021 Texas Tech uses 2nd-half surge to get past Utah State 65-53 Mac McClung scored 16 points in his first career NCAA Tournament game and Kyler Edwards added 12 to help sixth-seeded Texas Tech pull away from 11th-seeded Utah State 65-53 on Friday.
March 19, 2021 March Madness begins with players kneeling during the national anthem Some college basketball players competing in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Friday took a knee during the national anthem before their games started.
March 19, 2021 Florida edges Virginia Tech in overtime thriller as NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament tips off Florida edged Virginia Tech in an overtime thriller on Friday, 75-70, starting the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament off with some drama.
March 19, 2021 NCAA under fire for differences in swag bags at men's and women's tournaments The NCAA came under more scrutiny Friday as the swag bags for men’s basketball players and women’s basketball players were put under the microscope amid complaints about the weight room setups at their respective tournament locations in Indianapolis and San Antonio.
March 19, 2021 Michigan State's Tom Izzo has heated exchange with player; moment raises eyebrows, draws shrugs Michigan State coach Tom Izzo’s heated exchange with a player during Thursday night’s overtime loss to UCLA in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament started a debate on social media.
March 19, 2021 Oregon's Sedona Prince fires back at NCAA with video of Women's Tournament weight room Oregon forward Sedona Prince posted a video showing the disparities between the weight rooms at the Men’s and Women’s Tournament on Thursday and said there was enough space for the NCAA to add more equipment.
March 19, 2021 Alabama's Quinerly thriving after rocky start to career Jahvon Quinerly used to lie awake at night wondering how he could have done things differently, back before they started going so well.
March 19, 2021 UCLA beats Michigan St 86-80 in overtime in First Four game UCLA showed plenty of fight in its overtime win over Michigan State in a First Four game in the NCAA Tournament.
March 19, 2021 Norfolk State survives Appalachian State 54-53 in First Four Devante Carter made two free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining and Norfolk State held on to beat Appalachian State 54-53 on Thursday night in the First Four after blowing an 18-point second-half lead.