The Ramblers continue their dance to the Final Four. After knocking off No. 9 seed Kansas State in the Elite Eight, Loyola Chicago will travel to San Antonio to play in the national semifinal. No. 3 seed Michigan, which took down No. 9 seed Florida State on Sunday, awaits them …
Read More »Preview: Syracuse vs Duke For Spot in Elite Eight
Its Blue vs Orange as the Duke Blue Devils and Syracuse Orange will be battling it out for a spot in the Elite Eight. The Blue Devils are a 89.4% favorite over the Orange. Going into the NCAA Tournament, Syracuse was placed an 11 seed, while, Duke a two seed. …
Read More »Fight for Elite Eight: Texas Tech Battles Purdue
In a fight for the Elite Eight, the Purdue Boilermakers face the Texas Tech Red Raiders at TD Garden in Boston. The No. 2 seed Purdue will tip-off against No. 3 seed Texas Tech at 9:57 pm. Purdue The Purdue Boilermakers are one of two No. 2 seeds still in …
Read More »West Virginia and Villanova face off in Sweet 16 Matchup
The Villanova Wildcats will take on former Big East rivals, the West Virginia Mountaineers, tonight in the East Regional semifinals. This will be the first time these two teams face off since 2011 and this time with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line. Mountaineers West Virginia has …
Read More »Loyola-Chicago Edges Past Nevada in Sweet Sixteen
Now only one win away from the Final Four, Loyola-Chicago claimed victory as they faced the No. 7 seed Nevada Thursday night in the Sweet Sixteen. This is the first time since 1963 that this program has advanced to the Elite 8. On to the #EliteEight! Congratulations, @RamblersMBB! #OnwardLU! #MarchMadness …
Read More »Florida State Advance to the Elite 8
The Florida State Seminoles are entering the Elite 8 for the 3rd time in school history. This comes after their 3rd straight NCAA tournament upset. Ninth-seeded Florida State beat fourth-seeded Gonzaga 75-60 on Thursday night. Dominant Defense Once the Seminoles achieved a nine point lead in the first quarter, it …
Read More »Preview: Kansas and Clemson Clash in Sweet Sixteen
Of the four teams remaining in the Midwest region of the NCAA Tournament (Duke, Syracuse, Clemson and Kansas), Brad Brownell is perhaps the least recognizable head coach for any of the four teams. It’s not so bad when the other three coaches are Jim Boeheim, Bill Self, and Coach K. …
Read More »Michigan is of the Elite
For the first time since 2013, the Michigan Wolverines will advance to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament. The number three seeded Michigan team defeated number seven Texas A&M 99-72 on Thursday in the Staples Center. The Wolverines Showed Their Teeth After a close call winning 64-63 against the …
Read More »Kansas State Takes Down Kentucky in Thriller
Battle of Wildcats In a highly anticipated Sweet 16 matchup, Kansas State defeated Kentucky 61-58 in a battle of the Wildcats. Xavier Sneed led the charge for Kansas State with 22 points and 9 rebounds before fouling out with 1:14 left in regulation. Junior guard Barry Brown added 13 points, …
Read More »Sweet 16 Preview: Kentucky vs. Kansas State
Two wildcats go head-to-head tonight when SEC basketball team the University of Kentucky takes on Kansas State. At 9:37 pm tonight in Atlanta, or better known “Catlanta” tip-off for the sweet 16 for these two teams begins. Kentucky has the upper hand, but does that really mean anything during the …
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