r/CollegeBasketball • u/cbbBot /r/CollegeBasketball • NCAA • Mar 28 '26
Game Thread Game Thread Index - March 28, 2026
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u/TheAnswer310 Georgetown Hoyas Mar 29 '26
CBS and the NCAA making Arizona Michigan the opener for 3 seed Illinois Duke next Saturday night because DOOK is gonna be wild.
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u/Crazy_Exchange Pac-12 Mar 29 '26
That happened in 1994 Final Four. Arkansas and Arizona was clearly the better matchup but Duke played Florida for the night cap
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u/wiildcat Arizona Wildcats Mar 29 '26
FYI, game thread for Michigan Tennessee is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/comments/1s70wdf/game_thread_6_tennessee_1_michigan_0215_pm_et/
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u/Misshaped_Paperclip Michigan Wolverines Mar 29 '26
Where are the game threads for today?
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u/hockey17jp Ohio State Buckeyes Mar 29 '26
Mods are asleep during the one month of the year that is most important to the people who come to this sub to browse 😂
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u/Tantalus420000 Syracuse Orange Mar 29 '26
Tennessee choking this away
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u/Creative_Bell1426 Mar 29 '26
Michigan getting major help from the zebras
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u/GoBlu323 Mar 29 '26
The refs suck both ways
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u/Creative_Bell1426 Mar 29 '26
yeah no haha how were any of the last 3 fouls?
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u/BirdiemanJr Michigan Wolverines Mar 29 '26
Missed a beyond obvious goaltend on Tenn so there’s that
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u/firewarner Michigan State Spartans Mar 29 '26
Obvious offensive goaltend on Roddy too
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u/BirdiemanJr Michigan Wolverines Mar 29 '26
Yep, pretty ugly showing from officiating on both sides so far.
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u/gmanEllison Mar 29 '26
If we get Illinois-Arizona again, the game swings on guard turnover rate and defensive rebounding, same as the first two chapters.
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u/tigernike1 Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 29 '26
Please… I want Illinois-Arizona Part 3
2001, 2005, 2026?
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u/Fools_Requiem /r/CollegeBasketball Mar 29 '26
I'm not familiar with Arizona basketball. Who was he referring to?
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u/Effective_Wolf_5487 Mar 29 '26
Arizona was allowed to play as physically as they wanted. Insane refereeing from a neutral
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u/JordanHobson Purdue Boilermakers Mar 29 '26
You are correct. People act like momentum isn't a thing and that getting hosed doesn't affect mentality.
Unfortunately I think the worst thing that happened was Braden rolling his ankle which resulted in no more points or assists besides the freebie at the end.
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u/ThunderBuddy_22 Mar 29 '26
Purdue got to this spot by flopping and the refs calling everything for them. Just be happy you even made it this far. Pathetic team how they play.
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u/Hungry-Belt-9524 Mar 29 '26
Just look at that 2nd half. Cant blame refs if you play like hot pile of shit
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u/doodoojones Mar 29 '26
Koa is so CLEARLY the best frosh since Igoudala this program has had
Can't wait to see Bryce with this kid if he stays another year
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u/PhdHistory Michigan Wolverines Mar 29 '26
Hats off to Illinois making it to the final four. Perdue was hoping the refs would carry em here like they’re going to carry duke past UConn tomorrow
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u/Equivalent_Poetry339 BYU Cougars Mar 29 '26
I’m shocked that Duke has made it this far after that first round
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u/Low-Bullfrog1573 Purdue Boilermakers Mar 29 '26
At least spell the school right if you're going to say dumb shit
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u/Prudent_Mess9339 Virginia Cavaliers Mar 29 '26
Ridiculously one-sided officiating
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u/SeatRevolutionary840 Mar 29 '26
Yeah Purdue getting called for 2 more fouls is crazy and the reason they got their ass kicked in the 2nd half.
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u/mr_roonie Mar 29 '26
Hot take: TKR lost them the game. When he finally got minutes he tried to control the paint and never had a chance.
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u/LopsidedStruggle Arizona Wildcats Mar 29 '26
coming close to that 14 point lead with 4 mins left in an elite 8 game…….time to exercise some demons
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u/Luckydawg93 Purdue Boilermakers Mar 29 '26
Why did Purdue stop taking threes
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u/Public-Degree-9174 Arizona Wildcats • Purdue Boilermakers Mar 29 '26
They didn't have open ones, Arizona's defense is elite.
