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Nathan Adrian had 12 points and 10 rebounds, leading West Virginia to an 86-80 win over Bucknell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Tarik Phillip scored 16 points for the West Region's fourth-seeded Mountaineers, who struggled at times with the outside-shooting Bison. West Virginia (27-9) avoided a repeat of last year's first-round meltdown when the third-seeded Mountaineers lost to Stephen F. Austin. Continue to Article

March 16, 2017 5:42:pm EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- No. 4 seed West Virginia (26-8) vs. No. 13 seed Bucknell (26-8) Continue to Article

March 15, 2017 11:30:am EST

The last time West Virginia's NCAA Tournament run began in Buffalo, N.Y., it finished at the Final Four. The Mountaineers will try to retrace their steps from 2010 this year. Seeded fourth in the West Region, West Virginia will meet No. 13 seed Bucknell in a first-round game Thursday at Buffalo's KeyBank Center. Continue to Article

March 13, 2017 3:38:pm EST

Gonzaga is the top dog in the West and is a Final Four frontrunner, despite the detractors. When Kris Bryant’s throw popped the mitt of Anthony Rizzo in Cleveland last November, the Chicago Cubs’ 108-year championship drought mercifully ended. Five months later, Gonzaga is college basketball’s equivalent of the triumphant 2016 Cubs, a team everyone doubts because of history, but will finally deliver. Continue to Article

March 13, 2017 2:50:am EST

Sixty-eight basketball teams from around the country rejoiced on March 12 when they heard their school’s name called out on Selection Sunday. Continue to Article

March 13, 2017 12:56:am EST