Men's College Basketball Nation: 2012 Omaha Region

Rapid Reaction: Purdue 72, Saint Mary's 69
ESPN Img
OMAHA, Neb. -- Quick thoughts from Purdue's 72-69 victory over Saint Mary's Friday at the CenturyLink Center. Overview: Purdue made four free throws in the final 23 seconds to beat No. 7 seed Saint Mary's in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Who are the Norfolk State Spartans?
ESPN Img
A closer look at today's upset winners over No. 2 seed Missouri: First NCAA tournament appearance. Made transition from Division II to Division I in 1997-98 season. Three winning seasons in 15 years in Division I (Division I school-record 25 wins this year).

Rapid Reaction: Norfolk St. 86, Missouri 84
ESPN Img
OMAHA, Neb. -- Quick thoughts from Norfolk State's 86-84 upset win over second-seeded Missouri. Overview: As if George Mason and VCU weren't enough, another unlikely March hero has emerged from the state of Virginia.

Prather leads Florida past Virginia
OMAHA, Neb. -- Casey Prather arrived at the CenturyLink Center Friday as a seldom-used reserve averaging 2 points for Florida’s basketball team. Hours later, the sophomore forward stood before national television cameras for a postgame interview while thousands of members of Gator Nation saluted him with cheers from the stands.

Rapid Reaction: Florida 71, Virginia 45
ESPN Img
OMAHA -- Quick thoughts from Florida's 71-45 victory over Virginia Friday at the CenturyLink Center. Overview: Florida advanced to the round of 32 of the NCAA tournament, but the Gators probably didn't throw much of a scare into their future opponent.

Previewing Omaha: Evening games
ESPN Img
OMAHA, Neb. -- Here’s a quick rundown of what to look for in Friday’s afternoon games in Omaha. No. 7 Saint Mary’s (27-5) vs. No. 10 Purdue (21-12), 7:27 ET For Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett, Thursday’s shootaround at the CenturyLink Center was gratifying for two reasons.

Previewing Omaha: Afternoon games
ESPN Img
OMAHA, Neb. -- Here’s a quick rundown of what to look for in Friday’s afternoon games in Omaha. No. 7 Florida (23-10) vs. No. 10 Virginia (22-9), 2:10 p.m. ET Florida’s Billy Donovan and Virginia’s Tony Bennett may respect one another -- but when they run into each other during the offseason, it’s pretty obvious the coaches don’t compare notes.

Newer Posts

Related:
NCAAM Blogs
College Basketball Nation
MORE NCAAB COVERAGE
NCAAB HOME PAGE
SCORES & SCHEDULES
NEWS
ANALYSIS
RANKINGS
TEAMS
PLAYERS
STANDINGS
TEAM STATS
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUMOR CENTRAL
DAILY LINE
9. Back to Top
0. ESPN Mobile Web Home
En Español
ABC News Headlines
ESPN Alerts - Sign Up/Manage
Help and Feedback
Search
Patents
Terms of Use
Interest-Based Ads
Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights
SIGN IN