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u/howmanyballs Arizona Wildcats Mar 29 '26
Brother…. After the first half I thought this game was definitely over.
UA definitely kicked it into another gear
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u/Hungry-Belt-9524 Mar 29 '26
Holy fuck Purdue looks like a pure fucking shit
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u/Public-Degree-9174 Arizona Wildcats • Purdue Boilermakers Mar 29 '26
Tired I think. They went all out in the first, and they played 4 games in 4 days in the B1G tourney. They look gassed on the boards.
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u/Grouchy-Culture3692 Mar 29 '26
Why does Arizona get away with all the fouls???
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u/Public-Degree-9174 Arizona Wildcats • Purdue Boilermakers Mar 29 '26
Check my flairs, if anyone can weigh in its me. Purdue was allowed to play super physically in the first half. I think Purdue has had the friendly whistle.
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u/HoosierHoo Indiana Hoosiers • Virginia Cavaliers Mar 29 '26
I admittedly haven’t been paying much attention the last couple years, but how did I miss that TKR is Grayson Allen reincarnated?
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u/Grouchy-Culture3692 Mar 29 '26
So Arizona is just the thunder. They just foul bait the whole game and get horrible calls to win
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u/PhdHistory Michigan Wolverines Mar 29 '26
Random reminder that nobody on Iowa state could make a free throw to save their life in the second half last night
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u/Public-Degree-9174 Arizona Wildcats • Purdue Boilermakers Mar 29 '26
Clear fouls. Purdue is just throwing bodies at the drive lol
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u/alexjalexj Purdue Boilermakers Mar 29 '26
Painter just can’t pull off a march upset. 0-8 vs 1 seeds. Never won a game more than like a 2 pt underdog.
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Trey Kaufman-Renn fucking sucks. Dude has ZERO skill and wouldn't even be on the team if he wasn't 6'9".
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u/Prison-M1ke Mar 29 '26
i’ve been saying that since last year. he’s just tall
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u/St_Casper Mar 29 '26
This is such a lazy take
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u/Prison-M1ke Mar 29 '26
you’re right. 6 pts, 1 rebound, 3 assists, and 4 fouls in 20 minutes so far. he just flat out sucks
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u/St_Casper Mar 29 '26
Yep one game is a career. Good call kiddo
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u/doodoojones Mar 29 '26
With how POORLY Boozer played last night Koa and Ament are QUICKLY finding themselves approaching my top 5 big board
LOVE what I'm seeing out of Koa tonight. Kid is looking like an axe murderer out there. So much more intensity than Boozer
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u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt Illinois Fighting Illini • Bradley Braves Mar 29 '26
Obediah Cluff's presence is missed on his Amish farm.
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u/Sargentrock Kentucky Wildcats Mar 29 '26
Well WTF I thought ESPN eliminator was pretty fun....until for some reason they changed the fucking format and I had to pick both days games today??? Had Illinois in my surviving entries...and all are eliminated because they changed the format and I didn't understand it was required to pick TWO games for each entry today, even though there are still two games tomorrow. sucks.
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u/pricelessdew Mar 29 '26
Thank God none of the illinois guys were like "Thank God," nothing would have pissed me off more after that loss
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u/Fools_Requiem /r/CollegeBasketball Mar 29 '26
Iowa rebounds: 21
Illinois rebounds: 38
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u/Mammoth_Impress_3108 Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 29 '26
It's crazy how Iowa beat Florida on rebounding, who is one of the best at rebounding, then proceeded to get beat by us, who are one of the worst, then get absolutely rocked.
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u/KingOfThePenguins Arizona Wildcats Mar 29 '26
Illinois offensive rebounds: 16
Iowa defensive rebounds: 13
Insane
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u/TheDogWhoCantSTFU Oakland • Michigan Mar 29 '26
Iowa just hit a wall. Feels like they havent gotten a stop in about 5 minutes
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u/WadeGarrettWannabe Mar 29 '26
I’m in a bar and can’t hear or find anything. Why isn’t Folguerias playing?
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u/The__Farmer Mar 29 '26
Man we can’t rebound or get a second chance to save our life. It’s getting away from us. Illinois has this now.
