Iona knows what Uconn brings and the need to play ‘almost perfect’
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Iona knows what Uconn brings and the need to play ‘almost perfect’

ALBANY — Iona is walking into MVP Arena with its eyes wide open. It understands the challenge. It knows how difficult an upset will be. It hasn’t seen anything like Connecticut, Friday afternoon’s West Region opening-round opponent. “We know there’s a small margin of error for us in this game,”…

Alabama vs. Texas A&M prediction: SEC Tournament odds, pick
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Alabama vs. Texas A&M prediction: SEC Tournament odds, pick

Commercial Content 21+ Two NCAA tournament contenders match up for the SEC Tournament final on Sunday. The controversial Brandon Miller will lead the Alabama Crimson Tide into a raucous environment in Nashville, Tennessee, to face the Texas A&M Aggies. SEC Tournament: Alabama vs. Texas A&M How to watch Game time:…

St. John’s hold off No. 20 Providence to provide rare bright spot
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St. John’s hold off No. 20 Providence to provide rare bright spot

NEW YORK — A grieving David Jones scored 16 points, AJ Storr added 15 and St. John’s beat No. 20 Providence 73-68 on Saturday, handing the Friars a costly defeat in their pursuit of a second consecutive regular-season conference title.  Joel Soriano had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the…

Georgetown loses to Villanova, sets Big East losing-streak record
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Georgetown loses to Villanova, sets Big East losing-streak record

WASHINGTON — Caleb Daniels made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points, Brandon Slater added 14 points and Villanova beat Georgetown 73-57 on Wednesday night to extend the Hoyas’ regular-season conference losing streak to 25 games. The Georgetown loss broke a tie with DePaul for the longest regular-season losing streak in…

Familiar issues plague St. John’s in loss to Marquette
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Familiar issues plague St. John’s in loss to Marquette

The opponent changes, but the result doesn’t. Different positives emerge depending on the game, but the established weaknesses — shot selection, defensive discipline and shot-making — continue to get exposed. The inability to absorb a body blow and respond in a timely manner remains out of St. John’s grasp. And…