They've been called Cardiac 'Cuse for their recent knack for pulling out wins in the closing seconds. But on Wednesday, top ranked Syracuse could not resuscitated its chances at an undefeated season.
March is the famously exciting month for college basketball. It's pretty much all hands on deck for people who love the marathon of games. But even if you know nothing about basketball, you'll probably fill out a bracket predicting the winners of each round, if only in the name of school spirit.
The No.2 Syracuse Orange shook off sluggish opening half and tied the team's best-ever start to a season (20-0) with a 67-57 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night.
Four teams remain alive in the 2013 NCAA tournament field. The 2013 Final Four pits the odds-on favorite against a Cinderella and a beast from the Big East against the Big 10's last remaining entrant.
The Syracuse Orange used a suffocating defense and selective shooting to upend the East Region's top seed to advance to the Elite 8 with a 61-50 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.
On Thursday at 12:15 p.m., the 2013 men's NCAA basketball tournament—aka March Madness—kicks off with No. 3 seed Michigan State vs. 14th-seeded Valparaiso. It's a wide-open tournament this year, and lots of teams have a good chance at the title.
Reserve guard Jeremy Underwood scored 19 points, and North Carolina A&T beat Liberty, 73-72, in a First Four game of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Dayton, Ohio on Tuesday night. Despite entering the game with 20 losses, Liberty had an opportunity to win, but John Caleb Sanders' layup was off the mark in the final seconds.
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The 2013 NCAA tournament begins Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio. Between now and the national championship game in Atlanta on April 8, the nation's best college basketball teams will duel to decide which school deserves the title. Here's a preview of what to watch for in each region:
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The 2013 NCAA Tournament is upon us, and sure, the games are fun but we're more interested in the battle raging on in the bleachers.
Student body against student body. Alumni against alumni. Fans against fans. Bands against bands in battles of brass...