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HOUSTON — Nebraska's Braden Frager gave the Cornhuskers a fleeting moment of hope. The homegrown redshirt freshman cashed a corner 3-pointer in front of Nebraska's bench with 58.8 seconds remaining — emphatically ending Nebraska's 5-plus-minute scoring drought to cut Iowa's...

HUSKERS HIT SNAG: Nebraska shoots 28% in cold second half, allowing Iowa to mount rally.

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HOUSTON — Alvaro Folgueiras converted a critical three-point play when Nebraska only had four defenders on the floor, and ninth-seeded Iowa continued its unpredictable NCAA Tournament run under first-year coach Ben McCollum, beating Nebraska 77-71 in a South Region semifinal...

NEW YORK — Tanking is going to be addressed. The 65-game rule might remain.

Playing in the NCAA Tournament just two miles from campus, the stage was set for the Houston Cougars to have an advantage over Illinois. Problem was, they couldn’t get their shots to fall. Houston was limited to its lowest point total of the season in a 65-55 loss to Illinois in the South Region semifinals, a gut-wrenching ending for last year’s national runner-up. The Cougars struggled offensively as the team shot just 34%.

Playing in the NCAA Tournament just two miles from campus, the stage was set for the Houston Cougars to have an advantage over Illinois. Problem was, they couldn’t get their shots to fall. Houston was limited to its lowest point...

Playing in the NCAA Tournament just two miles from campus, the stage was set for the Houston Cougars to have an advantage over Illinois. Problem was, they couldn’t get their shots to fall. Houston was limited to its lowest point...

Arizona finally got over the Sweet 16 hurdle under coach Tommy Lloyd, getting 23 points from Brayden Burries and a dominant offensive effort in a 109-88 win over Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament. Fellow freshmen Koa Peat added 21 points and Ivan Kharchenkov had 15 and the top-seeded Wildcats (35-2) won their 12th straight game overall to tie a school-record for wins in a season and advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2015. Arizona will play second-seeded Purdue on Saturday night for a spot in the Final Four. Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. scored 28 points to lead fourth-seeded Arkansas.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Arizona finally got over the Sweet 16 hurdle under coach Tommy Lloyd, getting 23 points from Brayden Burries and a dominant offensive effort in a 109-88 win over Arkansas on Thursday night in the NCAA...

Arizona finally got over the Sweet 16 hurdle under coach Tommy Lloyd, getting 23 points from Brayden Burries and a dominant offensive effort in a 109-88 win over Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament. Fellow freshmen Koa Peat added 21 points...

Arizona finally got over the Sweet 16 hurdle under coach Tommy Lloyd, getting 23 points from Brayden Burries and a dominant offensive effort in a 109-88 win over Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament. Fellow freshmen Koa Peat added 21 points...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Arizona finally got over the Sweet 16 hurdle under coach Tommy Lloyd, getting 23 points from Brayden Burries and a dominant offensive effort in a 109-88 win over Arkansas on Thursday night in the NCAA...

Arizona finally got over the Sweet 16 hurdle under coach Tommy Lloyd, getting 23 points from Brayden Burries and a dominant offensive effort in a 109-88 win over Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament. Fellow freshmen Koa Peat added 21 points...

Arizona finally got over the Sweet 16 hurdle under coach Tommy Lloyd, getting 23 points from Brayden Burries and a dominant offensive effort in a 109-88 win over Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament. Fellow freshmen Koa Peat added 21 points...

Michigan coach Dusty May and Alabama's Nate Oats will add a new chapter to their friendship when the Wolverines meet the Crimson Tide in the Sweet 16. The two forged a friendship 20 years ago. May was an assistant at Eastern Michigan at the time and Oats was the coach at Romulus High School near Detroit. Oats has led Alabama to a 170-72 record and five trips to the Sweet 16 in seven seasons after a successful run at Buffalo. May coached Florida Atlantic for six seasons and made a Final Four appearance. Michigan has reached the Sweet 16 in each of May's two seasons.