Charlotte, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Quinn Cook scored 22 points to power top- seeded Duke to an 85-56 win over Robert Morris in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Jahlil Okafor, the ACC Player of the Year, netted 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting and Marshall Plumlee posted his first double-double with 10 points […]

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Michigan State, Michigan, Syracuse and Florida were supposed to have down years. But this down? Meanwhile, defending champion Connecticut, SMU, Nebraska and UCLA have also started slowly after being ranked in the preseason polls. Only two of the eight teams listed above made my initial NCAA Tournament projection bracket (listed below), […]

Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Andrew Harrison had 16 points to lead a balanced Kentucky attack and the top-ranked Wildcats opened a season of sky- high expectations with an 85-45 trouncing of Grand Canyon at Rupp Arena. With three starters and several other key contributors returning from last season’s national runner-up squad, plus a typical loaded […]

SDSU is coming off an impressive 31-5 campaign and an unblemished home mark (9-0) in league play, but still the Aztecs failed to lay claim to the brass ring, or in this case, the national title. Giving the Aztecs a run for their money in 2014-15 figures to be Boise State and New Mexico, although […]

Orlando, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – It took until the second half, but Scottie Wilbekin and the Florida Gators played like the NCAA Tournament’s top seed on Saturday en route to reaching another Sweet 16. Wilbekin scored a game-high 21 points on an efficient 9-of-15 shooting display and Florida took control after the break in downing upset-minded […]

Buffalo, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Vee Sanford’s runner in the closing seconds gave Dayton the lead and Aaron Craft’s driving shot at the buzzer rolled off the rim, as the Flyers pulled off a 60-59 victory over Ohio State in the opening game of the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Sanford finished with 10 points […]