NCAA Basketball NewsThursday, Mar 12, 2026

John Blackwell scored a career-high 34 points with six 3-pointers and No. 23 Wisconsin hung on to beat Washington 85-82 in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. Nick Boyd added 23 points with five 3-pointers while Andrew Rohde hit two free throws in the closing seconds to stretch it to a three-point game after the Badgers (23-9) let an 18-point lead in the second half shrink to one. The Huskies’ Zoom Diallo missed a pull-up 3 just before the buzzer.

Miami (Ohio) is no longer undefeated, and now begins the hot debate of whether they are in the NCAA Tournament.

Malik Reneau scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half, Tru Washington added 17 and Miami beat No. 24 Louisville 78-73 on Thursday to advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals. Reneau was 5 of 9 from the field and 7 of 8 from the foul line after halftime. Tre Donaldson scored 14 points for Miami (25-7), which moves on to face No. 10 Virginia in Saturday’s semifinals.

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.

With a month left in the regular season, the former Duke teammates are still leading the pack

Syracuse general manager Alex Kline has left the program, reported Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Head coach Adrian Autry was fired on Wednesday, with Syracuse now having missed five consecutive NCAA tournaments. Kline previously worked with the Hornets and Knicks. He also created the Recruit Scoop and the Mary Kline Classic. The school is expected to look outside the program for its next hire.

The bright lights of Bridgestone Arena in Nashville beckon tonight as Keyshawn Hall and the #12 seed Auburn Tigers look to pull off a massive tournament upset against Ja'Kobi Gillespie and the #25 ranked, #5 seed Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC Tournament Second Round. The Tennessee Volunteers (21-10) enter the postseason as one of the nation's most physical units, having led the SEC in rebounding margin (+13.3) throughout the regular season. Led by senior guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie , who is ave...

Oregon State is hiring Michigan assistant Justin Joyner as its next men's basketball head coach, sources told ESPN. Joyner replaces Wayne Tinkle, who was let go after 12 seasons in Corvallis. Joyner has spent two seasons on Dusty May's staff at Michigan, helping transform the Wolverines into a national championship contender. After going 8-24 the season before May's arrival, Michigan went 27-10 last year and advanced to the Sweet 16. The Wolverines are 29-2 this season, won the outright Big T...

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