Basketball Page 664 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Top-ranked Arizona routs No. 23 Wisconsin
Pelle Larsson scored 21 points to lead hot-shooting No. 1 Arizona, which emphatically defended its new top ranking with a 98-73 victory over No. 23 Wisconsin on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz....

No. 12 Texas rebounds with rout of Houston Christian
Max Abmas poured in 16 points as No. 12 Texas got back on the winning track with a 77-50 victory over visiting Houston Christian on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas....

Red Storm looking for fifth straight win in tilt vs. BC
When speaking about Boston College standout Quinten Post, St. John's coach Rick Pitino dropped in a Nikola Jokic comparison....

No. 22 Duke bounces back, blows out Charlotte
Freshman Jared McCain scored 14 of his season-high 21 points in the first half and No. 22 Duke solved some of its recent woes, drilling visiting Charlotte 80-56 to snap a two-game losing streak Saturday afternoon at Durham, N.C....

Auburn rolls past Indiana in Atlanta runaway
Auburn overpowered Indiana 104-76 on Saturday in a neutral-court matchup of strong SEC and Big Ten teams in Atlanta....

DePaul halts skid as Louisville's road woes continue
Jeremiah Oden scored a game-high 22 points and Chico Carter Jr. had 14 points and eight assists as host DePaul defeated Louisville 75-68 on Saturday in Chicago....

Zach Edey's 35 points carry No. 4 Purdue past Alabama
Zach Edey matched his season high of 35 points and also collected seven rebounds in his return home to help No. 4 Purdue post a 92-86 victory over Alabama on Saturday in the Hall of Fame Series in Toronto....

South Florida's 3-point shooting sinks undermanned Florida State
Selton Miguel scored 20 points off the bench and Chris Youngblood added 18 to lead South Florida to an 88-72 victory over Florida State in the AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla....

Ole Miss eyes 9-0 start, revenge for last year's loss to UCF
Ole Miss is part of a special baker's dozen early in the 2023-24 campaign and will look to remain that way Sunday afternoon when it faces UCF in Orlando, Fla....

Bronny James expected to debut as USC faces Long Beach State
The highly anticipated collegiate debut of Bronny James is expected to highlight Southern California's matchup at home on Sunday with visiting Long Beach State....

No. 10 Creighton demolishes Central Michigan in lopsided battle
Reserve Isaac Traudt led a balanced scoring effort with a season-high 18 points as No. 10 Creighton cruised to a 109-64 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb....

Strong first half lifts Kansas State over LSU
Cam Carter scored 19 of his 21 points in the first half, Arthur Kaluma had a double-double and Kansas State held off LSU for a 75-60 victory Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge, La....

Nebraska, Michigan State pursue bounce-back performance
A pair of teams coming off losses in their Big Ten Conference openers meet up Sunday when Nebraska faces Michigan State in Lincoln, Neb....

Posh Alexander propels Butler to double-overtime win over Cal
Posh Alexander scored 21 points and Pierre Brooks added 20 as Butler recorded a 97-89 win over California in double overtime on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis....

Trailing at half, No. 17 Tennessee tops No. 20 Illinois
Dalton Knecht scored 13 of his game-high 21 points in the first seven minutes of the second half to spark No. 17 Tennessee to an 86-79 nonconference victory over No. 20 Illinois Saturday afternoon in Knoxville....

Northwestern out to avoid letdown vs. winless Detroit Mercy
Northwestern opened December and its Big Ten schedule by edging then-No. 1 Purdue at home....

South Carolina has final edge in back-and-forth game against East Carolina
B.J. Mack hit a late 3-point basket and a go-ahead free throw as South Carolina scored the final six points to defeat host East Carolina 68-62 on Saturday afternoon at Greenville, N.C....

Down a starter, Virginia Tech has little trouble with Valparaiso
With his backcourt sidekick on the bench in a walking boot, Hunter Cattoor delivered 19 points to lead Virginia Tech to a 71-50 win over Valparaiso on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va....

Strong second half spurs Minnesota past Florida Gulf Coast
Joshua Ola-Joseph scored a game-high 17 points and Minnesota pulled away for a 77-57 nonconference win over visiting Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis....

No. 16 Kentucky's bench comes alive in win over Penn
Coming off the bench, Aaron Bradshaw had 17 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots and Rob Dillingham scored 17 points as No. 16 Kentucky defeated host Pennsylvania, 81-66, Saturday in Philadelphia....