McGlynn scores 18 points, Vermont beat Lamar 71-59 (Yahoo! Sports)

March 15, 2012 by  
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Lamar guard Anthony Miles (1) buries his head in his shirt as he walks off the floor after losing 71-59 to Vermont in an NCAA first-round college basketball tournament game, Wednesday, March 14, 2012, in Dayton, Ohio .

It’s been seven years since Vermont’s signature win in school history. The Catamounts think it’s about time for another. North Carolina, are you paying attention? Freshman Four McGlynn came off the bench to score 18 points and Vermont grabbed an early lead and hung on to beat Lamar 71-59 on Wednesday night in a first-round NCAA tournament game.


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WKU rallies to beat MVSU 59-58 in NCAA opener (Yahoo! Sports)

March 14, 2012 by  
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So many things happened in those 5 final, furious minutes that Western Kentucky coach Ray Harper had trouble taking it all in. “Wow,” he said, his face still flush with March emotion. “I don’t know where to begin.” How about with that finish? The only team with a losing record in the NCAA tournament got it started with a classic March comeback — in front of a presidential…

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Snaer, Seminoles beat Duke, 62-59, reach ACC final (Yahoo! Sports)

March 11, 2012 by  
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ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 10:  Xavier Gibson #1 of the Florida State Seminoles shoots against Mason Plumlee #5 of the Duke Blue Devils during the semifinals of the 2012 ACC Men's Basketball Conferene Tournament at Philips Arena on March 10, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Florida State made a statement by building a double-digit second-half lead on Duke. Then the Seminoles made another one when they lost it. Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton said his team learned something when the Blue Devils mounted their inevitable charge to erase the deficit. “I thought we grew up a little bit in that stretch when the game was in doubt,” Hamilton said.


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No.13 Hoyas beat Pitt 64-52 in Big East 2nd round (Yahoo! Sports)

March 8, 2012 by  
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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07:  Henry Sims #14 of the Georgetown Hoyas takes a shot against the Pittsburgh Panthers during their second round game of the 2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 7, 2012 in New York City.  (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Henry Sims had an impressive stat line and that made No. 13 Georgetown very good. The 6-foot-10 senior center had 20 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to lead the Hoyas to a 64-52 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday in the second round of the Big East tournament. “I thought he was very good today in terms of his effectiveness on the block, his effectiveness as a passer and his…


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No. 15 Shockers, reach MVC semis, beat Indiana St. (Yahoo! Sports)

March 3, 2012 by  
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Wichita State 's Joe Ragland (1) brings the ball up court in the first half of a Missouri Valley Conference tournament quarterfinal basketball game against Indiana State , Friday, March 2, 2012 in St. Louis.  Ragland tied teammate Toure' Murry for the scoring lead with 14 points each as Wichita State beat Indiana State 72-48 to advance to the semi-final round.

Toure Murry has embraced his newfound supporting role, a year after carrying Wichita State to the NIT title. Now he’s got his eyes on getting the Shockers to the NCAA tournament. Murry and Joe Ragland scored 14 points each and Garrett Stutz had 12 rebounds to lead No. 15 Wichita State to a 72-48 win over Indiana State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Friday.


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Duke comes from 20 down to beat NC State (AP)

February 17, 2012 by  
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Seth Curry and Austin Rivers celebrate.

No deficit seems too deep these days for No. 5 Duke — even if the Blue Devils insist they can’t afford to keep winning this way. For the second time in nine days, Duke staged a remarkable comeback to beat a neighborhood rival. This time they rallied from 20 points down with 11 1/2 minutes left and topped North Carolina State 78-73 on Thursday night.


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No. 4 Missouri holds on to beat Oklahoma (AP)

February 7, 2012 by  
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Oklahoma guard Steven Pledger (2) goes up for a shot as a Missouri player defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.  Missouri won 71-68.

Sandwiched between an emotionally charged victory against archrival Kansas and a top 10 showdown with first place on the line, No. 4 Missouri faced a test of its collective focus. The Tigers got a passing grade — barely. Marcus Denmon scored 25 points, Ricardo Ratliffe added 15 points and 10 rebounds and No.


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No. 8 Duke holds on to beat St. John’s (AP)

January 28, 2012 by  
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Mason Plumlee had 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, and No. 8 Duke held on to beat St. John’s 83-76 on Saturday. Ryan Kelly scored 16 points and Andre Dawkins added 14 for the Blue Devils (18-3), who led by 22 with 17 minutes left but shot just 30 percent in the second half while the Red Storm rallied.

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Surging Badgers beat slumping Hoosiers (AP)

January 27, 2012 by  
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Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan applauds during the second half of Wisconsin's 57-50 win over Indiana in an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in Madison, Wis.

Wisconsin had already bounced back from its rough start in the Big Ten. Now Jordan Taylor and the 25th-ranked Badgers know they can win even on a bad shooting night. Despite going 4 for 17 from 3-point range, Wisconsin fell back on its defense to beat No. 16 Indiana 57-50 on Thursday. Ben Brust scored 13 points and Ryan Evans added 12 for the Badgers (17-5, 6-3), who have won their past five games –…


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Badgers win fourth straight, beat Illini (AP)

January 23, 2012 by  
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CHAMPAIGN, IL - JANUARY 22: Rob Wilson #33 of the Wisconsin Badgers goes for a loose ball against Tyler Griffey #42 and Tracy Abrams #13 of the Illinois Fighting Illini during the game at Assembly Hall on January 22, 2012 in Champaign, Illinois. Wisconsin won 67-63. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Nothing much was working for Wisconsin’s Jordan Taylor early in Sunday’s game. The Badgers guard struggled with his offense and headed to the locker room at halftime with five points on 2-of-6 shooting in the face of some tough defense by No. 22 Illinois. But when it mattered most, Taylor found himself with the ball, driving across the lane as the shot clock wound down with under a minute to…


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