Thursday, March 26, 2026

The Regional Semi-Finals

Here are tonight's games -- AP rankings in parentheses, all times Central:

NCAA SOUTH REGION SEMI-FINALS (Houston, Tex.):
6:30 PM (TBS):  (15) Nebraska (28-6) v. Iowa (23-12)
9:05 PM (TBS):  (5) Houston (30-6) v. (13) Illinois (26-8)

NCAA WEST REGION SEMI-FINALS (San Jose, Calif.):
6:10 PM (CBS):  (8) Purdue (29-8) v. Texas (21-14)
8:45 PM (CBS):  (2) Arizona (34-2) v. (14) Arkansas (28-8)

18 comments:

  1. Best Tournament in Years:

    Purdue 39 - 35 Texas (Halftime)
    Nebraska 46 - 43 Iowa (Halftime)

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  2. Just amazing stuff:

    Purdue 58 - 55 Texas (11:08 left)
    Nebraska 50 - 50 Iowa (14:45 left)

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  3. People complain about sports all the time. But if the 2025 World Series, or the 2025 Indiana Hoosier Football Team, or the 2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament, had taken place in the 1970's, those would now be regarded as legendary events.

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  4. Purdue 63 - 65 Texas (7:38 left)
    Nebraska 58 - 55 Iowa (11:30 left)

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  5. And these are the warmup games -- the next two games should be even better.

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  6. Purdue 66 - 67 Texas (6:38 left)
    Nebraska 58 - 57 Iowa (9:43 left)

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  7. Purdue 69 - 70 Texas (4:16 left)
    Nebraska 62 - 59 Iowa (7:48 left)

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  8. Purdue 72 - 70 Texas (2:09 left)
    Nebraska 65 - 65 Iowa (3:11 left)

    Whew!

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  9. Purdue 73 - 72 Texas (0:59 left)
    Nebraska 68 - 71 Iowa (0:58 left)

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  10. Iowa upsets Nebraska 77 to 71 in one of the best games you'll ever see.

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  11. Texas and Purdue are tied at 77 with 11.9 seconds left in the game. Unbelievable.

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  12. Purdue tips in the GAME WINNING SHOT with 0.7 seconds left. Boilermakers win 79 to 77!

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  13. But what a great year for Sean Miller at Texas. The Longhorns will become a powerhouse.

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  14. Houston 14 - 21 Illinois (4:19 left in 1st half)
    Arizona 38 - 27 Arkansas (5:47 left in 1st half)

    The whole Southwest Conference could be knocked out tonight.

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  15. Houston 16 - 24 Illinois (2:36 left in 1st)
    Arizona 44 - 31 Arkansas (3:58 left in 1st)

    The Wildcats are just shredding Arkansas's defense. They are 3-4 from 3-point range, and 12-18 from 2-point range.

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  16. Houston 19 - 24 Illinois (0:06 left in 1st)
    Arizona 46 - 35 Arkansas (3:01 left in 1st)

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  17. Houston 22 - 24 Illinois (Halftime)
    Arizona 54 - 43 Arkansas (Halftime)

    That's all for tonight.

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