The Final Four of the NCAA men's basketball tournament won't be set until Sunday night. However, the National Invitation Tournament field is already down to…
As far as storybook endings go, it couldn't be any sweeter for Mike Krzyzewski to have made it all the way to the Final Four of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in his last days as the head coach of Duke.
How's that for Madness? After Thursday's opening of the Sweet 16, just one No. 1 seed remains in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball tournament. In fact, there are as many double-digit seeds still standing as there are first and second seeds (three each).
The first day of action in the men’s NCAA tournament got underway Tuesday with two out of four First Four games. And the best news is that the results can't even hurt your bracket.
4. New York Knicks vs. 5. Atlanta Hawks
3. Milwaukee Bucks vs. 6. Miami Heat
2. Brooklyn Nets vs. 7. Boston Celtics
Matchups to Watch
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A first-round bout with the Pacers-Wizards winner won t worry the Sixers much. They went 5-1 against those teams in the regular season, and their only stumble a 103-94 loss to Indiana on May 11 happened without Embiid.
In other words, Philly might roll to an early enough lead to start scoreboard watching. There won t be too much information to glean, but it could be telling to see how much the Heat can make the Bucks sweat. Miami was a brutal matchup for Milwaukee last season (taking the season series 2-1, then winning the conference semis by a 4-1 count) and swiped one win this year without Jimmy Butler.