It's been a season of parity, and that continued Wednesday as the North Carolina Tar Heels went into the house that Tom Izzo built and defeated No. 1-ranked Michigan State 79-65.
Duke's Jabari Parker won the battle with 27 points, but Andrew Wiggins won the war and the game as the Kansas Jayhawks won 94-83 over No. 4 Duke in the Champions Classic.
Tonight, it's a college basketball fan's dream matchup. The No. 4 Duke Blue Devils will face the No. 5-ranked Kansas Jayhawks in the Champions Classic, but that's not the big story.Projected NBA No. 1 draft pick Andrew Wiggins of Kansas will match off against No. 2 projected pick Jabari Parker of Duke.
Louisville Cardinals sharp shooter Kevin Ware returened to the basketball court for the first time since he broke his leg against Duke in the NCAA Tournament last spring.
The Kentucky Wildcats, who won the college basketball national championship in 2012 but failed to reach the tournament last season, is coming into the 2013-2014 season ranked No.1 in country, according to the AP Preseason Poll.
Ohio State and Florida joined Big East powers Syracuse and Louisville in advancing to the regional finals of the 2012 NCAA tournament on Thursday. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s NCAA tournament games:
Ohio, Cincinnati and Xavier all won on Sunday to join Ohio State in the NCAA basketball tournament round of 16. Top-seeded North Carolina and Michigan State also won to advance to the regional semi-finals. Here’s a full recap of the day’s action in the NCAA tournament:
Higher-seeded teams won all but two games during Thursday’s play in the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament. VCU and Colorado were the only lower-seeded teams to record victories. Here’s a recap of all of the day’s action in the NCAA tournament:
In what may be one of the most spectacular saves in basketball this year, Nate Davis of Heidelberg University caught a high-flying rebound and pulled off an amazing dunk during a game against Trine University.