Xavier and Indiana had chances to give their NCAA Tournament resumes a significant boost. But the Musketeers lost 89-87 to Marquette, and Indiana fell 72-59 to Oregon.
DePaul blew an 11-point lead in the final two minutes of regulation and lost to Creighton 85-81 in a double-overtime thriller Thursday in a Big East Tournament quarterfinal.
Kylan Boswell’s career-high 24 points led five Illinois players in double figures in a 106-94 win over Iowa on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
After a 70-63 loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, Northwestern coach Chris Collins and players reflected on the last game with an impactful group of Wildcats seniors.
John Feinstein, one of the country’s foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, died unexpectedly Thursday. He was 69.
Duke star Cooper Flagg left his team’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinal game on Thursday with a left ankle injury and is doubtful to return.
Taylor Gugliuzza, the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s player of the year, leads Lewis into the NCAA Tournament.
Minnesota fired coach Ben Johnson on Thursday after four years of repeatedly rebuilding rosters at his alma mater without coming close to an NCAA Tournament appearance.
NJ Benson scored 18 points off the bench Wednesday to help No. 10 seed DePaul knock off seventh-seeded Georgetown 71-67 in the first round of the Big East Tournament.
Northwestern coach Chris Collins called his players “a tough group of guys” after they beat Minnesota 72-64 on Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.