Report From Villanova University SAN ANTONIO – A sizzling start that saw Villanova outscore Kansas 22-4 in the game’s early minutes, helped lift the Wildcats to a double digit lead it never relinquished. The result was a 95-79 victory over the ...
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‘Nova Wins Big East Tourney, Expected to be No. 1 Overall Seed
Report From Villanova University NEW YORK, N.Y. – In his final performance on the stage of the BIG EAST Tournament, senior Josh Hart delivered a sensational farewell act, scoring 29 points to lead the top seeded Wildcats (31-3) to a ...
Read More »‘Nova Wins 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship
They weren’t quite the underdogs that they were in 1985, but it was an impressive win all the same. The Villanova Wildcats claimed the 2016 NCAA men’s basketball championship Monday night with a thrilling 77-74 win over No. 1 seeded ...
Read More »Surging ‘Nova Advances to Elite 8 With 92-69 Win Over Miami
The Villanova Wildcats (No. 2, South) secured a spot in the NCAA 2016 Men’s Tournament Elite Eight with a 92-69 win over No. 3 Miami (FL) in the Sweet 16 round. ‘Nova will go on to face No. 1 Kansas ...
Read More »Hawks, ‘Nova Advance; Temple Losses Heartbreaker in NCAA Round 1
The thrill factor of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament didn’t disappoint during Round 1 action on Friday. St. Joseph’s (No. 8, West Region) squandered a double-digit lead in the second half but held on for a 78-76 win over No. 9 ...
Read More »Former Sixers Coach Brown Suspended by NCAA
Former Philadelphia 76ers head coach Larry Brown and his program at SMU have been suspended by the NCAA for rules violations. For more on this story, click here.
Read More »Temple Headed to NIT Final 4
Report From temple University PHILADELPHIA – With hot shooting from start to finish, top-seeded Temple men’s basketball left the outcome in little doubt as the Owls (26-10) cruised to a 77-59 win over third-seeded Louisiana Tech (27-9) in the NIT ...
Read More »Kevin Ollie, Huskies Beat Kentucky to Win National Title
Report From UCONN.edu ARLINGTON, Texas – University of Connecticut senior guard Shabazz Napier (Roxbury, Mass.) turned in another all-court masterpiece Monday night to lift the Huskies to a 60-54 win over Kentucky’s freshmen and a national title hardly anyone saw coming. Napier had ...
Read More »‘Nova Overcomes Poor Shooting, Thumps Milwaukee
BUFFALO, NY – On a night when its offense struggled to find a groove, the No. 2 seed Villanova Wildcats used a superior defensive effort to record a 73-53 victory over No. 15 seed Milwaukee (21-14 overall) in the final ...
Read More »St. Joe Drops NCAA Opener to Huskies in OT
Report From SJUHawks.com BUFFALO, NY – Tenth-seeded Saint Joseph’s fell to seventh-seeded Connecticut in overtime, 89-81, in the NCAA Second Round on Thursday evening at the First Niagara Center. Senior guard Langston Galloway led all five starters in double figures with 25 ...
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