University of North Carolina
North Carolina Ends St. Peter’s Dream Season
No MAAC team had won an N.C.A.A. tournament game since 2009, when Siena beat Ohio State. But on a Thursday in Indianapolis, St. Peter’s turned a night of skillful shooting, including 18 points from the free-throw line, into a victory over Kentucky. Then came a second-round win over Murray State. On Friday night in Philadelphia, […]
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N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament: Creighton Upsets Iowa State in Round of 16
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Creighton took down a No. 6 seed, Colorado. It defeated second-seeded Iowa. Now it has become the rare No. 10 seed to reach the round of 8. Creighton delivered its third consecutive upset by beating the No. 4 seed Iowa State, 76-68, on Friday night in the N.C.A.A. women’s tournament. The Bluejays […]
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March Madness: St. Peter’s Beats Purdue to Reach the Elite 8
PHILADELPHIA — Time isn’t up for the biggest underdog of the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament just yet. Tiny St. Peter’s University is alive and well and moving on to the final eight of the N.C.A.A. tournament after slaying yet another basketball powerhouse. Playing inspired defense and without any fear, the No. 15 seed Peacocks stunned No. […]
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Powers Remain and Threats Lurk as Women’s Sweet 16 Is Set
Ohio State, among the country’s best programs behind the arc, will meet a feisty Texas team — “Punch first, that’s always our motto,” Aliyah Matharu, a junior guard, said — that did not allow more than 56 points in either of its first two tournament games but is still carping over its communication on defense. […]
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A Thunderous Farewell at Duke for Coach K, Even in Defeat
DURHAM, N.C. — Before we get to the score, you should — no, you must — know what it was like at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday evening. That is the only way to appreciate what happened. The occasion was the final game in which Mike Krzyzewski, winner of the most Division I men’s basketball […]
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The Field Is Crowded, but Mostly Behind South Carolina
Conferences are scrambling to update protocols to reflect the new variant. Most, including every Power 5 conference, have rescinded recent rules that had deemed any cancellation because of coronavirus protocol to be a forfeiture by the exposed team. What remains to be seen is whether the N.C.A.A. will amend its 25-game requirement for tournament eligibility […]
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