The N.C.A.A. revealed the 65-team field for its men’s basketball tournament on Sunday amid vigorous discussions about significantly changing this rite of March by adding 31 teams. Yet the assembling of this year’s field was perhaps defined by the undistinguished nature of the teams on the tournament’s bubble. Among the final teams to receive bids were Utah State, Florida and Minnesota, [...]

Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) – Blake Hoffarber scored 26 points and Al Nolen added 13, as Minnesota toppled eighth-ranked Purdue, 70-67, at Williams Arena. Hoffarber made 10-of-15 shots and stood toe to toe with Purdue’s All-American candidate JaJuan Johnson, who scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Boilermakers (15-2, 4-1 Big Ten). “Any time another player on another [...]