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By Alex Burr | @alexburr4 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — With 14:22 left in the first half of his team’s first-round NCAA tournament game, David McCormack of the Kansas Jayhawks dove on the floor for a loose ball and crashed into the scorer’s table near his bench. McCormack had arrived in Indianapolis on Friday …

By Caleb Lynn | @CalebLynn1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS—-The Florida State Seminoles, the No. 4-seed in the East Region, came into the NCAA tournament known for their length and an ability to score in bunches. No. 13-seeded UNC Greensboro was known for its athleticism, including the play of Isaiah Miller, a two-time Defensive Player …

By David Hayden | @SluggySports Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Senior guard McKinley Wright lived his dream of playing in the NCAA Tournament with a stellar 13-assist performance to lead Colorado past Georgetown 96-73 in a first round game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday. Wright scored 12 points in his first NCAA tournament game and …

By Alex Burr | @alexburr4 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Villanova’s Jeremiah Robinson-Earl capped off his night with a dunk at one end with and a block at the other. Robinson-Earl finished with 22 points, 11 points, six assists, three blocks and a steal as the No. 5-seeded Wildcats defeated the Winthrop Eagles 73-63 …

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 …