Chicago fans cheer on Illini in first round of NCAA Tournament
March Madness came to Chicago on Thursday as Illini fans were cheering on the men's basketball team in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
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March Madness came to Chicago on Thursday as Illini fans were cheering on the men's basketball team in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
The field of 64 is set as games begin Thursday. CBS Sports college basketball announcer and analyst on "Inside College Basketball," Chris Walker, breaks down his bracket and what the Illinois teams, Northwestern and Illini, have to do to stay alive.
They dominated throughout the tournament with one of the most impressive runs March Madness history to pick up the program's fifth national men's basketball title.
With 102 points, LSU also broke the record for most points in a championship game.
After four wild rounds of NCAA Tournament basketball, March Madness is soon coming to its exciting conclusion, and CBS will have all the action.
For the first time, no team is seeded better than No. 4
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Princeton was hoping to become the first Ivy League champion to make the Elite Eight since 1979.
Knocking No. 1 seed Houston out of the NCAA Tournament made Jim Larrañaga feel like dancing.
Here's the complete schedule, game times, livestream links and TV info for the Round of 32 this weekend.
Boo Buie scored 22 points to lead Northwestern to a win in the school's second appearance ever in the NCAA Tournament, 75-67 over Boise State on Thursday.
The NCAA Tournament Round of 64 continues on Friday.
March Madness was in full swing on Thursday. Both the Illini and Northwestern men's basketball teams were in action for the NCAA Tournament. CBS 2's Matt Zahn was in California where the No. 7 Wildcats were set to play No. 10 Boise State.
March Madness continued Thursday with the Sweet 16, and while there are no local teams left, the tournament is being played in Chicago.
The Illini and Loyola both got in their day-before practices on the court in Pittsburgh Thursday. CBS 2's Matt Zahn reports.
March Madness is officially upon us – and both the Fighting Illini and the Loyola Ramblers will be opening tournament play in the Steel City.
On Thursday, in a message on social media, Cameron Krutwig announced he won't be using the NCAA's extra year of eligibility to return to the Ramblers next season. He will be turning pro instead.
You may have watched some college hoops this weekend, and there's a good chance you'll be watching the big game Monday night on CBS 2. But you probably haven't paid much attention to floor underneath the players.
After a year that was unlike any other in recent memory, UCLA and USC are both gunning for a spot in the NCAA men's basketball tournament's Final Four.
Baylor more than lived up to its top-seeded billing, pulling away from No. 3 Arkansas early and then again the second the game got uncomfortably close.
Back then, there were no three-pointers. Each bucket counted for a single point. Players weren't allowed to dribble, but rather just pivot and pass.
If the crosstown rivals were to win, they would face off on Saturday, April 3 in Indianapolis.
UCLA scored the first seven points in overtime as it upset Alabama, 88-78, Sunday in an NCAA men's basketball tournament East Regional semifinal to advance to the Elite 8 for the first time since 2008.
Loyola's run in the NCAA tournament is over, after the No. 8-seeded Ramblers lost to the No. 12-seeded Oregon State Beavers, 65-58
Make room Sister Jean, we have a new contender for the title of the Loyola Ramblers most endearing fan, Marcellus Pounds, who's also the team's youngest honorary member.
