With his team up, 58-54, with a little over three minutes left in its national semifinal game against VCU, Butler guard Shelvin Mack took a few dribbles near the top of the three-point arc, eyes in the direction of the rim, ready …
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Shots from the Court: Behind the Scenes at the NCAA Final Four
TIME’s Sean Gregory traded his notebook for a camera to provide a rare off-court look at the electric atmosphere at Reliant Stadium.
Cheat Sheet to the Final Four: The Plays and Players to Watch
The men’s college basketball national semifinals tip off this evening from Houston. VCU battles Butler at 6:09 ET, and Kentucky squares off against Connecticut after. Here are the key players and trends to look for from each team:
Top 10 Surprising Final Four Teams
Cinderellas. Underdogs. Long shots. Sleepers. Call them what you will — during the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, they put the madness in March. And with No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth University making a remarkable run …
5 Things to Know About VCU, Surprise Final Four Team
On Sunday VCU, out of Richmond and the Colonial Athletic Conference, whipped top-seeded Kansas, 71-61, to make the Final Four.
March Madness: The Final Four No One Predicted
Poor Butler.
The Top 5 Surprises From the NCAA Tournament — So Far
The first two rounds the March Madness lived up to the hype, like they always seem to do.
March Sadness: A Student’s Death at Notre Dame
After the death of a student videographer during an October football practice, a government investigation shows that Notre Dame ignored safety rules. Where does the school go from here?
Princeton vs. UCLA: Reflections on a Historic Upset
Fifteen years ago, the underdog Ivy Leaguers from Princeton knocked off the defending champions, UCLA, in perhaps the most memorable first-round upset in NCAA basketball tournament history. The inside story, from a TIME writer who lived it
The Power of Pete Carril
One former player reflects on the Hall of Fame coach who led Princeton to the 1996 upset over UCLA
March Madness Selections: Let the Humans Prevail!
What are these guys thinking? The selection committee for this year’s NCAA basketball tournament, cooped up in that Indianapolis hotel room for days, must have gone a bit stir-crazy.
Brandon Davies: Is BYU’s Premarital Sex Controversy Good For College Sports?
In suspending a key basketball player for having premarital sex, Brigham Young University might have shattered a dream season. Here’s why fans of the game should cheer
BYU’s Jimmer Fredette: Basketball’s First Twitter Legend
The two-week gap between the NFL championship games and Super Bowl leave some pretty slow days for sports fans. But for those of us lucky to catch last night’s college basketball game between Brigham Young University and San …