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Dark Horse Challenge

Two players can't win an NCAA title by themselves, even if they're Darren Collison and Kevin Love.

The slick junior point guard and gifted freshman center accounted for 40 of UCLA's 51 points in the Bruins' 51-49 second-round squeaker over Texas A&M.

But it was an aberration, the two players say, and the wealth will be shared against Western Kentucky in the West region semifinals on Thursday.

Upset in The Making?

Terrence Williams saw Louisville's season slipping away, and it was only November.

Williams and the Cardinals were in Las Vegas for a tournament when he found out senior center David Padgett had a broken kneecap and might not return this season.

Williams left Padgett's hotel room and started crying.

UNC Takes on Cougars

In a perfect world, Roy Williams never would see his North Carolina team stop running.

The Tar Heels would sprint out in transition on every possession. They'd push the ball ahead for get-you-right-back baskets to answer scores. And, by the end, their offense would leave demoralized opponents struggling to catch their breath.

Who Would Have Thought

Who knew Western Kentucky, Villanova and Davidson would reach the round of 16 in the men's NCAA tournament?
Only two people from the more than 3.65 million entries in ESPN.com's bracket contest can brag they correctly picked the final 16 teams.

Texas Slips Past Miami

After 75 minutes of smooth shooting, poised ball-handling and a quiet crowd of Longhorn-haters in Arkansas, Texas nearly let its entire season slip away.

A.J. Abrams made two free throws with 9.5 seconds remaining, giving the second-seeded Longhorns just enough margin to hold off seventh-seeded Miami 75-72 in the second round of the South Regional on Sunday. Texas led by as many as 17 and was ahead 66-50 with 4:15 remaining before a dramatic rally by the Hurricanes.