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By Michael Williams Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The last time the Kentucky Wildcats and Wichita State Shockers met in the NCAA tournament, the Shockers were on a team-record 35-game win streak and held a No. 1 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament.  The eighth-seeded Wildcats narrowly edged past the Shockers in a 78-76 …

By Michael Williams Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – They are in a different time and place, the Wichita State Shockers, far removed from the 2013 Final Four appearance and the near-perfect season that followed. Wichita State’s 10th seed in the South region generated controversy on Selection Sunday, as its followers feeling that the Shockers …

By Joe Spears Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Over the course of a storied history, the Louisville Cardinals have made 42 NCAA tournament appearances, more than all but four schools. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks were making their first. The Cardinals dominated the backboards as they downed the 15th-seeded Gamecocks, 78-63. “First and foremost, I’m …

By Michael Williams Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Michigan Wolverines set a school record for 3-point shots in a NCAA tournament game, made 73 percent of their second-half shots beyond the arc and survived a late Oklahoma State charge to defeat the Cowboys, 92-91, in the first round of the NCAA tournament on …

By Cynthia Maldonado Perez | @CDMP427 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The last time the Northwestern Wildcats played in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, when they made their unexpected trip to the semifinals a year ago, Jordan Hankins played an important role in the journey. The ninth-seeded Wildcats defeated No. 8 Iowa, 78-73, …

By Drew Kamaski | @d_kamaski14 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue defeated Illinois, 72-58 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday. The final score did not fully reflect the intensity that Illinois displayed in the 14-point loss. The fifth-seeded Boilermakers (20-11), who advanced to a quarterfinal …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Tennessee and UConn were on a collision course. The Volunteers started the 1994-95 season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll; the Huskies were No. 4. Before the season, ESPN had scheduled a game for Martin Luther King Day at 1 p.m. to fill …

Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — With eight minutes to go in the first quarter of Tuesday’s national championship game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, UConn’s Gabby Williams passed to Moriah Jefferson. Jefferson took a brief look at her coach. Huskies coach Geno Auriemma rolled his hands to signal that they needed …

By Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – They sat in front of their lockers and spoke softly. Many hung their heads while others gazed straight ahead at nothing in particular. Their eyes were still red and watery. Syracuse had just suffered one of its biggest losses of the season on a …

By Rebecca Harris | @MsRebeccaHarris Sports Capital Journalism Program UConn has forgotten how to lose, at least according to Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman. “We have a chance on Tuesday night to play against a dynasty and play against a team that really forgot how to lose,” said Hillman. The Huskies’ seniors have only lost …