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The Big Ten dominated the 10-member John R. Wooden All-American team with four players.

A few stats to remember from Duke's 76-71 victory over Louisville when the two met Nov. 24 in the final of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas. A fast but inefficient game Louisville scored 71 points on 73 possessions, its fifth-low...

INDIANAPOLIS - A quick look at Duke's 71-61 victory Friday over Michigan State in the Sweet 16: Overview: The NCAA tournament, coaches like to say, is all about matchups. Duke versus Michigan State was supposed to be about Ryan Kelly and M...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Before the NCAA tournament started, Steven Izzo was working on his bracket. He had a game he just couldn't pick. He did what lots of kids do in that situation. He asked his dad for a tip. "I said, 'What game?' He said, 'I got yo...

College basketball differs from the pro game in innumerable ways, so for now let's just focus on one: the importance of stars. In the NBA, especially in the postseason, star power is everything; you can't win a title without at least two All-Stars...

With one flick of the wrist, Victor Oladipo ended the debate. At least in my mind. For the last few months, I'd been leaning toward putting the Indiana guard at the top of my final Wooden Award ballot. Oladipo's game-clinching 3-pointer in last weeke...

PHILADELPHIA - The sixth- and 24th-best offensive teams in the country got together for a little round-of-32 game in the NCAA tournament on Sunday evening. Naturally it went exactly as was expected. That is, what is to be expected from a game in t...

PHILADELPHIA -- A quick look at Duke's 66-50 win over the Creighton Bluejays in the second round of the NCAA tournament: Overview: Mason Plumlee owned the Duke headlines early this season, getting attention as a national player of the year candid...

On Thursday, the 32 teams competing in the NCAA men's basketball tournament combined to shoot 41.1 percent from the field. The Elias Sports Bureau tells us that's the second-worst field goal percentage by all teams combined on a single day in the rou...

Seth Curry scored 26 points, Mason Plumlee had 23 and second-seeded Duke beat Albany 73-61 on Friday in the second round of the Midwest Regional.

Everyone knows the big-name Wooden Award finalists playing in the Big Dance. But Dick Vitale's got 12 other players you should get to know before Thursday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- With less than seven minutes left Friday night -- and his team leading by double figures -- Maryland's Dez Wells slapped the floor, Duke-style, as he shuffled back on defense. He said he wasn't trying to disrespect his opponent...

This year's race for the Wooden Award may come down to a missed free throw attempt and a layup that never found its way through the net. With the NCAA tournament less than a week away, those are the only things separating Indiana's Victor Oladipo and...

Michigan point guard Trey Burke began the season on the fringe of the national player of the year conversation. He was expected to be the catalyst for the Wolverines, a preseason top-10 team, but this was not expected. All season long, Burke has b...

Fran Fraschilla ranks the top 25 impact players in college basketball through the end of the regular season. Georgetown's Otto Porter Jr. tops the list.

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With Ryan Kelly back in the fold, Duke is a legitimate contender to win the national title. What could trip up the Blue Devils? ESPN Insider has the answer, along with bracket projections for all 68 tournament teams.

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