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PORTLAND, Ore.—As the extended Timme family sat down at a local coffee shop Saturday afternoon, they had yet to shift their focus to Gonzaga’s tricky match-up against surging Memphis. Hours still remained before the top-ranked and top-seeded Bulldogs would tip off in the second round of the NCAA tournament, their championship hopes bolstered by the …

IU basketball plays well in Big Ten tournament semifinal loss to Iowa IU Insiders Zach Osterman and Dustin Dopirak talk the Hoosiers’ loss to Iowa and the potential of an NCAA tournament. Zach Osterman and Dustin Dopirak, Indianapolis Star Indiana basketball appeared lost at times this season but suddenly found itself in the Big Ten tournament, securing …

In its second-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, Jacksonville State has the tall task of taking on second-seeded and Alabama in-state foe Auburn (27-5). The Gamecocks were the Atlantic Sun regular-season champions and advanced to the NCAA Tournament when new conference member, Bellarmine, won this year’s ASUN Tournament. Bellarmine made the move from Division II to Division …

The University of Hawaii women’s basketball team will face Baylor in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After clinching an NCAA Tournament bid by winning the Big West Conference outright on Saturday, the Rainbow Wahine were given a 15 seed in the Wichita region and will travel to Waco, TX., for the Baylor subregion …

There’s a reason Friday night’s Mountain West semifinal doubleheader at the Thomas & Mack Center felt a bit like an NCAA Tournament session. All four teams have a very realistic chance to be included in the field of 68 when it’s announced on Sunday. Should Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Wyoming all …

Johnny Davis is dressed out, on the court for warmups and “good to go” for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s Big Ten tournament quarterfinal matchup with Michigan State on Friday, according to a team spokesperson. Davis left the Badgers’ regular-season finale with an ankle injury after contact with Nebraska’s Trey McGowens that resulted …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Iowa State has done so much this season to put itself back at the level it enjoyed for the better part of the previous decade. The Cyclones have gone from 2-22 a year ago to NCAA tournament-bound now. At the site of some of its greatest triumphs, though, it was clear there …

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Minnesota is staggering into the Big Ten Tournament after losing four straight games and six of its last seven. But seeing Penn State in this tournament is often a good thing. The Gophers have played the Nittany Lions four times in this event, and have won all four games. The last time they …

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (WNCN) – North Carolina State was knocked out in the first round of the ACC Tournament Tuesday in a 70-64 loss to Clemson at the Barclays Center. The Wolfpack was down by just 5 points at the half, but Clemson extended its lead later in the second half. However, N.C. State closed …

The Cougars beat the Portland Pilots 59-52 on Monday (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU Cougars guard Paisley Harding (13) looks for a shot, as Pepperdine Waves guard Malia Bambrick (1) defends, in women’s basketball action between the BYU Cougars and the Pepperdine Waves, at the Marriott Center in Provo, on Thursday, Feb. …