Rookies Luka Doncic and Trae Young will be linked, at least early, because of the draft-day trade in which they were swapped for each other.

Golden State was at its worst last time out.

Villanova will face its toughest test yet this season when it hosts No. 18 Michigan Wednesday night at Finneran Pavilion as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games.

The Chicago Bulls will go for back-to-back victories for the first time this season when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night at the United Center.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have managed quite nicely, thank you, without superstar Russell Westbrook.

No. 1-seeded Villanova will attempt to capture its second national championship in three years when it battles Michigan on Monday night in San Antonio.

The second Final Four matchup on Saturday will feature a pair of No. 1 seeds when Villanova battles Kansas in San Antonio.

The Villanova Wildcats are headed back to the Final Four after beating Texas Tech 71-59 Sunday in the East Region finale at TD Garden in Boston.

BOSTON -- Having already reached new program heights by advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time, Texas Tech finds itself one win from the Final Four.

Villanova will be looking to advance to the Elite Eight with a victory over No. 5 West Virginia in the East region Friday in Boston.

Villanova had little trouble dispatching No. 16 Radford in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Villanova earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season and will open postseason play Thursday night against No. 16 seed Radford.

Villanova had little trouble dispatching seventh-seeded Marquette 94-70 in the quarterfinal round of the Big East tournament.

For the first time in five years, Villanova will not open the Big East Tournament as the No. 1 seed.

Villanova returned to a familiar position in the latest Associated Press rankings released Monday.