The Liberty High School alum grew up dreaming about making a shot like he did Thursday to lift Gonzaga to the Elite Eight with a win over UCLA at T-Mobile Arena.
Basketball
Gonzaga center Drew Timme extended one of this century’s great college basketball careers, finishing with 36 points and 13 rebounds in a victory over UCLA on Thursday.
Arkansas spent much of the season in the top 10 only to enter the NCAA Tournament as an afterthought before making a run to the Sweet 16 that ended in disappointment.
Connecticut dominated a West Regional semifinal from the opening tip-off Thursday at T-Mobile Arena, running past Arkansas to advance to the Elite Eight.
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Connecticut players and coaches found their hotel accommodations unsuitable when they arrived Tuesday afternoon, with several rooms not sufficiently cleaned.
The madness in March is set to increase next year when Las Vegas finally hosts NCAA men’s basketball tournament games.
The No. 1 Bulldogs and No. 2 Bruins battled in the final of the Good Sam Empire Classic, drawing an enthused crowd of 12,975 to watch a rematch of one of the most memorable games in Final Four history.
Opening and closing lines and ATS highlights from all eight games Saturday.
The manic success of the NHL’s Golden Knights and the impending arrival of the NFL’s Raiders notwithstanding, Bill Laimbeer believes Las Vegas still is primarily a basketball town.
How each of the seven conferences with tournaments in March are looking a month and a half before the action tips off in the city.
Fresno State finished second in the Mountain West last season and then won the conference tournament championship. Now the Bulldogs return three starters, but they lost their top two scorers.