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Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images Big Oops for Big East: Hoyas Fall, As Does Notre Dame, Marquette and Nearly 'Nova On the first day of the tournament we lost a #3 seed Georgetown, #4 Vanderbilt and a couple 6 seeds in Notre Dame and Marquette. Three g...

Murray State's Danero Thomas, gets off the game-winning shot over Vanderbilt's Lance Goulbourne. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez Murray State Pulls Off The Tourney's Second Upset Of The Day Perhaps President Obama knew something that most of us di...

Winthrop celebrates their Big South Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament bid. AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain With wins ... Winthrop, East Tennessee State and Murray State are Dance-bound: -- Winthrop Earns NCAA Berth With Big South Title -- ...

Trey Pearson was dismissed from the Murray State basketball team after violating university and team policy, the school said Tuesday.

Isaiah Canaan didn't want to "flip a coin" between his chances of being a first round or second round pick in the upcoming NBA draft. So, he's content to come back to Murray State and maybe become a face of college basketball next year in the process.

ESPN The Magazine editor in chief Chad Millman talks about the pressure on John Calipari to win an NCAA title and whether "choke" and "clutch" exist in sports. Listen ESPN college basketball Jay Bilas talks about Murray State, Missouri's tough brac...

Here's a look at what each team in the West region is losing after this year, what kind of recruiting class they're bringing in and what it means to their hopes of making future NCAA tournaments.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2012

Joe Lunardi breaks down all 68 teams in his 2012 NCAA tournament Video Previews.

Each week Dick Vitale talks about the sport he loves, college basketball.

Before conference championships get into full swing, Jordan Brenner looks around the nation to see which teams have the potential to be Giant Killers this year.

Blog | Conversation | March 04, 2012

Why it's OK to cry it out, why mid-majors deserve respect (and bids) and why officials need to calm down ... all in this week's Hype Machine.

Matthew Giles writes that the 3-point line could prove pivotal in the BracketBusters matchup between Saint Mary's and Murray State, as the key to beating the Racers -- both Saturday and in the tournament -- involves slowing them down from deep.

Story | Conversation | February 18, 2012

So much on the line. So much hype. Hype Machine lays it on the line for BracketBusters weekend.

Randy Moss' agent Joel Segal talks about Moss' decision to end his retirement. He says there's interest from NFL teams in Moss' return. Listen ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas covers Saint Mary's-Murray State, teams on the bubble and wheth...

A visit to 24-1 Murray State.

Tennessee State hands No. 7 Murray State -- the last unbeaten in college basketball -- its first loss of the season. Robert Convington scored 17 for the Tigers. The Racers' Isaiah Canaan had 31 points in a losing effort....