Northern Iowa is in the NCAA Tournament Second Round of the second consecutive season after upsetting No. 6 seed Texas at the buzzer Friday, 75-72. “What a game, huh?” Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson said after. Boy, was it. The 11th-seeded Panthers dominated the first…
Northern Iowa advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round thanks to senior Paul Jesperson’s heroics Friday night. After Texas guard Isaiah Taylor tied the score with 2.7 seconds left, Jesperson banked in a half-court shot to give Northern Iowa a 75-72 victory. PAUL JESPERSON FROM HALF COURT!…
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall will remain with the Shockers after considering leaving for Alabama, Bleacher Report’s Jason King reported Wednesday. Alabama athletics director Bill Battle later confirmed that Marshall is not leaving his current job. Marshall met with Battle earlier this week, and reports said he…
1. Kentucky (25-0, 12-0 SEC). Last week: 1 Kentucky held off a talented LSU team on the road and then blew out South Carolina at Rupp Arena. Kenpom gives Kentucky at least an 84 percent chance of winning in each of its six remaining regular…
Finally, The Catch and Shoot’s first bracket projections for the 2015 NCAA Tournament have arrived. For these projections, teams are evaluated on what they have accomplished (or failed to accomplish) to this point in the season without looking ahead. 32 spots are given as automatic bids…
1. Kentucky (17-0, 4-0 SEC). Last week: 1 Kentucky purely dominated Missouri and Alabama last week to remain undefeated. The Wildcats are back to No. 1 on Kenpom, and there they have a 36% chance of finishing the regular season undefeated. 2. Virginia (17-0, 5-0…
1. Kentucky (15-0, 2-0 SEC). Last week: 1 After no one came within eight points of Kentucky in non-conference play, Ole Miss and Texas A&M took the Wildcats’ to overtime in their first two SEC games. But Kentucky survived both matchups to remain unbeaten. 2.…
1. Kentucky (13-0). Last week: 1 Kentucky got passed its toughest regular season test Saturday at Louisville. Kenpom gives the Wildcats a 24.1% chance of finishing the regular season with a perfect record. 2. Duke (10-0). Last week: 2 Duke returns home this week to…
1. Kentucky (12-0). Last week: 1 Pure domination is the only way to describe Kentucky’s Saturday win against UCLA. The Wildcats led the Bruins 41-7 at halftime and won by 39 points. 2. Duke (10-0). Last week: 2 After beating Elon by 13 points and…
1. Kentucky (11-0). Last week: 1 Kentucky blew past UNC for another double-digit victory. The Wildcats face UCLA in Chicago this week. 2. Duke (8-0). Last week: 2 Duke hosts Elon Monday in its first home game of December. The Blue Devils are back on the…
