The West Region of the NCAA Tournament continues their action when the 16-seed Wagner Seahawks (17-15) take on the #1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (27-7). Wagner won the NEC Conference Tournament, and won in the First Four against Howard 71-68, winning outright as 3.5-point underdogs. North Carolina lost in the ACC Tournament final to NC State 84-76 as 10.5-point favorites, but still did enough this season to get a 1-seed. The winner of this matchup will take on the winner of the Mississippi St... Read more

The 16th-seeded Wagner Seahawks (17-15, 7-9 NEC) will be trying to become the third 16th seed to knock off a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament when they face the #1-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (27-7, 17-3 ACC) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon. The game will be played at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC, and it is scheduled to begin at 2:45 PM. ET. Wagner finished sixth in the NEC standings, but they won their conference tournament and defeated Howard 71-68 as 3.5-... Read more

CHARLOTTE — North Carolina will be anxious to respond to a disappointment when the NCAA Tournament begins. After all, it’s hardly a situation of despair for the Tar Heels, who hold the No. 1 seed in the West Region as they open tournament play against No. 16 seed Wagner on Thursday afternoon. “Coach (Hubert) Davis always talks about our response and how we’re going to respond when we get knocked down,” Tar Heels senior guard Read more