By Taris Young | @Taris_The_Gunna Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Michigan Wolverines, the No. 11 seed, upset the No. 6 Colorado State Rams, 75-63, in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Wolverines trailed by 15 points in the first half and climbed their way back into …
Read MoreBy Derek Harper | @RealDerekHarper INDIANAPOLIS — The seventh-seeded Murray State Racers will take on the No. 10 San Francisco Dons at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday at 9:40 p.m. For the Dons, it’ll be their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998. The Dons finished 24-9 on the season and 10-6 overall in the West Coast …
Read MoreBy Taris Young | @taris_the_gunna Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — “Yeah, we all got a chip on our shoulder,” said Saint Peters junior guard Doug Edert. “We all have something to prove, both individually and as a team. I feel like tomorrow is a great chance and a great opportunity for us to do …
Read MoreBy Derek Harper | @RealDerekHarper Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The 15th seeded Longwood Lancers will make their first appearance in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament when they take on the No. 3 Tennessee Volunteers Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Thursday at 2:45 p.m. The Lancers finished the regular season with a 26-6 overall record …
Read MoreBy Taris Young | @taris_the_gunna Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The Michigan Wolverines, the No. 11 seed, will face the No. 6 Colorado State at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday at 12:15 in Indianapolis, Indiana. A year ago, after Michigan’s stay here lasted four rounds, the Wolverines lost to UCLA, 51-49, one step short of …
Read MoreBy Michael Hemmerle | @MichaelHemmerle Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – He had entered the game in the first half, part of a flurry of Iowa substitutions that made freshman Payton Sandfort easy to miss. He had averaged 5.0 points in his freshman season and went scoreless in 10 games. Sandfort had double-figure games against …
Read MoreBy Michael Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Coming off an emotional last-second win on Saturday in the semifinal round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, the Iowa Hawkeyes completed the task and defeated the Purdue Boilermakers, 75-66, on Sunday afternoon to win the championship. The title is the first for …
Read MoreBy Seth Hine Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Third-seeded Purdue advanced to its fifth title game in the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament with a 75-70 victory over Michigan State at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday. Purdue (27-6) will face Iowa in the first championship meeting between the two schools in tournament history. Five Purdue …
Read MoreBy Michael Hemmerle Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – On the day that will be remembered for Jordan Bohannon’s game-winning shot to send Iowa to the Big Ten Championship Game, the play of Keegan Murray made it possible. Murray, a 6-foot-8 sophomore, became the first player in the 24-year history of the Big Ten Men’s …
Read MoreBy Michael Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — In his 177th game as an Iowa Hawkeye, Jordan Bohannon banked in the biggest shot of his career. With a semifinal game of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament against Indiana knotted at 77, the Hawkeyes were looking to take the final shot of …
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