(BCSNN) — Michigan saved its best basketball for the biggest moments of the second half, and the result was a return to the Elite Eight — and a new program record for wins.

A dominant defensive effort has sent the Illinois men's basketball team to the Elite Eight. The Fighting Illini are one win away from the Final Four after a Sweet-16 victory over No. 2-seeded and No. 5-ranked Houston, 65-55, at the Toyota Center in Houston on Thursday night.

(BCSNN) — Trey Kaufman‑Renn had heard Matt Painter preach it for four years — the first shot isn’t always the one that wins you games. On Thursday night, with Purdue’s season hanging in the balance, the junior forward finally lived the lesson.

(BCSNN) — Michigan State enters the 2026 NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament looking every bit like a national contender, and the Spartans will begin their run Friday against a dangerous No. 14 seed UConn squad out of Hockey East.

(BCSNN) — For the first time in 27 years, Iowa is heading to the Sweet 16 — and it took one of the biggest shots in program history to get there. Junior Alvaro Folgueiras buried a go‑ahead three‑pointer with four seconds remaining, lifting the ninth‑seeded Hawkeyes to a stunning 73–72 upset of top‑seeded Florida on Sunday night at Benchmark International Arena.

The Illinois men's basketball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 for the second time in the last three years. No. 3-seeded Illinois beat No. 11-seeded VCU, 76-55, Saturday night to advance to the South Regional Semifinal against Houston in Houston on Thursday.

(BCSNN) — March is Tom Izzo’s month, and Michigan State reminded the country of that again Saturday. Behind a record‑setting performance from Jeremy Fears Jr. and a commanding effort from Coen Carr, the third‑seeded Spartans defeated sixth‑seeded Louisville 77–69 to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second straight year — and the 17th time under their Hall of Fame coach.

(BCSNN) — Iowa returned to the NCAA Tournament win column for the first time in five years, controlling most of the night and fending off multiple Clemson rallies to secure a 67–61 first‑round victory Friday. The eighth‑seeded Hawkeyes (22–12) led nearly wire to wire and advanced to Sunday’s second round, where they are expected to face No. 1 seed Florida.

(BCSNN) — Nebraska waited more than a century for its first NCAA Tournament victory, and when it finally arrived Thursday afternoon, it came in overwhelming fashion. The fourth‑seeded Huskers dismantled Troy 76–47 in the South Regional first round at Paycom Center, delivering a historic breakthrough in front of a red‑clad crowd that turned the arena into a de facto home court.

BCSNN | UPI — Xavier Edmonds delivered the biggest shot of TCU’s season, sinking the game‑winning basket with seconds remaining to lift the ninth‑seeded Horned Frogs to a 66–64 victory over No. 8 seed Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament first round Thursday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The Buckeyes’ Bruce Thornton, one of the nation’s top scorers, missed a contested three at the buzzer.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — No. 9 seed TCU returns to the NCAA Tournament with one of the program’s most complete teams in recent memory, set to face No. 8 seed Ohio State on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. CT at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

The third-ranked and top-seeded University of Michigan men's basketball team defeated eighth-seeded Ohio State, 71-67, in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday afternoon (March 13) at the United Center.

(BCSNN) — Nebraska and men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg have agreed to a three‑year contract extension after he guided the Cornhuskers to a school‑record 15 Big Ten wins.

(BCSNN) -- Cale Jacobsen scored six of his career‑high 15 points in overtime as No. 9 Nebraska closed the game on a 9–0 run to defeat Iowa 84–75 on Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The win moved the Huskers to 26–5 and tied the program’s single‑season record for victories.

Rutgers closed the regular season on a high note Sunday, defeating Penn State 74–62 at Jersey Mike's Arena to continue its late-season surge. The Scarlet Knights have now won four of their final seven games after beginning Big Ten play 2–11, taking those victories by an average margin of 9.5 points.

(BCSNN) — Wisconsin rode a blistering perimeter performance and 48 combined points from Nick Boyd and John Blackwell to upset No. 15 Purdue 97–93 on Saturday inside a raucous Mackey Arena.

(BCSNN) — No. 3 Michigan closed out a historic road season with a 71–68 win over Iowa on Thursday night at Carver‑Hawkeye Arena, becoming the first team in program history to finish undefeated away from home.

(BCSNN) — No. 8 Michigan State built a 19‑point second‑half lead and held off a late Rutgers push to earn a 91–87 Senior Day win Thursday at the Breslin Center, extending its winning streak to five.

(BCSNN) — No. 13 Michigan State led wire to wire and closed out a two‑game sweep through Indiana with a 77–64 win over the Hoosiers on Sunday afternoon at Assembly Hall. The victory gave the Spartans road wins at both Purdue and Indiana in the same season for the first time since 2013–14.

In the rubber match, the University of Michigan baseball team defeated San Diego, 9-2, on Sunday afternoon (March 1) at Fowler Park and Cunningham Field to claim the series win.