NCAABB

8:45 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Michael DiRocco Close Michael DiRocco ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner March Madness is defined by

9:55 PM ET It took 33 years for a 16-seed to knock off a 1-seed: when UMBC beat Virginia in the 2018 NCAA tournament. It only took five years for a second 16-seed to do it, with Fairleigh Dickinson stunning the country by beating Purdue in the first round on Friday night, 63-58. While UMBC

Fairleigh Dickinson stuns No. 1 seed Purdue in March Madness — Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. 16 seed in history to win an NCAA Tournament game, stunning top-seeded Purdue 63-58 behind 19 points from Sean Moore and a relentless, hustling defense on Friday night.

9:05 PM ET Mike Rothstein ALBANY, N.Y. — After his final game of his third season at Iona, Rick Pitino didn’t know whether he’d be back for a fourth – or if he’d be coaching somewhere else. The 70-year-old Pitino, who reached the NCAA Tournament with Iona for the second time after a long, storied

9:17 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sean Moore raised his hands in the air as the chants of “F-D-U” came raining down from everywhere. The Columbus native then raced to his teammates before high-fiving anyone he could find. On Friday night, Moore and Fairleigh Dickinson pulled off one of the biggest stunners in college basketball

7:18 PM ET GREENSBORO, N.C. — A wonky rim delayed warm-ups for Iowa State on Friday, but that was just the start of the Cyclones’ shooting troubles. Game officials spent several minutes attending to the rim on one basket before Friday’s NCAA tournament game against Pitt after Iowa State voiced concerns about the set-up during

4:51 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Less than 24 hours after Alabama forward Brandon Miller was held scoreless in the first round of the NCAA tournament while dealing with a groin injury, coach Nate Oats cast some doubt on his star player’s availability against Maryland on Saturday. Oats said Miller would not participate in the

5:43 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Houston Cougars standout Marcus Sasser, who was knocked out of Thursday’s win over Northern Kentucky after aggravating a groin injury, said he expects to play Saturday against Auburn in the second round of the NCAA tournament. “I’m 100 percent playing tomorrow,” the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year

4:07 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa – Kansas went through practice on Friday with coach Bill Self but without clarity whether Self would work for the Jayhawks in their second-round NCAA Tournament game against Arkansas on Saturday. “It’s a day-to-day situation with him . . . We will see what happens,” said Norm Roberts, who

12:00 PM ET East Tennessee State is finalizing a deal to make Wake Forest assistant Brooks Savage its next head coach, sources told ESPN. Savage has been with the Demon Deacons since 2020, making the move to Winston-Salem with head coach Steve Forbes after spending five seasons under Forbes at ETSU. During their time at

7:00 AM ET Expanding sports betting legalization has furthered gambling conversations but the NCAA tournament bracket has remained a staple for decades. Even before the landmark 2018 Supreme Court ruling, the Big Dance annually generated action and excitement. Much like Super Bowl props, the bracket enables even casual fans to discuss a form of gambling.

7:15 AM ET DENVER — Time is gray hair. It’s grown-up kids. It’s dreams, stumbles, long days and fast years. Twenty-five years of basketball time meandered through the hallways inside Ball Arena on Thursday. A hoops family, an all-time moment, roads less traveled and two brothers still in the game. And me. I haven’t had

1:29 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, fresh off a closer than expected win over No. 16 seed Northern Kentucky during the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday night, defended the decision to play star guard Marcus Sasser, who recently suffered a groin injury. Sasser — the American Conference Player

9:48 PM ET An internal investigation of New Mexico State concluded that the school did not commit any legal or NCAA violations but made a series of recommendations following a controversial season that included a fatal shooting, a program shutdown amid hazing allegations and the termination of first-year head coach Greg Heiar. The investigation was

7:38 PM ET Sometimes you need a few hours before the upsets arrive in the NCAA tournament. Sometimes, the action doesn’t even really begin on the first Thursday. Not this year. We’d barely finished lunch when a late 4-seed Virginia turnover became an improbable, game-winning 3-pointer by JP Pegues to help 13-seed Furman advance. And

7:00 PM ET Brianna Williams More chaos has ensued in the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament, with the No. 15 Princeton Tigers‘ 59-55 upset of the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats. It marks the first time a school has lost twice in the NCAA tournament as a No. 2 seed in the round of 64. Arizona also

7:31 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne refuted a New York Times report placing men’s basketball walk-on Kai Spears at the scene of a shooting in January, saying it was “inaccurate” and “untrue.” Byrne made his remarks in a statement that was issued during halftime of the Crimson Tide’s game against

6:34 PM ET ESPN News Services SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ryan Langborg lifted Princeton to its first lead with 2:03 to play and the Tigers used a late-game run to earn their first NCAA tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday. The 15th-seeded Tigers (22-9) scored the final nine points,