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Troy Daniels scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half and VCU's full-court pressure overwhelmed No. 20 Butler from the outset, leading the Rams to an 84-52 victory Saturday.

Troy Daniels scored 19 points, and No. 24 Virginia Commonwealth intensified its full-court defense and overcame a 17-point deficit in the second half Saturday for a 75-71 victory over Xavier, which missed its injured point guard down the stretch.

Oregon State put the full-court press on Victor Robbins as soon as Jared Cunningham declared for the NBA draft by the NCAA's April 10 deadline. The Beavers nabbed the 6-foot-6 forward from Compton, Calif., to give them a much-needed body up front wh...

Will Yeguete, one of the Florida's best rebounders and the heart and soul of coach Billy Donovan's full-court press, broke his left foot midway through the second half against Auburn.

NC State 67, St. Bonaventure 65

Connecticut is putting on the full-court press to join the ACC in case the league decides to expand again. And Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and North Carolina coach Roy Williams both told ESPN.com they would like to see the league eventually go to 16 t...

Tony Mitchell scored 23 points and Trevor Releford matched his career-high with 20 to lead Alabama to a 74-67 win over New Mexico Monday night in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.

Justin Brownlee scored 13 points and St. John's drubbed Drake 82-39 Friday night in the semifinals of the Carrs-Safeway Great Alaska Shootout.

BUFFALO -- Between the humbling loss to Nebraska in the Big 12 Tournament and the first-round game against Clemson, Mike Anderson dug deep into his bag of torture treatments. He pulled out the defensive slide drills and the full-court 1-on-1, 2-o...

Former Arkansas star Corliss Williamson is taking over as the coach at Central Arkansas

The Morning After is our semi-daily recap post. Try not to make it awkward. Villanova 92, Louisville 84: Rick Pitino had his white suit and his full-court press, but he didn't have Scottie Reynolds, and that's really all you need to know about Vi...

BC handles pressure, turns back UMass

Da'Sean Butler's layup with 1.2 seconds left, after West Virginia finally handled a suffocating press, gave No. 6 West Virginia an 80-78 win over Cleveland State on Saturday.

Wyoming 87, Boise St. 61

Scotty Hopson scored 16 points, and No. 11 Tennessee beat Austin Peay 83-54 on Friday night.

This story appears in the September 7 issue of ESPN The Magazine. Rob Thomas shouldn't be here. He shouldn't be running full-court -- foiling one defender with a deft crossover and another with a wickedly awkward, no-look, over-the-shoulder layu...

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