Slowing down Ben Hansbrough hasn’t been easy for any team all season and the Akron Zips know it. Akron will get its shot at Notre Dame’s hot-shooting guard on Friday in a second-round NCAA game in Chicago. Akron will not only have to control Hansbrough but defend the shooting of capable scorers in Carleton Scott, [...]

On the verge of seeing his unheralded, 13th-seeded Morehead State program turn into something much more impressive, the coach could have called a play for his NBA-bound center or his guard who couldn’t miss. Instead, he decided to go with a dream. Executing a play that came to his coach the night before, Morehead State’s [...]

Brandon Knight missed his first seven shots and even found himself on the bench in the final minute against Princeton. His confidence could have been shaken. His ego could have been bruised. His head could have been a mess. Yeah, right. One of the most talented freshmen in the country responded with the biggest shot [...]

This time, a last-second shot at the buzzer went Butler’s way. Matt Howard scored on a tip-in at the buzzer, giving the eighth-seeded Bulldogs a 60-58 victory over Old Dominion on Thursday in the second round of the Southeast Regional. Howard was on the left side of the basket after Shawn Vanzant missed from the [...]

Injured point guard Kyrie Irving will be back on the court for No. 1 seeded Duke’s NCAA tournament opener. Coach Mike Krzyzewski said at his news conference Thursday that Irving will not start and will play “limited minutes” during the Blue Devils’ West Regional game against the 16th-seeded Pirates. Read more