NCAA MARCH madness

2023 - 3 - 16

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Thursday's Matchups to Watch in the NCAA Tournament (The New York Times)

We're on the hunt for upsets as the men's N.C.A.A. basketball tournament gets going in earnest. Here are our picks for the games we don't want to miss (all ...

No. Fans are largely picking Duke, but some modelers are skeptical, with Pomeroy giving Duke a 63 percent chance to advance. Auburn also recorded an up-and-down season: The Tigers had winning streaks of eight games (to start the year) and five games (in January), but otherwise didn’t win more than two games consecutively. [39.5 percent of the time](https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2023-02-07/records-every-seed-march-madness-1985-2022). According to Ken Pomeroy’s ratings, though, they feature the [13th-best offense in Division I](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankAdjOE). West Virginia went 7-11 in the Big 12, but the Mountaineers finished the regular season with wins at Iowa State and against Kansas State. But Duke is also on a hot streak and has won its past nine games on the way to an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title. Maryland finished fifth in the Big Ten but did score a win in February over eventual No. We’re on the hunt for upsets as the men’s N.C.A.A. Here are our picks for the games we don’t want to miss (all times Eastern): It’s hard to root against Coach Bob Huggins and West Virginia’s pesky defense: According to Our first game of the day should also be a good one.

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March Madness 2023: Twitter reacts to Princeton-Arizona upset (ESPN)

The 15-seeded Princeton Tigers rallied for the upset against the 2-seeded Arizona Wildcats. Several stars chimed in on the thrilling game via Twitter.

[https://t.co/iZ5Dxrh0Kz] [March 16, 2023] [@CadenPierce_3] [https://t.co/2vrzjX4jfD] [March 16, 2023] [#MarchMadness] [https://t.co/t6D2O5d8pd] [March 16, 2023] [Furman Paladins](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/231/furman-paladins) knocked off the No. [March 16, 2023] The [Princeton Tigers](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/163/princeton-tigers)' 59-55 upset of the No. [#MarchMadness] [https://t.co/VJ50FECDDZ] [March 16, 2023] [pic.twitter.com/mbdfdaCSGf] [March 16, 2023] The 2-seed's lead swelled to 10 points with eight minutes remaining, giving it a 94.8% chance to win, according to ESPN Analytics ... 4 [Virginia Cavaliers](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/258/virginia-cavaliers) earlier in the day -- and busted about 16.3 million brackets in the process. 2 seed in the round of 64.

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March Madness: No. 15 Princeton shocks No. 2 Arizona in 59-55 win (Yahoo Sports)

Caden Pierce hit two free throws with 17 seconds to go up three and Tosan Evbuomwan made a free throw with three seconds left to ice the game for the Tigers.

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March Madness 2023: Princeton shocks Arizona, No. 15 upsets a ... (CBSSports.com)

The No. 15 seed Tigers sent No. 2 Arizona home early in a first-round stunner.

An 88-79 road loss against [Stanford](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/STNFRD/stanford-cardinal/) on Feb. [Washington State](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/WASHST/washington-state-cougars/) and a 19-point loss at [Oregon](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/OREG/oregon-ducks/) in January offered confounding representations of Arizona's ability to alternate between excellent and surprisingly poor levels of play. [KenPom.com](http://www.kenpom.com)'s defensive efficiency metric but were by no means regarded as a defensive juggernaut. Princeton matched Arizona in every facet and won this game with its defense, limiting one of the nation's most high-powered offenses to a season-low with 55 points. [Azuolas Tubelis](/college-basketball/players/3178377/azuolas-tubelis/) led Arizona with 22 points, and [Oumar Ballo](/college-basketball/players/3142320/oumar-ballo/) contributed 13 points and 12 rebounds. Then, in the second half, the Wildcats led 47-35 with just under 12 minutes to play before Princeton rallied again. [Tosan Evbuomwan](/college-basketball/players/3149538/tosan-evbuomwan/) led Princeton with 15 points. No. Arizona opened up a 31-22 edge late in the first half before Princeton closed the half on an 8-0 run. With the win, the Ivy League champions advance to play No. 15 seed has upset a No. 15 seed Tigers upset No.

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Arizona basketball shocked by Princeton in huge March Madness ... (AZCentral.com)

No. 15 seed Princeton has shocked No. 2 seed Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 59-55.

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Henderson, Princeton Stun Arizona 59-55 in NCAA Tournament (NBC 10 Philadelphia)

Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55. The...

