Category: 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament

By Nicole Reitz | @nicolereitz02 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Hard-fought games aren’t anything West Virginia coach Bob Huggins hasn’t seen in his 39 years of coaching and his 25 years of NCAA tournaments. West Virginia’s 84-67 first-round victory over Morehead State became the 900th in Huggins’ career, making him the sixth Division I …

By David Hayden | @SluggySports Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Buddy Boeheim recorded his second straight game with 30 or more points and tied his career-high with seven 3-pointers to lead Syracuse to a 78-62 victory against San Diego State and advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Boeheim, a junior guard, scored 30 …

By Caleb Lynn | @CalebLynn1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Geo Baker’s layup with 10.8 seconds to play gave Rutgers a 60-56 victory over Clemson at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the first NCAA tournament victory for the Scarlet Knights since 1983. Rutgers (16-11) will meet Houston in the second round. The Scarlet Knights, who are …

Editor’s Note: Writing for NCAA.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program student Nicole Reitz explains how Michigan’s Chaundee Brown Jr. came off the bench to lift the Wolverines past Louisiana State and into a regional semifinal of the NCAA basketball tournament. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-03-23/how-chaundee-brown-stepped-isaiah-livers-shoes-and-saved-michigans-season

By Nicole Reitz | @nicolereitz02 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Within the necessary COVID-19 restrictions, Lucas Oil Stadium was filled with the noise of Purdue fans on Friday night. The Boilermakers were the only team to represent the state hosting the entire NCAA Tournament this year. But that didn’t slow North Texas down for …

By Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Junior forward Reggie Chaney Jr. and junior guard Quentin Grimes each had two different roles for the University of Houston Cougars on Friday night, and all of them were executed effectively. played to perfection. Chaney’s function was to keep the possessions going by …

By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the North Carolina Tarheels 85-62 Friday night at Mackey Arena, giving the Badgers their 39th NCAA tournament win in 25 appearances. This also marks Wisconsin’s 11th win in its last 13 opening games and gives the Badgers a …

By Alex Burr | @alexburr4 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Avery Anderson kept the Oklahoma State Cowboys alive, and Cade Cunningham finished the job to help deliver the win. Cunningham, an All-American, scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half, to lead the fourth-seeded Cowboys to a 69-60 victory over the Liberty …

By Caleb Lynn | @CalebLynn1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The No. 12-seeded Oregon State Beavers earned their first NCAA tournament victory since 1982, defeating the Tennessee Volunteers 70-56. Oregon State (18-12) quieted a pro-Tennessee crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Beavers did it with the heart of seniors like Ethan Thompson and Roman …

Editor’s Note: Writing for NCAA.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program student Caleb Lynn created a statistical analysis of the Loyola Chicago upset of No. 1-seeded Illinois in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-03-21/37-numbers-ponder-no-8-loyolas-takedown-no-1-illinois