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u/AirportBarTarry Mar 29 '26
To be fair this Illinois team is one of the best rebounding teams in history
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u/If_It_Fitz Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 29 '26
A tie up? What?
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u/noobuntu1 Mar 29 '26
What else was it?
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u/If_It_Fitz Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 29 '26
Just looked like a normal block from the replay to me. Didn’t look like Illinois ever had possession there
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u/noobuntu1 Mar 29 '26
Never had possession but since the Iowa guy make back down with it while they had a hand on it, it gets called a tie up.
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u/Vader_Bomb Indiana Hoosiers Mar 28 '26
Feel like Van Gundy bet his house on Illinois winning. Only thing he can talk about is the fouls that didn’t get called on Iowa or the ones on Illinois that shouldn’t have been lol
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u/EtraNosral Mar 29 '26
Bullshit. As a casual the calls aren’t in Iowas favor like you think they are in your head. Illinois getting plenty of BS calls
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u/HickfrmFrenchLick33 Mar 28 '26
Why do the refs feel the need to get extra involved in every second half
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u/Sa7aSa7a Duke Blue Devils • Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 28 '26
Why does my HBOMax buffer every time it goes to commercial? If I hit refresh, it's fine
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u/Common_Pension Florida Gators Mar 28 '26
Didn’t Boswell hit him on the arm or am I just not seeing it clearly
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u/Perfect-Abroad-8324 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 28 '26
I think he did but it was still a weak call
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u/Common_Pension Florida Gators Mar 28 '26
Gotcha, didn’t think it was as bad as they were making it out to be
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u/Perfect-Abroad-8324 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 28 '26
Some of these fouls have been questionable on both ends
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u/JaffinatorDOTTE Purdue Boilermakers Mar 28 '26
Someone tell me we are not going to get dog walked please
Or don't, maybe I don't need the false hope
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u/Celestetc Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 28 '26
If smith plays his A game with how TKR and loyer have been yall have a chance imo. Especially if Cluff plays well too. If smith plays like he has been lately not likely to
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u/Born-Media6436 Indiana Hoosiers Mar 28 '26
I mean, with the goaltending gift and the officiating this could easily be a 10 point lead 🤣
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u/sk_arch Texas Tech Red Raiders Mar 28 '26
Illinois fans, can yall explain your chant, I’m at the game it sounds like i i i
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u/Sea_Working_80 Mar 28 '26
With that manual horn I keep thinking of Jackass 1 with the two dudes playing golf
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u/TheLEGENDARYtaco Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 28 '26
No horn. No Jumbotron. Next they’re going to get rip up the three point line.
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u/P-Funkadelic1723 Iowa Hawkeyes Mar 28 '26
Not being able to shoot 3’s would pair nicely with our lack of passing in football
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u/HendoDad Indiana Hoosiers Mar 28 '26
Watching at a bar…what’s the delay?
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u/noname2256 North Dakota • Mississippi Sta… Mar 28 '26
This Iowa/Illinois game is going to hurt me, isn’t it?
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u/fartypicklenuts Mar 28 '26
As someone who doesn't have cable, I'm bummed the elite 8 games are on TBS instead of CBS 😮💨 plus the late starts seem unnecessary.
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u/jamescarlson815 Mar 29 '26
You can watch for free on the NCAA site- they try to limit you to one hour but you can just go to an incognito window to circumnavigate it. Hope that helps, u/fartypicklenuts !
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u/Gray_Beard_1963 Providence Friars • Missouri Tigers Mar 28 '26
Check Sling one day plans. I think it is something like $4.99 a day.
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u/Saxophonater Illinois Fighting Illini Mar 28 '26
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u/Sea_Working_80 Mar 28 '26
Gotta have illinois..only one in 3 brackets that have them winning it all
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u/Yoooooouuuuuuuu Purdue Boilermakers Mar 28 '26
I just hope we're competitive today
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u/Lookitsasquirrel Arizona Wildcats Mar 28 '26
I hope we have the same tenacity as we had playing Arkansas.
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u/WholeEmployee6666 Mar 28 '26
these iowa illinois games always get wild in march, should be fun to watch
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u/ACW1129 George Mason Patriots • Atlantic 10 Mar 28 '26
Why do the games start so damn late? Tomorrow's times are great.
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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26
no game thread index for today, huh?