Only this time, in the endlessly wild and unpredictable world of the NCAA Tournament, it was all coming full circle ... Duke had survived a thrilling, well-played game, 71-70, and moved on to the second round of the ...

Meanwhile, Tech (19-13) must wait until this evening to find out if the NCAA tournament committee deems the Hokies' resume impressive enough to garner an at-large bid to the tournament ... It remains to be seen if his team will get the opportunity to ...

Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - Ty Rogers hit a game-winning three-pointer as time expired in overtime as Western Kentucky defeated Drake, 101-99, in the first round of the West Region of the NCAA Tournament at St ... "Got to ...

Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Luke Harangody scored 18 points and raked down 14 rebounds as the fifth-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish ripped George Mason, 68-50, in East Region action of the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... ...

Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Alex Ruoff and Darris Nichols combined to make nine three-pointers, as West Virginia moved into the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 75-65 victory over Arizona ... " Chase Budinger had ...

" State (22-10) watched its hopes of improving its NCAA Tournament seeding go up in flames ... "I'm just busting at the seams with pride right now," said Felton, whose job security had come into question before SEC Tournament ...

Not even the most optimistic coach, player or fan is likely to be outraged by the team's absence from the upcoming NCAA tournament ... "In my mind and in (the players') minds," Boeheim said, "if they're not in the NCAA Tournament, it's not a good year, ...

" On to the platitudes, which have become an integral part of the recap of UNC's NCAA Tournament games: --The 47 points yielded by the Tar Heels were a season low and also represented the fewest points UNC has given up in an NCAA Tournament ...

Birmingham, AL (Sports Network) - Pete Campbell came off the bench to pour in 26 points, knocking down 8-of-10 from three-point range, as Butler routed South Alabama, 81-61, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... This is the Jaguars' ...

That story line could become reality in the NCAA women's basketball tournament if Tennessee and Connecticut collide in the championship April 8 in Tampa, Fla. The two powerhouses were put on a path for that potential showdown last night ...

With the win, San Diego gets the league's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament ... Grier might have motivated them with a reminder that the NCAA tournament was one win ...

That story line could become reality in the NCAA women's basketball tournament if Tennessee and Connecticut collide in the championship April 8 in Tampa, Fla. The two powerhouses were put on a path for that potential showdown last night when ...

As it was, Krzyzewski worked the Duke bench with a 104-degree temperature during the Blue Devils' NCAA tournament opener and with a voice so raspy that neither his players nor the officials heard him two different times when he asked for a timeout ...

-- Even though Tennessee has shuffled its point guard in the NCAA tournament and its best shooter hasn't scored in double figures, for coach Bruce Pearl the sunny side of life is bright orange ... Or that senior guard Chris Lofton, the Vols' all-time ...

18--If there were any thoughts that the NCAA women's basketball committee would take the easy way out in bracketing the 64-team tournament field, it dispelled them immediately and kept on dispelling them throughout the seeding process ... The Lady ...