Mooney, Red Raiders' Defense Clamps Down 61-51 Over Michigan State
Texas Tech is now one win away from the NCAA title with a 61-51 victory Saturday night over the Michigan State Spartans in the Final Four.
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Texas Tech is now one win away from the NCAA title with a 61-51 victory Saturday night over the Michigan State Spartans in the Final Four.
Bruce Pearl has made it to college basketball's biggest stage, leading Auburn to its first-ever Final Four.
With the NCAA Tournament down to Final Four teams Auburn, Virginia, Texas Tech and Michigan State, CBS Local sports anchors pick winners.
Jim Nantz, veteran CBS play-by-play man calling the Final Four in Minneapolis, weighs in on playing NCAA Tournament games in stadiums.
Matt Mooney helped Texas Tech punch its ticket to Minneapolis by scoring 17 points in an upset of top-seeded Gonzaga. The Wauconda native has taken the road less traveled.
Michigan State beat overall No. 1 seed Duke 68-67 on Sunday in the East Region final.
The top-seeded Cavaliers withstood a brilliant performance from Purdue's Carsen Edwards and beat the third-seeded Boilermakers 80-75 in overtime.
Matt McQuaid could not believe LSU was giving Michigan State freshmen Aaron Henry and Gabe Brown so much room at the 3-point line.
More than 24 minutes into the game, the nation's best defense had yet to allow its 20th point.
Carsen Edwards scored 29 points as Purdue advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000, needing overtime to beat Tennessee 99-94 Thursday night after blowing an 18-point lead.
With the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 and Elite Eight coming, CBS Local sports anchors pick the teams that will advance to the Final Four.
'March Madness Begins,' a special episode of the 'Four Sides of the Story' series, looks inside the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Many top prospects in this year's NBA Draft are still alive in the NCAA Tournament. How are they doing, and where do their teams stand?
The Oregon sophomore stood out during the first weekend of play in the NCAA Tournament.
Houston's fans chanted "Sweet 16" in the final minute of the Cougars' NCAA Tournament win over Ohio State.
Tennessee avoided one of the biggest meltdowns in NCAA Tournament history Sunday, letting a 25-point lead slip away before two-time SEC player of the year Grant Williams scored 6 points in overtime for an 83-77 victory over Iowa.
Carsen Edwards had a career night, scoring 42 points as Purdue knocked reigning national champion Villanova out of the NCAA Tournament Saturday night in an 87-61 rout.
Michigan State is back in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015 after rolling past Minnesota 70-50 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.
Michigan is back in the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year after pulling away for a 64-49 win over Florida in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Tremont Waters drove by three defenders and scooped in a banking layup with 1.6 seconds remaining to give third-seeded LSU a 69-67 victory over sixth-seeded Maryland in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Ohio State went from barely making the NCAA Tournament to a spot in the second round with a 62-59 upset of sixth-seeded Iowa State in the Midwest Region on Friday night.
With the NCAA Tournament underway, keep up with all the action.
The game was tied early in the second half when the Ducks used their athleticism to take over. Wooten scored on back-to-back dunks and White followed with a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to make it 42-35.
Luka Garza scored 20 points, Jordan Bohannon made a three-point play during Iowa's closing surge, and the 10th-seeded Hawkeyes kept the Big Ten perfect in the NCAA Tournament by rallying for a 79-72 victory over No. 7 seed Cincinnati on Friday.
Nantz will be the lead play by play announcer for another NCAA tournament on CBS.
