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Saddle Up is our semi-daily preview of the night's best basketball action. It remains blown away by "Paperman," no pun intended. Illinois at No. 13 Michigan State, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN At this point, you know the Illinois drill. The Illini began ...

The Atlantic 10 should be an interesting race to watch. Eamonn Brennan takes a look at what to expect.

Indiana and Purdue are each other's once and forever rivals. They're Batman and the Joker, depending on which side of the state you live in; they've met twice a year since 1901, and they are destined to do this forever. The Butler Bulldogs could n...

Alex Barlow came up big for Butler, as the Bulldogs knocked off No. 1 Indiana in the Crossroads Classic.

With a nice slate of tournament games scheduled for Tuesday night, Myron Medcalf and Eamonn Brennan met at the Watercooler to preview the action.

With a little help from Madonna, the Bottom 10 salutes Towson after the Tigers snapped their 41-game losing streak.

Our friends at The Mag are previewing one high-profile school per day for their Summer Buzz series. For the sake of all that is synergistic, yours truly will be attempting the same, complementing each comprehensive preview with some analytic fun. Tod...

The image was indelible, the implication lasting. As the confetti fell in Houston and the programmers queued up "One Shining Moment," NCAA tournament committee chairman Gene Smith stood side-by-side with Connecticut coach and now three-time nation...

HOUSTON -- Before two magical runs to the national title game, before Brad Stevens became a star, before the sports world knew Butler as the best story in college hoops, and before Matt Howard's droopy socks became nearly as famous as Blue II, the sc...

Eamonn Brennan offers a game plan for Butler coach Brad Stevens ahead of the Bulldogs' championship matchup with UConn.

Eamonn Brennan offers a game plan for Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun ahead of the Huskies' championship matchup with Butler.

HOUSTON -- From the moment Kemba Walker took the floor at the Maui Invitational in November, we've spent this season in awe of Walker's ability, of Jim Calhoun's fire, of the Connecticut Huskies, who took the prospect of a down year, stomped it into ...

All the talk is almost over. It's time for the games. Before the Final Four begins, our five writers in Houston stop by to answer four final questions.

HOUSTON -- It's hard to get lonely in Reliant Stadium. Not only are there fans, players and support staff milling around the catwalks and catacombs of this out-sized monument to football and money. (Texas is awesome, by the way.) At any given mome...

Containing VCU guard Joey Rodriguez could be the key to Butler advancing to Monday's title game.

VCU coach Shaka Smart would be wise to keep doing the things that brought the Rams to the Final Four.