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Malik Dia scored 23 points, AJ Storr added 18 off the bench, and 15th-seeded Mississippi knocked off No. 10-seed Texas 76-66 in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday night. Mississippi, led by former Texas coach Chris Beard, put a dent in the Longhorns' NCAA Tournament aspirations. The Longhorns (18-14) were thought to be among the last handful of teams in consideration for an at-large bid.

CHICAGO (AP) — Donovan Dent had 12 points, 12 assists and a career-high 10 rebounds — the first triple-double in the history of the Big Ten Conference Tournament — to help sixth-seeded UCLA beat No. 14 seed Rutgers 72-59 on Thursday night in the third round. Dent became the fifth player in program history to record a triple-double, joining Bill Walton, Toby Bailey, Jelani McCoy and Kyle Anderson. UCLA (22-10) plays No. 11 and second-seeded Nebraska in the quarterfinals Friday. Tyler Bilodeau ...

Alexander helped Belmont win the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title this year

Oklahoma Nijel Pack hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points, Derrion Reed had 15 points and 10 rebounds,and No. 11 seed Oklahoma beat sixth-seeded Texas A&M 83-63 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Thursday night to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive. Oklahoma (19-14) plays No. 17 and third-seeded Arkansas — which beat the Sooners 83-79 on Jan. 27 — in the quarterfinals Friday. Xzayvier Brown added 16 points and Tae Davis had 14 points and nine rebounds...

Nick Davidson scored 17 points, and Clemson nearly allowed an 18-point second-half lead to slip away before holding on to beat No. 19 North Carolina 80-79 on Thursday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Dillon Hunter had 14 points and went 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the final minute for the Tigers (24-9), who had six players finish in double figures in scoring. Henri Veesaar had a mammoth game for the Tar Heels with 28 points and 17 rebounds, while Derek ...

Darryn Peterson scored 24 points in a season-high 37 minutes and No. 14 Kansas beat TCU 78-73 in the last quarterfinal of the Big 12 tournament Thursday night at T-Mobile Center. The Jayhawks will face No. 5 Houston, which defeated BYU 73-66 in the quarterfinals, in the second semifinal Friday night. Peterson struggled from the floor, missing 12 of his 17 shots, including a breakaway two-handed dunk with the Jayhawks leading 68-63 with just over four minutes left.

An old rule in hiring: Don’t repeat your last mistake. Syracuse can avoid that by targeting a proven coach, not a beloved alum like Gerry McNamara.

Will Wade got elite players to LSU. He won big, he got to the tournament. Why not take another chance?

One of these nine teams will win the 2026 men's NCAA Tournament. Here's a look at our predictions:

Here are 10 men's teams that will test the NCAA Tournament selection committee on Selection Sunday since the metrics measuring their performance vary.

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