Aurora University's Joevonn McCottry (1) shoots for two of his 15 points against Concordia Wisconsin Wednesday, Dec. 4.
2024: UConn 75, Purdue 602023: UConn 76, San Diego State 592022: Kansas 72, North Carolina 692021: Baylor 86, Gonzaga 702020: Canceled due to COVID 192019: Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77, ot2018: Villanova 79, Michigan 622017: North Carolina 71, Gonzaga 652016: Villanova 77, North Carolina 742015: Duke 68, Wisconsin 632014: UConn...
By Woodrow Carroll Each of the four teams, Connecticut, Alabama, North Carolina State, and Purdue, that made it to the semifinals of the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament semifinals Saturday, April 6, presents a different picture of previous success. The championship game will be Monday, April 8 at 8 p.m....
Tue, Feb. 13vs. Michigan, W 97-68Sat, Feb. 17at Maryland, W 85-80Wed, Feb. 21at Penn State, L 90-89Sat, Feb. 24vs. Iowa, W 95-85Wed, Feb. 28vs. Minnesota, W 105-97Sat, March 2at Wisconsin, W 91-83Tue, March 5vs. Purdue, L 77-71Sun, March 10at Iowa, W 73-61Big Ten TournamentFri, March 15vs. Ohio State, W 77-74Sat,...
Wed, Jan. 31at Purdue, L 105-96, otSat, Feb. 3at Minnesota, L 75-66, otWed, Feb. 7vs. Nebraska, W 80-68Sun, Feb. 11vs. Penn State, W 68-63Thu, Feb. 15at Rutgers, L 63-60Sun, Feb. 18at Indiana, W 76-72Thu, Feb. 22vs. Michigan, W 76-62Wed, Feb. 28at Maryland, W 68-61Sat, March 2vs. Iowa, L 87-80Wed, March...
Tue, Jan. 30vs. Saint Louis, W 77-62Sun, Feb. 4vs. Davidson, W 76-63Wed, Feb. 7at George Mason, W 85-79Sat, Feb. 10at George Washington, W 81-73Wed, Feb. 14vs. Saint Joseph’s, W 64-59Sun, Feb. 18at Rhode Island, W 77-67Sat, Feb. 24vs. George Mason, W 80-59Tue, Feb. 27at St. Bonaventure, L 79-64Fri, March 1vs....
Men’s Big TenSunday, March 17Illinois 93, Wisconsin 87Sunday, March 16Illinois 98, Nebraska 87Wisconsin 76, Purdue 75Friday, March 15Illinois 77, Ohio State 74Wisconsin 70, Northwestern 61Purdue 67, Michigan StateThursday, March 14Michigan State 77, Minnesota 67Wisconsin 87, Maryland 56Ohio State 90, Iowa, 78Indiana 61, Penn State 59Wednesday, March 13Maryland 65, Rutgers 51Penn...
Men’s Big Ten W L W L Purdue 17 3 29 4 Illinois 14 6 26 8 Nebraska 12 8 22 9 Northwestern 12 8 21 11 Wisconsin 11 9 22 13 Indiana 10 10 19 13 Michigan St. 10 10 19 14 Iowa 10 10 18 14 Ohio State...
By Woodrow Carroll In spite of a 72-68 victory over the visiting Buffalo Bulls Friday, March 8m the Northern Illinois men’s basketball team had what started out as a very promising season come to an inglorious finish. The Huskies opened the 2023-2024 campaign with victories in five of their first...
Men’s Big Ten W L W L Purdue 15 3 26 3 Illinois 13 5 22 7 Northwestern 11 7 20 9 Nebraska 11 8 21 9 Wisconsin 10 8 18 11 Iowa 10 9 18 12 Minnesota 9 9 18 11 Michigan St. 9 9 17 12 Indiana 8...
By Woodrow Carroll With the men’s NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) basketball tournament lurking, it is always fun to look back at some of the memorable tournament moments. With a 75-year history and the first men’s winner determined in 1939, for the men’s tournament, there are many moments to hash...
By Woodrow Carroll For both the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) men’s basketball tournament and the National Basketball Association (NBA), the 1956-1957 season was memorable. The final runs for both organizations produced classic games. The NCAA men’s championship game has produced more than its share of classics. Given that the...
2023: UConn 76, San Diego State 592022: Kansas 72, North Carolina 692021: Baylor 86, Gonzaga 702020: Canceled due to COVID 192019: Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77, ot2018: Villanova 79, Michigan 622017: North Carolina 71, Gonzaga 652016: Villanova 77, North Carolina 742015: Duke 68, Wisconsin 632014: UConn 60, Kentucky 542013: Louisville...
By Woodrow Carroll Those who follow the college basketball scene will be quick to say that there are no undefeated Division-I men’s programs remaining.. In fact, there are no teams with only a single defeat as we go to the latter quarter of college basketball’s regular season. Going undefeated in...
Thu, Jan. 18at Michigan, W 88-73Sun, Jan. 21vs. Rutgers, W 86-63Wed, Jan. 24at Northwestern, L 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Indiana, W 70-62Tue, Jan. 30at Ohio State, W 87-75Sun, Feb. 4vs. Nebraska, W 87-84, otSat, Feb. 10at Michigan State, L 88-80Tue, Feb. 13vs. Michigan, W 97-68Sat, Feb. 17at Maryland, W 85-80Wed,...
Wed, Jan. 17vs. Maryland, W 72-69Sat, Jan. 20at Nebraska, L 75-69Wed, Jan. 24vs. Illinois, W 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Ohio State, W 83-58Wed, Jan. 31at Purdue, L 105-96, otSat, Feb. 3at Minnesota, L 75-66, otWed, Feb. 7vs. Nebraska, W 80-68Sun, Feb. 11vs. Penn State, W 68-63Thu, Feb. 15at Rutgers, L...
Tue, Jan. 16vs. Kent State, L 83-76Tue, Jan. 23vs. Toledo, L 89-73Sat, Jan. 27at Ball State, L 81-71Tue, Jan. 30at Central Michigan, L 84-77, 2 otSat, Feb. 3vs. Eastern Michigan, W 76-66Tue, Feb. 6at Miami, W 62-59Sat, Feb. 10at South Alabama, L 75-66Tue, Feb. 13vs. Buffalo, W 72-68Sat, Feb. 17at...
Aurora University's Dewayne Jervier, Jr. (22) and Dominican University's Joshua West (4) chase a loose ball the in Saturday, Feb. 17
By Woodrow Carroll With the college basketball season heading into the stretch, we might enjoy looking into some of the past NCAA men’s finals and the story that went with them. The first men’s final was held in 1939 with Oregon the victor. Each and every final since has produced...
Aurora UniversityWed, Jan. 3, at Dominican University, L 66-62Wed, Jan. 10, at Edgewood College, W 79-67Sat, Jan. 13, vs. Marian University, L 67-61 otWed, Jan. 17, vs. Wisconsin Luth. Col., L 94-78Sat, Jan. 20, at Rockford University, L 77-74Wed, Jan. 24, vs. Illinois Inst. of Tech., L 81-69Sat, Jan. 27,...
