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Editor’s Note: Writing for NCAA.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Jordan Morey created a statistical analysis of the UCLA overtime victory over Alabama that advanced the Bruins to the Elite 8 of the NCAA basketball tournament. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-03-29/32-surprising-numbers-uclas-unlikely-run-elite-eight

By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — In a moment with 4:45 left in the first half of the Sweet 16 matchup between No. 1 seed Michigan and No. 4 Florida State, Wolverine big man Franz Wagner found freshman center Hunter Dickinson on a beautifully dialed up pick-and-roll that left Dickinson …

By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — With less than five seconds left on the clock, Arkansas freshman guard Davonte Davis found the ball in his hands. Just a year ago, Davis led his high school basketball team at Jacksonville to the Arkansas state tournament. With the surge of COVID-19, that …

By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – As the Oregon State Beavers extended their unexpected journey, coach Wayne Tinkle’s response to a question helps explain how his team is making history. “Somebody asked me if I was going to be satisfied,” Tinkle said. “Kind of challenged me. You probably are satisfied …

By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – When Juwan Howard returned to the University of Michigan as its head basketball coach last season, he made it a point of emphasis to establish six pillars of success — discipline, family, all-in, sacrifice, trust, and accountability. The No. 1 seed Wolverines …

By Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In a frantic, high scoring second half, the leading scorer in the Southeastern Conference, Cameron Thomas of LSU, made his name known to the nation with 20 points in the second half to lead the Tigers to a 76-61 win over the St. …

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 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 …