“When the game is reffed like that, it makes it tough.” “We got to go back and figure out what happened and understand the value of being up 10 to 12 points with 10 minutes to go, putting the hammer on people, not letting people get back in the game.” Princeton: The Tigers gave the Ivy League its first tournament win since 2016 when Yale beat Baylor. Arizona: The Wildcats got little help offensively outside of Tubelis and Ballo, who combined for 35 points. “When I blocked it I saw the whole crowd erupt,” he said. Langborg also blocked Courtney Ramey's shot with 50 seconds left and the Tigers protecting a one-point lead. The game featured just 12 free throws, with four coming after intentional fouls by Arizona late in the game. Arizona is the only school to be on the wrong end of one of those upsets twice, also losing to Steve Nash and Santa Clara in 1993. “You go inside over and over and over again, and you shoot seven free throws. “He would be very proud of the group,” Henderson said. The Tigers beat Utah State 76-65. “To beat a great team like that on this stage is a pretty special feeling.

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NCAA Tournament live updates: March Madness tips off. Let the ... (USA TODAY)

The Round of 64 in the men's NCAA Tournament begins Thursday. Follow along for all the March Madness action to see how your brackets fare.

No. [Purdue No. The No. The South's No. 5 Duke and No. A No. [Final: No. [Half: No. The Islanders are trying to become just the second No. 2 Texas 41, No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 2 Texas 81, No.

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NCAA men's March Madness roundup: Furman stuns Virginia in ... (Sportsnet.ca)

Below is a complete roundup of all the action from the first day of the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament.

In his first NCAA Tournament game as Krzyzewski’s replacement, Scheyer led Duke to a 10th consecutive win and a second-round matchup against either fourth-seeded Tennessee or No. The seventh-seeded Tigers (25-9) held on from there, stopping a six-game tournament skid with their first win since beating Clemson in the first round in 2010. Terrence Shannon Jr., held scoreless the first 16 minutes, finished with 20 points to lead the Illini (20-13). The 10th-seeded Aggies (26-9) have dropped their last 10 tournament games since beating Ohio State in the first round in 2001. Summit League player of the year Max Abmas was limited to 12 points on 4-for-15 shooting. Roach also scored 23 in the ACC title game victory over Virginia. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. added 11 points for the Jayhawks (28-7), who will play the winner of the Arkansas against Illinois game in the second round on Saturday. Reece Beekman’s deep 3-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the rim and Virginia (25-8) was eliminated in the first round as the higher-seeded team for the third time in its past four NCAA tournaments — most notably its loss as a No. 9 Mountaineers (19-15) lived up to the billing. Those teams met in the second game of the day at Legacy Arena. Maryland, led by Julian Reese with 17 points and nine rebounds, meets the winner of top-seeded Alabama and No.

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March Madness games live updates: Scores, bracket and highlights ... (The Athletic)

The first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament tips off Thursday with 16 games. Follow here for insights, news and analysis from The Athletic's college ...

No. East Region No. 2 UCLA 86, No. 4 Tennessee 58, No. 1 Houston 63, No. 2 Texas 81, No. 7 Northwestern 75, No. 8 Arkansas 73, No. Kansas 96, No. 1 Alabama 96, No. 7 Missouri 76, No. 8 Maryland 67, No.

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Impact of Princeton, Furman upsets on men's March Madness bracket (ESPN)

ESPN's experts break down what went wrong for top-seeded Arizona and Virginia -- and what this means for the rest of the South region.

[Baylor](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/239/baylor-bears) or [Creighton](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/156/creighton-bluejays). Arizona's size and speed figured to be its greatest test in the region. The Crimson Tide's toughest test in the region would have likely come from Arizona, one of the few teams that had the offense to keep up with it. And for one of the best teams in the country at sharing the ball, the Wildcats had just 10 assists to 13 turnovers. Furman was able to get a few baskets before the Hoos had a chance to set their defense, which gave the Paladins some momentum and let them back in the game. [Jalen Slawson](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4398207/jalen-slawson) became a real nightmare for Virginia as a 6-foot-7 ball handler. [Mike Bothwell](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4398203/mike-bothwell), who fouled out in the second half. [Tosan Evbuomwan](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4597865/tosan-evbuomwan) and Co. Myron Medcalf: I hate to sound like a high school coach, but where was the effort in the last 10 minutes of the game? What sunk Arizona in the loss to Princeton? What about Virginia in the game against Furman? Sometimes you need a few hours before the upsets arrive in the NCAA tournament.

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March Madness 2023 live updates -- News, stats, takeaways and ... (ESPN.co.uk)

The first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament has gotten off to an incredible start, headlined by 15-seed Princeton upsetting 2-seed Arizona and 13-seed Furman ...

No. The Blue Devils enter the NCAA tournament as one of the hottest teams in the country, but there seems to be upset magic in the air today. Twenty-seven years after Princeton stunned the country by upsetting UCLA in the first round, the Tigers took down another Pac-12 power, holding Arizona scoreless over the final 4:43 and erasing a 12-point second-half deficit.

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