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SAN ANTONIO — It’s the rare NCAA Tournament regional final that sounds, feels, and has the sense of a home game for one of the two teams. These elimination games are contested at neutral sites, or are supposed to be. Saturday night at AT&T Center did not sound that way,…

SAN ANTONIO — They may be limping into New Orleans, but the Villanova Wildcats will show up at the Superdome next weekend after one of the most satisfying March runs in school history, even if this game was finished in slow motion.

Elite Eight Gets Underway With Duke, Villanova Taking on Stingy Defenses Lost in the chaos of two No. 1 seeds falling Thursday night were multiple herculean defensive efforts and a mind-boggling offensive spurt. The result? Two Elite Eight matchups of contrasting styles with a trip to New ...

The men’s tournament is wide open now.

The Houston Cougars just ended Arizona's national title hopes.

The No. 5 seed squad is headed to its second consecutive Elite Eight appearance.

From Gonzaga to Saint Peter’s, we reshuffle the deck after two rounds.

The Cougars took down Illinois with their toughness, grit and defense. That’s exactly how their coach likes it.

PITTSBURGH — Illinois suffered another first-weekend exit from the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, turning in a dismal shooting performance in a 68-53 loss to Houston at PPG Paints Arena.

It was intense and physical from the start, threatened — briefly — to turn pretty great in the second half but ultimately, perhaps inevitably, turned the Cougars’ way while putting the Big Ten co-champions’ weaknesses under the harsh glare of the spotlight.

The Houston Cougars will meet the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon.